So you love your website, but it's just not doing what you want it to do. It's not generating leads, it's not increasing sales - really, what is it doing? The website equivalent of sitting around, smoking pot, and not paying rent like a jackass. Your website needs to shape up. And it needs your help. There are a few things you can do from the comfort of your desk to improve your website and its contributions to your business.
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Unfortunately, if you're not experienced with SEO, it can be difficult to identify bad practices. Even if you have your suspicions, many shady SEO firms are familiar with smooth talking a hesitant client into closing a deal. It's also difficult to say for sure whether a company will use shady practices before they start working. That means, sometimes, you won't see the tells until after you've made an investment. Fortunately for you, there are some common signs you can watch for before and after to identify a less-than-ethical SEO.
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You can never have enough business contacts, right?
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I know someone who works as a substitute teacher. In talking the other day, he mentioned that the students were asking if they could use Chromebooks because they couldn't figure out how to use a regular laptop. This completely blew my mind. I went through school using those chunky laptops that were as thick as a textbook and weighed as much as a five-year-old. First I realized: I am officially an old person, this is what it's like to be out of touch. Next I realized: the clients we work with didn't even have computers at school when they were growing up.
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"Cheap" and "affordable" aren't so different from each other. They both suggest saving money, so why are we making a big deal about the difference? To start, we'd like to double down on the "shady, half-arsed" connotation of the word "cheap." "Cheap" should bring to mind the image of a used car salesman with a combover and greasy mustache. That's the equivalent of what you'll get when you search for cheap SEO. "Affordable," on the other hand, implies low cost, but you retain a measure of quality. SEO can be affordable - high quality, no penalties, and the ROI will return what you initially invest (plus a lot more).
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You know that feeling when you've been working on important paperwork for hours and then Dumbass You knocks your coffee all over it? That's how it feels when you dump bad SEO on your website. Days, months, maybe even years of work can vanish in an instant.
Read moreWhat makes SEO successful? Some people might say rain dances and human sacrifices, and they're not entirely wrong.
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We all make personal resolutions at the start of the year: lose some weight, go back to school, make more time for family, stop eating all the cookie dough before it goes in the oven... (I can tell you right now that last one's not gonna stick.)
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You know where the next generation of skilled labor is hanging out?
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Do you want to know what professional marketers and web designers REALLY think when we see manufacturing websites?
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If you are executing digital marketing, congratulations! You are most likely already one step ahead of your competition, and making strides to meaningfully connect with prospects online. But, how do you know if you’re seeing continual success year over year, and improving your metrics?
Without the tools in place to analyze and benchmark your efforts, it is impossible to scale your online marketing and ensure continuous success.
