During many a client or prospect meeting or call, I get a lot of questions about how to make the most of inbound marketing. Many of those questions are focused on the basics of how inbound marketing itself works. In reality, inbound is a mix of tactics and strategies that set you up to receive […]
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In recent years, a lot of people have complained about the reduction in keyword data from Google’s Keyword Planner and Google Analytics. While Google’s tools are still a good place to look for higher traffic keywords, long tail keyword data has become more difficult to find. And most search traffic to a website comes from
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Today we offer you a guest post from tech writer Owen Andrew, covering off some ideas for improving SEO if you are a small local business. You can find Owen on Twitter @OwenAndrew7. As mobile browsing volume continues to rise and overtake desktop search, mobile SEO becomes more and more vital to businesses. And it turns
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It’s an age old debate, especially for entrepreneurs and smaller businesses. Typical questions we hear are things like: Should I spend my time making sure my website is easy to use? Would I be better served focusing on traffic generation? Are the two areas completely separate or overlapping? Ultimately, what do I need to do
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Today we offer you a guest post from Ernest Thompson of http://buyviewsreview.com/, reviewing some ideas to help you generate content for social media when promoting your brand. Disclaimer: The views and opinions stated in this post are that of the author, and Return On Now may or may not agree with any or all of the
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As one of the more intriguing internet marketing stories of the past week, Google has announced that they have partnered with Twitter again. If you recall, Google had access to the Twitter “fire hose” a few years ago, but that agreement expired in mid-2011. Since that time, tweets have gone mostly unindexed (some sources have
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By now, pretty much everyone in marketing should understand the value of blogging for business benefit. For those of you who are still unclear, here are the most commonly cited reasons: Reinforce your brand message and establish thought leadership in your field Provide a range of keywords and topics to help your domain rank in search
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We are nearing the end of the first month of 2015, and most of us should have a good idea of what new inbound marketing strategies we want to tackle this year. It always pays to review what we did in the previous year, analyze what worked and didn’t work, and come up with areas
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Just last week, I wrote about the reasons you want to hire an SEO expert to help with your SEO instead of doing it yourself. While I stand by that set of recommendations, sometimes you just need to get a quick answer about the state of your website’s SEO health. Some of you may opt
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Search engine optimization has undergone a massive evolution over the past several years. The services you would have bought from an SEO agency or consultant a decade ago would have looked markedly different than what you would buy today. At the same time, content marketing has grown to the point that it’s nearly overwhelming. For
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