Mainely SEO & Social Media - Inbound Marketing for Small Businesses

What Are Google Alerts? & How They Can Help Your Business

Meg — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:08:34 +0000

We all know how important it is to protect your personal identity online, but are you also protecting and monitoring your business’s brand online? Do you know every little thing that is being said? All of the positive and all of the negative? If you answered “No”, you really should consider finding out what is [...]

Download my SEO Cheat Sheet from SMBME: Speed Dating Style

Nathan — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:45:08 +0000

Thanks to everyone that attended the Social Media Breakfast Maine: Speed Dating Style on 8/25/2011. We were delighted to be the SEO Expert on-hand to help answer everyone’s questions. Below is my SEO cheat sheet on link building which was one of the most popular questions. SMBME: Speed Dating Style – SEO Expert View more [...]

Are You Afraid to Blog?: Why You Shouldn’t Be

Meg — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:05:39 +0000

When we are working with a client and re-vamping their website, or building a new one from the ground up, we always ask “Would you like to blog on your website?” We have found that question is one that many people are very quick to say “No.” But after we explain the benefits [original content, [...]

Why You Should Hire Us As Your Maine SEO Consultant

Meg — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:17:54 +0000

If you have taken a jump into the land of SEO [search engine optimization] only to find yourself completely overwhelmed and not sure if the SEO techniques you are currently doing or reading about will only end in you being black-listed by Google, which means your business’s is dead on the Internet. Did you just [...]

Why Your Website Should Be Mobile Friendly

Meg — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:02:47 +0000

The reality is that we live in a world where 83 million people globally are mobile phone web users. There are many different reasons to why your website should be mobile friendly. For starters, let me clarify for you the difference between a ‘mobile friendly‘ website versus a ‘mobile optimized‘ website because there is a [...]

How To Find Related Twitter Followers To Engage With

Meg — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:30:17 +0000

So you just signed up for Twitter… Now what? Remember that Twitter is about building relationships and starting conversations, and MOST importantly, listening. In fact, you will probably spend more time listening [or reading tweets] as you begin using Twitter to build your business and/or brand. Twitter is all about finding real time conversations and [...]

Local SEO For Your Maine Small Business

Nathan — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:01:18 +0000

By now you are probably familiar with what SEO [search engine optimization] is and how incredibly valuable it is to you and your business. In fact, it is getting to the point that if you website isn’t optimized correctly, you are probably missing out on many, many valuable clients/customers. Did you know that 20% of [...]

How To Brand Your Business Online

Meg — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:47:33 +0000

Inconsistent and/or inaccurate branding of a business can make it difficult for people to understand who you are, what you are doing and why your business exists. Many small businesses tend to put branding on the back burner and focus more on growing their business. This is a big mistake because your brand can be [...]

Why You Should Comment On Blogs To Build Your Brand

Meg — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:10:27 +0000

If you have your own business then you know how important it is to get your brand “out there.” By now you also know how important it is to have a strong web/social media presence if you expect your company to survive and thrive amongst your competition. Part of the strategy to meet your goals [...]

Why Your Business Needs Social Media

Meg — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:11:15 +0000

I don’t think it would be an understatement to say that in the past five years social media has absolutely exploded! Facebook has an estimated 700 million worldwide users and Twitter has about 50 million tweets being sent per DAY. If you have your own business and you do not have a web presence via [...]