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Marketing Your Business on the Internet

bdotson@webmedley.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:09:13 +0000

We built the guide to help anyone new to online marketing understand the major areas involved and considerations related to them. In our business, we receive a lot of questions about the right way to go about using a website or social media. With tens of thousands of small businesses and non-profits, we felt that [...]

More Start-up Resources

bdotson@webmedley.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:49:17 +0000

Here are some other great links for people interested in starting a business. This post is a follow-up to our previous article on start-ups and building web apps. The Lean Start-up: a book review Comments on your Management Team If you are building an app and think “free” is the way to go, read this [...]

5 Creative Ideas to Grow Your Facebook Page Audience

bdotson@webmedley.com — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:19:07 +0000

They say every business has to have a Facebook page. Yet you’re frustrated because you can’t seem to make your page drive results. You’re not alone! Keep reading. Here are a few tips and ideas to help you make the most of your Facebook business page, grow your Facebook page and drive RESULTS. It’s time to get creative [...]

SEO Tips: If your website is pretty, but no one sees it…is it worth anything?

bdotson@webmedley.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:48:17 +0000

Me thinks NO. Everyone wants a pretty website, but… If you’re in business to make money, a website is only valuable if it is viewed. Even better – viewed by potential clients/customers. Right? Best driver of traffic are the search engines and SEO isn’t a one time thing. There are great SEO tips that can help [...]

Start-up Resources for New Entrepreneurs

bdotson@webmedley.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:47 +0000

This morning, we received questions from a person who wishes to start a new business and build it around a website or application. We’ve received requests like this in the past and they can eat up a lot of time if the person (prospect) doesn’t really have a firm grip on what it takes to [...]

Online Advertising in 2012

bdotson@webmedley.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:40:57 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of people advertise online spending billions of dollars per year. There are literally thousands of ways you could advertise your products and services. It’s very confusing and if you are not up on the latest trends and tools, you could spend money without a good feel for the potential return. We put [...]

Proof Social Shows Up in Search

bdotson@webmedley.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:30:11 +0000

We’ve written about the influence of social media shares, likes, and +1′s before. The screenshot, below, will give you an example of the effect social sharing has on your search rank and how it’s displayed. The people who either shared or +1′d the urls show up with their avatar. You can click on the image [...]

The Lane Report & WebMedley: Digital Back Office Agreement

bdotson@webmedley.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:45:03 +0000

WebMedley signs a three-year agreement with The Lane Report as an extension of their digital publishing team. As The Lane Report transforms into a media company, WebMedley will serve as their daily digital back office. Lexington, KY, January 25, 2012: The Lane Report has engaged WebMedley, effective January 6, 2012, to design, manage, re-develop, and [...]

How To Market Your Business on the Internet

bdotson@webmedley.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:45:08 +0000

WebMedley just published its first guide, “How to Market Your Business on the Internet”. It’s a PDF file you can access by registering in the fields on the right –> . We built the guide to help anyone new to online marketing understand the major areas involved and considerations related to them. In our business, we [...]

The Exit Plan — Most People Never Think About Getting Out

bdotson@webmedley.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:13:09 +0000

We’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of start-ups in different industries. Some seem safe bets and others are far out. Way far out. No matter the idea, most of the founders were very passionate about their business idea. Some even wanted us to sign non-disclosure agreements before talking to them. (why we [...]