Inbound marketing is one of the most effective ways to market your business online. Rather than disrupt prospects with adverts that capture their attention, it is all based on providing value and building relationships. A lot of what we do here at Web Results Direct plays a role in inbound marketing because social media, SEO,…
Web design is constantly evolving as new trends come along and old ideas go out of fashion. As conversion specialists, we pay a lot of attention to developments in web design. While not designers ourselves, design elements play an important role in conversion rate optimisation, so it’s important to know what’s going on. Here are…
A new year is upon us, and we are already getting lots of enquiries from businesses who want to improve their SEO in 2017. That’s very wise: getting found in the search engines is only becoming more important for businesses. We love helping our clients to improve their rankings, and we utilise many advanced strategies…
Increasing engagement with website visitors is important for any business. When a visitor starts to engage with your brand, they become more involved. They spend longer on your site and discover more about your business – all of which makes them more likely to read your blogs, share them, get in touch and even make a…
List building is something most businesses engage in these days, and building a large list of targeted contacts is a fantastic marketing asset. You can use your email list to share news, information and promotions with your targets, and it keeps you top-of-mind. You can also use it to direct more people to your website,…
Facebook advertising is something every business should consider. Facebook is the biggest social network by far, you are bound to find a good number of your target audience on the platform. But how should you make the most of Facebook ads? It’s a big site and there are so many options for reaching out to…
Google’s local search has just had a big shakeup. We recently wrote about the Panda update, but this latest update is focused on local search – and it is being referred to as the ‘Possum’ update. The update to the algorithm was made on September 1st, 2016. Now that the dust has settled, it’s a good…
When it comes to SEO, don’t make the mistake of thinking that all you have to do is rank your keywords on the first page of the Google SERPs. The really important thing is what happens after that. You could be ranking in the number-one spot for your main keyword, but that does not mean…
If you carry out content marketing as part of your online marketing strategy (and you really should), it can be easy to lose track of your blogs, guest posts, surveys, and everything else that goes into it. This is especially true if you are working as part of a team. So how do you keep…
It’s been two years since Google last updated Penguin, the big algorithm update that first arrived in 2012. But the latest version was recently released, changing the SEO landscape once aga. It was announced by Google on Friday 23rd September, and it has been dominating discussion in the SEO community. Here’s everything you need to…
LinkedIn is one of the most important platforms for B2B marketing. While many people see it as just an online CV, smart businesses know that it is far more than that. If your customers are other businesses, you can be sure that you will find them on LinkedIn. This is the place where you make…
So you’re a Sales and Marketing Director working for one of the UKs Country and Equestrian businesses which contributes over £4.3 billion of consumer spending to the UK economy. Your challenge is to reach a wider and increasingly digital savvy audience, an audience who are moving quicker than your business in their shopping habits. How…
A short while ago – on Friday September 2nd to be exact – SEOs around the world began to notice something going on with their rankings. Something was happening with Google’s search algorithm, as it has done so often in the past. What could it mean? A standard update, or something more significant? Word went around…
As an 18-year-old who had just finished college, I knew that an apprenticeship was the route I wanted to take as opposed to going to university. The thought of such a huge debt never persuaded me to receive more traditional education. And, because of my interest in the digital world, I also knew which career…
If you know anything about SEO, you already know that links are essential. They are still one of the most important ranking factors, giving you better rankings and more visibility as you build them up. But there are some links that you don’t want. You may have read about the dreaded Google Penalty from having…
