The SEO world and a lot of website owners spent this week trying to understand huge drops in Google traffic. Sites were reporting 80 – 90% loss of visits. Google’s [Read More … ]

If your website is not using HTTPS it’s time to get it back in place before July of 2018. Beginning this summer the Google Chrome address bar will show a [Read More … ]

I’ve been nagging about managing reviews for the last few years and it’s time to do it again: BrightLocal released their 2016 Local Consumer Review Survey with stunning results. 84% of people trust [Read More … ]

Mobile friendly is now mobile first. Alaska websites need to think about their mobile friendliness the way Google does. More people search the internet on their smartphones than on their [Read More … ]

Is it an earthquake or just a truck rumbling by? What we do know is that social media is on fire with SEO questions. When  questioned directly  on Twitter, Google’s John [Read More … ]

A local website needs to be seen by local customers. Your audience is around the block not half way around the world. Your competition is next door and let me [Read More … ]

If you have a big anniversary coming up – don’t forget to thank the customers and clients who got you there. The bigger you are, the more important it is [Read More … ]

Everyone likes to propound on what website factors really work and drive business your way. Of course, most “experts” are just guessing. After 20 years, the age gap is still [Read More … ]

When you use Google to search for – anything – Google has tested your experience first. SEO pros natter on about spiders and robots so that you might think your [Read More … ]

Dust off all of those email lists hiding in some folder on your computer. Download every address you collected from your newsletters. Find every address generated from your contact forms. [Read More … ]