What is a Search Engine? (It’s Not a Web Browser)
We use them almost every day. They are a powerhouse tool to help users answer questions and easily connect with the boundless resources of the World Wide Web. To understand its methods is to unlock an avenue to engage with potential audiences everywhere. In many ways, search engines knit together the entire internet. Search Engine …
Read MoreHow to Optimize Your GMB for Marijuana Dispensaries
Looking to increase your phone calls, orders, and website visits? Who isn’t?! Google My Business is a powerful digital marketing asset that is available to almost every industry. However, there is one industry that is greatly undervalued on GMB: Marijuana dispensaries. With marijuana being an illegal drug at the federal level in the United States, …
Read More5 Reasons Why Your Logo Matters
Have you ever seen a company that didn’t have a logo associated with their brand? Chances are, you haven’t. (And if you have 😏, send them our way!) That’s because logos are the visual placeholder and identity of a brand. They are meant to be a representative symbol of what the brand and company stand …
Read MoreThe Importance of Having a Website in 2020
Websites! You have to have one in 2020 otherwise, you can kiss those customers goodbye. … well, most of the customers. Before I start explaining why it’s so important to have a website, let me be clear: I’m not trying to sell you on buying a new website. This article is for the intent of …
Read MoreHow GMB Has Been Affected By COVID-19: 5 Actionable Tips
The world is in panic. With the recent outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the entire world has been upended. People are buying up supplies, stores are changing their hours of operation, people are wearing gas masks to walk their dog, and we’ve even seen some brawls in parking lots over something as simple as toilet paper. …
Read MoreGetting More Reviews For Your Service Business (3 Actionable Strategies)
Reviews are the lifeblood of your service business. How good you are at earning positive reviews as well as catching negative feedback can either make you the obvious choice in your market or deter consumers from contacting you at all. In a survey of 1,005 US-based consumers conducted by BrightLocal, only 53% of people said …
Read MoreWhat is Local SEO? A Guide for Business Owners
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a guide to local SEO for the small to medium-size business owner. We have created this local search optimization guide to prove the worth of local SEO and why you should start implementing local SEO strategies as soon as possible. The internet is crowded with businesses. Business owners in every industry …
Read MoreNew Local SEO Update From Google 2019: What’s Changed?
Updated: February 3rd, 2020 As a business owner, you want to stay up-to-date on all trends and updates that will potentially impact your business online. When something BIG happens and you are unaware, this could dangerously damage your online visibility and could potentially lead to fewer and fewer conversions over time. Luckily, we at Beyond …
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