Any business owner who closely monitors their website traffic will know that 2012-2013 has been a game-changing period for the SEO industry. An infamous algorithm update to Google’s main search engine in April 2012 cause thousands upon thousands of businesses to lose their prominent rankings as a result of the tech giant’s crackdown on what they perceived to be shady traffic-driving practices. As if that wasn’t enough, May 2013 saw a second version of this update released, catching many businesses off guard and producing almost the same results en masse. Welcome to the new SEO.
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Any business owner who closely monitors their website traffic will know that 2012-2013 has been a game-changing period for the SEO industry. An infamous algorithm update to Google’s main search engine in April 2012 cause thousands upon thousands of businesses to lose their prominent rankings as a result of the tech giant’s crackdown on what they perceived to be shady traffic-driving practices. As if that wasn’t enough, May 2013 saw a second version of this update released, catching many businesses off guard and producing almost the same results en masse. Welcome to the new SEO.
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A few of our posts here at YaBlog have discussed what goes into the creation of a great website, from the importance of getting mobile-friendly to WordPress plug-ins. What you might be wondering now is, once you have that shiny new website, how do you get it noticed on the Web? A well-designed, mobile optimized site that reflects your company’s brand, voice and values is only half the battle. The other? Getting people to actually visit it. Social media, search engine optimization and content is a nearly-alliterative list of digital marketing tools to get your business noticed online.
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A few of our posts here at YaBlog have discussed what goes into the creation of a great website, from the importance of getting mobile-friendly to WordPress plug-ins. What you might be wondering now is, once you have that shiny new website, how do you get it noticed on the Web? A well-designed, mobile optimized site that reflects your company’s brand, voice and values is only half the battle. The other? Getting people to actually visit it. Social media, search engine optimization and content is a nearly-alliterative list of digital marketing tools to get your business noticed online.
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The internet can be a remarkably confusing place for an advertiser. Despite there being a wealth of freely available information on the fundamentals of successful web marketing, most of these resources are found on the internet itself, leaving a skeptic to ponder their level of objectivity. Everyone, and I mean everyone, is trying to sell you something, and as a business owner you need to decide exactly which platforms, and more importantly, which combination of platforms best suits your requirements. To avoid getting sucked in by some cleverly-pitched marketing software that ends up being completely ineffective, we recommend sticking to the basics. Here are a few helpful tips to establishing an online marketing campaign plan:
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The internet can be a remarkably confusing place for an advertiser. Despite there being a wealth of freely available information on the fundamentals of successful web marketing, most of these resources are found on the internet itself, leaving a skeptic to ponder their level of objectivity. Everyone, and I mean everyone, is trying to sell you something, and as a business owner you need to decide exactly which platforms, and more importantly, which combination of platforms best suits your requirements. To avoid getting sucked in by some cleverly-pitched marketing software that ends up being completely ineffective, we recommend sticking to the basics. Here are a few helpful tips to establishing an online marketing campaign plan:
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