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Looks Like Google Is Rolling Out A New Algorithm

Google has been sending A LOT of notifications to webmasters with sites that apparently are not mobile friendly.  Have you or your web developer received an email like this?  If you are not sure, you better check.  The subject line says, “Fix mobile usability issues found on” and then the domain name.  The notification goes […]
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  • Google has been sending A LOT of notifications to webmasters with sites that apparently are not mobile friendly.  Have you or your web developer received an email like this?  If you are not sure, you better check.  The subject line says, 'Fix mobile usability issues found on' and then the domain name.  The notification goes on to say how 100% of your pages contain critical mobile usability errors on 100% of your pages and that 'these pages will not be seen as mobile-friendly by Google Search and will therefore be displayed and ranked appropriate for smartphone users.'  What does this mean? Simply put, your site will not rank well in mobile search. The mass notifications seem to be a clear sign that Google is getting ready to launch a new mobile ranking algorithm.  Preceding this letter, Google sent out some other signals that this algorithm change would be happening.  It recently launched a mobile friendly testing tool and mobile usability reports in Google Webmaster Tools.  It also started showing mobile-friendly labels in the search results.  It seems something big is happening. What should you do?  If you received this notification, talk to your web developer about making your website mobile friendly.  If you are not sure, even the more reason to reach out.  If you don't have a relationship with a web developer, you better start one.  Something big is happening.  You don't want to be hit after what appears to be a new pending algorithm is launched." target="_blank">

Businesses Continue To Need A Facebook Presence

As most businesses have now recognized, the number of fans who see free company Facebook posts has dwindled.  But that doesn’t mean you should abandon Facebook marketing altogether.  Rather, you need to rethink your Facebook marketing strategy, which can include boosting posts as well as Facebook ads.  A recent study by Pew Research bolsters this […]
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  •   Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn all gained new users over the past year.  23% of adults surveyed said they used Twitter, which was up from 18% the previous year, and  Instagram users grew from 17% to 26%.  Although the number of Facebook users did not increase, more people regularly logged onto Facebook than its rivals.  According to the survey, 70% of Facebook users log in daily.  That number is much higher than Instagram at 49%, Twitter at 36%, Pinterest at 17%, and LinkedIn at 13%. Yes, this is just a bunch of numbers based on a survey, but is should be enough to make you think about developing the right social media marketing strategy for your business.  " target="_blank">

Facebook Fan Page Marketing Strategy Changes Are Coming

Small businesses need to gear up for the new Facebook changes coming next month.  The network will be increasing its efforts to filter out free promotional status update posts from user news feeds.  This effort has been going on for quite a while.  The reach of posts has been dwindling.  If you currently don’t pay […]
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  • Small businesses need to gear up for the new Facebook changes coming next month.  The network will be increasing its efforts to filter out free promotional status update posts from user news feeds.  This effort has been going on for quite a while.  The reach of posts has been dwindling.  If you currently don’t pay to promote your post, you are only reaching a very small fraction of your fans.  Facebook has now formally announced that businesses which promote free marketing pitches in their status updates will see a “significant decrease in distribution.”  The push toward paid advertising is on.  One can only imagine what the percentage of fans who see those posts will drop to with the new year changes.

    What does this mean for your business?  You need to rethink your Facebook fan page marketing strategy.

    Facebook still needs to be an integral part of your marketing efforts.  It is an important tool for acquiring and maintaining customers and building brand awareness.  You need to think of Facebook as another pay to play marketing channel. With Facebook, there are two pay options: Boosting. You can pay a nominal fee to boost your posts so that more people see them.  You can choose to boost it to people who already like your page and their friends, or, you can choose to have it shown to people who don’t yet know about or like your page.  If you choose the later, you can select the audience that you want to see your post.  You select the budget and how many days you want your post to run. Ads. Your other option is Facebook advertising.  Create a graphic ad and choose an audience.  You can target your audience by location, demographics, interests, behavior and connections.  You can also create your own audience by bringing in a custom list.  As for ad pricing, you can choose from a daily budget, a lifetime budget, cost per thousand impressions, or cost per click bid. New year, new changes.  Make sure your adjust your marketing budget accordingly so you don’t get lost in the minds of your Facebook fans, their friends, and new prospects." target="_blank">

