MythBuster: Growing Search Engine Traffic Takes Time
As you know, growing organic search engine traffic takes time. Or does it? We launched a new site for an Inbound Marketing client last month. Here is an 8-day snapshot of the client’s organic search traffic. Keep in mind this is not branded traffic based on the client’s name. This is a brand new site […]
Author Rank + Plus: Google’s Secret Weapon To Beat Facebook
Want to know how Google is going to get users to leave Facebook and use Google Plus? They are going to pay them to do it (indirectly). Author Rank is only being talked about in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Content Marketing circles at the moment, but the effects of the coming SEO earthquake it […]
How Long Does It Take Author Info To Show Up In Google Results?
UPDATE JULY 19, 2013: The information below was posted in January 2013. We have since seen a client’s author verification take place in 6 days. We used Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool to make sure the verification was set up correctly and that may have sped the process up. Now back to our previous post […]
How To Build Links And Influence People
Are you looking to get some momentum with web traffic? Trying to figure out how to build links and bring in more customers? This post is for you. I’ve been listening to that lavishly written classic on human relations “How To Win Friends And Influence People” while jogging lately. What a powerful book. This is […]
Shift of Power to the Consumer
I am 4 pages into writing a new eBook. We’re working on an accompanying InfoGraphic as well. Stay tuned. I’m having a blast writing it. In some of my research, I came across what I think is one of the best statements of the tectonic shift away from Outbound and toward Inbound Marketing that I […]
5 Reasons to Use WordPress for Business Websites
At ITD Interactive, the main thing that makes us different from other web companies is that our single focus is helping our customers grow their businesses online. Yes, we build websites, but having a great-looking website is NOT the goal. Having a great-looking website is just expected. The actual goal of any website design or […]
5 of the Best WordPress Plugins We Can’t Live Without
We have a pretty short list of favorites that we feel are the best WordPress plugins around. As a successful web marketing company, we have tested and tried just about everything that is out there and have based our list on items that we feel not only are fantastic plugins – but that offer the […]
What is Content Marketing – A Crash Course for the Small Business Owner
You have heard the phrase and are wondering, what is “content marketing”? New buzzwords come quickly, and marketing has more than most. One of the newest is “Content Marketing.” But what is content marketing and what does it mean to you? Content marketing is a new concept in marketing that uses content to attract potential […]
Small Business SEO Part 4: Blogging for Traffic
In our Small Business SEO Part 3, we dug a bit deeper into Keyword Research and how to make sure you are targeting keywords that will bring quality traffic as opposed to broad traffic that will bounce in and out of your website without stopping to say hello. We mentioned in Part 1 about the […]
Small Business SEO Part 3: Finding the Right Keywords
In Small Business SEO Part 2, we outlined some easy ways to make sure your website shows up in local search results. If you missed this, you can find it here. SEO, in general, is all about making sure that when someone types in a keyword or keyphrase in google, your website is included in […]