Like anything in life, there are many rumors floating around the internet about SEO. Many of the rumors are the direct result of not understanding the basics of SEO. We hope we have equipped you over the last several posts to be able to detect truth versus pure speculation, but there are a few rumors we would like to address …
Google and Local SEO
The days of the big yellow phone book are quickly dying. More and more people are turning to the internet to find restaurants, dry cleaners, plumbers, repairmen, and all other businesses imaginable. How can you leverage this to your advantage? Optimize your website and your business for local searches. For businesses with a physical address, local SEO is a vital aspect …
SEO and Paid Search Campaigns
So far, everything we have talked about in this series has been focused on improving your company’s visibility through something called “earned media.” Earned media is focused on providing good content that earns results through organic searches, social shares, etc. It can cost money to develop the strategies and processes, but you don’t actually pay to get your message in …
SEO and Social Media
Like we mentioned before, no one except the developers know the exact factors used in search engine algorithms. That leads to a lot of guessing among the leaders in the industry. SEO and Social Media is one of those areas. Do search engines take into account the number of followers and likes you have? Or do they completely ignore them? We …
SEO-Friendly Writing
In our last post we talked about what you shouldn’t do to improve your ranking. So that leaves us with the question, what is the best way to get to the top of the results page? The answer: develop helpful content through “SEO-friendly writing”. Good content is helpful so that it will drive traffic to your site, engaging so the …
3 Things Slowing Down Your Website
It is important to have a fast website. If your have a slow website, it is turning would be customers away. To understand the importance of a fast website, read our previous post here. But how do you fix a slow website? We at Distillery Creative have the ability to zero in on what is making your website slow and …
Best Web Design Denton
Distillery Creative Marketing Group earns title of Best Web Design of Denton County 2016! For two consecutive years, Distillery Creative has earned this coveted title. We have so much to be thankful for: First–Our Awesome Clients Thank you for voting Distillery Creative the Best of Denton 2015 for Best Web Design. We love our clients and love creating great websites that make …
Why Your Slow Website is Killing Your Business
Is your website slow? Have you ever seen the notification shown above pop up on your browser? Or have you ever clicked off a page because you couldn’t be bothered to wait for a website to load? Don’t know if your website loads slowly or not? Try this free website speed test, it will let you know how quickly your website …
4 SEO Techniques to Avoid
We concluded our last post by talking about the long-term investment mindset that SEO requires. It can take months of dedicated effort to see significant improvement in your ranking. So you may be tempted to think, “Is there any way to speed up the process?” Some SEO consultants offer guarantees like “I will make you #1 on Google in less …
What SEO Means to Your Business
SEO often seems to have an air of mystery surrounding it. It’s a relatively new element of business that companies are now having to consider. But what exactly is it? How does it benefit your business? Is there some kind of “magic” that SEO consultants perform to suddenly makes your business wildly successful? (The answer to that last question, by …