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One of the best kept affordable marketing plan secrets is a well-known social media network. LinkedIn is one of the fastest growing and highly used networks in the world. 

Topics: Social Networking, LinkedIn, affordable internet marketing, LinkedIn profile, linkedin for business

There are many factors - or signals - that determine a website's search engine ranking. And a mobile-friendly website is one the biggest. And it's not optional any longer.

More Internet searches are done on smart phones and tablets now than on laptops and desktops, according to Google, yet only 44 percent of business websites are optimized for mobile. It's been estimated that mobile search would exceed desktop searches by 27.8 billion queries in 2016. (BIA/Kelsey).

Topics: mobile search, affordable SEO, local SEO, website design, responsive design, mobile-friendly design

Content comes in many forms and email is one of the most effective. Despite what some may think, email is still going strong. So how do you do it well? 

Content marketing is, simply put, the process of garnering prospects and potential customers through the use of great content that is published in various formats and and a variety of channels. What many business owners tend to overlook, however, is the medium of email.

Topics: email, content marketing, Email lists, inbound marketing, Marketing strategy, email marketing

Inbound marketing is a proven approach to cost-effective business success. But there is another element that drives the success of inbound marketing, and that is Local SEO.

Every business has the challenge of attracting and acquiring new customers. For many businesses, marketing and sales is often driven by the need to outpace attrition with acquisition. There's an old saying that goes, "If you got no business, you don't have a business."

Topics: content marketing, inbound marketing, Search Engine Optimization, affordable internet marketing, local SEO

The bottom line when it comes to inbound marketing is that every business needs a blog. Business blogging is at the core of a content strategy. But you need ideas.

[Parts of this post were originally published in a slightly different format in April 2016. But we feel that some things never get old or go away. Like the need for great blog post ideas!]

One of the fundamental elements of inbound marketing is the effective use of business blogging. While a blog by itself does not constitute the entirety of an inbound, or content, marketing strategy, it is a big part.

Typically, the more frequently the blog posts are published, the better. Differing schools of thought prevail here, but it is generally agreed that a minimum of two posts per month are needed. Once a week is better.

But this requires a regular supply of blog post ideas. And ideas can often be difficult to generate, especially week after week.

Business Blogging 101

You may be a small business owner functioning as your own marketing manager, or possibly a staffer who has been tasked with publishing the company blog every week or so.

Either way, you have probably discovered that, while the blog is a good idea and it can generate traffic for your website, feeding the insatiable beast with blog post articles can be challenging.

If you are engaged in creating and publishing your own blog for your company, the challenge can be frustrating at best. You are probably busy doing everything else your job calls for and now you have this blog task to keep up with on top of all that. 

The Never Ending Need for More Ideas

Unless you've been provided with a pre-made list of blog topics for every week for the rest of the year, you'll have to come up with your own blog post ideas.

The good news is that you are surrounded by potential ideas - you just probably haven't noticed yet. Your employees, for fellow staff members as the case may be, all have unique skills, experience, knowledge and perspectives. A simple interview can reap dozens, if not hundreds, of ideas can be pulled from these valuable sources.

In addition, we have created this handy quick tip guide:

Topics: business blog post ideas, article writing, Business Blogging, blog, inbound marketing, content creation

The most critical components of an effective website is not SEO or calls-to-action. The most important thing for your site is the user’s experience.

Topics: CTA, website traffic, Web content, web marketing tips, mobile search, user experience, UX, website design

Contrary to what some observers and experts in the marketing realm tell you, white papers are still a solid tool for affordable Internet marketing. Do you have any?

There are any number of ways to leverage the Internet for you marketing strategy. One of the most effective and affordable approaches is what is known as inbound marketing. This is simply a "tried and true" strategy that makes use of content to attract visitors and leads to your website, allowing you to nurture those relationships with the goal of making customers.

Topics: content marketing, local inbound marketing strategy, content creation, affordable internet marketing, white papers

Content marketing is an effective means for driving traffic and generating leads. Content marketing as a foundation for an inbound marketing strategy is even better.

[Parts of this article were originally published in a different format in July 2016.]

Topics: content marketing, online marketing strategy, inbound marketing, content creation, Marketing strategy

There are a number of factors that will impact your website’s local SEO efforts, but you might be surprised at how much reviews can do for your search results.

 

Topics: online marketing strategy, inbound marketing, local inbound marketing, reviews, local SEO

There is no end to the amount of local SEO advice for business owners. In fact, there is so much information it is overwhelming. So where do you start for solid local SEO tips?

It is estimated that there are over 200 different factors that Google's algorithm takes into account as it determines page ranking for search results. However, the vast majority of these - by themselves - have very little measurable impact. And not all of them always apply to every search.

Topics: website traffic, local inbound marketing, SEO company, local SEO, SEO strategy, best seo practices