It’s 2018, and there’s more online competition, and better competition, all the time. So how do you differentiate your brand and local search position in an online sea of others? Let’s look at one Santa Barbara logo design and digital agency’s four local search tactics you can implement this year. Santa Barbara logo design and digital agency’s […]
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Categories and tags within the WordPress platform have substantial SEO benefits when used correctly. When used in the wrong way, tags and categories create duplicate content, which could result in penalties in ranking by Google and other search engines. It’s important to use tags and categories with caution, but not to fear them. What is duplicate content? According to Google: “Duplicate content generally refers to substantive blocks of content within or across domains that either completely match other content or are appreciably similar. Mostly, this is not deceptive in origin.” How does WordPress create duplicate content? Due to WordPress’ background in […]
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It has been announced by the Google webmaster Trends Analyst that there will be clear recommendations and guidelines on search engine optimization techniques for websites that are mobile optimized. Hints have been dropped that websites that cannot customize and adapt optimization for mobile in their digital marketing and web design campaigns will eventually fall in search engine rankings.
We’re doing the SEO for a local Central Oregon business. We built them a custom Wordpress site with an integrated blog. In their analytics reporting last month, I noticed a substantial traffic drop from the month prior so I looked further to see if there were any issues I could address. I found their domain’s ISP had been blacklisted by two DNSBLs. Here’s what happened and why you want to avoid it from happening to you.
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We’re often asked: How long until I see my blog in search results? The speed in which your blog post gets picked up and where it is placed in search, essentially depends on the following three things.
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A client asked me the other day, what’s the difference between posts and pages on my Wordpress website. I thought I’d write out my response to her, since odds are a few others have same question. So, what’s the difference between posts and pages? They’re kind of like apples to oranges.
We see it all the time folks, unfortunately all too often. You either have an old website that was built in the time of html that you can’t edit yourself, you have no idea where it’s hosted and you’ve long lost the contact of the guy or gal who developed it for you, or you’ve recently hired someone to do it for you, a nice small shop or one-person provider, and it looks good enough, but you still can’t edit it or it’s not performing well in search.
Many times, our clients ask, “Are we too small for you guys?” Often followed by … How much does web design cost? As a Bend OR web design agency, we’ve been around, a long time. We’re quick, nimble and competitive. We’re in-house. (This means we’re integrated. It also means and you don’t signup to work
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Whenever you take a new website live, you’ll have a few questions. One of the first questions is “How long does it take to get my website on Google?” Or, “How long until my website is live in search results?” Naturally, after putting time and money into a website or a new blog for your
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Website design requires planning, talent, coordination and a great team. If done correctly, you’ll get results. Website design starts with a solid brand and works from an understanding of your customers’ needs to a sitemap and framework that’s easy to use, easy to love and drives results. Before hiring a professional web design company, here
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