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This is an age where people are on-the-go and an online presence isn’t just a recommendation, but a requirement. According to a new study by Pew Research, eight in 10 Americans are now shopping online. That’s 79 percent of U.S. consumers who shop on the web or their phones, up from just 22 percent back in 2000. This means only one thing: you NEED to get your business “listed” on the web, and the first step to do this comes in the form of a website.

Now, websites are not created equal, and you can go the easy and quick way with a template, or really find your online tone of voice through a customized website. Here are four reasons why you should choose a custom made website over a template:

You've probably heard many different things about bounce rates. You might have wondered what exactly is a good or bad bounce rate? The reality is, it depends. In order to truly understand what's a good bounce rate, one must first know what exactly is a bounce rate.

What is a Bounce Rate?

Nowadays, it's pretty easy to write anything online. While this gives many people the chance to share their knowledge, it also means there will be plenty of misinformation. This is especially true for bounce rates. 

You've probably heard that SEO is easy and simple. Well here's the shocking truth: it isn't. After all, why would businesses pay "experts" big bucks for it if it was easy?

Here's the other truth: it is easy to get started; but to actually reach that page-one rank, you'll have to invest some time in mastering the art and seeing actual results.

Search engine giants like Google also won't hold your hands. Their algorithms are hard to predict and your SEO efforts will be virtually impossible to measure in real-time.

With that said, if you're looking into jumping into SEO or have been fiddling with it for some time now, make sure you're not making these surprisingly common SEO mistakes that businesses still make when it comes to their SEO.

You just launched a new website and everything seems great! However, no one is visiting and it's starting to feel like a negative investment. What could be the cause, you wonder?

These days, not having a website for your business is lost business. But is it really that simple? One of the most common misconceptions that website owners have is that once their website is up and running, traffic will come in like moths to a flame and revenue will start flowing. This is simply not the case!

A new website on the internet is like a new kid in school. No one trusts him yet. It will take him time to build trust, get friends and eventually blend in.

However, if you think it's been too long since you launched and you're still not getting any traffic, then you may want to start looking into it.

There are many factors that can affect how, or even if, you receive website traffic. These issues can occur throughout the website's life cycle-- from before it was built to after it's been launched.

Keywords are the foundation of any good SEO strategy. Even an excellent strategy's success will largely depend on whether or not it was centered around the right keywords. With this in mind, here are 4 tips for correctly choosing keywords to rank for.

Know the Four Types of Keyword Intent

The first tip in choosing the right keywords to rank for is to determine what kind of audience you want to attract. You'll want to use keywords that your target audience will also use based on their intent.

For example: A person looking to learn a recipe will typically use words like "how to," "guide" or "steps for," while a person looking to buy something will use words like "discounted," "best place to buy" or "on sale."

There are four types of keyword intent that can help you choose the right SEO keywords for your content:

This is the third post in our miniseries about SEO. In our last post, we discussed how you can use SEO for your business. This time, we will be talking about a couple of steps to get you started!

Of course, if you're serious about your business' online presence, better leave it to the experts. After all, a website with bad SEO will easily be worse than a website without! Let's go through some helpful SEO tips and tactics that will help you improve your Google rankings and how to rank on Google.

Implementing SEO

So, after everything we've talked about on our previous SEO blog posts, how do you actually implement SEO to start enjoying the increased page ranking and traffic flow advantages it offers? Keep in mind, many of these things will require some advanced technical know-how on which ties in with our recommendation to leave it to the experts!

On our previous post about SEO, we discussed what it was and what it does. Now that you have a better understanding of this, the next question that will probably pop up in your mind is, "How exactly can it help grow my business?"

First Impressions

To fully understand how SEO can help grow your business, it's essential to first get a basic understanding of how search engines have impacted how we use the interet. According to StatCounter, 92% of search is done through Google. This number has been like this for a long time and surprisingly, experts predict it will stay this way for the foreseeable future! Couple that with the fact that over 92% of online experiences start with a search, it doesn't take a genius to see how important SEO is. But wait, there's more! Turns out 75% of searchers never scroll past the first page of search results. This means there's a world of difference when it comes to whether you rank on the first page or not. It's scary, we know!

For those of you who are not quite familiar with SEO, you came to the right place. Many of you might have seen the abbreviation, "SEO" without an understanding of what exactly it is or what it means. Well, here's the ultimate cheat sheet.

SEO stands for "search engine optimization."  Ok, but what exactly does this mean, you say? Search engine optimization is the process of increasing a website's visibiity through organic search results by using Google, Bing, Yahoo or any search engine out there. This is done by creating or modifying a website to implement modern SEO standards and best practices including:

How do you write high quality content that is SEO friendly? Some people might think it's impossible. To begin with, writing can be time consuming and blending that with SEO can seem like an uphill battle, but it doesn't have to be. It's important to remember that Google is looking for original, high quality content. The days of over optimizing your content and stuffing keywords in every nook and cranny are over with. In this post, I’ll explain four important SEO blog tips you should implement in your writing strategy.

You have a website for your restaurant where your customers can see your menu, hours of operation and how your restaurant started. You receive regular traffic on the site and have seen a boost in your bottom line. But is your website doing all it can for your business? Are you attracting everyone you can? If you don’t have a responsive website that works for mobile visitors, the answer is no.