If your blog's purpose is to build visibility for your brand or organization, then it may be smart to use a pinging service to notify search engines and other websites when new content is available. Examples of ping services: Ping-o-matic blogsearch.google.com/ping Feed Shark pingoat.net...
Destination organizations are challenged with providing great information online in an era of information overload. In addition to providing great information, destination websites are also charged with demand generation, driving traffic to partners, engagement and capturing interested users....
The “Alt” tag is an older HTML coding strategy originally envisioned to compensate for users and browsers not equipped to handle images. And while all of today’s web browsing includes many types of graphics, the alt tag remains an important part of making a site accessible to all users. The alt tag...
SEO is a longterm process. Member websites have a unique advantage in some ways, in that they possess user-generated content (UGC). One of the clear opportunities of membership websites is that you can mobilize members to build search ranking for the website, helping to drive web traffic from...
Trust is an important factor for building website traffic. Visitors will make split second decisions about your website and brand based on trust-factors. Search engines will make split micro-second decisions based on trust-factors as well. Overall website trust Overall quality of your website...
Rather than waste money by blasting journalists email boxes, consider tapping into your own support network to get the word out. In order to build support, it is vital for non-profits to create a voice. The web is a perfect place to develop this voice. We recommend that nonprofits make content an...
The craft of SEO is changing. Google is changing, and with it so is the market and practice. For one, search engine optimization can not be the act of winning for a single perfect keyword. The art and craft of SEO is not dying--it's transforming and search engines are doing a better job of showing...
What is a buyer persona? Personas for marketing Why are buyer personas important to B2B marketing? Many marketing teams ignore the small planning tasks for creating B2B marketing campaigns. One of those often-ignored steps is the creation of buyer personas. Although missing this step may not be...
As the season approaches, retailers of all shapes and sizes are in full swing preparations for the holidays. Tis the season to go from red to black! Top 3 Holiday Offer Campaigns Free express shipping Buy more, save more Post-holiday sale 5 holiday marketing Tips for retailers This holiday quick...
So often marketers focus on top performing website pages to maximize their return. Obviously giving the best-performing website pages a boost in search engine optimization, page title upgrades and more above-the-fold intrigue, a marketer can greatly improve the traffic and leads generated from...