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Is SEO Worth It For Small Businesses?

StockSnap StockSnap Is SEO worth your investment? There are two ways to answer that question: What are incremental increases in search positions worth to your business? And what are the cost alternatives if you don’t do SEO? Let’s dive into both answers. (Warning: There are lots of numbers, percentages and dollar signs coming your way. Get...
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Google Analytics releasing 4 new functions to offer more user-centric insights

Brands are working hard to meet a resounding customer demand for an experience that is relevant and personal to where they are in their engagement with brands. Ninety percent of marketers say understanding how users engage across channels and devices is vital to success. In response, Google Analytics has announced four new features to better...
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PPC Basics and Beyond

Pauline Jakober ‘); $(‘#scheader .sc-logo’).append(‘ ‘); $(‘#scheader’).append(”); $(‘#scheader .scdetails’).append(‘ ‘+cat_head_params.sponsor+’ ‘); $(‘#scheader .scdetails’).append(cat_head_params.sponsor_text); $(‘#scheader’).append(”); if(“undefined”!=typeof __gaTracker){ $(‘#scheader a’).click(function(){ __gaTracker( “send”,”event”, “Sponsored Category Click Var 1”, “paid-search”, ( $(this).attr(‘href’) ) ); }); } } }); }); I’m somewhat hesitant to tackle the subject of PPC basics for new AdWords users. Because to do PPC well, you...
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Google AdWords Adds Targeting by Phone Number, Mailing Address

Credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Google has expanded the consumer-targeting capabilities of its AdWords platform to let marketers use phone numbers and mailing addresses to reach their right people. Previously, AdWords campaigns only allowed advertisers to upload anonymized email addresses as well as set broader targets around demographics and interests. Google’s new targeting tools will likely be...
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9 Key Questions to Ask an SEO Company Before Hiring It — or Firing It

Your business is your baby. Whether you own the company or are a marketer tasked with growing the business, organic traffic from Google is crucial to drive more leads and sales to keep your sales funnel full. Hiring an SEO company can be one of the biggest marketing decisions for your business. If you find...
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Google Analytics 101: Executive’s guide to measuring business data

If you want to improve the experience of your website or app, or maybe you want to ensure the success of your business, you need to be analyzing user behavior. One of the easiest ways to do that is with Google Analytics. What is Google Analytics? Read this Big data: Why IT departments mustn’t be...
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Google is sending more traffic than Facebook to publishers — again

Google used to be the main source of referral traffic for web publishers. Then Facebook eclipsed it. And now, Google is back on top again. Over the course of 2017, the search engine has become publishers’ main source of external page views, according to new data from Parse.ly, a digital analytics company. It’s basically a...
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6 AdWords & Bing Ads Secrets Every PPC Marketer Should Know

Lisa Raehsler ‘); $(‘#scheader .sc-logo’).append(‘ ‘); $(‘#scheader’).append(”); $(‘#scheader .scdetails’).append(‘ ‘+cat_head_params.sponsor+’ ‘); $(‘#scheader .scdetails’).append(cat_head_params.sponsor_text); $(‘#scheader’).append(”); if(“undefined”!=typeof __gaTracker){ $(‘#scheader a’).click(function(){ __gaTracker( “send”,”event”, “Sponsored Category Click Var 1”, “paid-search”, ( $(this).attr(‘href’) ) ); }); } } }); }); If you work in PPC, you’re probably always in search of great tips to improve performance or streamline management. Well,...
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SEO is not enough in the age of voice

With technology transforming virtually every aspect of our lives, it should be noted that many of the innovations we’re now seeing have existed for decades in science fiction novels and television. The capacity to talk to a computer (and have it talk back) was a staple of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, where the Starfleet computer was...
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Google Analytics: Using Enhanced Ecommerce to Grow Revenue

Reporting on overall revenue and revenue by channel is among the most essential data for a niche ecommerce company to grow its business. Google Analytics has a powerful revenue-reporting suite called “Enhanced Ecommerce.” I will review Enhanced Ecommerce in the post. I’ll provide tips for setting it up and, also, for how to use it...
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