How often do you hear someone making fun of their clients? It irks me. I don’t hear it every day, but I do hear it. Usually, it’s related to a client not understanding some technology. I’ll be the first to admit I’ve been guilty of earning a quick laugh at a client’s expense, but please call me […]
Last month, we looked at how to impress the heck out of a potential client by building a sexy marketing report. This month, we’re going to make sure there’s nothing boring about the updates your clients receive from you. In contrast to the information-heavy marketing proposal that is meant to win a potential client over […]
It can be hard to explain what SEO is, let alone articulate exactly how one becomes a great SEO. It requires knowing who to trust, creating strategies that work for unique clients, mastering SEO tools, honing technical skills, and a lot of patience. Luckily, the SEO community is incredibly generous with their knowledge. I recently stumbled […]
Sometimes a prospect’s website needs a lot of work and it’s obvious. So how do you break the news without being harsh? Some prospects know they are behind the times while others don’t. So tack is important until you understand what a prospect already knows about the performance of his website. The trick is to use […]
If you’ve been scouring the Web for the ultimate SEO checklist, look no further. This infographic is so good, we wanted to share it with our readers.
In a previous article mentioning Market Motive, I wrote that I’d be happy to write a review if granted access. Well, Market Motive took me up on that offer and gave me free access to their service for a full month. This was soon after they launched and the quality of their program has only […]
If you’ve worked in the SEO business for any length of time, chances are good you’ve found out how different SEO looks depending on the industry served, campaigns, and budgets. Whether you are an SEO at an agency or an independent consultant, learning how to deliver awesome work for small business clients with small budgets […]
I had the privilege of speaking recently at the Marketing United conference organized by our Nashville neighbors, Emma. It’s no small feat putting on an event of any kind, but the first one is always the hardest—and the scariest. The Emma Army was in full force, and it showed. The event was one of the […]
We recently landed a client who thanked us immediately after we closed the deal. Clients don’t usually thank us at this stage of the process; expressing thanks is a rare commodity in most businesses where people pay for a service. What surprised me was what she thanked us for. “Thanks for not confusing us with […]
Page speed had always been a huge deal, even before Google dropped the Mobilegeddon bomb, the unofficial name for Google’s latest algorithm change that gives a slight edge in rankings to mobile-ready websites. If your website doesn’t load quickly, you’re losing eyeballs and money. On all platforms. Period. We’ve always known this. “This is just one of […]
