The older I get the more I appreciate people. I know I wouldn’t be where I am without many of them and aging also kind of makes you feel like you are on a clock…who knows when the clock stops? So I want to end my year with some personal thoughts and thank yous. Hey […]

This is part on of a series of articles that will discuss the Ten 2011 Online Must Haves for Your Business! The Website – Attractive, User-Friendly, Easy to Read For years I have talked about the importance of having an attractive website. When people look at websites they look for a modern look, which is […]

An attractive website with a CMS! An optimized website – to the fullest people! Website, individual pages, internal link structure, images etc. Off-site optimization! Local search – with a well researched plan! A social media plan and ways to measure its effectiveness! Analytics! Email marketing! A blog with informative and helpful articles! Backlinks! Video marketing […]

Google’s Matt Cutts answers this question: And another video with Danny Sullivan and Matt Cutts! They discuss social media, reputation management, reviews, load speed and much more.

For some people choosing photos for a website is as difficult as creating content. If you have been in this business for awhile choosing photos is pretty simple, but for those that find this task a bit difficult I am going to list some things to keep in mind. I mention Psychology because you really […]

People often look at me like I am nuts when I say I am exhausted and say things like “You just work on a computer all day!!!”  It is true that I do work on a computer, but there are many other things I do that require great mental effort. Some of the basics include: […]

1 – Assuming You Don’t Need to Be Concerned With Your Online Presence I  still meet people all the time that don’t believe they should be worried about their presence and findability online. The first place I look for a business is online. If I can’t find you than no one else can either. More […]

Here are some quick tips followed by articles that should help you choose the right web designer and SEO team: If you look at a portfolio and all the sites look very similar you can’t expect a unique or dynamic site If they offer SEO and their clients’ site have “About us”, “Our site”, “Home” […]

With the Google Places change you have some work to do and I am going to give you some recommendations. Your Website You need to make sure that your website home page is set up properly. I say this because Google has integrated the organic results with the Google Places accounts.  See example below: Google […]