This week I wanted to deliver a roundup of recent posts, each written with the business owner in mind. Each post below provides practical, helpful advice that will help your business move forward. And, I pulled these helpful articles because the advice each author presents is a methodology I often write about and/or something I…
How to Create Your Unique Business Vision
If you’re reading this, you might have a startup business or a business you want to grow. You’re motivated, and have the skills, experience, and grit too see it through, but you need some good, old fashioned marketing advice. First I want to let you know that I think you can succeed and make the…
How to Brand Your Business—Step 1
People often ask me the following: What is branding? Sometimes I meet with a potential client who thinks branding is designing a shiny new logo and changing the fonts and colors on their website. Well, sure, something like logo design is obviously important, but it’s just one element in a bigger picture. And turning this…
Want Your Business to Rank on Google Local? (Here’s the Key.)
What sites will Google show when someone searches for a local business? You or your competitors? Well, there are just a few elements the wonks at Google use to determine this. And today’s short, sweet, and to-the-point post gives you the lowdown on a key ranking factor. My previous post on these key local ranking…
Win the Local SEO Game – A Small Business Guide to Local Rankings
For a local business, showing up on page one of Google is a crucial part of staying in business. This post (and FREE checklist) will show you how. Do you run a local small business? If so, most or all of your business comes from customers living in your own little hood. And, if your customers come from your community,…
How to Build Your Brand and Improve Your SEO
In Lisa Buyer’s post about tired SEO terminology there’s an insightful comment from SEO virtuoso Eric Enge (@stonetemple). I’m highlighting Eric’s comment because I think it helps set the framework for this post and the intersection of modern SEO and branding. Eric writes, “Too many people continue to focus solely on old-fashioned ranking signals, like…
Google Is Your New Business Card (So Control What People Find About Your Business)
If you do an online search for your name or the name of your business, what you find on page one of Google represents how most people see your brand today. It doesn’t really matter if your favorite customer tells the world you’re the most wondrous thing since sliced bacon – people will Google you…
What is the Key to Ranking Your Local Business in Google? (Includes FREE Checklist)
For a local business, showing up on page one of Google is a crucial part of staying in business. This post (and checklist) will show you how.
Why Online Reviews Are Crucial for Your Small Business
Today, I would like to discuss what I think is one of, if not the most important components for local Search Engine Optimization (Local SEO) at the moment. And here’s the good news: Today’s topic is about online reviews, and if you already have customers this might be way easier than you think. In fact,…
Where Do You Want Your Business to Go?
Stop. Take a few minutes and think about the future of your business. How do you envision your business in three, five, 10 years? How will it transition? Grow? Thrive? You done? Great, now focus on where your business is right now. Seth Godin often writes about Dips and Gaps. His thoughts are about understanding…
