Monthly Archives: April 2012

Shotgun vs Sniper Rifle – Why “Focus” is Key to Online Marketing Success

overwhelmed-by-social-networking

“The key to online marketing success is a good blog. Also a Newsletter. And Facebook. I mean Twitter….errrr, or maybe LinkedIn? Ok, it’s Pinterest, I promise! What, what’s this Google+ thing?” The media and the business “experts,” whoever they happen to be, love shiny things. And Silicon Valley is happy to constantly churn out the next “great idea” (with a flimsy if discernible business model) that is certain to “revolutionize online marketing forever!” (Take a breath). Ok, let’s have some straight talk: the only thing that revolutionizes online marketing is [...]

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The New & Improved Google Analytics

Google Analytics Real-Time

If the last time you looked at Google Analytics was around the last time you cleaned out your basement, it’s time to meet this powerful (and free) tool all over again. What’s New? Google has done quite a lot to the old version of Analytics. The interface has been completely redesigned and is now faster than ever. There are also multiple dashboards that allow you to create a custom dashboard for each department. You can track Event Goals and you can even configure two-minutes of play time on a video [...]

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Consistency + Simplicity = “Winning” in Website Design

Denver Web Design UI Example

As a business owner you might groan when your designer talks about “white space” and “branding consistency” (as this video parodies so well). However, consistency and simplicity are indispensable ingredients to a site that is not only attractive, but effective. Simple User Experience A website is a business tool, a means to achieving ends including lead generation, new product launches, and providing support to end users. Therefore the primary goal is not a “pretty” site, but a “useful” site. Design elements like colors, textures, and fonts should support the business [...]

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What’s the Chemical Composition of SEO Success?

Clients often ask which are the most important factors for ranking well in Google or Bing search results, and how to optimize their site (search engine optimization) to create the best chance for search success. Being “lab rats” ourselves, I was delighted to see SearchEngineLand.com put together a “Periodic Table of SEO Ranking Factors.” There is an art to SEO, but here’s the science: View the full size:

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