Google Ads can be a very helpful and efficient way to get new business when handled properly. It is an immediate way to get out in front of people that are actively searching for what you offer. In many ways Google presents a very simplified version of their Google Ads tool that can get you [...]
Be careful out there. For years I have saved several people per year who had "help" from Google with setting up their Google Adwords (now referred to as Google Ads) campaigns. There was a time when I was warning people about fake people calling and tricking business owners into letting them "help" them with Google [...]
Google Ads can be very confusing for small business owners. They know that. That's why they call you all the time to try to tell you what to do and why they try to take over your decision-making with Smart Campaigns, etc. They are trying to make it a bit easier, but also trying to [...]
This is yet another update to an original post from fall of 2020. The other facts are true, but this now comes with a warning that Google is trying to force advertisers to grant them the right to make changes to your account. Google has gotten us attached, and then changed the rules on us [...]
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 [...]
I have had a few talks recently with clients and prospects about how to know what is even working with SEO and Google Ads or PPC. I have even sat with prospects recently that spent thousands of dollars a month with a company and didn't even know what they were doing for them. They provided [...]
SEO and Google Ads can be very rewarding to your business, but they can also be very confusing. It can be very easy to be led down the path by old news or even by Google themselves. With over a decade in the industry, I take great joy in educating small business owners about the [...]
I recently reached 10 years of being an accredited business with the Better Business Bureau. As with any industry, having a good reputation and being trustworthy is an important piece of success. I have earned my A+ rating by working together with my customers to push them toward their goals so that they can focus [...]
The latest You Can Be Found Anywhere installment comes from Lambeau Field in Green Bay Wisconsin, as we begin the next NFL season. Lambeau Field is the perfect example of being an iconic representation of an industry. In this instance, it is the NFL and football. For you and your business, you can strive to [...]
Google Ads can be a powerful tool for businesses to get found when potential customers or clients are searching for what they have to offer, but there is a lot of danger in setting up your ad campaigns if you don't know how to avoid the traps Google has set up for you. The problem [...]
