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We write articles aimed at helping business owners improve online presence. We share new information as we learn it and also like to take time to explain how to work with WordPress.
Uncovering Content Strategies for Google SEO Success
In this post, which is based on a presentation we delivered at the North Fulton WordPress MeetUp and Marietta WordPress Meetup, we’ll discuss uncovering content strategies for your business to help you earn higher rankings and traffic. We’ll cover: What... Continue Reading »
2018 was the Year Google HTTPS Ranking Got Real
Find Out Why It’s Time to Convert to SSL ASAP Google HTTPS Ranking can no longer be ignored. Since July 2018 with the release of Chrome 68, Non-HTTPS sites are now labeled as “Not Secure”. Technically, this doesn’t mean there... Continue Reading »
How to Rank in Cities Where You Don’t Have an Address with Local SEO City Pages
If you travel from your home or office to serve your customers, rather than them coming to you, your business is a single-location service area business (an SAB). Your business has a dedicated street address and a local phone number,... Continue Reading »
How Structured Data Helps in Search Rankings
Google Knows Keywords are Imprecise Different strings of words can refer to the same entity. The same keyword phrase can describe 2 different things. Keywords are just not a reliable way of designating real-life things.That’s why Google adopted their “Things... Continue Reading »
Domain Slamming…Don’t Fall Victim
Domain Scams are still alive & well in 2017.
We’ve heard recently from two clients who got hit with a Domain Slamming scheme. When we wrote this article several years ago, the bulk of the Domain Scams arrived via regular mail. Now they arrive via email and even social media.
Learn what you need to know to avoid falling victim to this scam.
How to Change Menu Navigation in WordPress
How to Change or Edit your WordPress Main Menu Navigation In this WordPress video tutorial, we demonstrate where to go to edit your WordPress main menu. We’ll show you how to add a new page or external link to your... Continue Reading »
Local SEO: Getting Serious About Improving Your Website’s Visibility in Local Search Results
If you have a local storefront or service-area, or your business is geographically-based in some way, then you should be investing in Local SEO.
In this post, we’ll cover the basics and give you some important next-steps you should do.
Google My Business Posts
Google My Business (GMB) is a free tool for businesses to use to manage their presence on Google including in maps, search and the Google Local 3-Pack. It’s long been a not-so-secret weapon to help local businesses compete against national... Continue Reading »
Upgrade Your WordPress Version to Help Prevent Hacks
Keeping your Wordpress website up-to-date is not just a good idea, it’s a requirement.
Wordpress is a wonderful platform–it’s open-source (translation:practically free), it has fantastic SEO benefits right out of the box. It’s estimated that 15% of the internet runs on Wordpress. However, because it is so popular, evil hackers are ALWAYS trying to find and exploit vulnerabilities in the code in order to hack your site.