Robert Dunford

Why Should I Consider Pay-Per-Click Marketing?

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Pay-Per-Click (PPC) marketing can have a substantial positive impact on your brand and business. We all know that competition for online visibility is fierce, which is why you should take every weapon you have at your disposal to make your brand stay visible. In addition to a good SEO strategy, PPC can help you drive more website traffic and rise up on search engine result pages (SERP’s). Let me show you a few significant benefits of PPC that should make you consider implementing a PPC strategy.

  1. PPC Shows Results Quickly

Organic search traffic is vital for

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Robert Dunford

8 Signs You Should Invest in Blogging

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In the marketing realm, we are all aware of the importance of providing quality and relevant content to your audience. It’s what drives a return to your website and increases your website traffic, helping you move up in Google’s search results. However, when work piles up, people tend to neglect their blog because there’s not enough time to focus on giving their readers engaging content on a regular basis. If you’ve encountered some of these signs, then it’s time to consider to invest in blogging.

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Robert Dunford

5 Common Misconceptions about Local SEO

5 Common Misconceptions about Local SEO

There are a lot of misconceptions and myths about SEO. People tend to misinterpret it due to the very nature of the strategy because search engines like Google don’t publish their algorithm functionality or search criteria. When trying to determine what causes particular content to rank better, good results are pretty open to discussion, which leads to questionable evidence and ambiguity. Let’s put an end to some of the most common misconceptions about local SEO..

  1. Local SEO is National SEO with Local Terms

This  is correct, to a certain extent because local SEO works with a separate algorithm from the national SEO foundation. For example, when a location is shared automatically, or a user includes a city or region (geographic indicator), there is a local 3-pack that appears at the top of the SERP.  You can’t achieve these three top positions with a few extra keywords and traditional national SEO campaign. Local SEO uses separate ranking criteria and provides a different set

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Robert Dunford

What Things Can Your Competitors Teach You About Search Engine Optimization

What Things Your Competitors Can TeachIn business, there is no better tool for success than studying your competitors and incorporating what you can to outdo them. The surveillance-orientated nature of a business is perhaps most evident in the SERP (search engine results page), where all manner of companies – both big and small – are striving to rank for the same exact keywords and phrases.

There is a good reason for this. Ranking in organic search has proven to offer a healthy boost in traffic, lead generation, and conversion rates.

The only trouble is: your competitors are probably

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Robert Dunford

Why Should My Website Be the Centre of My Digital Universe?

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When you think about keys to success in business, one fundamental feature stands out: an ability to effectively communicate the value of your brand to a target audience.

All internet marketing focuses on this pursuit. To reach a target audience, marketers need a central platform to build outreach campaigns around. In other words, they need an optimized website.

Without a stable site anchoring the constellation of your digital identities – social media accounts, email marketing, advertisement, etc. – it will be difficult to retain existing customers, reach new audiences, or generate the kind of website ranking you need to stay relevant.

Here are four particular reasons why your website needs to be the center of your digital universe:

  1. Search Engine Marketing is All About First Impressions

Making a strong first impression is

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Robert Dunford

Black Hat SEO vs. White Hat SEO

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In SEO, there is a wrong way to do things and a right way. Both seek to achieve the same end goal – namely, ranking high in search results – but approach the problem from different angles. Webmasters that try and undermine Google rules and regulations deploy tactics collectively known as ‘black hat SEO.’ Meanwhile, webmasters that stick to Google’s guidelines are committed to a ‘white hat’ approach. The best SEO services generate

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Robert Dunford

3 Things About Search Engine Marketing Your Boss Wants to Know

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For a business owner looking to hit sales targets on a budget, what matters is results. When it comes to digital marketing, one of the most effective ways to increase growth is through search engine marketing (SEM).

What is SEM? SEO vs. SEM

Plenty has been written about the differences between search engine optimization (SEO) and SEM, and the merits of each for small to mid-sized businesses. The truth is

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Robert Dunford

3 Signs You Should Invest in Inbound Marketing

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The world of digital marketing is incredibly data-driven.  Performance indicators are used to measure every square foot of the digital landscape: from user experience mapping to sourcing the origins of website traffic, estimating the average reach of a social media post, and so much more. These are the metrics that a digital marketing company looks at every day to help define search technique and branding strategy.

However, there is one fundamental approach that underlies all of these individual metrics, and it defines the success or failure of a websites digital performance. The strategy is inbound marketing.

What is Inbound Marketing?

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