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SEO vs PPC: Which One Should You Use?

SEO vs PPC: Which One Should You Use?

Marketing Strategy, Website Design & SEO
We can all agree, optimizing your digital properties for search engines is a necessary strategy you want to drive organic traffic. However, search engine optimization, or SEO, is not the only way to drive traffic. Many businesses want immediate results, and instead focus on pay-per-click, or PPC, ads to drive traffic. SEO vs PPC: Which One Should You Use? One of the most common problems faced by digital marketers is that of choosing SEO vs PPC. Both of them are pillars of search engine marketing and can help you reach your desired goals. However, based on your organization's goals, you may have to deploy more resources to one or the other. Here are some qualities of each that can help you make a more informed decision. Why SEO? This is…
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How to Make Your Business Look Legitimate to Your Customers

How to Make Your Business Look Legitimate to Your Customers

Marketing Strategy
When starting out, the humble nature of your business can sometimes raise eyebrows. You might be selling an interesting product online, but how do people know they can trust you with their card information? You might be the mascot of your firm, but without good marketing around that, how are they to know? What registrations and security processes do you have? What are your plans for the future? And how might you settle those initial fears to prove that you are who you say you are? How to Make Your Business Look Legitimate to Your Customers No time to read the full post? Listen to it on the podcast: Well, there are many methods of demonstrating legitimacy to your prospects and customers, depending on the format of your business. For…
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Top 9 SEO Mistakes to Avoid In 2019

Top 9 SEO Mistakes to Avoid In 2019

Website Design & SEO
With the overwhelming number of tips and advice on implementing SEO, it can be easy to follow the wrong ones and end up actually hurting your search engine ranking. Below we list out some of the most common SEO mistakes to avoid, as well as advice on what you should do instead. Top 9 SEO Mistakes to Avoid In 2019   1. Not Forming and Tracking SEO Goals Developing clear and achievable SEO goals should be a priority since starting up without them is basically going in blind. With that in mind, even if you do this, you probably won’t reach them without tracking the right metrics. Neglecting things like individual keyword rankings and KPIs will have a severe negative impact on your SEO performance. That’s why it's important to…
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5 Ways Paid Ads Can Help Your Business

5 Ways Paid Ads Can Help Your Business

Social Media
Every online business needs traffic to their website to get subscribers and sales. Most online businesses start on a shoestring budget and owners feel they can’t afford to use paid advertising. But these same owners see organic reach on social media dwindling and recognize the need to do something about it. This usually means business owners look to start using paid ads as part of their marketing efforts. Fortunately, there are now many more options than even just a couple of years ago. Even better, there isn’t a steep learning curve to be able to use these options and get a good return on investment. 5 Ways Paid Ads Can Help Your Business   Although paid ads may seem complicated, they’re one of the best ways to help your business…
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Making Communication the Heartbeat of Your Business Operation

Making Communication the Heartbeat of Your Business Operation

Tips and Tools
Human interaction is the most important aspect of any business venture. It heavily influences everything from productivity to sales revenue. As such, mastering both internal and external communications is vital. This is true no matter where the workforce resides. 43% of U.S. employees work remotely at least some of the time, according to a Gallup study. The number is higher with the rise of more independent contractors who work as part of the gig economy. With the rise of remote work arrangements, organizations need to consider how to communicate important messages to these staff members. When developing your internal communications strategy, make sure all employees receive the information they need, not just the employees who come in to the office each day. Making Communication the Heartbeat of Your Business Operation When…
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Easy Ways to Use Pinterest to Promote Your Business

Easy Ways to Use Pinterest to Promote Your Business

Social Media
Pinterest is just a place where women collect pics for their weddings, right? And it's a place for mommy bloggers to find stuff to do with their kids, right?  This is still a common misconception about what Pinterest is and what it's used for. If you think this is the case, you're likely missing out on a huge opportunity to use Pinterest as a marketing tool for your business. Pinterest may have started out as a place for women to share product images, but its epic rise as a social network makes it a great place for businesses, too. Think of it as a place to share ideas in a visual way and be creative about how you can profit from that. Users on Pinterest love to share and repin…
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Top 7 Ways of Using Video For Business

Top 7 Ways of Using Video For Business

Video Marketing
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then imagine how much a video can convey!  In fact, video content has become one of the hottest trends in business marketing strategies over the last few years.  According to the latest Hubspot video marketing research, 81% of businesses use video as a marketing tool — up from 63% over the last year. Video is being utilized by marketers to build trust, boost sales and conversations, encourage shares, and engage even the laziest of buyers!  It has been shown to provide great returns on the investment when used properly, can be very appealing to mobile users, and is well loved by Google search engine algorithms too.   Top 7 Ways Of Using Video For Business With so many advantages to using video…
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Hashtags Guide: How to Create and Use Effective Hashtags

Hashtags Guide: How to Create and Use Effective Hashtags

Social Media
Whether you are creating a social strategy in-house, or working with an online marketing agency to develop an effective social media strategy, a substantial part of the strategy will revolve around content marketing. When sharing your content across social media channels, the goal is to get the right eyeballs on your content, get them to engage with you content, and lead those interested eyes to your own digital real estate. One way to narrow down the 2.77 billion users on social media, to reach a subset of this population interested in what you offer, is with the use of hashtags. Social media marketing cannot do without hashtags. When it comes to using hashtags to increase visibility for your social media posts, there is still a sizeable number of Internet users…
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