digital marketing

Cashing In on Google’s Local Services Ads

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.

Where We See Local Marketing Headed

Predictions are great, but expert predictions are even better. In this article, we focus our gaze on where we – and other experts in the field – see local marketing headed, and our insights can help you make the most of your own digital marketing efforts. Whatever kind of business you’re running, your online presence needs to be polished, and – for all but the largest enterprises – the name of the game is local marketing.

Digital Accessibility and Return on Investment

You likely don’t need a survey to tell you that the vast majority of business owners and web experts cite expense as their primary concern when it comes to digital accessibility, but if you do – there are plenty of surveys out there that make exactly this point. Naturally, many businesses are also concerned about having to rebuild their websites from scratch in order to maximize the browsing experience they offer – and about the investment of both time and money involved. Fortunately, there’s good news on the horizon.

Virtual Reality: Ready for Its Close-Up

It’s time to call virtual reality out for what it is – a reality. Virtual reality is no longer cutting its teeth but is, instead, growing exponentially in terms of market share with nearly untapped reserves when it comes to digital marketing. Virtual reality (VR) quickly ingratiated itself across industries by affording training technologies, testing procedures, and product development applications that are difficult to duplicate – or rival. Let’s dig in.

Master YouTube SEO with Traffic-Generating Keywords

Want your YouTube videos to blow up? Of course, you do, but you may have no idea how to make that happen. Fortunately, there’s a handy-dandy keyword research process you can follow. Gone are the days when video marketing was gravy – it’s become a digital marketing staple, and if you’re missing out, your business is paying the price. If you haven’t dipped a toe in the video marketing pool, it’s time to come on in – the water’s fine, and if you’ve already tried your hand but haven’t found your groove, there are tips for you, too.

Keyword Research for SEO in 3 Easy Steps

Keyword research refers to the process of using analytics to identify those elusive keywords that are going to resonate with the audience you’re targeting. By scoping out these keywords, you greatly improve your ability to strategize content and hit your digital marketing goals. While it’s a complicated process, it is very doable – and there are three straightforward steps that can help you get there.

Multisearch Is Open for Business

We all know that what we want is out there. It’s finding it that’s often the problem. The Web Guys know that spending hours going down a search rabbit hole is exasperating, and your customers and clients feel the same way. Enter Multisearch. Google’s upping its search game with this one by allowing searchers to include their own photos – and photos grabbed from the web – in their queries, and they’re opening up a whole new visual world of search possibilities in the process. As usual, however, Google’s latest move raises new questions about keeping up in relation to your online marketing. Let’s take a closer look.

Make Your Ads Pop without Breaking the Bank

As a business owner, you want to optimize your Facebook presence with ad copy that hits its mark, but you may be in the dark about how to do that. It is Facebook, after all, which is hard to pin down in the best of times. In addition to finding your bearings, you also need to find your niche, and if you’ve already found your niche, competition can be fierce. If you don’t have the time, resources, or general wherewithal to invest in a steady stream of advertisements that have that wow factor, don’t worry about it – you can focus on the basics, which will serve you well, and The Web Guys can help you with that.

Business Owners Spending Wisely throughout the Impending Recession

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.

Using the Behavioral Sciences to Win on Facebook

If you’re wondering how to make your Facebook ad copy pop, you’re not alone. The fact is that carving out an advertising niche on the overgrown platform can be daunting at best. While there are plenty of shiny, new advertising developments out there, including immersive experiences and chatbots, balancing a realistic budget with pricey innovations can leave you feeling deflated. Fortunately, there are advertising fundamentals that flow from the behavioral sciences that are easy to employ, don’t break the bank, and can give your ad copy that wow factor you’re looking for.