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08/23/2017

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08/07/2017

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06/28/2017

How are you laying out your webpages? Simple, yet engaging pages are key to keep folks engaged on your site (and improve your ranking). Here's a great example:

Addiction is a serious problem among professionals. Learn about the myths of professionals with addictions, and find out the truth for yourself.

06/28/2017

Infographics can improve your rankings! Get a great agency like Reddoor Studios to help you out!

04/18/2017

Some Lovely SEO Stats for You Today:
Content marketing rocks. Marketing Sherpa reports distribution lead to a 2,000% increase in blog traffic and a 40% increase in revenue.
70% of the links search users click on are organic.
70-80% of users ignore the paid ads, focusing on the organic results.
The first organic search result will get nearly 33% of clicks. (2013)
75% of users never scroll past the first page of search results.
GroupM states “when consumers were exposed to both search and social media influenced by a brand that overall search CTR went up by 94 percent.”
Search and e-mail are the top two internet activities.
Companies that blog have 434% more indexed pages. And companies with more indexed pages get far more leads.
Inbound leads cost 61% lower than outbound leads. An example of an inbound lead might be from search engine optimization. An outbound lead might be from a cold call.
81% of businesses consider their blogs to be an important asset to their businesses.
A study by Outbrain shows that search is the #1 driver of traffic to content sites, beating social media by more than 300%.
SEO leads have a 14.6% close rate, while outbound leads (such as direct mail or print advertising) have a 1.7% close rate.
For Google, a study from Slingshot SEO shows 18% of organic clicks go to the #1 position, 10% of organic clicks go to the #2 position, and 7% of organic clicks go to the #3 position.
In that same study, tests for Bing show the following: 9.7% of organic clicks go to #1, 5.5% of organic clicks go to #2, and 2.7% of organic clicks go to #3.
79% of search engine users say they always/frequently click on the natural search results. In contrast, 80% of search engine users say they occasionally/rarely/never click on the sponsored search results

This post was updated on 11/14/2016 to reflect new statistics. SEO isn't exactly the most understood medium in online marketing. For one thing, people are

04/14/2017

Q: What's one easy thing you can do to make sure your site ranks on google?
A: Make sure you're google+ (Google My Business) page is accurate and up to date with your address, phone number and info!

Over the past few years, it seems as if Google+ has become less of a social network to rival Facebook, and more of a place for businesses to waste precious

04/14/2017

Want some ideas to improve organic search results?
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04/06/2017

We get this question a lot. There are many factors at play, but in a nutshell, the odds of new content ranking quickly are pretty low. That's why we encourage clients to invest in SEO for the long-haul. High quality work will pay off with time.
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“How long till my website (page) ranks on top of Google?” The common response to this question is obviously, “It depends,” because there are just too many

03/15/2013

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03/11/2013

Social Media Marketing - Make it Happen for YOUR Business!

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03/05/2013

Bing Vs Google?

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03/04/2013

Why A Good Web Site Matters To Your Business

For most businesses, a web site is one of the most important investments you can make. Entrepreneurs are either overspending or underspending on their we