The Real ROI Of SEO: Revenue!

seo and content marketing

The hard truth is this, if your SEO (search engine optimization) campaign is focused on unique visits, page rank, traffic volume, or click-through rate, you are missing the boat and probably spending a lot of money with little to no monetary return. We hear and are often told how important traffic is, and if we [...]

12 Inspiring Genesis Theme Designs for WordPress

Genesis Framework

Over the past year and a half I have become committed to the Genesis Framework, for WordPress website development. Although it may not be as user-friendly (changing design, layouts, etc…) as other theme frameworks like, iThemes Builder, I do believe Genesis is the best framework available for developing amazing WordPress websites. However, if you want [...]

Awesome Add-ons for the Gravity Forms Plugin

gravity-forms-addon

I converted to the Gravity Forms Plugin for WordPress over a year ago and since making that change, my life has changed! Well, at lest the part of it that was once frustrated with trying to figure out other form plugins and frustrated with figuring out how to make some plugins do things they weren’t really designed [...]

Business Blogging Strategy: What, Why, and How

Business Blogging Strategy

What is a business blogging strategy? It’s a plan of action that is specific to your business, that has a specific objective, all of which is centered around your blog and the content you publish. Why is a business blogging strategy important? The importance of the strategy will vary based on your business and your [...]

Why blogging and SEO are important for small businesses?

SEO & Blogging for Small Business

Answer: a. For most small businesses, they do not have the financial resources to run a bunch of advertising and marketing campaigns. Many don’t have the resources to even have a professionally designed and optimized website built. At least with blogging and some simple SEO you can do yourself, you still have an opportunity to [...]

WordPress Tutorial Resource: WordPressCoachTV.com

WordPress Coach TV

I’m a huge fan of WordPress! I try really hard to teach small business owners how powerful a tool WordPress really is. I know WordPress can give any small business a competitive advantage. To aid small businesses with learning how to use WordPress, I’ve created, WordPressCoachTV. An online video tutorial resource that will teach you [...]

Email Marketing Resource: Constant Contact

Email Marketing with Constant Contact

I’ve used several email marketing solutions, but none that I have used have provided the value that I receive from using Constant Contact. Below you’ll find a couple of reasons why I really like Constant Contact, and recommend it as a resource for small businesses. 1. Easy to use 2. Ideal for the small business [...]

How to Create Videos That Get Viewers to Take Action

There is a process to the way that we learn things. And each of us, falls within a unique category, or personality type that requires we receive information in a specific order and at a specific time of its delivery. So the outline below and the video will help you understand how to earn your [...]

4 Essentials to Improving Customer Satisfaction

Customer Satisfaction

Today I was reading this article from @toprank, Essential Online Marketing Shifts: Optimization & Adaptability. In that article Odden wrote, …I saw a video on the Inc. Magazine website titled, “Increase Your Search Engine Page Rank”.  Is that really what a business needs to succeed online? An inflated PageRank score? What about understanding how to attract [...]