7 Ways to Acquire New Customers

A stagnating business is more likely to fail than one that’s growing. I mean, let’s face it. That’s just common sense. Businesses that experience new growth – in the form of new customers – have an advantage over businesses that are barely managing to hold onto their existing customers. That’s not to say that customer

How to Generate Local Leads with YouTube Ads

Most small business don’t have a huge marketing budget. Sounds familiar, right? Advertising is expensive. You want the money you spend to stretch as far as possible – and that means finding advertising opportunities that are going to get you the biggest possible bang for your buck. There’s no shortage of options. And one option

Are You Ignoring 35% of All Web Users?

If you tend to keep up with SEO and search trends, then you know that almost everything focuses on Google. And why not? Google is by far the largest search engine, snagging about two-thirds of all searchers. Two-thirds is a lot, but do you notice what’s missing there? If you remember what you learned about

These SEO Trends Will Dominate in 2018

Trying to stay on top of SEO trends is like trying to hit a moving target while on a speeding train. The landscape and perspective changes so quickly that it can feel impossible to keep up. But you need to try. The good news is that there are some new trends on Google that can

Build a Winning SEO Strategy on a Thin Budget in 3 Basic Ways

Search engine optimization can be too much of a work and time-consuming to millions of small businesses and startup companies. This one part of digital marketing can be even more daunting if you have limited marketing funding, and can’t spend any more money at your marketing campaign like your biggest competitors can. But there are

How to Get More Customer Referrals

You want more business. That’s a no-brainer! But if you’re thinking that the best way to get it is through paid advertising, think again. The truth is that even in this electronic age, word of mouth advertising is worth its weight in gold. That’s why online reviews are important. 97% of all consumers read online

How to Increase Sales on a Shoestring Budget

You’ve got to spend money to make money. Right? Well… maybe. The truth is that it it’s not that simple. Many of the tried and true marketing tricks you read about do require a substantial budget. But some don’t. In fact, there are ways to increase your sales even if you’re running on a shoestring

What’s the Definition of a GOOD Website?

Most businesses these days have a website. But is that enough to make your business a success? Is it enough to help your business grow and thrive? I don’t think so. I’ve seen some pretty terrible websites. Here, I’m talking about sites that are arguably worse than having no website at all. They’re amateurish, ugly,

7 Smart Ways to Grow Your Email List

Email marketing is where it’s at. It might not be the new, sparkly toy in your marketing tool box, but email kills when it comes to ROI. In fact, email marketing earns an average of $40 for every $1 spent. Let’s face it, that’s the ROI that marketing dreams are made of. And it points

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