small business marketing

SEO on the beach? 6 tips to get SEO done from almost anywhere

Seo on the beachCan I do my SEO from home? Or do I need to do all of my search engine optimization from my office? Many people ask me these questions. The answer is, with a little help you can easily do your SEO from almost anywhere, even the beach!

Here are some tips to help you do effective SEO from wherever you are.

  1. Close the door to your home office and put a sign on the outside of the door that says: please do not disturb, I’ll be available at … and fill in the time.
  2. Put your dog in the garage. This is what Continue reading

Why does my business need to be involved in social media?

Have you ever asked yourself, why does my business need to be involved in social media? If my guess is correct, you and hundreds, maybe even thousands of other business people are asking the same question. While we all know that many businesses have jumped on the social media bandwagon, there are still business owners out there asking that same question; why do I need to use twitter, facebook or other social media?

I think most of us have figured out by now that the most common way to search for a company involves the Internet. There really aren’t that many people still leafing through a phonebook or the Yellow Pages or any other printed directory for that matter. If you are still using these methods to search for a product, a service or business, you are definitely in the minority.

Most people these days are searching on their Continue reading

6 Tips on How to Use Social Media in Your Business

Social media is changing at a fast pace and the world wide web is changing right along with it.

Google Search Results

Google is improving its search capability. Twitter updates can be found on Google and Twitter posts are sometimes showing up in general searches. YouTube videos are also frequently appearing in general search results.

This is evidence that your business must be actively using tools such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

Smart Phones

More and more people are Continue reading