Colton Miller
Boostability Business & Online Marketing Trend Predictions for 2015
The learning and growth we experienced last year made 2014 a ring of fire, and we’re looking ahead to the new year with excitement for what lies ahead. Read on for our predictions regarding major trends…
Surviving the Holidays: A metaphoric way to prepare your website for the holidays
Preparation When it comes to surviving the holidays there is a secret to keeping your cool and coming out ahead. The simple step to keep your holidays happy is preparation. There is no greater feeling…
How SEO & Customer Service Go Hand-in-Hand
Customer Importance When it comes to SEO, we know that improving a company’s online presence is a long-term investment. It isn’t always easy to have patience with a campaign, especially in competitive markets. Tweet This…
Reviewing Website Ranking Account Trends
Website Ranking Trends and Fluctuation When reviewing organic success it is paramount to pair rankings and analytics together. This is more crucial than ever given the intelligence of search engines now days. With over 2.5…
How to Get Rid of a Google Penalty Once and for All
Uh-oh. You’ve hired a sub-par small business SEO company or you’ve used old SEO tactics and now you’re the recipient of a Google penalty . Is there any way to recover from a Google penalty…
Understanding Site Conversion Paths as a Customer
It’s all too often that I hear how disappointed a customer is with Organic SEO. When I begin to dive deeper I find that their rankings are good and that their organic traffic is increasing.…
What the Page Layout Algorithm Update Means for Your Website
Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s Webspam team, recently tweeted a confirmation that, on February 6, 2014, Google released an update to their Page Layout Algorithm. This algorithm was originally released back on January 19,…
Google Algorithm Updates – 2013 Rewind
Google made sure that 2013 was an eventful year in the SEO world. Though critics claim that SEO is dead, 2013 proved that SEO is nowhere near dying, but rather evolving. Google is expecting more…
What does a natural link profile look like?
Over the last few months I have started hearing “What does a natural link profile look like?” more and more. This usually means, “What is Google looking for in a link profile?” As Google and…
Keywords: The Long and the Short of It
Why are long-tail keywords important if they don’t have much search volume? There is a question I get from clients over and over again: why should I go after a long-tail keyword? If they don’t…
How Many Words of Content Should I Have On Each Page?
When SEO was still learning to walk back in the 90s, the average webpage contained around 75 words of content. Now, top-ranking pages consistently top the 1,000 word mark–and they seem to be getting longer!…
What is The Google Hummingbird Update?
Hummingbird is Google’s largest official algorithm update since 2001, affecting 90 percent of search queries. Google’s senior vice president of search, Amit Singhal, officially announced on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, that a new search algorithm…
Has your website been manually penalized? Now Google tells you.
One of the most common questions we hear from website owners who are considering SEO services is “How do I know if I’ve been penalized by Google?” Thanks to a new feature in Google Webmaster…
Increase Conversion: Feature the Right Content “Above-the-Fold”
When was the last time you read from a newspaper? A week ago? A year ago? Today, many of us access the news via the Internet. Though the majority of traditional publications have been transferred…
A Pirate’s Quick Guide to Search Engine Indexing
Remember how fun treasure hunts were as a kid? Remember how fun finding the stuff you need on the Internet is? (The answer to both those questions is YES!, in case you were wondering). A…
Alt Attributes: Every Picture Needs One
Pictures are one of the easiest ways to improve the look of your website, convince people to stay on your pages, and provide information to visitors visually. Pictures are a great benefit for any site,…
Top Ten PageRank Factors for Effective SEO
Yes, it is true; Google is one of the most amazing innovations since . . . well, chocolate. But what makes Google the number-one search engine in the world? Google relies directly on millions of…
Site Architecture: Creating a Structure that Thrives
Unfortunately, for a lot of websites out there, site architecture can be somewhat of an afterthought. After all, if you’re selling a phenomenal product, shouldn’t it sell itself? Even if you have fantastic content on…
The Key to Building Link Diversity
I often use this metaphor to help people understand SEO: Let’s say you are hungry. You ask ten friends about restaurants in your area, and five of them tell you to eat at a certain…
3 Design Elements That Affect Your Bottom Line
If you are spending money on promoting your website online, it is only natural to expect more traffic to your site, which will, in turn, mean an increase in your number of sales. But attracting…