Are you aware that you can start your link-building right on your own website with internal linking? Do you know how to use internal linking strategies to improve your search rankings? Here is what you need to know! If you already invested some time into thinking about how to get traffic from Google search and SEO you are aware that…
Recently I talked to a friend who is thinking of taking over a small online business startup. She said, “if I do this startup thing, I need to talk to you. As you know, I am so totally not into Facebook and such.” A few minutes later she told me about her teenage son who is obviously in a science…
Twitter used to be the one social network that still stuck with the chronological feed. No algorithm, no ranking of posts in my Twitter feed. Just a plain listing of everything that came into the Twitter timeline. That is no more – or at least for most of us, it is not. You can still switch your Twitter account back…
In marketing, you should not treat your website competitors as your enemies. Treat them as colleagues or even friends and with respect. Do not be afraid of competitors, either there is a market for both of you or one of you has a problem anyway. But it will be easier for you to succeed – and much more fun –…
The major social networks are a little picky about the posts they give more visibility. Since most networks use algorithms that decide what to show to their users, it has become a struggle to optimize posts for more reach. Social media image sizes are one of the major factors that decide whether your post gets the attention you hoped for.…
Have you been blogging for a while? Do you already have a fair number of blog posts published on your blog? Then these old posts contain a huge traffic opportunity and you should update old blog posts. Now could be an excellent time to head back to some of your older posts and give them a facelift. Because updating old…
How long are your blog posts? What is the ideal length of a blog post when it comes to blogging success? What would I suggest to a new blogger: What number of words is an absolute minimum for a perfect blog post and what blog post length should you aim for? The answer could be: Whatever many words you need…
We have written several articles about the tools we recommend. But once in a while, these recommended tools need an update. Because we discover new tools; we use new strategies that need new tools; we switch to another tool because it is better for what we want to do, and we simply add a new tool once in a while.…
Guest blogging is a lot more than a strategy to build links for your SEO to improve your search rankings. There are many marketing goals that you can reach through guest blogging. And there is one major aspect of online marketing that is not only easy to achieve through a guest post. In addition, it can be combined with any…
We talk to other bloggers and business owners about marketing a lot. I am also a member of some startup groups on Facebook and LinkedIn. Naturally the question “How can I market my blog or business?” is a prominent one with all bloggers and entrepreneurs who want to make their new venture a success. And what do I tell them?…