Modern search engines are very good at understanding the content on your website. However, giving them a little help with semantics is still something we need to do. We can do that with structured data. What is Structured Data in SEO? Structured Data in SEO is a standardized way communicate the meaning and properties of…
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Compiled for the attendees of our DIY SEO Webinar, this is a fairly comprehensive list of great free or cheap tools for SEO and online marketing in general. Lower in the post we pick some of our “category” favorites. If we get some feedback about this post we’ll be pleased to add some further description…
[September 25, 2018] Marketers and entrepreneurs in Victoria will have the opportunity to learn the latest online skills and strategies this fall and winter, thanks to a series of boot camps designed and organized by Rob Cooper, an internationally respected Internet marketing veteran and President of PlusROI, a Google Premier Partner Agency. “There is a…
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If you’ve explored the science of profitable online advertising, you’ll certainly have come across the concept of using a landing page. While a website’s home page needs to serve multiple different user needs, the goal of a landing page is to engage a visitor who clicks on your ad or promotion. Because you know what keyword someone…
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Updated July 2020 I regularly get asked whether Facebook ads or Google ads are better. Fortunately, the answer is very clear: it depends! The reason for why it depends is that there are many, many different circumstances, as well as many kinds of ads across the two platforms. With that said, let’s look at few…
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Hootsuite recently published an insightful post on the Facebook Algorithm in 2018. The post is worth a read, but the most important thing for me was that it got me thinking a bit more about the actual value of social media. Although Social Media can be an amazing tool for communications and engagement, I have…
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Inbound marketing and content marketing are hot topics right now. One tried and true method we’ve seen great client success with is creating an insightful industry report or white paper to drive folks to your website, build thought leadership and drive leads. To succeed with such an effort you need to put some thought into…
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Updated June 2018! Just getting started with Google Analytics? You’ve come to the right place! Google Analytics, the free analytics tool from Google, can be confusing when you first dive in. Fortunately, once you get familiar with the basic terms, it becomes easy to use and opens whole new worlds of insight regarding your web…
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As professional marketers, there are about a dozen tools that we regularly use to assess website performance for clients. One of the easiest tools to use that can give you great, immediate insights is GTmetrix. The Interface To use GTmetrix, simply go to the GTmetrix website and put your url in the “Enter URL to…
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Trying to get a handle on SEO and understand the different stages of SEO? How far you take it will depend on how important Search traffic is to you and how many other sites you are competing with, and how advanced those sites are. Read on and you’ll get a good sense of the different…
This is part of a regular series of PlusROI posts that provide a collection of links to useful marketing resources and actionable strategies to help you grow your business. The May links are curated by Nevin Thompson (@NevinYYJ), Rian Bowden and Rob Cooper (@robertecooper). 5 Tips for Improving New Business Visibility with Google Maps Why do…
PlusROI regularly posts links to useful marketing resources and actionable strategies to help you grow your business. The April links are curated by Nevin Thompson (@NevinYYJ), Rian Bowden and Rob Cooper (@robertecooper). The Single-Best SEO Tip to Increase Your Web Traffic While we have all heard that “content is king,” according to one seasoned SEO hand,…
