Storytelling is one of the biggest influences of all time. Our imaginations are captured by the stories we hear. Those stories influence our values and our desires. How does your story impact your bottom line?
Google is serious about being mobile friendly!
So what is important to Google in 2015? Obviously, content is still king, speed of your site is critical and now, being mobile friendly is high on the list. Why is mobile friendly important Google will be adding an indicator to its search results to indicate whether or not a site is mobile friendly! Google…
Danger! Unmanaged WordPress site ahead!
Over 100,000 websites are now infected with a very bad malware. In December 2014, the internet was attacked and a website soaksoak.ru was thrust into the news. The media immediately blamed WordPress as an insecure web platform… fortunately they are wrong! WordPress is a community supported content management system millions of businesses use every day….
How Does Video Improve Your Website?
We’ve noticed a lot of business owners don’t see the influence of video and don’t understand why they need it on their website. Let’s look at it logically, and see if it makes sense. First, video is a great way to connect with a visitor. It combines text, audio, images and most importantly,
How Do You Use Social Media in Your Networking?
So, you have a twitter account, or perhaps you have a facebook page for your business. A lot of people tell you to post on your social media 2-5 times a week and your audience will grow. Depending on your product or service, that could be true. Let’s face the truth though, you still need…
LinkedIn Makes Company Pages More Powerful
LinkedIn, the business network, has been known for years as a great place to share our personal resumes and job histories. In the last few years, LinkedIn has become a powerful B2B platform that connects business. Recently it has logged over 200 million users a month. Webmarketing 123 has looked into how businesses are connecting…
Can You Still Rank on Google?
The last 2 updates to the Google search engine have been disastrous for some websites. Sites that had been using link farms to build up their back-links to their site have been punished for that behavior. The thing is, Google does not publish their algorithms. Most of what we know about how the search engine…
Using Location Based Social Media Marketing for Your Business
One of the most powerful effects of social media is the ability of a few leaders to bring about a swarm of activity by talking about how much fun they are having and drawing friends into the activity. Facebook was started on college campuses and eventually grew into a worldwide social network. Why did facebook…
Does My Website Need to be Mobile Friendly?
This is a great question for businesses today. After doing a bit of research, we found that the answer is not one of absolute numbers, but trends. We looked at the last year or so and we see a very enlightening picture. Where do we stand? From April to December 2012, mobile traffic grew from…
Is a blog useful, beyond the SEO value?
One of the principle reasons many small businesses blog is the SEO help your website gets from fresh, current content. Often, the more content one generates using the keywords you are trying to rank for, the better your overall ranking in the search engines will be. Google sees your site as a fount of knowledge…