Everyone who has a website would like to show up on the first page or even the first result in Google. It’s the gold standard for website optimization. There are many factors that contribute to ranking, which we will get into in later posts, but Schema is one factor that not only has search ranking implications […]
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Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) should be one of the first things you setup when you create a new website. It’s the best way to let Google know about your website and make sure your code is setup to index properly. Once setup you get access to Search Traffic, Inbound/Internal Site links, Site Keywords and more. […]
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It’s no secret that people use their phones and tablets for everything these days. We’ve talked before about the importance of having a mobile friendly website, so we don’t need to belabor that any more…the message is clear, make sure you have a mobile presence online. What tends to get lost is more in the “Why” of […]
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Everybody loves looking at Google Analytics, but for the most part, it doesn’t really tell you anything that helpful. Sure, it’s nice to know how many people visited your website or how much of your traffic comes from phones vs. computers. Beyond the “nice to know” level of that information, wouldn’t it be nice to get […]
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Something that comes up fairly often is that a business changes their name in some way or updates their branding, which means a change in the domain name. We at Green Stream have recently been switching all our online properties: greenstreamco.com to greenstreamweb.com While this may be a simple change, it can have huge implications […]
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You know something’s up when a couple people contact you on the same day asking about the same email they all received. The one in question today comes from Referral Key. I received one personally and a few of our customers reported it to me as well. Take a look at the one I received. […]
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Over the past few months, we have really been making a push to convert our customers from our traditional email service to the Gmail’s business class service. They call the suite of tools Google Apps for Work, and it includes many tools in addition to email that can help make your business more efficient and […]
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We all know how much of a time waster facebook can be. This only gets worse if you’re trying to build an online presence for your business. In all the years I’ve spent on facebook, this one tip has saved me the most time, while allowing me to build a solid social media audience. Scheduled Posts […]
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On average, half of the traffic you receive to your website comes from mobile devices. Google recognized this fact by changing their search algorithm to penalize websites that weren’t mobile friendly.(source) After that change, if your website wasn’t mobile friendly, your website may have stopped showing on mobile phones. Making your site friendly to mobile devices […]
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If you have a website, chances are you’ve heard of SEO and how it relates to your customers finding you online. SEO stands for “Search Engine Optimization” and simply put, it encompasses all activities that help your website be found by people looking for your content, products or services. This is a large portion of the […]
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