Spectrum Communications & Consulting Inc. Blog: How-to
Today's business owners must take an active role in their online reputation. Developing a comprehensive plan to maintain and grow your online reviews, whether you do it on your own or with the help of an expert firm, is vital to your success. If you haven't considered your online reputation, try not...
If you want your website to be a competitive force on the Internet, you have to play by the rules -- Google's rules, that is. Below are the 4 biggest, most common and most dangerous mistakes plaguing today's websites. If you learn to recognize and avoid them, your website's SEO and user experience w...
Here's the thing about creating a successful website: There are many things you must do to make your website a success. Assuming that your idea of online success is increased site traffic and sales, these aforementioned things almost exclusively revolve around SEO. Like the pistons of a Corvette, yo...
An extremely effective way to raise your organic search engine rankings and build a great online reputation is through anchor text, which is a visible, hyperlinked word or phrase (exactly like the one in this sentence) that takes you to another web page when clicked. Google, Bing and other search en...
Earlier this month, we published an article that highlighted the Facebook News Feed changes Mark Zuckerberg announced on March 7. The amendments are almost exclusively on the aesthetic front, as Zuckerberg based them on the fact that almost 50% of the content in today's News Feed is visual -- made u...
In light of Google's recent algorithmic adjustments, the search engine leader has released some hints intended for users who want "to get ratings, reviews and recommendations that are relevant, helpful, and trustworthy." Google also notes that the changes they've made are there to "protect both busi...
There are many fundamental parallels between successfully running a small business and properly executing search engine optimization. Dedication, discipline and a strong knowledge base are all required for both business and SEO success. While business owners undoubtedly have the chops when it comes...
If you focus your online ads on bargain propositions like “great prices,” you may be losing money on customers with tight budgets. Here are some ways to write ads that are more cost-effective and more persuasive than most sale ads. This article will cover: Clarification Location Quality Personaliz...
1. End your prices in 9—it increases sales dramatically. According to eight studies surveyed by a Harvard Business Review contributor, products ending with a 9 (including the cents digit) outsold similar products ending in a different digit by 24%. Ending your prices with a 9 may increase sales even...
Yesterday, Eddie Shleyner wrote an article about how to increase your Google traffic with easy writing techniques. You can also increase your Google traffic by making your Google results stand out from the pack visually. Remember, you only have one second to convince most readers that your website i...