Effective SEO solution for local businesses

Normally, local businesses that are also very small find it hard to follow all the market trends in their industry. Actually, small businesses don’t have a large financial budget and they have to continuously struggle when it comes to marketing, as most marketing solutions are tailored for large companies and therefore they are too expensive […]
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Top ways written content can help your business

A good written content can give your business a new face to show your public of costumers. Probably, today most companies have already learn the importance of producing valuable written content to increase business, but there’s still a number of business owners who ignore the benefits coming a good marketing strategy which is based on […]
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  • This is synonymous to something: companies should re-direct their marketing strategy to the web world. Why? Simple: because it’s exactly in the web that businesses can find their customers. Today, people tend to prefer to use technology to get info, updates, to communicate: so, why should you decide to still stay focused on a land based type of marketing strategy?

    A beating heart for business

    A good and interesting written content works like an engine: it brings to you more customers. Sharing high quality content means to attract people’s attention and this leads to gain more customers. It is not necessary to spread rivers of words: just the correct and effective words, no more will be useful. Written content is a new approach to client communication: you share information, your story, your news with the public and you become familiar to them as well as your products. A good and well structured written content should be released only by professionals who know what to write and how in order to achieve the prefixed goals they want for your business’ sake.

    Marketing with Optionrally

    Making marketing requires a wide range of knowledge, that’s why in a communication agency each employee has their own role. In fact, content writers can’t operate with other marketing strategies. Moreover, today the online world has become more accessible than in the past times. This leads many people to get interested in new marketing frontiers, such as the trading world. You should first find an excellent and recommended company if you want to start to trade in the global financial markets: with Optionrally you can find a top guarantee of winning strategies and a solid trading career.

    Where and how to learn

    Here is a good review we found for you:
    http://www.reviewoptionrally.com. You can see that Optionrally features a list of the most recommended trading platforms where beginners can open their accounts and start to trade. Of course, you might still need to learn. That’s why Optionrally offers a completely free Education Center you can join at any time. It’s 24/7 available and it features the most innovative e-learning to allow anyone to easily learn from home about finance, binary options and investments in the global markets of Stocks, Forex, Commodities, Indices and Shares." target="_blank">

Bad SEO Companies – How To Spot And Avoid Them

“We do SEO.  Our services consist of creating a title tag and an alt image tag for each page.”  That is just what an SEO company recently told a web developer partner of mine.  Really, that’s it?  I shudder to think how many unknowing people they have ripped off.  So much more goes into SEO: […]
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  • Bad SEO Companies Do Things The Wrong Way - Do Not Enter[/caption] 'We do SEO.  Our services consist of creating a title tag and an alt image tag for each page.'  That is just what an SEO company recently told a web developer partner of mine.  Really, that's it?  I shudder to think how many unknowing people they have ripped off.  So much more goes into SEO: description tags, heading tags, geo location tags, interlinking, keyword rich links, creation of backlinks, local SEO services.  The list goes on and on.  There is a wrong way and and right way to do SEO. Make sure you don't enter into something you will regret. I admit it.  I like to watch The Good Wife (must be the former attorney in me).  But both this season and last, they have bashed SEO.  It gets me frustrated. SEO is not bad and most SEO professionals are not the devil.  If you have a website, you need us to help you get found online.  That can be done ethically.  There does not have to be anything spammy about it.  But unfortunately, some so called SEO professionals (the bad SEO companies) are giving the rest of us an unjust rap - not only in the business community but also on television shows! SEO is a comprehensive process.  It is not just a title tag and a keyword reference on a page.  It is so much more.  It is not just knowing what the right keywords are and where to place them, but also where not to place them and how not to be spammy.  Effective SEO professionals live and breathe SEO. They keep abreast of the latest algorithm changes, search engine platforms and more. They are involved in networks that share what is and is not working, what stumbling blocks are popping up and how you can get around them.  In a sum, these professionals are professionals.  So then why are these horrible SEO companies getting the work? Simple – price point and lack of consumer knowledge.

