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How to Find the Best Products to Sell on Amazon

If you’ve been with Sales & Orders for a while now, you may already be

Google Lets Site Owners Customize Their Search Results Snippets

Google is giving site owners the ability to customize how their content is previewed in

Inbound Marketing Leads to 72% More Leads for Businesses

There are now more ways for people to communicate and purchase things. This means there

How to Reduce Facebook Ad Costs With Manual Bidding

Facebook uses an auction system to determine which advertisers get their ads shown. Advertisers bid

Integrate Shopify With Amazon: Choosing the Best Solution

Does Shopify integrate with Amazon? The question often arises among online sellers. High interest in

How to Create a B2B Video Marketing Strategy

Way back in 1980, The Buggles famously sang that “Video Killed the Radio Star.” It

Is FAQ Structured Data Dominating Google Search?

A Twitter discussion brought to attention that some Google search results (SERPs) are dominated by

Developing a social media plan: Everything you need to know

With social media becoming more important every day, there’s a case for every business to

How to Advertise on Instagram in 2019

If you’ve ever posted anything on social media as a small brand, you know how

Facebook CBO: Does It Produce Good Results? A $1,000 Experiment

If you’ve been keeping up with Facebook ads news recently, you’ve probably heard the acronym

Everything You Need to Know About Billboard Advertising

I don’t own a car in Chicago, but I do take the train (referred to

Earn Higher Search Rankings With This 16-Point Local SEO Checklist

Earning high rankings in Google’s search results and Google Maps gets your business in front

10 Link Building Lies You Must Ignore

Even though link building has been a trade for more than a decade, it’s clear

E-A-T and the Quality Raters’ Guidelines – Whiteboard Friday

EAT — also known as Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness — is a big deal when

Google Announces Big Change to Local Business Review Schema

For a while now, local businesses have been able to push average star ratings from

How Does the LinkedIn Algorithm Work in 2019?

Nearly 600 million business professionals congregate on LinkedIn to find jobs, grow their networks and

How to Get Started as an Amazon Marketplace Seller

The Amazon Marketplace ranks by far as the most popular online marketplace. It remains top

Local SEO vs On-Page SEO – Two Experts Explain Why You Need Both

When entrepreneurs first hear about SEO, it can seem like a vague online world that

We audited Google Ad recommendations: What we learned will surprise you

Google rolled out its “Recommendations” page, formerly known as “Opportunities,” in 2018. The page features

How to Get Started With YouTube Ads

Want to market your products or services on YouTube? Wondering how to set up a

11 Social Media Marketing Strategies for Ecommerce Websites

Social proof is a psychological experience that happens when people assume the actions of others

How Does the Local Algorithm Work?

When it comes to Google’s algorithms, there’s quite a difference between how they treat local

Instagram Stories for Business: How to Create Engaging Stories

Do you want to do more with Instagram Stories? Wondering how to create Instagram Stories

The Ultimate Guide to Landing Pages

A landing page can be the designated page you’re taken to when you click on

How SEO Will Change in 2020…and You’re Not Going to Like It

Are you ready for SEO in 2020? I know you’re probably saying, “But Eric, 2020

The Ultimate Guide to PPC

Marketers, can we be honest with each other for a second? On a scale of

Website Promotion Ideas – How to Go From Zero to 70,000 Page Views

Are you looking for website promotion ideas when you have no money to spend on

A beginners guide to digital marketing strategy

You’ve got a great product with a solid customer base. And the time has come

12 Direct Mailing Services for Your Small Business

Think direct mail as a form of business marketing and communication is dead and buried?

Video marketing tops list of marketers’ priorities, voice search ranks low

According to new research which surveyed over 1,000 creative and digital marketing decision-makers, video is

Chatbots could drive $112 billion in retail sales by 2023

As technology improves with natural language processing and AI, chatbots will take away revenue from

Marketers Will Spend $1 Billion on Podcast Advertising by 2021 [REPORT]

New figures show that marketers spent $479 million on podcasts ads last year, and are

16 of the Best Facebook Ad Examples to Inspire Your Next Campaign

As of April 2019, Facebook’s potential advertising reach globally is 1.887 billion people. That represents

How to find my WIX website on google?

