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Articles • Design
15 Questions to Ask a Web Designer
January 26, 2016 • Daniel Kedinger
If you are looking for a web designer to help with your next small business website, ask the following questions, to avoid major issues during...Read More » 13 Shares
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Articles • Conversion
Local Marketing: Position Yourself as a Community Expert
January 25, 2016 • Paul Chaney
In a recent installment of “10 Great Local Marketing Ideas,” a monthly series we run here on WMT, Lisa Sanderson, a real estate agent in...Read More » 93 Shares
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Articles • Platforms
Email Marketing: Create a Content Calendar in 4 Easy Steps
January 22, 2016 • Charles Gaiennie
Never have I met a company or nonprofit that could not go on for hours about what they do or sell or offer. They can...Read More » 41 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
Why and How to Use Instagram for Advertising
January 21, 2016 • Kristine Wirth
Instagram recently opened its advertising platform to all users, giving companies large and small yet another way to get their message in front of a...Read More » 34 Shares
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Articles • Platforms
6 Online Appointment Scheduling Tools, for Service Businesses
January 20, 2016 • Kathleen Fealy
Online appointment scheduling tools provide efficient, practical, and profitable solutions for consulting and professional service businesses to manage their customer, vendor, and prospect communications. Schedulers...Read More » 23 Shares
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Articles • Conversion
7 Simple A/B Tests to Improve Landing Page Conversion Rates
January 19, 2016 • Phil Frost
A/B testing, or split testing, is crucial to optimizing your landing pages and improving your conversion rates. A/B testing simply means showing one version of...Read More » 30 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
Using Social Networks for Long-form Content: Pros, Cons
January 18, 2016 • Paul Chaney
One marketing trend growing in popularity is the use of social networks to publish long-form content, not unlike what you would see on a blog....Read More » 2 Comments 348 Shares
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Articles • Platforms
Email Subject Lines: Think Beyond the Ordinary
January 15, 2016 • Charles Gaiennie
As persons of discernment in business practices, we must be judicious in what we say, when we say it, and to whom we say it....Read More » 41 Shares
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Articles • Design
6 Web Design Trends for 2016
January 14, 2016 • Daniel Kedinger
Web design trends are never static but change constantly. Here are six new trends that you can expect to see in 2016. 1. Death of the...Read More » 5 Comments 142 Shares
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Articles • Search Engines
4 Local SEO Predictions for 2016
January 13, 2016 • Bill Hartzer
There is never a shortage of articles about predictions for the new year, and the same holds true where SEO is concerned. Here is my list...Read More » 2 Comments 141 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
Facebook Updates Put New Focus on Local Businesses
January 12, 2016 • Rodney Hess
In March 2015, Facebook announced the rollout of Local Awareness Ads, an update focused on local brick and mortar businesses exclusively. Facebook has carried this trend into...Read More » 72 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
25 Ways to Use Twitter for Marketing
January 11, 2016 • Paul Chaney
Although marketing through social media is the norm, Twitter is still an enigma for many. I can’t recount just how many times I have heard...Read More » 53 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
7 Social Media Marketing Trends for 2016
January 8, 2016 • Kristine Wirth
2015 saw some significant shifts in how local businesses used social media for marketing, many of which will continue in 2016. Below, I outline seven of...Read More » 79 Shares
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Articles • Platforms
Google Analytics: How to Create Dashboard Overviews
January 7, 2016 • Sharon Mostyn
Dashboards provide an efficient way to review your Google Analytics data. By combining relevant data into a dashboard, you can quickly and easily make determinations...Read More » 40 Shares
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Articles • Platforms
2016 Online Marketing Checkup: 10 Tasks, Tools, Guides
January 6, 2016 • Kathleen Fealy
January is the perfect time to make improvements to your online marketing plan or implement a particular strategy to benefit your business, both in the...Read More » 1 Comment 39 Shares
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Articles • Conversion
