Search Engine Optimization Posts
2021
STARTUP Online Reputation Management for the Healthcare Industry
“Just Google It”. The most common three words heard around the world. What a prospective customer finds on Google will determine if they make the call, send the email, or walk through the door. This is because nearly 80% of
Top Healthcare Digital Marketing Tips for 2021
The past year was difficult for many. Yet here at Efferent Media, our healthcare clients had a good year, unlike many of their competitors. As circumstances change for 2021, here are marketing tips to make it the best year yet
2021 Google Algorithm Updates and Their Impact
Google has rolled out an unusual number of algorithm updates during the past few months, with alarming regularity. Beginning in September, updates were issued every month, ranging from minor to significant. Since August, many glitches have also caused headaches for
5 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Digital Marketing Efforts
With spring right around the corner, scheduling some spring cleaning for your digital marketing is just as crucial as sprucing up your house. Digital marketing encompasses many techniques and strategies to increase your product’s visibility or services, across a wide
5 Ways To Improve Your Website
Your website is your digital business card and the first impression many prospects get. Fancy animations are pretty but are not necessary to grow your business. Instead, you need a website that is clear, easy to navigate, and pleasing to
Google Guaranteed – Everything You Need to Know
We explained how Google Guaranteed is part of the recipe for optimal local SEO efforts in a prior blog post. In this post, we will explain more about Google Guaranteed itself, how it works, and its relationship to Local Services
Mixing Evergreen Content Into Your Blogging Schedule
Evergreen content is an important part of any content marketing strategy. Yet people often misunderstand the meaning and purpose of “evergreen” content and accidentally sabotage their overall marketing strategy. So, let’s take a look at the right way to mix
5 Tips to Enhance Website Traffic for Medical, Health, & Wellness Businesses
A website is essential for any business that wants to succeed and grow, and that includes medical, health and wellness businesses. While at one time such practices could rely on getting enough clients from medical directory referrals and having a
What is White Hat SEO and Why Should You Care?
SEO and search engine marketing have existed in some fashion since the first website was published in the early 1990s. In its current form, SEO is a product of Google and how both it and smart phones have become ubiquitous
Google Guaranteed + PPC + SEO = 100% Local Marketing
Marketing a local business can be stressful and difficult. As a business owner, you need to ensure that every dollar you spend on marketing is invested wisely. Hundreds of services “guarantee” an unbelievable ROI (return on investment) and an unprecedented
One Hour DIY SEO Audits for Busy People
Do-it-yourself (DIY) projects are all the rage due to the current pandemic. For more people, these projects focus on organizing, cleaning, or building something to improve efficiency and maximize unused resources. The same approach can apply to your marketing. Instead
Your Website is a Form of Reputation Management
What is reputation management? Essentially, it’s making sure that your brand is squeaky clean (or as much as possible) in the eyes of your prospective customers. This doesn’t only involve your Google and Facebook reviews though; in fact, a major
2020
Google My Business Hijacking – What to Know and How to Prevent It
Google My Business (GMB) pages are a vital component of local and overall SEO. When GMB pages are optimized, they provide critical information to customers including contact information, reviews, service catalog, and more. As the pandemic continues, the value of
What is Content Marketing?
While the term may sound self-explanatory, many people are reluctant to admit that they’re not sure what content marketing actually is. Content marketing is defined as a form of marketing which focuses on creating, publishing, and distributing content for a
5(ish) Tips for SEO Blog Post Writing from an SEO Blogger
Blogs are a key component of a website’s overall SEO. A blog can be an integral component for link building, helpful when establishing authority and trust with Google and your website visitors, and can serve as a platform to discuss
Should you install a Heatmap before a Redesign?
Website heatmaps are an incredibly useful and often under-utilized tool when it comes to understanding your website and its traffic. While heatmapping is not a panacea for all the issues you might be having, it will improve your perception of
Why Local Search is Critical for Health and Medical Sites
The importance of website search engine optimization (SEO) is widely acknowledged, but the significance of local search still tends to be overlooked – especially for health and medical websites. Medium and large businesses can dedicate the resources for full-scale SEO
Local SEO Benefits of Google My Business Posts
Every business owner is looking for ways to show up higher in Google searches for relevant local search terms. For this reason, your local business’s posts on Google My Business are more important than ever.
2019
E-A-T: What Is It and Why Is It So Important For SEO?
For SEO, staying up to date with Google’s recommendations is the name of the game, and while the EAT guidelines aren’t new, they’re taking on increased importance. In regards to SEO, EAT stands for Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness. It was
Favicons and Changes to Google’s Search Results Page
The Internet Has Come a Long Way Remember the dial-up days when your internet connection was a continuous phone call between the internet company and your computer? Dropped connections, downloads taking several hours, and picking up the phone only to
How To Boost SEO Using Schema Markup
Schema markup has been in existence for years. Yet it’s still one of the least used optimization techniques in SEO. Search engines understand it, but do you? If not, we’re here to explain how incorporating schema into your SEO processes
9 Tips for Creating Google-Friendly Content
As anyone who makes any part of their living by writing will tell you, it’s imperative that you write for your intended audience. You wouldn’t write at a doctoral level for a children’s book, and you wouldn’t leave out industry-specific
Get Your Website in Shape for 2019
Happy New Year from Efferent Media! Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to focus on your business goals for 2019. One of the first places that you should start is your website. It can be an expensive overhaul,
2018
Verifying Your Google My Business Listing
!!! Please note that an online marketing company in California is placing ads to recruit people to receive Google My Business verification postcards. When applicants ask questions, they’re given the link to this article. Efferent Media is NOT associated with any
SMX East Recap
On October 24 and 25th, members of the Efferent Media team headed into New York City, this time to the annual SMX East SEO/SEM Marketing Expo, whose programming is directed by Search Engine Land. At SMX East, representatives from over
Transformation of Search Summit Recap
On October 19, 2018, several members of the Efferent Media team headed into New York City for the inaugural Transformation of Search Summit, which was sponsored by Search Engine Watch, one of the leading sources of online information for all
2017
How to Generate a Direct Link to Google Reviews
If you’re a business owner, then its a good idea to have a Google My Business listing. It’s here customers can leave their star ratings and written reviews that help Google to determine where you rank on the local spectrum.
15 Things to Do for SEO Before Launching Your WordPress Site
So you’ve finally launched that site your web developers have been frantically working on for what seems like ages. As a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Specialist what do you do to help? Here at Efferent we have an SEO site
The Importance of Filtering Spam from Analytics
Whether you call it referral spam, ghost spam, fake traffic, or just plain old spam; filtering out bogus traffic from your Google Analytics data will help ease a few headaches and give you a better idea of the legitimate traffic
2016
Amped about AMP: Accelerated Mobile Pages
Nowadays, mobile is king. According to Search Engine Land, traffic on mobile devices surpassed desktop in 2015. If your page takes more than a couple seconds to load, chances are the viewer is going to get annoyed and give up,
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2015
Your Non-mobile Friendly Website and SEO
Mobile usage has taken over as leader for total web usage. I remember hearing that prediction in 2008 and thinking, “That’s just insane!”. In 2008, Mary Meeker, an analyst at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers said that mobile would surpass
2014
Will Spelling Errors Hurt My SEO?
This week, Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) released a quick 1-minute video on YouTube, answering the question, “Should I correct the grammar of comments on my blog?” While the focus of the video is about misspelled comments or comments that use bad
