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2MT, SEO, Wordpress · November 12, 2019

Local SEO Ep4: Consistency

To earn better "Local SEO" we know that Google really likes consistency. Consistency comes in 2 parts: would be the 'A' in your N.A.P. would be in your posting schedule. Here's how to be consistent in both and improve your ranking for local keywords in your area. CONSISTENCY IN …

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2MT, SEO, Wordpress · November 5, 2019

Local SEO Ep3: Your Footer

So, I was walking down the street the other day... I saw a local business the other day and looked them up online. Clarification: I'm literally standing in front of the business and could NOT find them online. Once I got home I did some deeper digging and found out that they do have a website …

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2MT, SEO, Wordpress · October 29, 2019

Local SEO Ep2: Your Phone Number

The Clickable Phone Number. We've come to expect it. We're hungry and on our phone, we look up our favorite local pizza place, we see a number and if we click it, we'll be ordering that Large Canadian Bacon, Pineapple with Extra Cheese in moments.  Right? So when that doesn't happen, when we …

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SEO, Wordpress · August 27, 2019

Are You a “Tool”?

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A funny thing happened to me the other day on my way to writing a post. I was going to write something educational and then this thing happened and well... I'm a little upset and I'm going to name some names. WHAT IS A TOOL? Depending on the context, a Tool could be good. My wrenches all …

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2MT, SEO, Wordpress · February 20, 2018

Would a new theme help my SEO?

A client of mine asked if changing the theme on their website would give them better SEO. Everyone wants to rank better in Google, right? I know. I buried the lead with the header image but maybe the more important part is the WHY.  I discuss that in the podcast and down …

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SEO · December 20, 2017

Who Are Your Next Customers?

Visualizing who your next customer is

This is the first in a series that I hope will get you thinking a little deeper about your website, marketing plan and goals for the coming year. You might be familiar with "The Five Ws", this would of course be the first of them. You can read the whole series here. When a new client asks me …

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SEO · November 15, 2017

SEO: Sorry, you’re doing it wrong

SEO snake oil

What's the most important thing to be doing now to get the best SEO out of your website? Good question. Here's the answer! SEO is one of the most misguided / misunderstood things I have to deal with when it comes to my clients. Part of this comes from the "what was true last week, may not be …

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SEO · February 2, 2017

28 Days of Video: Day 2 – How to know if you are on the front page of Google

I like to challenge myself each month on weird stuff. This month I've challenged myself to produce a video each day that is short yet informative, educational, and actionable. Here's Day 2 On the 1st Page of Google? That's awesome! Are you sure? TL:DR Here's how to really find out where …

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SEO · February 29, 2016

AMP’d – not so much

amp'd comparison

Just a quick follow up to my post on Accelerated Mobile Pages and some clarification. AMP'd makes the mobile web run faster. That's what it's all about and for most people that's all you need to know about it. It does so by stripping the site of things like 3rd party javascripts.  Those …

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SEO · October 26, 2015

Want SEO? Here’s a 4 letter word that will help you get it

Drowning in SEO information

I was reading an article a while back that caught my attention.  It started with In my 28 years on this planet, I've come to accept two things as fact: The sun rises every morning. Marketers screw everything up. Because of fact No. 2, I had to stop selling SEO. Marketers do screw up …

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SEO · September 1, 2015

What is SEO?

cute kitten

This is a Primer for what SEO is and what SEO isn't.  This is going to be an epic post so buckle in and let's get started.  (or you could go the audio route below) TL:DR Version:   SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization.   What that means is that the content on your site is …

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SEO · October 10, 2014

Small Biz Marketing: SEO

Web Developer in Concord

a Primer for the Small Business Owner on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Not a day goes by that the typical small business owner doesn't get a phone call, an email, or even direct mail promising them that they can get their business on the first page of Google.  For the small business owner, all …

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