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How to Move Up on Google: Page 99 to 1
“Having an online presence is essential for an independent car rental company, but this means more than just having a website and a Facebook account — you have to engage your customers and understand your targeted market. “ –Auto Rental News The Web Guys was recently featured in an Auto Rental News article, “How to Move Up on Google: From Page 99 to 1.” Over 200 factors are used to determine Google’s search engine rankings. Search Engine Marketing is a very detailed process and must be tailored to each unique website. Click the link below to read how we helped improve the online presence for our valued clients, Value Auto Rental & Greenberg Rent A Car! “How to Move Up on Google: Page 99 to 1“
Google Places Gets A New Look!
Google Places is constantly changing and updating! Google recently released an update to the way it displays local results to give more prominence to Google Places data within the search results. The new look substitutes a horizontal map for a vertical one displayed on the right side of the Places results. This allows more ads to appear above the fold without scrolling down the page. The map is vertically larger and more pins are displayed. The RED Google pins are now GRAY. The grey pushpins become red when you hover your mouse over the pin. When you click on the red arrow a new panel to the right is displayed with more information. This information includes Place Page photos with more details and the business’s home page. Five images from the Google Places profile appear as thumbnails. A short snippet from the Places descriptions appears as “At a glance” info. … Continued
How To Choose A Legitimate SEO Company
There are many companies on the Internet that claim to be legitimate and reputable Internet marketing firms. It can be difficult filtering through the grandiose claims each company makes in order to make a proper business decision. The best way to make the correct decision is to do your due diligence and follow the steps below: 1. Verify Their Company Information If the SEO company you are talking with gives you a physical address, Google the information they provide to make sure it’s a real location recognized by Google. Call the number they provide to see if they answer the phone, or if an answering service or automated system answers. This is important considering you need to be able to talk to your trusted SEO partner when you need to. 2. Talk To Current and Previous Customers One of the best ways to check up on a company before doing … Continued
What Can An Optimized Website Do For You & Your Business?
In order to reach the full potential of your business in this information-rich world, it is imperative for your company to have a professional website that can be easily found by consumers. Each website we create is designed to attract Internet visitors and then convert those visitors into leads for your business. This is the concept behind improving website conversion. Design, usability, content readability, and search engine optimization are just a few of the many important factors to consider when designing a website. The Web Guys’ web developers, graphic artists, and business specialists are in constant communication with you throughout the entire process to successfully merge our expertise in web design and Internet marketing with your company’s vision. It may sound shallow, but to a consumer your website’s appearance really does speak volumes. Whether we like to admit it or not, we all judge books by their covers. Does the … Continued
Who’s Improving Your Online Presence?
The Internet is truly the great equalizer for large businesses and small competitors alike. For consumers to find a website, it is vital for the website to rank highly within search engine results. Partnering with a trusted SEO company ensures that when Internet users search for a business’s products or services, their website will be the first one found. You may not be actively optimizing your website for search engines, but chances are you have a competitor who is! Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most effective ways to create awareness about a company. Search engine optimization is a method of building and organizing websites so that they rank higher in search engines such as Google, Yahoo, or Bing. SEO is the fastest growing marketing channel because of the incredible return on investment that can be obtained in a relatively short amount of time. Successful Internet marketing requires … Continued
The Importance of Internal Linking
One of the elements of website development and Search Engine Optimization that often gets overlooked is internal linking. When done correctly, internal linking improves both search rankings and consumer usability. Internal linking refers to links that direct website visitors to another page of a website. Internal linking is a great way to tell search engines what a webpage is about and to help increase that page’s search ranking for specific keywords. When one website links to another website, search engines pass value for the keyword phrase used in the link anchor text. Anchor text is the highlighted text in the link. While internal links don’t carry as much weight as links from other sites, they still make an impact on a website’s positioning. Internal links are an effective strategy in helping to improve a website’s rankings for important key phrases. The link architecture of a website is a crucial step … Continued
Internet Marketing: Vital For Your Business
Marketing your business on the Internet all starts with having a professional website. If your website makes you look like a 2nd class company, know that the decision you are making to allow this to continue costs you customers. Many people may be choosing not to call you because your website appears unprofessional to them. It’s critical, therefore, that you put your best foot forward with a website built to maximize your appeal to your target audience.
What Can a Business Blog Do For You?
Blogging is one of the most powerful search engine marketing tactics available today. A blog should be the hub of all the other social media tools, because it functions like a website or as an add-on to your existing website. When a blog is updated regularly, it helps build natural search engine rankings and therefore increases traffic to your website. As an added bonus, it helps your website be better positioned in the engines as well. As such, any business that’s serious about using online marketing will want to consider integrating a blog into their website. A blog (a blend of the term web + log) is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, interesting stories, explanations and other material such as graphics or video. Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave … Continued
E-Mail Marketing: Increase Your “Mind Share”
Keeping in contact with your clients is important no matter what business you are in, but especially so in the services industry. Whether your bottom line meets your monthly goal or falls short often depends upon how much “face time” you have with your clients, or how effective your branding and name recognition is. Obviously, the goal is to establish and maintain contact without annoying your customers with repeated calls. Enter e-mail marketing. We’ve all heard about market share, but what about “mind share”? E-mail marketing is just one of the services that The Web Guys offers that can take the stress and enormous time commitment out of contacting your past and present clients, while still getting your name in front of your customers. Email marketing is a versatile communication strategy, customizable to your business. The core idea is to make sure you are front of mind, and that you … Continued
Backlinking & Link Exchanges
Does This Look Familiar? Link Exchange E-Mail Request: I was wondering if you have had a chance to review and consider my last email about a possible exchange between FloorsASAP.com and your-website-address.com
