I’ve just recently jumped on the #hashtag bandwagon. I didn’t use them much in the past because to be honest, they were mainly used on Twitter and Twitter just isn’t my personal social medium of choice. Plus, #hashtags were just really #annoying because I didn’t really understand their true purpose. I have been an avid Facebook user since it hit the mainstream though. So, now that there are #facebookhashtags I’m more inclined to use them. Today’s internet marketing tips help explain the #hashtag and its uses. 

Back to first grade internet marketing class kids! We’re not going to make this hard. This blog is simple and to the point. We’re going to explore the POWER of color and how it can increase website conversion.

Have you hired or are you considering hiring SEO services for small business? If so then there are a few things you should know about SEO and the companies that offer SEO services for small business. Put plainly, we don’t want you to get taken advantage of, and we want to help you make the right choice. Even if we’re not the right choice for you.

Do you own a small business? Are you wondering if internet marketing is something you need to focus on for the success of your business? Well, then SEO and link building services should be on your list!

If you are new to internet marketing or a small business owner trying to wrap your brain around marketing on the internet, read on…

World Wide Web and the Internet

Notice the words-web and net, what picture comes to mind? Images of strings and strands connected and “linked” together to build something – something more than just a straight line. It’s a network and the connections are held together with links. Thus, the term link building is used to describe how this is accomplished.

So what are links on the internet?

Marketing guru Peter Drucker once said that “the purpose of a business is to create a customer.” Seems like a pretty obvious statement but it is amazing how often we get so busy doing the work that we forget that lead generation, that hallowed search for new customers, is something that we cannot afford to ignore for very long.

You know that you are starting to live and breathe internet marketing when you hear a song on the radio that has nothing to do with internet marketing and your brain immediately figures out how to apply it to internet marketing before the second verse.

If you want to know the down and dirty truth about how to add keywords to a website (your website) that will give you the best chance to attract more people, then get ready for these 5 facts.  If you don't fully understand the power and purpose of keywords then here is the short of it. 

So your company or business just did something amazing and you want the world to know about it. So what do you do?

You can write a blog, talk really loud, post a billboard or use some other type of marketing technique. What I’m going to teach you today is how to create one of the most successful pieces of marketing - a press release.

If you’re trying to figure out how to write a press release for an event, you need to keep a few things in mind in order to gain maximum exposure and clicks. So without further due, here they are.

Tip 1: Keyword That Bad Boy

If your company is thinking about blogging then it is very important that you understand why you should and shouldn't start blogging for business. In all honesty I tried to think of 5 reasons you wouldn't want to blog, and it was hard! Blogging does so much for an internet marketing strategy, and that is one of the reasons we always insist our clients include a blog on their website. Here is our version of 5 reasons why you shouldn't blog for business.

If you're thinking about hiring an agency to do Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for your small business website, get on it!  Many of your competitors have websites that have been optimized and are showing up ahead of you in search results.