Articles tagged "SEO"

How to pick the right online marketing channels for your business

There's an embarrassment of riches when it comes to online marketing channels for small businesses. That means a ton of opportunity—but also some tough decisions to make. You can't afford to chase them all, so you need to figure out which is right for you.

The landing page guide: How to promote your product on one web page

In the beginning, websites were all landing pages, simple one-page sites that provided links to other pages on the same server or on the internet.

5 ways to get your first media placements

Starting PR from scratch is intimidating—but far from impossible. Here's how one PR manager did it.

How to use local competitors to your advantage

Choosing to start a business in what seems like a crowded market can be daunting. How could your little startup possibly stand out against the businesses who've been around for several years?

Google page experience update: How to optimize your eCommerce site

How well your website ranks in Google depends on all sorts of things—some of which we don't have a ton of insight into. And as the vibrant world of SEO evolves, these factors are subject to change. Enter: the May 2021 page experience update.

Customer reviews: The most important small business marketing strategy

An expertly crafted marketing plan will only take you as far as your online reviews allow. You can say all the right things, on all the right platforms, with all the right keywords, but bad reviews can still tank even the best marketing strategies.

How HARO can change the way your small business does SEO

You've likely spent some time reading about and focusing on on-page SEO—optimizing your site to be sure Google will like it. But backlinks (links to your page from another site) are another valuable way to help people find you.

Increase sales by finding your target audience and niching down

When I first started offering digital services through my design studio, Happily Hedy, I was a generalist. From email marketing to logos, I was doing everything. And while this brought in tons of leads, it was ultimately unsustainable as a business.

Copywriting vs. content writing: Which you need—and how to do them well

Driving traffic to your small business website is a never-ending struggle. SEO! Backlinks! Social promotion! As a small business owner, I'm beyond familiar with how hard it can be to get people to your site—and convert them.

How to build brand awareness without a budget

When I started my business, I had this idea that brand awareness came after a sale happened. I was utterly convinced. I thought the only way you could have brand awareness before a sale was if you had deep pockets—like celebrities-promoting-you deep.