In this week's webinar, we go over even more "No No's" when it comes to what to do and what not to do for search engine optimization. A lot of people think that doing something negative with your SEO will just drop your ranking, but in actuality, depending on what you chose to do, Google and the other search engines may decide that you won't appear in a search at all. One of the major things that you shouldn't do, although it won't completely take you off of the map, is to target the most pop...

Blogging exploded in the early 2000’s. Everyone was doing it. Many companies were doing it and didn’t even understand why they were doing it. Then things died down for a while. A lot of those companies realized that they didn’t know why they were blogging, and couldn’t recognize any measurable benefits, so they stopped. Very recently, with Google’s switch over to the Hummingbird algorithm, blogs have made a huge resurgence. Google’s Hummingbird was designed to go after blocks of use...

To a lot of businesses, social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin, Google+, and many others, are tools that they know they should be using to promote their business, but they don’t really understand how or why they need to use them. Here are 3 ways that Social Media can help boost your business. 1. SEO – Search Engine Optimization should rank near the top of your list for the most important thing to think about concerning your website as it affects h...

For the last two weeks, we’ve gone over several topics that are trending in web design, from social media badges, to responsive design. For our third and final blog on the subject of trends in web design, we’ll cover a few of the most interesting new trends, and one that is almost mandatory for any business that really wants to get ahead. In no particular order, here they are: The Parallax effect- Parallax is the use of layered backgrounds that move at different speeds when...

In part one of our Web Design Trends for 2014 blog we covered the ever growing importance of having responsive design, the ever prevalent social media badges, and the emergence of retina display support being coded into some websites. In part two, we will cover three more web design trends that are making waves on the web. Large Photos- Cameras are now capable of taking pictures at ridiculously high resolutions, and websites are taking advantage of this by creating gorgeous vis...

Yes you have heard it right… Google just released another algorithm a few days ago. After Panda and Penguin, we now have Hummingbird. What is up with the animal names? What does it mean for you, your website and company? =1= Fact one: They are making everything much more complicated and the new GoogleBot is changing content marketing. The new Hummingbird algorithm from Google is placing much...

Our article was published in the August 2013 Issue of North Bay Biz Magazine I am always amazed at the talent of business professionals I meet during website consultations. Their passion for their business is second to none. Business owners and entrepreneurs tend to be extremely self-sufficient; having invested so much time, money, and energy into their business; it is not hard to understand why they feel most comfortable when they are able to manage every aspect of an empire ...