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Feb 08

Digital Marketing Update โ€“ February 2018

by | February 8th, 2018 | Posted in Digital Marketing Updates | Comments Off on Digital Marketing Update โ€“ February 2018

Love us or hate us, it’s February, the month of love, and we just want to say we love all of you who read our newsletter and trust us with your business! In this month’s digital update, we look at the new Search Console, the Future of Link Building, PPC Managment, and more. Read on, […]

Dec 08

Google Analytics Event Tracking: All Calls, Emails, and PDFs

by | December 8th, 2017 | Posted in Analytics, Web Development | Comments (3)

*December 2017 Update for gtag.js Event tracking is important on a website. It’s the only way to track user engagement. There are certain links that don’t naturally trigger any kind of tracking via Google Analytics, whether you’re using async (ga.js) or universal analytics. The most common are: PDF Downloads – <a href="someurl.pdf">Download my PDF</a> Mailto […]

May 23

Does Google Index My Keyword Placed in XYZ Location?

by | May 23rd, 2017 | Posted in Search Engine Optimization | Comments Off on Does Google Index My Keyword Placed in XYZ Location?

We all know by now that it’s important to put your keywords in as many places as you can, within reason, to get the most SEO value out of them. But are there any places that work, that shouldn’t? I decided to find out. I placed a made up word in various parts of the […]

Aug 16

How PageSpeed is Affected by Certain Scripts

by | August 16th, 2016 | Posted in Web Development | Comments Off on How PageSpeed is Affected by Certain Scripts

Run the PageSpeed Insight Tool on a page on your website, and youโ€™ll see how well your page scores. But what you wonโ€™t see is how certain things really affect your site…like by how much they’re truly affecting the score. We’re going to take a look at how different scripts affect it. Let’s see!

Apr 25

48+ Takeaways from HeroConf Philadelphia 2016

by | April 25th, 2016 | Posted in Conferences and Seminars | Comments Off on 48+ Takeaways from HeroConf Philadelphia 2016

No MozCon for me this year, but I did make it to Philadelphia for my first HeroConf. The conference was amazing and so was the SWAG. Let’s not waste any time, let’s dig right in and review the 48+ items from HeroConf. (48 plus because I didn’t count things in the first aid kit as […]

Aug 19

How-To Fix a WordPress Site That Has Been Hacked and Leaving Spam Pages

by | August 19th, 2015 | Posted in Tools & Software, Web Development | Comments Off on How-To Fix a WordPress Site That Has Been Hacked and Leaving Spam Pages

We have seen several WordPress sites that have been hacked recently, and it’s been ugly for SEO. One particular client with a WordPress installation had 80 pages inserted into their site, and the worst part is we didn’t know because we couldn’t see the pages in the admin! Now, I don’t know how in the […]

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