Unlocking Email Marketing Success: Key Trends for 2025

Posted on: February 11, 2025

At The Web Guys, we believe that having a clear understanding of trends and campaign strategies used by your competition and others in the industry helps strengthen your marketing plan. Email marketing continues to be a cornerstone of digital communication, with its relevance and effectiveness only growing as we’ve moved through 2024 and into 2025. Email technology company Constant Contact reports that email continues to be a strong channel for reaching and engaging customers. 

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6 Ways to Support Women in SEO for a More Inclusive Industry

Posted on: October 8, 2024

At The Web Guys, we believe that diversity in the workplace helps foster innovation, improves decision-making, and creates a more equitable society. A recent article highlighting the gender gap between men and women in SEO (Search Engine Optimization) caught our attention. According to the State of SEO 2020 Survey, men outnumber women by over 2 to 1 in SEO professions. By supporting and encouraging women, we can work to increase women’s representation in this industry. A multifaceted approach is needed to elevate women in SEO and foster a more inclusive industry. Keep reading to discover six key ways to support women in SEO for a more inclusive industry, each with practical, actionable suggestions.

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What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?

Posted on: September 24, 2024

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) refers to the strategies and techniques used to optimize content, prompts, and interactions for generative AI models, like language models (e.g., GPT-4), image generators, or music composers. Marketing agencies like The Web Guys stay on top of new tools and technologies that directly impact our clients’ marketing campaigns’ effectiveness, efficiency, and creativity. GEO aims to produce high-quality, relevant, and efficient outputs from these models by understanding how they interpret input and how their algorithms function. According to a Gartner press release, approximately 79% of consumers are expected to use AI-enhanced search within the next year, and 70% already trust generative AI search results. 

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Six Benefits of Partnering with a Smaller Marketing Agency

Posted on: September 10, 2024

In a crowded digital landscape, the right marketing partner can make all the difference. There is a lot of value in partnering with a smaller, experienced marketing agency like The Web Guys, which offers several advantages. We treat every client’s business like our own and work to ensure that we provide real value. Marketing is complex and involves various activities, decisions, and strategies that must be coordinated to effectively reach and influence your target audiences. Whether you need web design services, social media marketing, or anything in between, you need a digital marketing partner who takes the time to understand your business and creates a personal approach to get results. Keep reading to learn how working with a smaller marketing agency like The Web Guys benefits your business.

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Cashing In on Google’s Local Services Ads

Posted on: July 11, 2023

Google’s Local Services Ads (LSAs) allow your business to connect with potential customers who search on Google in your area for the kind of services you provide, which translates to most people in your area. When we’re on the hunt for services, we turn to Google, which makes Google’s LSAs an important advertising platform. These ads are sponsored, powerful tools that can strengthen your ability to reach your target audience. At The Web Guys, we are focused on helping valued clients like you get the most bang for their buck with quality services like LSA guidance, and we welcome the chance to help you explore your best options.

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Choosy Customers Choose SEO Agencies Wisely: A 6-Point Cheat Sheet

Posted on: December 6, 2022

You recognize that you need an SEO agency, which puts you ahead of the game, but you may have no idea how to pick one. The truth is, however, that you don’t have to go with the luck of the draw. If you’ve gotten yourself into a bad relationship with an SEO agency, the good news is you can call it quits and find a better love connection. While SEO agencies may seem interchangeable – only with different cover art – they absolutely are not.

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Business Owners Spending Wisely throughout the Impending Recession

Posted on: November 22, 2022

Times are tough, and while you may be tempted to limit spending on marketing or advertisements, this can be a critical mistake. According to CNBC, the economy has a toe or two dipped in recessionary waters, and while you’ve likely already cut back as a business owner, there are some additional steps you may want to consider. In the second quarter of 2022, the economy in the United States fell by .9 percent, which means we’ve had two quarters in a row with negative GDP. While this does not, in and of itself, spell recession, it shouldn’t be ignored either.

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Your Search Bar: A Big Deal You Should Deal With

Posted on: September 20, 2022

The future of search is now. Your customers and potential customers alike can go directly to your site’s handy-dandy search bar to plug in exactly what they are looking for and go directly to it, and the convenience cannot be denied. Search used to be nothing more than a workaday tool that helped searchers hammer their way through labyrinthian websites, but no more. Search has the potential to serve as a powerful conversion tool, which should be used to your advantage.

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SEO Hygiene: Good Clean Fun

Posted on: May 10, 2022

You know that SEO hygiene matters, but you may not be sure how to get down to business in terms of cleaning yours up. Fortunately, a better understanding of the basics can help you get a better handle on your business’s SEO hygiene – rendering it sparkling clean in the process. If you feel like it’s always something when it comes to SEO, you’re on the right track, but improving your SEO hygiene doesn’t have to be a herculean effort – and once you set the wheels in motion, the resulting benefits can provide a significant return on your investment.

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Business Competition for Search Engine Ranking

Let the Competition Be Your Guide

Posted on: February 15, 2022

If your competition is outranking you online, don’t chalk it up to the luck of the draw or to happenstance. There is a reason the other guy has taken the lead on this one, and data analysis can help you get to the bottom of the matter and hone your competitive edge. There’s more to get out of the data that’s available to you than simply identifying the brand of content for which your target audience clamors. When you analyze data in relation to what readers want and what your hottest competition is providing, it can give your online offerings the boost for which you’re looking.

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