Category: Inbound Marketing

Educate Your Prospects, Don’t Sell

Once upon a time, people commonly invited a traveling salesperson into their living room, offered them a glass of iced tea, and listened attentively to a product demonstration. Today, the…

5 Email Subject Lines That Killed the Sale

Most people’s email inboxes are packed with notices about upcoming promotions and weekly newsletters, among all of the other social and corporate communications that take priority. And with average open…

A Brief History of Updates (and How They Affect SEO)

We just passed the 15th anniversary of the launch of the original Google Toolbar. (December 11, 2000, to be exact!) Considered by search engine marketers to be the first-ever Google…

Is Your Website Sick? Why You Need a Professional to Monitor Your Backlink Profile

It’s difficult to deny how a website can benefit a business. Aside from the branding aspect, a well-made and marketed website can drive leads or function as a point of…

How Local Content Can Help Boost Your SEO Strategy

In the fast-paced world of technology and the web, Google and other search engines continue to evolve at a rapid speed. Not long ago, Google made a game-changing update that…

Tell Me More, Tell Me More: Semantic Search & Long-Tail Keywords

Think of the questions you would ask if someone wanted you to purchase shoes for them online: What size? Where will you wear them? What color?

4 Ways That Negative Reviews Can Help Your Business

Sounds counterintuitive, right? Why would negative reviews help your business?

Meta Descriptions: Why They Still Matter

Some SEO experts would argue that meta descriptions have lost their value to some search engine crawlers, mainly Google’s. However, if executed effectively, meta descriptions still play an important role…