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Over the past several months I’ve been unhappy about the new Facebook review feature they added, and many of my sentiments were outlined in this article released by ZDNet yesterday. After having my feelings validated, I decided to write an article about our own experience with Facebook reviews. What has amazed me over the past…
That is the title of an email I received the other day, and boy did it burn me up! Not because it’s untrue. Just the opposite: inconsistent information on the web about your business can seriously hurt your SEO. What burned me up is the email came from a service that claims to help you…
You were told you needed to sell online. It’s not a choice! You must do it! So on a shoestring budget you had something built and attached it to your website. You don’t remember the last time you were there, and you’ve never seriously marketed it. So can it ever be profitable for your business? …
This evening I am honored to graduate from the Leadership Manatee program sponsored by the Manatee Chamber of Commerce. The people I’ve met and the experiences I’ve had over the past 6 months have been incredible. It’s easy to realize the community where we live, work and play is amazing. But what you learn and…
Often I have potential clients call and the first questions they ask are what “packages” we offer and “how much it costs” for marketing. This question always confuses me but I suppose they ask this question because they are accustomed to the way many companies in our industry operate. Many companies offer “packages” with big…
At the beginning of the year, Mashable released a list of the worst passwords in 2013. The big news is that the password “password” has finally been dethroned. The usurper to # 1 Worst Password was “123456” which is arguably a somewhat lateral move. Password security is a topic we’ve discussed before, but the following…
The internet is a big place. Over 650 million websites large. That’s a LOT of competition! When clients come to me for advice on how to position their website online, that’s part of the conversation I need to have with them. No matter what you’re selling, there are many websites out there that have been…
We’ve had some questions recently about the new generic top-level domains (gTLD) that are hitting the marketplace. It seems phone book companies are at it again, telling their customers “just buy this domain name and it will help you rank high on the search engines!” If only it were that easy, Mr. and Ms. Phone…
I’m sure it’s happened to many of you. Your friend calls and says, “Hey did you mean to send me that strange email?” “What strange email?” you inquire. “The one with the link to a weird website,” your friend replies. It’s at about that time you get a sinking feeling in the pit of your…
Pinterest has been stepping up their game, and based on eCommerce research consumers can be influenced by “pins” they find on the popular social media website. Research shows Pinterest can drive as much traffic to an online store as some of the “old guard” such as Twitter. Even better, some studies have shown up to…