Back in September, I pointed out some of the sneaky ways Google has been slowly creeping in and removing more and more control from the advertiser to run their campaigns efficiently. One "Google Creep" method that was discussed and got a lot of reaction from the industry was limiting which search terms that the advertiser [...]
One thing that becomes more and more clear to me as the years go by in the SEO industry, is that small business SEO is its own animal. In fact, many companies that bill themselves as small business SEO companies really are not. Many of the big agency tools that just track websites will cost [...]
In the latest You Can Be Found Anywhere we look back to the fall and a beautiful climb up a mountain in Jim Thorpe PA, for a beautiful payoff. You Can Be Found has been successfully helping small businesses compete against the big guys for nearly 15 years. We specialize in knowing the ins and [...]
Google will tell you that User Experience (often seen as UX) is the most important ranking factor. This basically means that they have the user in mind for all of their algorithm tweaks, but is also quite vague and encompasses everything. UX includes good content, fast loading pages, easy to navigate websites, and trusted sources. [...]
There is SEO and then there is small business SEO. Often lost in the headlines of optimal conditions for highly competitive websites competing at the highest end of Google searches is that when it filters down to small business local or niche sites, often the competitive landscape significantly shifts what the priorities are. This is [...]
2020 and the COVID pandemic showed a major challenge for small businesses all around the world. Every industry seemed to be impacted in drastically different ways. Being in an industry that helps businesses across different industries, I saw many different paths, from huge and instant demand for home and garden centers to literally not being [...]
We have seen tremendous success and growth over the last fifteen years due to our amazing friends and clients. Clients and partners have been a key source to our growth and we love to give back. Though we have always had a referral program to reward clients and friends for bringing us new business, we [...]
On the heels of an announcement by Google last week that anchor text does impact rankings, it once again opens an important argument, or at least a deeper explanation for those that dabble in the world of SEO in a DIY type of way, or are listening to providers tell them what matters and what [...]
Well, Google would tell you that you approved months ago when they snuck an email to you telling you they were going to do this unless you opted out. If you accepted because you didn't read closely, thinking it was just another update to their policy or something similar, or if you never even opened [...]
One of the most common questions I get from clients is "What do I write about?". SEO success relies on good, and unique content. Google's job is to provide the best source and answer for user search queries. As Google evolves, they begin to look at your pages and even entire site as entities that [...]
