LinkNow Media Blog Tag: keywords

Finding the Right Keywords for Your Small Business’s SEO Strategy

There are plenty of small businesses across the United States who shrug off a search optimization strategy thinking that it’s only for major brands and multi-national corporations. While there’s no question that big companies have huge teams of people working tooth and nail to make sure that their website appears within the top results of a Google search, that doesn’t mean you should roll over and let them take all your business. No matter the size of your business, it is essential to have an SEO strategy. When you take the time to invest in an SEO strategy, you are making sure that your business gets exposure 24 hours a day, seven days a week, gaining new customers in your area actively looking for the services you offer. People trust the results search engines give them. If you search for pizza in your area, you are most likely going to […]

Mobile-First: The Time is Now!

How often do you use your smartphone? For the majority of us in North America the answer would be every day. We’re on it for work, entertainment, socializing—we even use our phones to track our meals and health. There isn’t much a phone can’t do in this day and age and search engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing are catering to mobile devices more and more. Because of this, it’s important that business owners do the same. While creating mobile-friendly websites was simply a suggestion a few years ago, it has now become a necessity, and that need for mobile is going to continue to grow. Mobile-first is not a new concept by any means. It’s been talked about quite a bit by SEOs and business owners since 2015. However, a recent tweet made February 2018 from the webmaster conference PubCon informed the world that Google plans to move a […]

How to Write Creative Content Without Hurting Yourself

You know your website needs engaging, creative content. But you often end up staring at a blank screen. Use these creative content tips & tricks to get writing! Inbound marketing has taken the digital advertising world and flipped it upside down. Not long ago did it seem a mere fantasy for customers to reach out from their own interest. Now, thanks to the power of SEO, you can reach potential customers that you didn’t even know existed. But, you can’t just throw anything onto the web and expect to reap the benefits of digital marketing. You need a plan and that plan has to include compelling content. Without any prior experience, this type of professional writing can be a little challenging. That’s where we come in. We’ve done our research and have a pretty great understanding of this whole ‘content marketing’ thing. Read on to learn how to write creative […]

SEO is Critical If You’re A Commercial Electrician

As a commercial electrician, you need every tool you can get to drive local business. Your focus is on helping people solve their electrical issues. So you may not give much thought to the importance of your website. Here’s why investing in your website and SEO can have huge returns. That’s understandable. It might just seem like an advertisement for yourself just ready to be viewed by everyone. If only it were that simple. The thing is, your website is more than just an online brochure. In fact, a well-designed website that’s strategized for SEO can generate a major number of leads and sales. And in the long run, it’s way cheaper than using traditional advertising. Here’s the bottom line. A commercial electrician must have a strong website to improve SEO. In terms of SEO, how does your website measure up? Well, first, let’s take a look at SEO. What […]

7 Tips For SEO That Works For Small Businesses

Looking for a boost in business? See how you can get SEO that works with these 7 tips for your small business. Are you aware of how important SEO (search engine optimization) is to your business? It’s not enough to just pull together some social media marketing tools to reach out to your targeted audience. Sometimes you need to delve deeper into what makes a website more desirable in comparison to dozens of competitors sites. What if I told you that having the right SEO that works can significantly improve your website generated revenue? Yes, adding strong SEO keywords that boost your page views will work. These are the 7 best tips for SEO that works for small businesses like yours. 7. Local Search Is Even More Competitive According to Search Engine Land, local search has dominated in 2017 has a highly competitive marketing niche. You need to continue to […]

The SEO Tips You Need To Boost Your Law Firm

The Most Effective SEO For Lawyers Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is of the best ways to increase the digital reach of your business. Nowadays, consumers go to online reviews, judge websites for authority, and even unknowingly discriminate based on search rankings. Curious? Here are some fun facts about search engine users, according to Search Engine Journal: The top five search engine results get 75% of user clicks. Two-thirds of users ignore the paid ads on the search engine results page (SERP), even though they usually are at the top of the results. Consumers tend to focus on the organic results, rather than companies who paid to rank. A whopping 75% of users never scroll past the first page of search engine results. So, it’s clear that you need to rank high on the searches of your potential customers in order to generate leads, and you need to do it […]

3 Elements of Successful Local SEO Landing Pages

3 elements of successful SEO landing pages blog

Landing Pages: Not just for PPC When we talk about how important content is to SEO, we usually recommend blogging as a way to produce great content that will help your site rank well in search engines. But another highly effective way to target keywords, especially slightly less common or long tail keywords, is the SEO landing page. We’ve written before about the importance of landing pages to PPC ad campaigns, but that’s not the only use of a landing page. In the broadest definition, a landing page is simply the page that a visitor first arrives on when they come to your website – whether that’s from clicking on an ad or from organic search results. If you want your website to rank for specific keywords, especially lower search volume, long tail keywords, one of the most effective tools at your disposal is the landing page. This can be […]

3 Reasons Cleaning Companies Need to be Online

3 Reasons Cleaning and Janitorial Companies Need to be Online

Does my cleaning service company need a website? Here at LinkNow Media, we get this question a lot. These days, everyone has heard about how effective online marketing can be, and small businesses are looking for any way to get an edge. But cleaning and janitorial companies are usually relatively low tech, so owners of these companies are sometimes skeptical about whether they would actually benefit from having a website. Well, let me tell you – online marketing can be extremely effective for cleaning and janitorial services, and if you haven’t already dipped your toe into the online world, there’s no better time than right now. Here are 3 big reasons that you need to get your cleaning business a website right away. 1. People are already looking for you online Let me just show you this. Every month, over 85,000 people in the United States go to Google […]

Understanding Search Intent and the Long Tail

Old School SEO is Dead “SEO is dead” is one of the most common things you’ll hear from marketing bloggers trying to get a few extra page views by courting controversy. This is ridiculous – in today’s ultracompetitive marketplace, Search Engine Optimization is more important than ever. What is true, however, is that old school SEO is dead. When I say old school, I’m referring to what a lot of people who aren’t SEO professionals think of when they hear SEO. Keyword stuffing, link networks, and other old-fashioned methods are no longer effective at boosting your ranking. In fact, many of these older methods are actually punished by search engines because they’re seen (rightfully) as an attempt to manipulate search results. While these old school practices are dead, SEO is still kicking and incredibly important to anyone who wants to market their business online. The difference now is that instead […]

Google’s 3-Pack is History

Say goodbye to the 3-pack Well, Google has done it again. At SMX Advanced this week, Google announced that they’re making a big change to their local search 3-pack – the box of local search results that comes up when you search for a local business. In the near future, the top result in the local 3-pack will now be a paid ad, matching the trend in other changes Google has made to the search results. More and more, Google is prioritizing delivering paid results over organic results. In many cases, such as any local search conducted on mobile, there are currently no organic results above the fold. With Google’s increased focus on delivering advertising instead of organic search, the local 3-pack was a place where local businesses could really shine. However, the 3-pack will soon be a 2-pack, with the first result being taken up by […]