    Bad SEO Companies Are Usually Cheap

    And there is a reason they are so cheap.  SEO It is a time consuming, strategizing, constantly evolving process.  You probably get spam email from these companies all of the time promising great rankings and tons of backlinks for a crazy, affordable fee.  As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.  One of my clients had another SEO company before coming to me.  They were cheap, they did the work. They even got the rankings. BUT those rankings tanked when their black hat SEO practices were caught.  That bad SEO company created irrelevant, spammy, horribly backlinks.  Google found them and the client went from the first page to the abyss.  I had warned them this would happen, they didn't listen and coasted along.  In the end, they retained me to remove the backlinks and the rankings shot back up.

    How to Avoid Bad SEO Companies? Be Knowledgeable.

    Get the SEO company to spell out exactly what their services will entail – line by line.  Make sure it includes, at a minimum: keyword research and analysis, copy and navigation strategy, title and meta tags, keyword rich links and interlinking.  Ask about their backlink process.  Find out if they do local SEO, including local business listings.  Ask for references.  Call the references. Do your research.  And if it seems too good of a deal, it is!" target="_blank">

Removing Bad Backlinks – New Year Resolution #1

One of the most important website ranking factors is the number of backlinks you have.  A backlink is simply a link on another website to your website. In the past it seemed that he who had the most backlinks had the best rankings.  So, many questionable search engine optimization tactics included getting the most links […]
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  • Removing Bad Backlinks - Do It![/caption] One of the most important website ranking factors is the number of backlinks you have.  A backlink is simply a link on another website to your website. In the past it seemed that he who had the most backlinks had the best rankings.  So, many questionable search engine optimization tactics included getting the most links you could - even if those links were basically spam.  This tactic seemed to work well for quite a while.  Then along came Google's Penguin Update, which seeks to find spam and penalize those websites that rely upon it.  If you have questionable backlinks and have seemed to somehow skate by this update, consider yourself lucky – but beware.

    A Case Study On Just What Might Happen If You Don't Consider Removing Bad Backlinks

    I had a client who was ranking very nicely for a well-searched keyword as a result of the services of their previous SEO company. They came to me because they also wanted to be found locally.  After reviewing their website, I was surprised that they were ranking so high as their site was not well optimized.  So I dug further and looked at their backlinks.  There lied the answer.  They had a tremendous number of backlinks, but 98% of them were spam.  Bad SEO practices were working.  I advised them that their backlinks were questionable at best and could pose problems in the future.  They decided, against my advice, to ride it out, not wanting to take the risk of a drop in rankings if the number of their backlinks dropped. So, I simply went ahead and optimized their site for the local markets, for which they also ended up having high rankings. Those wonderful rankings lasted for 3 months!  In June, the Penguin Update caught up with them.  The client's rankings tanked.  Nothing on their website changed.  No real new backlinks had been created.  No new competitor sites were launched.  I suggested that the decrease in rankings was Penguin related.  So, they retained me to get those backlinks removed.

    How To Remove Backlinks

    Unfortunately, there is no real quick fix. It is actually a very time consuming process, but one is this definitely necessary.  I started with a thorough backlink audit, identifying the good and bad links using a backlink check tool such as
    SEOMoz Open Site Explorer and good old hand done research.  I then went to each bad backlink website and manually requested that each of those bad backlinks be removed – either through contact boxes or direct email.  Unfortunately this is not as easy as you may think.  Some sites did not have contact information, so I had to do domain ownership searches.  I used a site called Domaintools.com.  To try and save time and money, I had the client reach out to their original SEO company for all of the contact information; however, the company insisted that they did nothing wrong and would not provide anything.  So I continued on.  When I finished I compiled an Excel spreadsheet highlighting the website address and date of my removal request.  I then used this information to file a reconsideration request with Google outlining all of my removal requests and any problems I had encountered.

