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5 Steps to SEO Your Blogs and Page Content

Ah SEO...everyone's favorite buzzword that no one quite understands. There are literally thousands of articles online about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and the right and wrong way to SEO (and even some arguing that SEO isn't important at all). The truth is that Google is ever-evolving and what SEO means is also constantly changing. However, … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to SEO Your Blogs and Page Content

How to Write a Catchy Headline [Infographic]

1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10...are you still here? Viewers typically leave a website within 10 to 20 seconds. With that kind of time crunch, you need to use every tool at your disposal to ensnare attention and keep your visitors around longer. One way to grab attention is with a snappy headline. Even if you have the most compelling blog … [Read more...] about How to Write a Catchy Headline [Infographic]

5 Blog Content Writing Hacks

Fun fact: nobody likes writing. Not even writers. Writing is summoning an ocean of unending creative motivation. More often than not, you reach for the ocean and find a muddy puddle. But the good news is that you can fake it till you make it. Here are 5 content writing hacks that will guide you how to write a blog post when the motivation simply … [Read more...] about 5 Blog Content Writing Hacks

7 Blog Post Ideas That Will Engage Your Readers Every Time

We need to talk about your blog. If you're like most of our customers, your blog sits neglected. Maybe it's a lack of faith in your writing ability, maybe it's not knowing what to write about or simply not knowing how to translate your industry into interesting content. Whatever the reason, it's a constant struggle to keep a blog regularly … [Read more...] about 7 Blog Post Ideas That Will Engage Your Readers Every Time

20 Questions That Will Give You a Year’s Worth of Blog Posts

  You've heard it before (probably from us): in order to rank on Google, you need a blog. And you need to update it. Regularly. It's usually at the words "regularly updated blog" that our customers' faces blanch and the panic creeps in. That's when we hear: "I'm not a writer. And besides, I don't know what to blog about." I'll let … [Read more...] about 20 Questions That Will Give You a Year’s Worth of Blog Posts

The Anatomy of a Successful Blog Post

Did you bring your scalpel? We're continuing our dissection of successful marketing tools to narrow in on what makes them work. Today we're slicing open some successful blog posts to see how they're built. What "success" will mean to you depends largely on your audience. Generally, you want to aim for: A consistent number of readers that shows … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of a Successful Blog Post

How Do I Market When My Business is Boring?

Let's face it: we can't all be the cool kids. You know the type: those renegade, cutting-edge startups that shake the status quo. Some of us have to be the doers - the invisible forces that keep the world turning. Sometimes our product isn't sexy and our services are, well, kind of boring. At least when it comes to social media, blogs and website … [Read more...] about How Do I Market When My Business is Boring?

10 SEO Mistakes You Can Avoid [Infographic]

Rank Better in Search - Avoid These 10 SEO Mistakes Did you know the top three search results 61% of all clicks? Or that 75% of search engine users never look past page one search results? Search ranking continues to be a vital component of any online marketing strategy. To improve your ranking through organic search, avoid making any of these … [Read more...] about 10 SEO Mistakes You Can Avoid [Infographic]

10 Tips for Handling Unsubscribes

In this informative article, HigherVisibility blogger Amanda DiSilverstro offers a variety of tactics to try to make the most out of "unsubscribe" requests.* * *10 Ways to Optimize Your Blog’s Unsubscribe ProcessFinding new readers to subscribe your newsletter or email marketing campaign is a top goal for any company, but it’s important to remember … [Read more...] about 10 Tips for Handling Unsubscribes

9 Expert Ways to Grow Your Email List with Facebook

Miranda Paquet, Constant Contact “We’re finding Facebook to be less and less of interest to us because of the way they changed their algorithms for how our posts work…we found out that without paying for their marketing program, it doesn’t work for us.” Like many small business owners, Chris Iousa is wondering if it’s time to call it … [Read more...] about 9 Expert Ways to Grow Your Email List with Facebook

Optimize “Old” Blog Posts to Maximize Search Results

This week we are sharing a unique tactic for increasing blog traffic to your website: optimizing the older blog content on your website. The following information is excerpted from a recent article by Pamela Vaughan, published on HubSpot Blogs. Click here to read the full article. * * * The Blogging Tactic No One Is Talking About: Optimizing the … [Read more...] about Optimize “Old” Blog Posts to Maximize Search Results

10 Simple SEO Mistakes to Avoid

by Jeremy Taylor, Constant Contact You have a website and you want people to see it. The trouble is, you have an awful lot of competition. If the world wide web is a beach, the websites on it are grains of sand. So how do you make sure your grain is the one your target audience finds? Avoiding these ten SEO mistakes is a great start… 1. Focusing … [Read more...] about 10 Simple SEO Mistakes to Avoid

Is Your Blog Getting Lonely? Eight Tips To Rekindle The Love!

by Susan Solovic for Constant Contact Are you and your blog having relationship problems? I’ve seen it so many times. Here are the common troubles I’ve witnessed: You know you should have a blog, but just haven’t gotten around to it yet, You started a blog, but have lost your motivation and are letting it slip, and You want to love your blog, but … [Read more...] about Is Your Blog Getting Lonely? Eight Tips To Rekindle The Love!

6 Simple and Inexpensive Ways to Use Online Marketing to Reach New Customers

  by Ali Hyatt, Constant Contact As a small business, online marketing often provides the most cost-effective methods for attracting new customers. But any form of marketing — whether it’s online, print, television, or direct mail — usually costs something and it can be hard to find the resources needed to spread the word about your … [Read more...] about 6 Simple and Inexpensive Ways to Use Online Marketing to Reach New Customers

Understanding The SEO Journey – Old vs New SEO

As an online marketing agency, SEO is a common topic of discussion around the BizzyWeb office. This recent blog post published on Webbiquity.com by guest author Jack Dawson is an informative and easy-to-understand explanation of old versus new SEO. * * * by Jack Dawson Everyone implementing SEO usually has the same question – how long before I rank … [Read more...] about Understanding The SEO Journey – Old vs New SEO

New Research Pinpoints The Best Days and Times to Post Content [Infographic]

Deciding when to post new content to social media channels can be a bit of a guessing game. "Never post on a Friday or Monday," say some. "Post content first thing Monday morning so people see it right away when they get to work," say others. It seems everyone has an opinion on the optimal day and time for best results.   We were excited to … [Read more...] about New Research Pinpoints The Best Days and Times to Post Content [Infographic]

3 Social Media Online Tools Use Can Use To Educate Your Prospects

Are you wondering what the best strategy is to be seen as an expert in your field?  The days of the pushy used car salesmen are over.  Many small business owners have had a lot of success in educating their clients to prove their expertise.  This blog covers 3 online tools you can use to consistently educate your clients and … [Read more...] about 3 Social Media Online Tools Use Can Use To Educate Your Prospects

5 Reasons Why You Should Upgrade To WordPress 3.6 Oscar

Are you wondering about how to increase traffic to your website?  To get people visiting, coming back, and spending more time on your site, these days it’s all about media content.  WordPress has made it easier than ever to produce media-rich blogs by making their newest version WordPress 3.6 “Oscar” available to the world to download.  In this … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why You Should Upgrade To WordPress 3.6 Oscar

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Beginners: Part 2

Continued from Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Beginners: Part 1 In part one we were introduced to Eclectic Martial Arts and their challenges to being found on the first page of Google's search results. There are over 71 million web pages flagged as "Martial Arts." It doesn't do any good if someone searches for "martial arts" on the other side … [Read more...] about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Beginners: Part 2