Leaving A Mobile Google Review

Google, the ‘boss of the internet’, loves to see reviews of your local business – done properly of course, but how can you maximize the number of positive reviews for your company and help improve your Local SEO?
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Give Google What It Wants

“A happy wife equals a happy life.”  We’ve all heard the saying, and for those of us that are married, we fully realize that this is an absolute truth!

Same thing with Google.
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Cheap Website Design – Too Good to be True

I met a prospective client today to discuss his online marketing and more precisely his SEO effectiveness. The subject inevitably turned to his current website situation (since how a website is designed/developed is an important component of proper SEO). At this point his mood changed dramatically.
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Why Am I Being Sold Paid Ads in Google?

Because it’s easy.

The answer is just that simple… almost.
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Social Media – Are You Peeing Into the Wind?

As a man I have been blessed with ‘outdoor plumbing’ giving me the ability to more easily relieve myself than a woman, when the urge strikes.  As a young boy you learn early to determine which direction the wind is coming from so as to not drench yourself.

When you don’t take into consideration WHEN to post to a Social Media site, you run the risk of peeing on yourself instead of your intended target.
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Buy What You Want or Need

Makes sense doesn’t it?  If your business wants or needs a particular product, service or approach to solve a specific business requirement, you’d think that is what you’d buy.  When it comes to SEO, SEM or other Internet/Digital Marketing initiatives, you probably didn’t or won’t actually do that when push comes to shove.
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Website Design and the Grocery Store Checkout

The other day I was at my local grocery store.  I was in a great mood as I hurried up and down the aisles checking items off of the list my wife had given to me.  Generally I have no need to ask where things are in a grocery store.  I mean, it is fairly logically laid out, so I rarely have the need to interact with an employee until I get to the checkout.

Well on this day my good mood was slightly shaken by the face of this organization.
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How Much Should SEO Services Cost?

If I had a dollar for every time I was asked this question, I’d have no need of selling SEO services in Kitchener and area!
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Top Social Media Tips

Social Media can be an key element of SEO as well as a specific and effective touch point in reaching both current and prospective customers but it takes a plan and some basic knowledge in order to be as effective as possible.
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So You Could Do That Yourself Eh?

I recently met with a client who we did a new logo for.  As we worked through various iterations of potential logos, the client eventually settled on a very simple, yet professional looking logo.  After making the selection, they stood back and said, “You know, I could have done that.” (as it was essentially text based)
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