Promises schmomises when it comes to Facebook Ads

Promises schmomises
Last month I got an out of the blue call from some guy.
Asking me about our Facebook Ads services.
He was fairly “forward.”
To use a dating life metaphor…
Picture a man or woman future pacing to “all of the great things”

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Logical and Sad Real Life SEO Problems

When I come across this, it’s always a little sad… well… not that much.
Story…
I see a request come in for an SEO Report.
After a little pre-screening to make sure the request is legit, we’ll run the report.
Usually, this request is

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Black Hat SEO that Does NOT Work

Black Hat
This has come up several times in the last couple of years.
It’s been directed at me in the form of a question from both prospects and clients.
A few times I was asked if I would be open to testing

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Bigger is Better for SEO with a few buts

“If bigger were better, dinosaurs would rule the earth.”
I read that quote years ago, and like to dust it off now and then.
Bigger is better (when done right) when it comes to your SEO.
A larger website… one with more pages

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Hamster Wheel Types

Hamster Wheel Types
This question comes up here and there.
And when they pop up and I remember, it’s fun to blog about them.
Question 1:
We are thinking about doing Facebook Ads, how many leads can we get?
Hmm…
The answer that un-realistic, hamster wheel

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The Yelp Bully

It’s always fun to pick on Yelp.
Call me the Yelp Bully.
Kidding.
Not as a bully, but more like the voice of reason.
Mainly seeing so many businesses pay for over-priced advertising over the years.
Breaks my heart!
This is not just about saying…
“Advertising on

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The Tipping Point for Online Reviews

Josh Said: “OH my, I have to remember to read the reviews!”
Both my girls play AAU Basketball on a 5th/6th grade team.
Practices during the week and about five tournaments throughout the season.
The season runs from late March through early June.
It’s

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Google and HTTPS

I found this draft in blog from 2014! Enjoy! 
There’s a new factor coming soon to Google’s ranking algorithm.
And that’s… HTTPS.
The S is for “Secure.”
Meaning there’s a layer of security on the hosting server.
If you look you will notice that a

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The Police and Busting YP

Every couple of months we shift into our reporting period.
That’s when… for…
Advanced Hosting Clients and SEO Clients we report on everything that has been going on with their website and overall web presence.
Traffic
Sources of Traffic
Unique Visitors
Total Visitors
And the one I

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Going Through What is Wrong Once in a While

Every so often it’s a good idea to think about what might be wrong with your web presence.
Yea… I know… that’s a hard word… “Wrong.”
For some it may bring back bad memories of an X-Spouse always listing out all of

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