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5 Must-Haves to Revamp Your SEO Strategy

Business Planning, Content Marketing, Evolve, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development

Search engine optimization still remains one of the best ways to get others to discover your brand through your website. It not only increases a business’s visibility online but can also create more leads and, in turn, more customers. Finding smart strategies for increasing your SEO rankings can lead to increased traffic and better brand […]

Why Blogging is a Race against Time

Evolve, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Writing

No matter what business you are in, trends are what everyone talks about. This is especially true when it comes to the world of blogging. Fashionistas blog about the newest A-line dress. The techies write about innovative gadgets. Even marketers discuss the latest trends in branding and social media campaigns. Many bloggers feel like they […]

What Your Home Page Says About You

Brand Strategy, Content Marketing, Creative Development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development

For most small businesses designing the company’s website is no small feat. As the anchor of any successful site, the home page can be one of the most important aspects to consider. A smart, effective page can be instrumental at drawing in visitors and keeping them on your site. A lackluster page though can have […]

The DOs and DON’Ts of Smart Link Building

Brand Strategy, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development, Writing

Most SEO experts would tell you that link building is an important aspect of any effective online marketing strategy. What they might not always share though is that can also be a dangerous one. One bad move and you can see your ranking efforts go down the tubes. While the usefulness of link building has […]

Who’s Your Audience? Three Questions to Define Your Targets

Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Creative Development, Market Research, Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development, Writing

Defining who your audience is can be a critical first step in creating a marketing strategy that is not only effective but which can also serve both your short term and long term needs. Many businesses find it difficult to clearly identify who their audience is. When tackling the task of defining your target audience, […]

5 Years Later… What Developers Can Learn from Instagram\’s Success

Implement, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Media Marketing

The month of October marks the 5-year anniversary of one of the most popular apps in the social media world – Instagram. While the look of Instagram has drastically changed over the last half a decade, what hasn\’t is its recipe for success. There are many lessons marketing professionals can learn from the way in […]

Creating Page Titles for SEO

Approach, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

The page title tags can be one of the most important elements of your website… at least for SEO ranking purposes. Unfortunately many fail to take advantage of its power. The title becomes a standard fixture with little forethought put into its curation. Rather than approach this task with a lackadaisical attitude, take advantage of […]

8 Ways to Achieve Natural Link Building

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development

Link building has quickly become a dirty word among those looking to rank higher on Google. In fact, there has been a big push in the industry not to use them. But before you jump on the anti-link bandwagon consider how they can be used effectively to generate results. The best (and only) approach is […]

4 Steps to a Better Home Page

Implement, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development

We all know that a strong website is one of the key components of a valuable online marketing campaign. What we tend to forget though is the important role the site\’s home page has to its overall success. If your home page isn\’t making the impact you were expecting it may be time to reexamine […]

What Google’s Mobile-geddon Means for Small Business

Business Planning, Evolve, Mobile Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Development

Big news shook up the online world last week when Google announced that it will now offer higher rankings to sites with a mobile-friendly design. While this change only affects those searches done on smartphones and tablets, the move has many small businesses reeling as they search for a solution. As one of the biggest […]

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