3 Most Relevant Local Pack Ranking Factors Explained
The local pack, also known as 3-pack, the ABC pack, and the snack pack, refers to the small section of Google’s search results page that showcases local ranking factors for businesses related to the search query you entered. You’ll find this section every time your query has local intent. It appears just below paid ads and above Google’s organic search results. The local pack includes important information about local businesses, including their location, opening hours, contact information and reviews. Up until a few years ago, the local pack was referred to as the 7-pack, since it displayed the 7 most relevant
5 Compelling Reasons Why Your Small Business Needs a Professional Website
If you are just starting out as a small business owner, you may be thinking that having a website isn’t really necessary if you focus on building a strong social media presence instead. After all, it seems like almost everyone is on at least one social media platform, and every guru will say that social media is where you need to be focusing your efforts. And while social media is important, it should never serve as a substitute for your website. Here are 5 compelling reasons why ever business needs a website. You Can Reach a Global Audience It’s no secret
Why Content and SEO Perform Better Together
When you get as geeked out about all things digital marketing as much as we do, it becomes way too easy to fall into the rabbit hole of reading post after post about all the new trends and changes in the industry. In a way, it’s a lot like reaching into a mixed bag of candy. Some pieces are great and others you immediately reject, but yet you still keep going back for more because the next one might be the best. This is power of content, and even those of us who are elbow deep in it as a
The Art of Capturing Leads with Professional Website Design
As a business, you know exactly how much time and other resources can be spent on lead generation. Your ability to attract and capture leads is dependent on many variables, but the point can arguably be made that your website is your most important asset. Your website is the ultimate tool of connection between you and your audience. With the right approach to web design, you can easily master the art of meeting your audience on line and generating the type of high quality leads your business needs to thrive. What is this “right” approach we speak of? Here are
Why SEO Is a Skill Set Your Web Designer Needs to Have
A well designed, professional looking website is the cornerstone of almost every successful business today. Your website is the first impression many new customers will have of your business and you need web design that puts your best foot forward. So, you turn to a professional web designer and watch them work their magic. Having a beautiful, functioning website is one thing, but what happens if nobody can find it? This is especially true for new or small businesses who are getting very little traffic from internet users searching specifically for them. You need a way to generate traffic to
5 Simple Steps to More Crawlable JavaScript
Google has had the capabilities of crawlable JavaScript for years, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve actually been efficient at it. In fact, from an SEO perspective, Google’s ability to effectively crawl and index JavaScript websites could be described as extremely unhelpful. The simple fact is that HTML sites proved to provide a better foundation for SEO, so that’s where many businesses focused their website design. Fast forward to 2018 where times have changed -sort of. Googlebot is reportedly much more efficient at crawling JavaScript, leaving many wondering if this is where the future of web design is heading. Before we
Turning Your Website Into a Lead Generation Machine
Let’s be honest: you don’t need to be an expert in web design to build a website anymore. There are some great tools available that make it possible for pretty much anyone to build their own site, which is awesome for small businesses with limited budgets that are just starting out. But, there’s a downside. While anyone can create a website, not everyone nails turning it into a lead generation machine on the first try. A website is your primary tool for converting visitors into leads, and there’s a lot involved in getting it right. Many website designs start off
Why a Great Design Is Only Half the Task?
Why a Great Design Is Only Half the Task? On any visually interactive project, there are three types of people: The ones who decide to make something for their brand The ones who conceptualize and design stuff And the ones who code it in the language computer and the internet understands Visual appeal. It is undeniably the most important aspect of the any project. After all, businesses create websites and applications for real people, people who will be overwhelmed by the colors, shapes, and typography. So when we see a great design, it’s human to judge that the task is complete. However, the third type of people-
9 Tools and Apps to Help You Find Amazing Content
Content is king. As a marketer and business owner, I hear this almost every single day - and I’m sure you do too. Truth be told, it’s the context of the content that's really important. You need to find and share content that will either entertain, inspire, educate or convince your audience with each piece you put out.
Questions You Must Ask When Developing A Website
We have created a list of questions (over 100!) that we use to determine the scope of any new web development project. By thinking through these answers early, scope creep is kept to a minimum and ensures that the client’s final product is exactly what they want.