5 Steps to Higher Website Conversion Rates
January 5, 2016 • Phil Frost
Your website conversion rate is the percentage of visitors who actually make a purchase. Increasing that rate can boost your sales dramatically, even without spending...Read More » 42 Shares
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Articles • Platforms
Google Maps: A ‘Social Network’ in Disguise
January 4, 2016 • Paul Chaney
Gone are the days when Google Plus was the epicenter for local business information. Google My Business now owns that domain, for the business owner....Read More » 2 Comments 64 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
Changes to Google Plus: What You Need to Know
December 31, 2015 • Rodney Hess
Google has had many failed experiments in the past, such as Buzz, Wave, and, more recently, Google Glass. However, the search giant shows no signs...Read More » 4 Comments 81 Shares
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Articles • Conversion
Calls-to-action: The ‘Do’ Part of Your Email Marketing
December 30, 2015 • Charles Gaiennie
Imagine this. You book a fabulous ski vacation, fly to your destination, settle in at the lodge, take the ski lift to the top of...Read More » 44 Shares
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Articles • Conversion
2015 Top 25: Our Most Popular Articles of the Year
December 29, 2015 • Web Marketing Today Staff
As 2015 draws to a close, we compiled a list of our 25 most popular articles of the year, based on the number of page...Read More » 24 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
How to Use LinkedIn Groups to Generate Leads and Sales
December 28, 2015 • Paul Chaney
This article is the last of a three-part series on LinkedIn Groups. It deals with the use of Groups to generate leads and sales. Part...Read More » 55 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
Local Marketing: 10 Ways to Succeed Using Social Media
December 24, 2015 • Kristine Wirth
Knowing how to attract and keep more followers, all the while promoting your products, requires a certain amount of finesse in your approach to using...Read More » 2 Comments 38 Shares
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Articles • Platforms
13 Infographics to Kickoff Your 2016 Marketing Plans
December 23, 2015 • Kathleen Fealy
It’s time to plan your 2016 marketing calendar and make decisions about which strategies to implement. This collection of 13 infographics serves as a quick reference...Read More » 1 Comment 43 Shares
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Articles • Design
Web Design: 6 Steps to Increase Website Speed
December 22, 2015 • Daniel Kedinger
Site speed has become an important factor not only in search engine rankings but also in user experience. For every one-second delay in page load,...Read More » 1 Comment 41 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
6 Principles for Effective LinkedIn Group Management
December 21, 2015 • Paul Chaney
This article is the second in a three-part series on LinkedIn Groups. Part one dealt with Groups design changes; part three — due out next...Read More » 35 Shares
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Articles • Conversion
Ask an Expert: Best Way to Reach My Local Market?
December 18, 2015 • Web Marketing Today Staff
“Ask an Expert” is a monthly feature where we ask web marketing experts questions from local business owners. For this installment, we address a question...Read More » 1 Comment 35 Shares
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Articles • Search Engines
SEO: Do You Need More Than One Domain Name?
December 17, 2015 • Bill Hartzer
I recently spoke with a business owner who had purchased every possible version of his company’s domain name (including the “typos”) to protect his brand. In...Read More » 56 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
7 Facebook Posts You Should Use This Holiday Season
December 16, 2015 • Rodney Hess
The holiday season is an especially critical time for local businesses. It’s when many get the majority of their sales, which can make or break ending...Read More » 25 Shares
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Articles • Conversion
7 Ways to Maximize Sales with Holiday Email Promotions
December 15, 2015 • Phil Frost
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday might be over for this year, but holiday shopping will continue at a frenzied pace right through...Read More » 21 Shares
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Articles • Social Media
LinkedIn Groups: What the New Design Means for Marketers
December 14, 2015 • Paul Chaney
This article is part one of a three-part series on LinkedIn Groups. In part two, I discuss effective group management principles, and, in part three, how...Read More » 1 Comment 33 Shares










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