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Category: Website Development
Virteom Launches Bishop Construction
Virteom is excited to announce the launch of Bishop Construction LLCs new site, bishopllc.com! For over 34 years, Bishop Construction LLC, located in Wickliffe, has been a trusted and experienced contractor in Northeast Ohio. Providing a full range of services from remodeling to new construction, Bishop Construction LLC is committed to providing superior craftsmanship for customers in the Greater Cleveland area. WHY WE LOVE THIS SITE Bishop Construction LLC is all about making your home or business look and feel good, and thats exactly what we at Virteom set out to do for their new site! With full-width images of Bishops construction work, coupled with modern parallax sections and a new sleek design, Bishops new site shows off the companys fun vibe and quality stand-out work. One of our favorite sections of the new site is the projects page! Bishop Construction LLC wanted to highlight images of their past commercial and residential work to engage new customers. They were also
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Creating an A+ Blog that Ranks High and Provides Value
With a lot on your mind, you pour your heart and soul into blog post after blog post. You post all the new events, awards and recognition your company gets. Isnt that quality? No fluff topics. No sales pitchy posts. Just trustworthy, heartfelt content. Unfortunately, even this noble foundation leaves many blogs unread. To create an A+ blog that ranks high in search engines, your content needs to provide value and speak to readers by doing the following. Feed Your Audience What It Wants Great content means little if it only has meaning to you. To draw readers in, you need to give audiences what they want to read. Look for trending topics, provide solutions to reader problems and answer their questions with your blog posts. Become a resource for your current customers and readers and future ones! To accomplish this, you need to do your research. Use Google Trends to find up-to-date topics based on search volume. Look to Quora, LinkedIn Answers and other such sites to identify
Spending Too Much Time on SEO? You Should Be!
If your new to SEO (Search Engine Optimization)Check out this video before reading! If you have an online business, search engine optimization (SEO) is a crucial aspect to your business. It cant be an afterthought. You have to build it into your online marketing strategy from the very beginning. Generating traffic from organic searches to your website is a key part of your online business, but many businesses design their websites without factoring SEO into the design. You might have a beautiful design, but without the SEO guts you wont get too far. Your site should look nice and modern, but it also needs to be built to handle lead generation and search marketing. Where to Begin with SEO You really should be spending significant time on your SEO, or paying someone to think about it for you. So what are the things you need to consider? It starts with the domain you choose. It has to make sense and relate to what you do in your business. For example: if youre in the landscaping business,
The Consequences of an Online Ego and Not Addressing the Customer
Set Your Pride Aside! There are certain mistakes that instantly kill the purpose of a marketing campaign and excessive boasting is one of them. A boastful and self-centric online presence highlights a lack of understanding of what customers want. So, while marketing may be all about putting a word about who you are, what you do and how well you do it, too much boasting can destroy your online image altogether. How do you get customers to choose you without talking about your capabilities and accomplishments? Bragging Ends up Costing More Than Youre Getting Businesses need to understand that the purpose of branding is to highlight the value their service/product holds for the customer. It should be about What You Will Get rather than What We Do? A simple change of subject can make a world of difference. Blowing your own horn is a sign of ego and customers arent attracted to big-headed brands anymore. One of the worst mistakes companies can make is putting no focus on building a connection
Should What You Share Differ on Social Media Sites?
