#13 Building local citations

In this guide, you will gain a deeper understanding of local citations, including what they are and why they are crucial for your business. Additionally, I will provide you with various options for building and managing your local citations. If you prefer to take a...

#12 Domain forwarding

This quick video guide will help you set up domain forwarding in GoDaddy. You bought a domain name, but you don’t yet have a website. No problem. You can start using your domain name already and send your customers to an existing web profile like Facebook page....

#11 Marketing funnel

A marketing funnel is not the same as a customer journey and it deserves its own article. Please note: This is an introductory article, I will go into using marketing funnels in search engine marketing in future articles. In general, marketing funnels focus on the...
#10 Website hosting

#10 Website hosting

Website hosting, along with domain name, is one of the first things you need setup to improve you search engine visibility. In this article you will learn what website hosting is, why it’s important, options you have and considerations to keep in mind when...
#9 Domain name

#9 Domain name

Getting a domain name for your website is the first step to building your website and ultimately attracting customers from search engines. Let’s first define a domain name. Definition A domain name is an easy-to-remember address for your business’s home...
#8 Google turns off GBP websites

#8 Google turns off GBP websites

Google just announced that websites built within Google Business Profiles (GBP) or GBP websites will be redirected to your GBP listing page. The creation of websites with Google Business Profile is no longer supported. Existing websites made with Google Business...
#7 Websites and social profiles

#7 Websites and social profiles

Attracting customers from search engines requires a web property that Google can rank. That property can be a website, social profile or directory listing. But how do you prioritize the setup of those properties to get customers from search engines faster? In this...
#6 Customer journey

#6 Customer journey

If you want to drive customers from search engines, you must understand what your customers are going through, their customer journey. Note that this article is the concept introduction. I’m going to dive deeper into using customer journeys in search engine...
#5 Marketing personas

#5 Marketing personas

Many business owners start their search engine marketing journey on the wrong foot. Starting with the right fundamentals ensures a faster journey to results – getting your target customer from search engines. Today, I’d like to talk about marketing...
#4 Starting SEO

#4 Starting SEO

As a business owner you want to ensure search visibility and long term traffic you don’t have to pay for each time someone clicks on your listing. Search Engine Optimization (SEO, aka organic search) is a strategic tool to do just that. Organic search is the...
#3 Starting local SEO

#3 Starting local SEO

Do you own a local business and want to get more customers from Google? If so, this article will help you understand your first steps to start attracting customers that are searching for local businesses like yours. Today, you will learn what local search is, what...
#2 Starting paid search

#2 Starting paid search

Paid search is one of the search engine marketing opportunity areas. Search advertising programs like Google Ads will help you get in front of your target customer the quickest but at a cost. In this guide you will learn to place your business front and center in...
#1 Starting search engine marketing (SEM)

#1 Starting search engine marketing (SEM)

Learn about SEM, its place in digital marketing and its elements. Let’s first place search engine marketing (SEM) in a broader field of digital marketing. Diagram showing search engine marketing in a digital marketing mix. What is SEM? SEM is a digital marketing...