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AdWords has long been the leading PPC advertising channel. Run by Google, it can prove incredibly successful for those companies that get it right. You may already know a bit about this advertising technique. It involves creating a short text ad consisting of a headline, two lines of text, and a URL. You then…
Content is the backbone of online marketing, and having an effective content marketing plan in place is becoming increasingly essential for businesses that want to become visible to their customers online and to build trust. Content can come in many forms, including images, videos and audio, but written content still dominates. So how should you…
Choosing a domain name is so critical that it is worth spending a lot of time over the process. Once you have set up your site and published pages of content over months and years, you will not want to have to change your domain name without good reason. It’s far better to make the…
Email marketing has long been a popular technique for businesses of all sizes. Nowadays, new techniques like social media are getting more attention, but email still has a large role to play. So why is it so effective, and how can you make the most of your email marketing strategy? Why Is Email Still So…
Only too often businesses can be blinkered when it comes to creating a powerful online marketing campaign. The internal message is “you need to reach out to those individuals who your company has not previously had communications with”. Of course, this form of marketing is essential – you need to be constantly pushing new boundaries…
1. Optimise Google positioning: If you cannot be found on the search engines, you might as well take your website down. Studies show that on average searchers will only try links on page 1 of Google before they enter another search phrase, so the higher up on Google your website is – the better. So how does…
Most social media platforms allow businesses to set up advertising on their accounts and Twitter, which is out there leading the pack with Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Google+, is no exception. However, advertising on Twitter does not involve creating the traditional micro ad that is seen in the right columns of sites and accounts. The…
There was a time in online marketing where the optimal way to make contact with your target market was through emails or a website contact form. Both methods require the prospective customer to enter their contact details, which can be used for future promotion purposes if no sale results. Of course, this is still vital…
The written word has always been the fuel that drives marketing on the internet. The online God Google and its little minions we know as “bots” may seem to be all powerful, but actually, its powers are really quite restricted as far as working out what your business website is actually all about. One of…
It is essential to audit your business website on a regular basis to ensure that it is optimised to maximum effect both for the search engines and for conversions. SEO, by default, is an on-going process but there may be fundamental issues which need attention to boost website performance. So, what areas do you need…
In last month’s article, Twitter Tips for Business – How to master tweeting to market your business, we covered getting those messages out there – keeping to 140 characters and creating a powerful tweet that is likely to engage, excite, and build relationships. But, however cute that little tweet is, it needs to be created…
Social media is an absolute necessity for creating an online presence for your website in the 21st century. There is no doubt that the big 4 (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) can all compliment online campaigns by generating leads, increasing brand awareness, creating powerful networking opportunities and boosting conversions. However, aren’t we getting a little…
As optimisation of web content and articles becomes more and more centred around the user experience and providing quality content is paramount, the need to present your content in an engaging and exciting way has becomes an absolute necessity. A great way to compliment your wise words is with images. To many these images just…
It is a sad fact that often when a business is first creating a website, little thought goes into creating the all-important domain name. This address will be as important to your business as your physical address and telephone numbers – it will appear on brochures, flyers, business cards, and online channels. It needs to…
“All the numbers I see in my Google Analytics reports are correct and can be trusted, right?” Well, in a word, “No”. If you use Google Analytics you may have noticed some unusual sites appearing in your Referral Traffic reports, which in some instances can be greatly skewing your figures. Semalt was the first to…