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The Secret to More Website Longevity? Better Site Mapping.
Marketing, Tips & Tricks, Web Design March 16, 2023 | Tess Felton

The secret to more website longevity? Better site mapping.

If you’ve ever looked at your website and wondered when its content and organization went off the rails, you’re not alone. For most companies, what starts off as a perfectly useful, functional website will slowly Read More

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The Secret to More Website Longevity? Better Site Mapping.
Marketing, Tips & Tricks, Web Design March 16, 2023 | Tess Felton

The secret to more website longevity? Better site mapping.

If you’ve ever looked at your website and wondered when its content and organization went off the rails, you’re not alone. For most companies, what starts off as a perfectly useful, functional website will slowly Read More

SEO Performance Metrics: What's Important?
Content Marketing, Marketing, SEO, Tips & Tricks January 23, 2023 | Tim Bouchard

SEO Performance Metrics: What’s Important?

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the lifeblood of a website. Without direct transparency from search engines like Google about what can be done to improve search visibility, website owners find themselves in quite a mysterious Read More

Are you prepared to handle an SEO emergency?
Marketing, SEO, Tips & Tricks, Web Design December 19, 2022 | Tim Bouchard

Are you prepared to handle an SEO emergency?

What would you do if your website dropped off the face of the earth or in this case Google? It’s possible. Search engines like Google are constantly updating their rules and algorithms to improve their Read More

What are content-driven organic one-line Google sitelinks?
Content Marketing, Marketing, SEO, Tips & Tricks, Web Design October 24, 2022 | Tim Bouchard

What are content-driven organic one-line Google sitelinks?

These days, the “golden goose” of SEO work is achieving snippets for your #1 ranked pages, but sitelinks have always played an important role in gaining the attention of search users and earning their click. Read More

What’s in a Home Page: Facts & Myths
SEO, Tips & Tricks, Web Design October 18, 2022 | Tess Felton

What’s in a Home Page: Facts & Myths

The home page is one of the most misunderstood pages of modern websites. In some ways the most critical page, in other ways a skipped-over obligatory page, your homepage serves a few specific purposes - Read More

How to Realistically Use Your Digital Marketing Budget
Marketing, Tips & Tricks August 18, 2022 | Tim Bouchard

How to Realistically Use Your Digital Marketing Budget

Whether it’s your first time jumping into digital marketing or you’re taking another crack at it now that you’re more prepared, there’s still a lot to be considered to ensure your initiatives are successful. Strategizing Read More

Why You Should Always Be Adding To Your Website Content
Content Marketing, Marketing, SEO, Tips & Tricks July 26, 2022 | Tess Felton

Why You Should Always Be Adding To Your Website Content

You just launched a new and improved website. Congratulations! Whether you did it yourself or worked with a partner, a new website is always a lot of work. It’s tempting to sit back and enjoy Read More

Stock Photos or Custom Photos - Which Is Right for Your Website? | Stock Photography | Custom Photography
Design, Tips & Tricks, Web Design June 09, 2022 | Tess Felton

Stock Photos or Custom Photos – Which Is Right for Your Website?

There is probably nothing more consistently mocked in the marketing world than stock photography. Whether it's Women Laughing Alone With Salad, Hands Pointing at Computer Screen, or Upward Trending Graph on Whiteboard, there’s no shortage Read More

Why You Should Consider Hiring an Internal Marketing Director to Work With Your Marketing Agency
Marketing, Random, Tips & Tricks April 13, 2022 | Tess Felton

Why You Should Consider Hiring an Internal Marketing Director to Work With Your Marketing Agency

In the grand scheme of marketing, most organizations are, or eventually become, aware that in order to have any success, you’ll need someone dedicated to doing it. Strategizing. Planning. Executing. Evaluating. Revising. Half-assed marketing efforts Read More

Why is Google My Business so important? Local SEO, Google Map Pack, Google Reviews
Marketing, SEO, Tips & Tricks March 22, 2022 | Tim Bouchard

Why is Google My Business So Important?

Google has a stranglehold on the online search market with 92% of search activity flowing through it. Throughout its history, Alphabet (the parent company) has used innovation and new features as a way to achieve Read More