INBOUND MARKETING BLOG

5 Blogging Tips That Should Convince You It's Important

• By Josh Curcio

Whether you want to admit it or not, there is definitely value in blogging. Maybe you don't get sales or leads directly from many of your blog posts, but you've got to look beyond that. Blogging is just a piece of the puzzle. A piece that helps you along the way in getting sales and conversions. If you want a bit more motivation to keep up with blogging, understand these additional benefits. Here are some blogging tips to help you out!

Want Online Leads? You Need Education Marketing!

• By Donny Kemick

Which feels better? Being sold to or being educated? Which makes a car salesperson and buying experience more appealing and tolerable? When they ram paperwork with a sticker price offer in your face repeatedly, or when they spend as much time as possible with you to make sure you understand every aspect of the cars you're looking at? The answer is obvious in both scenarios. What kind of buyer is more likely to make a positive buying decision? An educated one, or a skeptical/defensive one?

The CMS, the CRM and SEO. It's the talk of the town!

• By Josh Curcio

These folks are talking about their CMS, CRM, and SEO plans for the future.

4 Reasons You Need A Website Redesign and Inbound Marketing

• By Donny Kemick

A High Level Google Analytics Dashboard We Think You'll Like

• By Josh Curcio

Google Analytics is great...we've covered this topic before. Not only does it give you great insights into what's happening on your website, but it's FREE. What small business doesn't love a great product that is free?

A Guide to Creating Your Google+ Local Page

• By Sara

Google Plus Local pages can be a confusing topic when you first find out that there are Google+ brand pages and they aren't the same thing. Don't worry, you aren't alone.

Is Your Website On a Desolate Island? How's That Going?

• By Donny Kemick

Repeat after me... "I don't need a website, I need web marketing." Say it again. Again. Again... You get the point? The difference may not be clear to you yet. The difference between a website and web marketing, is like the difference between tactics and strategy. Your web marketing efforts should entail a strategy of some kind, with your website being one of the tactics you are employing as part of the overall strategy. Confused? That's ok! Let's get unconfused... Think of it this way. A website is one tool in the web marketing toolbox. Unfortunately, that tool is no longer enough to do the job on it's own. It needs some complimentary tools to be effective. At minimum, you need prospects to find your website when they are looking for the solution you offer to their problems. At minimum, you need to be available in the main "feeding grounds" for solutions that your prospects use. SEO - Search Engine Optimization Guess what. People use Google a lot. So much so, that you had better ...

A Guide to Creating Your Bing Places for Business Listing

• By Sara

Every business wants to make connect more to its customers and increase its chances of gaining new customers. “Bing Places for Business is a free service that allows you to add or claim your business listing on Bing and be found by millions of Bing users searching online” Bing. It is simply another outlet for businesses to connect with Internet users and is an excellent opportunity to gain more customers.

Complete Online Marketing Strategy Infographic

• By Josh Curcio

These days just having a website is not usually enough. If that's how you see your online presence, my guess is you probably aren't generating and leads or sales from your website...it probably just sits there. A complete online marketing strategy will allow you to reach more individuals, when they are looking, where they are looking, on any device, convert them to a sale or lead, and track them every step of the way. Sounds good, right? Of course it does. But you still may not be convinced. Need more convincing? Check out our infographic below with some stats that just might start changing your mind. Please feel free to share using the embed code below the image. Just in case you aren't a visual person, here are a few key stats!

3 Things Your Web Marketing Strategy Is Missing

• By Josh Curcio

Not everyone can be a web marketing rock star, right? Sure they can, when the right things are in place. Chances are good that you probably have a website and may even be doing some sort of marketing such as SEO, PPC, maybe social media...but what are you missing? Are your marketing efforts just not hitting the mark? There are probably a few things you are probably missing.