Last month, Google released a completely revamped algorithm, replacing the existing one for the first time in more than 10 years. That’s a big deal. Even Panda and Penguin, which affected millions of sites, were revisions not complete overhauls. So this new release – dubbed Hummingbird by Google – is huge. But it’s not quite […]
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Facebook is something of a seesaw when it comes to marketing value. At first it was a pointless endeavor for businesses, then it was the next coming of the Internet. Then it was a cash-sink and then again, the source of the best ROI online. It’s hard to know exactly what you can get out
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Google’s algorithm is a secret, and while we know some of the marketing you can do to improve your search engine rank, not every factor is well understood. For example, we think we know that Google tends to value its own products and use them in rankings – for example, there is some evidence that
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We talk a lot about content marketing and online branding on this website, and we provide content marketing services to dozens of industries. But there is perhaps no industry better suited for online marketing than the tourism and travel industry. It’s amazing how many advantages tourism companies have for online marketing: Potential customers need to
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Search engines find and rank your website through your content. Your content tells them how valuable you are as an answer to potential search engine queries, what your website is about, whether you’re engaging to your visitors and more. That’s why it’s important to think about what you add to your site and make sure
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Great Leap Studios is a New York branding company and content writing firm. Even though most of our clients come from other places in the world, we also work with local New York businesses to ensure that they’re able to compete in what has become an intensely competitive environment. Perhaps the most fascinating thing about
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There is one area where I have long slacked off – at least until relatively recently. I rarely, if ever asked clients for reviews. I’d do amazing work to be sure, but I never bothered asking anyone for a testimonial or a quick review on Google or LinkedIn. In fact, I would often be happy
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Life coaching is a growing industry, and in the past we’ve worked with close a dozen life coaches developing life coach content. Life coaches are often dependent on the internet to attract clients, because the best way to make sure that you are seen as an expert is to create motivational, inspirational, interesting, and informative
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Search engines regularly update their algorithms to answer search queries. Most of the time this helps legitimate businesses. Sometimes it doesn’t. There is a growing movement of marketers that believe Google is trying to make sure businesses need more content and more marketing to compete – more than they can afford – so that they
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Most marketing firms focus on things like lead generation, brand recognition and conversions. These are all very good numbers. If your branding or content marketing partner is boosting your numbers in any of these categories, they’re earning their fees. But one of area of the business that is frequently overlooked is retention. How do you
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