Posting on social media sites is good for business and promoting your brand. But is all news good news across social media sites? Which sites are good for which type of news? Lets break it down here. LinkedIn LinkedIn is primarily a business site. Its expertise is linking people through business related news and information. LinkedIn differs from Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus in that it links professionals with professionals, so discussions and posts should usually be less personal, less controversial and no selling. You can post about accolades, awards, and promotions as this helps your brand. Any charitable work or service you provide the community can be posted as well. The postings should be more about your business acumen than your personal life. Keep it less personal. LinkedIn is more for business associates; therefore, the postings should be more formal. Twitter Twitter is a great tool for your business because you have the ability to quickly connect with people all around
11 Questions to Ask When Getting Ready to Write Valuable Website Content
Where do I start? What do I write about? Need to write for your website but find yourself asking these questions as you try to get the ball rolling? Dont worry. These are common questions every business owner asks prior to getting comfortable writing content. Like all tasks, you can break down the writing process into steps. Once you have a template for how to lay out your ideas, the writing part usually takes care of itself. Lets analyze how to get ideas for your next piece of content and how to structure your post effectively. Asking a few basic questions prior to writing helps grease the slide and moves you into a feeling of momentum and motivation. 1. Who am I writing this post for? As a business owner, you have already identified one or more buyer personas. Get in touch with who youre trying to reach most with your next piece of content. Narrowing this down helps focus the entire process. Once you know which buyer persona youre targeting, youll start to get an understanding
Six Benefits of Social Media Your Small Business Should Take Advantage Of
More than three-fourths of American internet users access social media like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Many of them used social media to learn more about brands, and all brands, big and small, have the opportunity to share their product or service with social media users. Years ago, businesses were skeptical of using social media for marketing, but now you will find that it is a significant part of their marketing efforts. There are plenty of ways that your small business can benefit from social media marketing. Here are eight benefits of social media that you can take advantage of: 1) Reduces your media costs Providing engaging content on social media can help you to reach and expand your followers. Social media is free and if you choose to use social advertising - the cost is much less than traditional mediums. 2) Increase leads with organic traffic When you claim your social media pages, it positively affects your rank in search engine results. This helps your potential
Is Advertising with Google Ads Enough?
When it comes to online marketing, the sheer amount of variety that is available is astounding. Not only can your advertisements appear on numerous websites all across the internet, but you can also utilize search engines that will advertise your content when users type in certain keywords and search terms.;Among these, most business owners flock to Google Ads as the go-to search engine and keyword advertising platform, maybe because of the popularity and ubiquity of Google searches. However, there are numerous reasons to consider also advertising on other search engines such as Bing and Yahoo!, and on an active basis not just as an afterthought. To start, advertising on these platforms can save you a lot of money while having a similar effect as Google Ads. Ad prices are measured in cost per click (CPC), meaning that you are charged for each time a user clicks your advertisement from the search engines page. The CPC for Bing, for example, is about 33% lower than for Google AdWords,
12 Easy Steps to Becoming Search Engine Optimized
Boosting your companys position in search engine results can lead to heightened exposure, and ultimately more sales. If you arent on the first page of search results, your customers simply may not find you. Making sure you keep search engine optimization (SEO) in mind when updating your website and creating content is the key to improving these results. In the industry, SEO is many times seen as a very complicated task that takes years to master. Many companies go as far as hiring an online marketing expert to consult on the task. This can be very expensive and isnt necessary to see results. With these 12 easy techniques, youll be able to SEO optimize your site and your content, without spending large amount of money on an SEO expert.Its important to remember that showing up on the first page of search engine results wont happen overnight,but consistent application of these strategies will make a huge difference over time. 1. Blog posts need to be aimed at your customer Writing content
Why you should be using Twitter Polls
In an age where social media reigns supreme, not having and properly utilizing social media accounts is akin to business suicide. One highly underutilized tool to help your business expand is a Twitter Poll. These polls are fantastic because they are easy to use and help you get in touch directly with your customer base. So perhaps you are new to the social media scene or just havent utilized Twitter very much. Here are a few ways to help you triumph on Twitter and why you need to use Twitter Polls. Real Time Feedback Maybe you are live streaming an event or a product release, but you need or want instant feedback on your product. Twitter polls are great because they reflect in real time how people are thinking and feeling. Or perhaps youve recently had a big development or software update to your product and want fast customer feedback. Twitter polls help you connect with your customers faster than ever. Connect to Current Topics Youve probably seen or heard of hashtags. In case
3 Reasons Your Small Business Needs Google Adwords
One of the most powerful tools for your small business doubles as a noun and a verb: Google. On any given day, how many times do you use Google to quickly look something up? How often have you heard someone say to someone else, Just Google it? The behemoth tech company rakes in more than $60 billion a year thanks to its ad banners (and hundreds of other endeavors) and has one of the simplest tools available to help intrepid entrepreneurs everywhere: Adwords. You have no doubt heard of Googles Adwords services. Here are a few reasons your small (or even medium to large) business nees Google Adwords!: 1. Front Page Positioning This alone is worth the cost of Googles advertising service. Using Adwords will help ensure first page returns for your ad. The best place to hide a dead body is on the second page of Google because no one will ever look there. This is a joke, of course, but its so true. Think about your own Google searches. Have you ever clicked beyond the first page, let alone