    The Benefit of Spending Time Removing Bad Backlinks

    Wouldn't you know it, within a single month the client's rankings rose again – actually they were even better than they were before.  If you haven't been hit by Penguin, lucky you.  If you are experiencing a drop in rankings, you may want to look into those backlinks." target="_blank">

Simple Thanks

As I contemplate Thanksgiving this year, as always, I have so much to be thankful for: Weathering Sandy and her path of destruction – my heart and thoughts go out to all those it has so tragically affected. The wonderful clients who have sought out and selected Write On Point to meet their marketing needs. […]
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  • As I contemplate Thanksgiving this year, as always, I have so much to be thankful for:

    1. Weathering Sandy and her path of destruction - my heart and thoughts go out to all those it has so tragically affected.
    2. The wonderful clients who have sought out and selected Write On Point to meet their marketing needs.
    3. Amazing and supportive family, friends and colleagues.
    4. The list goes on and on . . .
    What are you thankful for? Wishing you a very happy, fun-filled Thanksgiving Day!" target="_blank">

Average AdWords Click Through Rate

Managing an AdWords campaign not only involves researching relevant keywords, writing ads and adjusting bids; it also includes monitoring click through rates to determine the effectiveness of those ads, keywords and campaigns.  When we provide our detailed monthly reports to our clients, those click through rates are one of the top items we highlight.  So […]
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  • AdWords Click Through Rates[/caption] Managing an AdWords campaign not only involves researching relevant keywords, writing ads and adjusting bids; it also includes monitoring click through rates to determine the effectiveness of those ads, keywords and campaigns.  When we provide our detailed monthly reports to our clients, those click through rates are one of the top items we highlight.  So it is no surprise that clients ask:

    Just What Is The Average AdWords Click Through Rate?

    Different people will tell you different things, and each industry is different.  Unfortunately, there is no real official answer from Google.  However, a Google representative did say in a Google AdWords Help thread that a good average AdWords click through rate to aim for would be 2%.   Again, this is an average.  What might be good for a general search term with a lot of impressions might not be a good average click through rate for a more targeted, less searched term with fewer impressions. The important take away is to continually monitor your AdWords click through rate because it identifies which keywords and ads are not performing well and need to be addressed through new ad copy, split testing, more targeted ad groups or higher bids for better ad placement. You not only want a better click through rate for the additional traffic it drives, but to help increase your AdWords quality score, which helps you increase ad position with lower bids. So stay on top of those rates!" target="_blank">

How Does My Website Look on an iPhone, Droid or Other Smart Phone?

If you don’t know how your website looks on an iPhone or any other smart phone, you REALLY need to find out.  Research shows that there are now 1 billion smart phones.  Imagine the number of potential mobile searches.  Well, you don’t have to imagine.  Approximately 4 million web searches are performed every day, and […]
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  • If you don't know how your website looks on an iPhone or any other smart phone, you REALLY need to find out.  Research shows that there are now 1 billion smart phones.  Imagine the number of potential mobile searches.  Well, you don't have to imagine.  Approximately 4 million web searches are performed every day, and according to Google, approximately 20% of its searches are mobile.  We have found with our clients that 20 to 25% of their visitors are a result of mobile search. What does this all mean?  That you need a website that not only looks great on an iPhone and other smart phones, but that is also easy to navigate so you keep people on your site and place the information they are looking for at their fingertips making them customers.  There are a few ways you can achieve this.

    Mobile Versions of Your Website

    Mobile Website Theme If your website was built in WordPress, Joomla or the e-commerce platform Shopify, you can create a mobile version without having to touch a single piece of coding.  You simply add a WordPress plug-in, a Joomla extension or a Shopify mobile theme and your visitors will see a simple, easy to navigate mobile version when they visit your website from a smart phone.  Your desktop version remains the same. Mobile Website

    Mobile Sites

    more complex websites, it may be wiser to create an entirely separate mobile website.  Larger companies such as Target and Walmart utilize this concept. Clean Website Design

    Clean Looking Website

    your website is not built in open source platforms such as WordPress or Joomla and it does not make sense to create a separate mobile website, make sure that you have a clean, easy to navigate website. This will help keep visitors from hitting the back button. Mobile search is on the move, make sure that your website keeps pace." target="_blank">
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