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Tips on how to improve your website and seo.
You’ve Built Your Website, What Now? Building a website is an important first step to having your company discovered on the Internet. Once your website is built, you need to employ search engine optimization strategies (SEO) in order for your website to appear in Internet search results. The following article describes what SEO is and […]
A How to Guide to Managing Your Reputation Online It can be difficult for smaller painting companies to compete online with the large companies. Many small painting companies struggle with getting potential customers aware that they even exist and is why it can be very beneficial for them to know some ways of getting […]
Do you want to get found on the Internet and increase your SEO using Business Listing Directories? Want a quick, easy, and FREE way to increase the chances of your company showing up on page 1 of an Internet search? Then start placing your company information on Internet Business Listing Directories. Increasing your chances of […]
Last week we announced we would do a Google Hangout and review a website, live, on air, with Darren Slaughter, Tess Wittler, Heidi Nyline and myself. Easier said than done, but we are ready to do it on Wednesday July 18th at 8 pm Eastern Time. We would like you to join us, and we need […]
Are you trying to be a paint contractor and website developer? Many of us wear several hats in our companies, trying to do every task, thinking we are saving time by spending precious hours on building websites, creating marketing campaigns, keeping up with Social Media, etc. We have discussed at length here on BP on […]
Why won’t sharks attack SEOs? Professional courtesy! One of the biggest challenges we face as a Search Marketing firm is helping client understand that SEO is a legitimate, productive marketing endeavor, especially when that client has previously experienced poorly managed programs (which we hear about 90% of the time). Every business understands that a strong […]
This week marked the first birthday of www.warlinepainting.ca. Does that surprise you? If it does, it’s probably because I haven’t shut up since I got here. Well it’s completely unbelievable to me too and I have been the one nursing and caring for our website for the last year. Launching a website and having a new baby […]
Show me a website designed and published by a painter and I will show you a website designed and published by a painter. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.
We have been talking a lot about content and SEO lately here at Blogging Painters. We are fortunate to have some great contributors here and they are generating a wealth of valuable content. Our goal is to create and share the information that helps build our businesses, educate our customers and build a network of […]
I wish bloggers would stop listening to their SEO guy so much about how daily, constant posts, full of keywords is the only way to get to the top of Google. For the last few weeks I have been really busy and not had the time to write, so you know what I have been […]
No, I am not talking about hiring good looking painters to work for you, in the hopes of keeping customers happily distracted. I’m talking about the photos on your company website. Have you wondered if the quality of pictures on your website matter to a customer? You bet they do. And in a big way. […]
I came across this great overview of SocIal Media and thought I’d share. Sometimes it can be overwhelming trying to sift through the SM chatter. I like this slideshow because it gives a brief overview, great if you are trying to decide if you want to try out SM, The author is Linnea Blair, one […]
It’s official! Blogging is here to stay! But we knew that already, didn’t we? Some of the most common complaints/excuses not to blog I hear is “I don’t have the time” followed by “I don’t know what to write about”. Well, if you are new to blogging, or have been muddling along on your own, […]
Great article on some easy tips to market your company online! I talk to a lot of contractors who get overwhelmed with the amount of Social Media tips out there. Should I Facebook? Be a Tweeter? Join Linkedin? There is no right answer, you need to do what is right for you and your company, […]
I usually try and solve my own problems, and I can be pretty resourceful, but sometimes I get stuck, that was the case recently while working on this blog. WordPress is a beautiful system and pretty easy to use, but anyone that knows me, knows I like to experiment, and this blog has certainly created […]
