Brand Blog - Category: SEO

Every now and then we get an SEO related call from an existing web design or hosting client. Sometimes they want to improve their search rankings in key areas while other times they’re looking to change focus a bit with regard to SEO. Some clients seem a bit nervous about such requests as if we might feel they’re complaining. In truth, […]

The Importance of SEO One of the most efficient ways you can spend resources to grow awareness of your small business is to invest in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). We manage SEO for a number of our clients but also have the occasional client that wants to invest the money elsewhere or simply doesn’t have […]

Good On-Site SEO is Still Important Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, has been around for quite a while and the tactics continue to evolve for both On-Site and Off-Site SEO. A lot of the basics of On-Site SEO, though, have remained relatively unchanged and continue to be very important if you want to garner your […]

Revenge of the Black and White SEO Critters If you spend any time in the internet world and have even the most basic understanding of SEO, you’ve probably been affected by recent Google Panda and Penguin algorithm updates. A number of Chicken Littles are even running around and clucking about SEO being dead and link […]

WordPress Doesn’t Just Blog If you’re in the web design and development game you’ve probably heard of WordPress. If you haven’t you’re probably not really in the game. WordPress is viewed as one of the top, if not the #1, piece of blogging software available. It is virtually synonymous with blogging to a lot of […]

According to WordPress.com, there are currently more than 72 million WordPress sites in the world. This includes both WordPress.com hosted sites and self-hosted sites. Obviously that’s a lot of websites and you probably surf a few of them each day. The beauty of WordPress is that it’s very simple to use, customize and edit and […]

If you’re a local business, the importance of local search referrals should not be underestimated. As potential customers try to find you they are increasingly turning to online search methods as opposed to the traditional offline options such as Yellow Pages. When it comes to online search, local or otherwise, Google is the one resource […]

Two of the largest components of our business are website development and search engine optimization (SEO). Optimally, these two pieces of business work together and sites are developed with a keen eye on generating high traffic. Consequently, about 75% of the websites we develop are built using WordPress. Following is a summary of one of […]

While link building is only one aspect of a balanced SEO strategy, it’s a very important one. Because of the important of inbound links, it only makes sense to take advantage of one of the best sources of good links. We’re talking about using social media networking to increase inbound links and traffic. It doesn’t […]

Do Local Businesses Need Marketing? In addition to our clients, we interact socially with a large number of Quad City area business owners whose primary clientele is local. You might be amazed by how many of them ask if they really need to develop a marketing plan, and the corresponding budget, to market their business […]