How to Incorporate Facebook Live in Your Social Media Marketing
Over the past year, video has taken the content marketing world by storm. The visual nature of videos allows users to process information with greater speed and alacrity than they can via written content. Thus the growing prevalence of video is showing no signs of slowing down, especially when you consider these video marketing statistics. As […]
How to Become a Successful Writer Using Advanced On-Page SEO (Infographic)
As a writer, I think I speak for all of us when I say that we’re not big fans of complicated things like math. Grammar is bad enough, but now you want us to start dealing with SEO? I was quick to reject the idea at first, but when you break it down, advanced on-page SEO is […]
Content Marketing Strategy: Why You Need One and How to Build it
It doesn’t matter where you look, you’ve probably seen the phrase “content is king”. I’ve even said it a number of times in this blog, and for good reason of course. It’s by and large an accurate statement. The problem however lies in the immediate pressure it puts on marketers and web designers to think […]
4 Stupidly Simple Reasons Your Best Bet is to Buy SEO Services
In today’s SEO landscape, competition is pretty fierce. You’d be wise to rid yourself of any pretense before sallying forth because it’s going to get ugly! Negative SEO is real. Sound insane? Think again. We recently began to see swaths of unaccounted-for links to our homepage showing up on Russian mail order bride sites. There […]
How Conversational Research Can Improve Your Social Strategy
[fusion_text]Forming an effective social media strategy typically starts with keyword research. By using a variety tools and tactics to do your keyword research, you’ll find the best keywords to optimize for and can begin to monitor them on social media platforms. Getting your finger on the pulse of what people are saying is referred to as “social […]
Real Estate SEO: 7 Tips That Go Beyond Beating Google
Real estate SEO can be problematic and challenging. You’re not just competing with other brokers and Realtors — you’re competing with sites like Zillow, Trulia and HomeFinder.com. Add to that, most brokers find themselves stuck with a clunky website management system that publishes the same IDX listings everyone else does. Why is Google going to […]
4 Awesome Ways to Become Our next SEO Partner
What do you think when you hear the phrase SEO partner? I’ve heard a wide variety of answers when I ask this question. I’ve gotten responses ranging from “are you asking me for money?” all the way to the other end of the spectrum “how much money are you going to give me?” There’s no […]
The 10 Biggest Disasters in Social Media Marketing History
It hardly takes a minute to send a tweet. Ironically however, sometimes those same tweets can take a lifetime to forget. Over the years we’ve seen our fair share of social media marketing disasters. No doubt. But there are a few that stand dubiously taller than the rest. Like sheep to the slaughter, these poor […]
6 Social Media Rules That Will Steer You Clear of Failure
Whether you’re playing with sticks in the backyard or building a twitter presence, the old adage “it’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye” couldn’t be more true. Oh yes dear readers, don’t fool yourselves. Social media marketing may seem relatively harmless and quaint, but there are oh so many ways it can […]
27 Things Top White Label SEO Resellers Do to Make Money Online
Raise your hands — how many of you want to make more money with your business this year? Yeah, I figured as much. Have you noticed that white label SEO reseller programs are getting a ton of press lately? There’s a good reason for that. It’s one of the few stress-free ways to get your […]
7 CRO Tools That Will Help You Get More Customers
There’s an old saying in marketing that says half the money you spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is knowing which half. Getting new customers is a lot like drilling for oil. Does it make sense to drill from spot to spot if you find something that is working? No, of course not. The […]
Most SEO Packages Are a Complete Waste of Money and Here’s Why
There once was a time when cookie-cutter SEO solutions worked wonders. If you had a solid website that featured effective on-page optimization, you could see some pretty solid rankings without a whole lot of additional effort. Links were more about quantity rather than quality, and all manner of cheap tricks were pretty widely accepted (think […]
3 “Old” SEO Techniques That Are Worth Your Time
I’ve got a few things I want to share with you today. A life lesson, a television anecdote and some tried and true SEO techniques. The life lesson is this: new is not always better. There will be many times when it is. After all, imitation is the highest form of flattery. And with imitation, […]
SEO Checklist for Better Blogging: How to Optimize Every Post
If you’re new to blogging (which you probably are if you’re reading this article), you may think that being a good writer is all it takes to craft a perfect piece of content. But you’d be wrong. You heeded the words of your school teachers. You’re always sure to cross your T’s and dot your […]
The White Label SEO Trend That’s Snowballing into 2016
[fusion_text]What’s the easiest way for web designers to get skin in the SEO game? Word is starting to get around that white label reseller platforms fit the bill pretty darn well. Steve Olenski described SEO reseller programs as a “quick and easy” solution in his Forbes article. “If you’re trying to think of ways to […]
Shifting Your Content Marketing from Good to Great
Last year, we did a pretty incredible internal study. And we found some pretty incredible results. In our sample of over 10,000 keywords we monitored daily, we found that 91% of sites that held Page 1 Google rankings were sites that consistently created and shared content. The results spoke for themselves, reiterating that played out […]
SEO Case Study? Here Are 8 That Will Blow You Away
Read any good case studies lately? I sure have. In fact, I read enough of them (and got so much value out of them) that I decided to pull together the best of them in one place. When done right, case studies can provide an in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at something that might otherwise be […]
Rafflecopter Case Study: How RankPay Uses Giveaways To Build A Viral Feedback Loop
Increased exposure. Social media mentions. Subscribers. Links. A good giveaway incentivizes people to talk about your business (and keeps them coming back for more). Giveaways are used by companies big and small. Want an avalanche of social mentions that bring in more traffic to your site and exposure for your brand? A giveaway can do […]
How Finding the Best SEO Reseller Program Can Boost Your Profits
Are you considering signing up for an SEO reseller program? You’ve ended up in the right place. There are a number of benefits that come from picking a strong program. You can look forward to all of that in the near future. But for now read on to understand why these programs are a great […]
The Art of Landing Page Design for Non-Artists
Having a sales force is pretty great. The thing about salesmen though is that when 5 O’clock rolls around, they punch-out and go home. A strong landing page doesn’t have those pesky human restrictions. An ideal landing page will simply keep on working. It’ll do it’s job day and night, rain or shine. The job […]
10 SEO Mistakes You Can Spot In A Heartbeat (And Fix Just As Quickly)
When you decide you’re going to start taking SEO seriously, you’ll most likely have to start with some housekeeping. Hunting for some of the most common SEO mistakes is a great way to get the ball rolling. I know, I know. Doesn’t sound like fun. But trust me, you’re going to want to take care […]
Get Paid To Blog: 50+ Sites That Will Pay You To Write!
Wondering how to get paid to blog? These 50 outlets will pay cold, hard cash for your solid and original content.
SEO Analysis: How to Understand the Competitive Landscape
So you’re going to do your own SEO. Where do you start? What’s the first step? Most SEO experts will tell you a campaign should begin with a good old fashioned competitive analysis. You’ve probably done at least one of these before, but it probably wasn’t quite like this. SEO competitive analyses have their own […]
8 Copywriters Share 8 Secrets to Creating Content Like A Pro
As a rule, copywriters write for money. You won’t find many hobbyists. Bring a person’s livelihood into a thing—like writing—and people tend to get smart fast. So, following that logic—if you want to learn how to write smart, talk to a copywriter. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy L. Sayers, Salmon Rushdie, and Helen Gurley […]
How to Write A Blog Post That Search Engines Love
So you want to know how to write a blog post? That’s a question I’ve been asked more than once, so I created this guide based on curated expert opinion and my own experience. This post was adapted from an internal guide we use to keep our blog posts optimized using best practices. We use […]