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If you're not a marketer, but a business owner or manager tasked with your own marketing, landing pages can be intimidating.

 

Topics: call-to-action, website traffic, Landing pages, lead generation, lead magnet

As all marketers know, the first job of any marketing effort is to gain the attention of your ideal audience. But the main job of any marketing effort is to get your audience to do something! And this is mainly done with a call-to-action, or CTA.

 

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, inbound marketing tips, Landing pages, Content Marketing Strategy

The best content marketing strategies use landing pages to capture leads and build an email list. But there is far more to it than just having somewhere for them to land. You want to be sure that they stay and engage!

Have you ever been on a commercial flight that has a stop before you get to your final destination, but didn't require a plan change? It probably left you with that odd experience of being able to say you've "been" to a certain city, but you never really did anything there. You sat on a plane, looked out the window perhaps, and flew on to you final destination. 

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, Landing page optimization, Landing pages, lead magnet

Email marketing is a viable and powerful tactic for generating leads and nurturing prospects. But every marketer utilizing email is faced with a variety of competitors for their recipient's time and attention. 

 

Topics: email, call-to-action, nurturing leads, email marketing, email marketing strategy

Some principles never change. This is true for affordable Internet marketing, too. Whether you call them 'marketing principles' or 'marketing truths', they are always there and must always be applied for online marketing success.

[This post has been updated and expanded from the original posted in May 2017]

Topics: call-to-action, content marketing, affordable internet marketing, business blog, inbound marketing local

Content marketing is a highly effective approach for any business. But your content needs an effective call-to-action to finish the job!

Most business owners are probably familiar with the term, but sometimes a little clarification is in order. So the question might be, "What is a call-to-action anyway?

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, content marketing, website traffic, Landing pages, Content Marketing Strategy

Everyone marketing online seems to have landing pages and it's a proven tactic for online marketing strategies. But how can you compete and still get conversions?

There is a rising tide of online "noise" and marketing clutter that every business has to confront and break through in order to be seen and heard.

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, Landing page optimization, Optimization, Landing pages, Mobile device, responsive design, mobile-friendly design

It may seem obvious to many, but it's amazing how often it is overlooked. A call to action is what moves your prospects to act. 

Your Prospects Need a Call to Action

Topics: Advertising, CTA, call-to-action, content marketing, inbound marketing, white papers, downloads, ebooks

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Getting found on the Internet is an obvious goal. And using local SEO strategies is key. But getting visitors to hang around once they find you is priceless.

Topics: CTA, call-to-action, website traffic, local internet marketing, website, homepage, local SEO

There are a number of critical elements that make up effective local SEO. But one of the most important is your landing page.

There are many ways to increase your web traffic using an inbound marketing strategy and local SEO, but one of the best is providing offers for prospects that bring them to a landing page. But just having a landing page is not all there is to the process.

In fact, your landing page needs to be optimized in order to maximize your actual conversions.

Breaking Down the Local Landing Page

While there are a number of approaches to crafting a killer landing page, it turns out there are some specific practices you should follow to to increase your potential for driving web traffic to your site.

The last thing you want to happen to a visitor to your landing page is confusion. Your landing page should be compelling, clean and designed to bring your visitor along a simple path.

The marketing firm, Nifty, did a recent study having gathered data from the top ranking websites in five industries (Legal, Storage Units, Dentistry, Pest Control, Construction), in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. And a number of smaller ones just to mix it up.

Their goal was to look at five different industries and see what they were all doing to get that coveted top spot in the local pack, among other things.

Topics: call-to-action, Landing page optimization, Landing pages, local inbound marketing, SEO, mobile search, local SEO