Local Search Engine Optimization Strategies to Boost Local Traffic to Your Website

Do you want to grow your business faster? Do you want to improve your visibility on Google and other search engines? In this blog we are going to discuss steps you can take right now to drive more local traffic to your website and make it easier for your customers to find you online.

Four areas of the Google local search results page where you can potentially get your business listed and Seven steps to Get your business listed on one or more of these four prized spots of the first page of local search results

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8 Ways to Gain More Independence in Your Business

We asked fellow business owners and leaders for their best advice on how to help small business owners save time in their day-to-day business processes. From delegating to others to being intentional with emails, there are several ways that may help you gain more independence as you scale your business.

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How Effective Leadership Cultivates Success

An effective leader has a vision, a strong sense of company purpose, and the ability to drive their team to achieve that vision. Jim Pedicone, Design Pickle’s Vice President of Culture, shared some insight on the qualities that make an impactful leader to help you identify and nurture effective leadership.

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8 Small Business Social Media Strategies to Test and Try

What is one social media strategy that small businesses should focus on in 2021?

To help your small business with its social media strategy in 2021, we asked marketing experts and business leaders this question. From starting a blog to driving traffic to investing in SEO keyword strategies, there are several tips that may help you improve your social media strategy this year

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5 Timeless Marketing Tips For Your Business

One of the most frequent questions my clients ask me is, “What should I be doing to market my business?” These days when people hear the word marketing, they most often think of social media and how to sell their product or service by posting online. Ten years ago, that was not the case; marketing platforms will change, but there are basic principles that will not.

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Tools To Help Increase Revenue For Small Businesses

The COVID pandemic has created new challenges for small businesses and one of the best ways to overcome these challenges is through increasing your avenues of revenue. To help small businesses, we asked business leaders and financial advisors their best ideas and tools for how to increase these avenues. From utilizing Mailchimp to revenue trackers, here are 10 ways that may help your business increase multiple avenues of revenue.

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Meet McAuley Freelance Writing, LLC and Learn About Mistakes that Can Cost You Your Business

As a business owner for more than a decade, I’ve had the opportunity to meet many business owners and observe how they run their businesses. While some are busy going to networking meeting after networking meeting, others are laser-focused on connecting with their target clients and power partners.

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3 Ways to Engage with Your Customers on Social Media

In an ever-changing world and business space, it can be extra challenging to not only find your customer base but to connect with them on a deep level. Take away community events and everyday conversations with strangers in coffee shops and in the office, and you’re left with little customer engagement and interaction.

Now's the perfect opportunity for to use social media as a tool to connect with your community and attract new customers.

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Social Media For Business

How do you connect with your network, potential customers, and clients?

1. Choose the platforms where your customers are spending time.

2. Be consistent in how often you post and in what you’re posting.

3. Track ideas using a tool like Google Sheets, Airtable, or Asana.

4. Schedule posts.

5. Engage with your audience.

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12 Ways Small Businesses Can Compete Against Larger Brands

To help your small business compete with larger brands amidst this pandemic, we asked business leaders and PR experts this question for their best tips. From dialing into the customers to leveraging relationships to boost brand personality, there are several tips that may help your small business stay in competition with larger brands as the pandemic continues.

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