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September 2016

Local search rankings are always in flux, and that’s why it is important to constantly be staying up-to-date on where your site stands in regards to competitors. Maintaining a high ranking is not easy. Recently, Google rolled out another shakeup to its local rankings that turned heads around the web. Partly because it was unexpected and partly because it had not-so-small effects on sites in the most sought-after real estate on the search engine results page: the map pack. Now affectionately known

  A Google survey of smartphone users shows that search is the first place most users use to shop for products online It has long been known that mobile searches are more popular than desktop, but what hadn’t been certain was whether or not consumers actually used mobile to make purchasing decisions as often as they did desktop platforms. That has been put to rest after Google released the findings of a major survey. It turns out that 90% of consumers turn

  Modern SEO is about people, and that means catering your campaign to what your customers are looking for. Knowing Google’s rules for ranking organically is important, but having a website that is tailored for your customer base is even more important. Here’s why user experience (UX) matters for your business. Imagine clicking an organic link only to be met by a homepage that was only a block of text-- no images, no spaces between words, no buttons-- just words. And at

By now you are aware that SEO and social media are inseparable. Experts in the industry even go so far as to say that social is the new SEO. There’s a probably a generous teaspoon of hyperbole mixed in for flavour with that statement, but what can’t be denied is that the two complement each other well and when you do social right, your SEO benefits. Think about some of the direct benefits that it provides: Social profiles provide valuable links