If you are still asking how to find my WIX website on Google. Then you

The Beginner’s Guide To Email Marketing Automation

An automated email campaign is a type of email that’s set up once and sent

Top Ranking in Google Local Can Be Rented

A post on Diggity Marketing’s blog describes a tactic that appears to expose lax ranking

Why You Need To Change Your Social Media Content Strategy

No brands can survive the fierce competition that they have to face from established and

Facebook Ad Format Changes for Mobile (August 2019): What it Means For Advertisers

Facebook have made a lot of changes in 2019… …from the recent Facebook Business Manager

Local SEO: How To Rank For Surrounding Cities Near You

As a local business, local SEO (Search Engine Optimization) plays a pivotal role in getting

Image SEO: more organic traffic through image optimization

Image SEO comprises the activities used for getting images ranked high in search engines’ organic

Ranking in Local & Organic Search

According to local marketing statistics, 46% of all searches on Google are local searches and

Ultimate Guide to Instagram Marketing in 2019

Instagram has evolved from a photo-sharing app to an important marketing platform that brands use

New Data Reveals How Much Brands Are Paying Influencers

Sponsored content from social media influencers is getting more expensive, with video content commanding the

Instagram Stories: The Complete Guide

Back in 2016, Instagram introduced Stories — a SnapChat-like feature that gives users a new

5 Ways LinkedIn Advertising Is Different from Other Social Platforms

LinkedIn advertising is not just a fad. It’s rapidly gaining ground as a critical element

How to Get Started With Facebook Business Manager

Facebook Business Manager is a powerful tool that allows you to group, manage, assign permissions

The Ultimate Guide to Video Marketing

Brands need a video marketing strategy — this idea isn’t new. What has changed is

We Analyzed 912 Million Blog Posts. Here’s What We Learned About Content Marketing

We analyzed 912 million blog posts to better understand the world of content marketing right

How to Get a Customer to Edit Their Negative Review

Your brand inhabits a challenging world in which its consumers’ words make up the bulk

New research shows strong link between Google My Business photo quantity and search performance

In the age of Instagram, TripAdvisor and Yelp, I don’t think I can overstate the

How to find expired domains and what to do with them

Many people wonder how to find expired domains and what to do with them. Getting

Website Builders, Speed and Google Rank

Welcome to Part Two of the 2019 Small Business Website Teardown Report from Fresh Chalk.

Why White Hat SEO is No Longer a Thing

Some in the SEO industry promote themselves as white hat. It means they are ethical.

Why (& How) Topic Clusters Are Your Most Powerful SEO Weapon

Topic clusters have been a popular trend in blogging and SEO for a few years

How to Make the Most of Instagram Video with Posts, Stories, and IGTV

Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has evolved from an online photo-sharing app into a

Case Study: How a Media Company Grew 400% and Used SEO to Get Acquired

Every B2B company is investing in content marketing right now. Why? Because they all want

How to Plan Your Marketing on a Limited Budget

You finished working on your product, or towards finishing, and you start thinking about who

The Complete Guide to Google My Business

Companies that are just getting started with local SEO would be hard-pressed to find something

10 Ways to Get Multiple Organic Page 1 Google Rankings

You can’t buy your way to the top of the SERPs with shady link campaigns

How To Use Video Content in Your Email Marketing Campaigns

Email Marketing is a very effective way to attract prospects and engage customers. Email Marketing

Digital ad spend: Paid search continues to dominate in 2019

Marin Software surveyed nearly 500 digital marketing decision makers in May and June of 2019.

150k Small Business Website Teardown 2019: SEO

Welcome to the 2019 Small Business Website Teardown Report from Fresh Chalk. I will show

What is Black Hat SEO? What are the Black Hat SEO Techniques you should Avoid

Black Hat SEO techniques are usually aggressive techniques which manipulate Google into thinking that your

How To Find Competitors’ Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads, and Twitter Ads

Have you ever seen a Facebook Ad from a competitor, or a brilliant campaign from

11 Best Practices for Facebook Cover Photos & Videos [+ Templates]

When people arrive at your Facebook Page, where do you think they first look? I’ll

Are you on the wrong platform? Paid search vs. paid social

When it comes to online marketing, pay-per-click advertising is one of the most powerful tools

Google is Delivering Less Organic Search Traffic Than Last Year

Does a writer really need a software to tell them how to write in order

Amazon Advertising: The Complete Guide

Amazon has massively altered the way that we shop and Amazon advertising has become a

Make influencer marketing as cost-effective as possible [Infographic]

You’ve got your small business chugging along nicely, but you want more. You’ve decided that

Facebook gives small businesses new advertising and engagement tools

Facebook is rolling out a series of new tools aimed at small and mid-sized businesses

5% of Google My Business Listing Views Result in a Customer Action

A new study of 45,000 local businesses reveals how customers are finding and interacting with

How to Get Your Videos Discovered on YouTube

Is YouTube video part of your marketing plan? Want more people to find and watch

How To Improve Consistent Content Results: Steal These 5 Late Night TV Tricks

Does your appointment content have a cherished place in your audience’s weekly information diet? So

How to Create an Instagram Content Plan for Your Business

Do you want to improve your organic Instagram content? Looking for an Instagram content marketing

How Do You Get Traffic Without Budget?

As we enter into the new year, most of us are likely setting up new

How to Sell on Walmart: Best practices to Become a Successful Seller

Walmart is one of the biggest retail chains in the USA that now operates in

The ABCs of Video Content: How to Build a Video Marketing Strategy

Take a moment to think about how you’ve used the internet today. Which posts made