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When it comes to search engine marketing there's no reason a business shouldn't engage in both SEO and PPC tactics for affordable Internet marketing. 

Internet marketing experts will often disagree as to which search-based tactic, or approach to use for boosting traffic to your site.

Topics: inbound marketing, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, affordable internet marketing, pay-per-click, search enging marketing, PPC

In many ways, an affordable Internet marketing strategy is not much different than an "old school" approach. There are different tactics you can use to get the attention of your audience. So how do you choose?

Internet marketing is actually a very broad canvas that can be filled with a variety of subjects, so to speak. Chief among these, in our view, is the use of "inbound marketing" strategies as opposed to simple, paid advertising. In other words, owned media versus paid media.

Topics: content marketing, inbound marketing, Internet Marketing Strategy, SEO, affordable internet marketing, affordable SEO

SEO and especially local SEO is a critical part of Inbound marketing and is constantly changing. So what are the major trends for 2017? 

[An earlier version of this post was published one year ago. This post has been revised and updated to 2017.]

Topics: content marketing, inbound marketing, SEO, mobile search, affordable SEO, local SEO, voice search

Your business deserves the best marketing strategy you can afford. We say inbound marketing is the best approach for your money. Here’s why.

Outbound strategies, often in the form of paid advertising, still has influence. Whether it is television or radio ads, direct mail, or print ads, the medium is still alive and doing… okay.  But, according to the Harvard Business Review, it works less than ten percent of the time.

Topics: outbound marketing, inbound marketing strategy, Landing pages, SEO, Blogging, content creation

There are hundreds of factors that determine how well your website ranks in search results. But there are five factors that matter most for local SEO.

All SEO is not created equal. What works just fine for national or international brands does not always apply to a local brick-and-mortar business. And what worked with SEO in, say, 2010, doesn't necessarily apply in 2017. Consequently, the challenge for small business owners or their marketing managers is in keeping up with what matters in local SEO today.

Topics: Google Search, backlinks, inbound marketing, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, local SEO

Many small businesses want to show up on "page one" in an Internet search. But if your market is local, then showing up in the right places for the right audience is more important.

The reality of small business marketing is that local SEO is becoming more competitive and many small businesses are doing more in this area. All of which is raising the marketing bar. 

Topics: local inbound marketing, internet marketing, SEO, business blog, local SEO, SEO strategy

It's no secret that people like to talk about their customer experiences. But did you know that your customer's reviews can be a part of your local SEO strategy?

 

Topics: User-generated content, local inbound marketing, SEO, reviews, SERP, local SEO, SEO strategy

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

Setting up and maintaining Local SEO best practices is not difficult. But neither is making these seven deadly mistakes.

Local SEO has become a critical search engine marketing strategy in recent years. For example, the use of the search phrase “Near me” has increased thirty-four times since 2011, and it’s doubled in the last year alone.

Topics: Google Search, SEO, Search Engine Optimization, organic keyword search, mobile search, local SEO

Local SEO is not a magic wand that will bring droves of customers to your door. But, done right, it will bring people to your website.

Casey Meraz is the founder of Juris Digital & Ethical SEO Consulting. In a recent post on Moz, he made this statement:

Topics: Google, content marketing, website traffic, attract customers, inbound marketing, SEO, social media marketing, local SEO