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Don’t Panic! The Google 3 Weeks Places Update Isn’t Worldwide!
Now that we’re done making sure your Google business account doesn’t get suspended for a name violation, we’re on the the next Google worry. You may have heard the buzz lately about an email going out to business owners in Google Places telling them that they have three weeks to update …
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5 Ways Technology Has Changed the Olympic Games
Just like the rest of the world, the XXII Winter Olympics has captured my attention ever since Team USA walked out in those hideous sweaters Friday night. For 16 days the world will sit in front of the TV, eat King Cake, and watch every move, detail, and technique performed …
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Watch the Possibilities Unfold
For many years we’ve considered the fold, or the first 600 pixels of content on a website, to be the gateway for user interaction and hopefully the production of leads. To take advantage of this, we’ve filled this space with as many buttons, forms, and click-through opportunities as humanly possible. …
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Welcome to “Can’t Code”
Lessons, Musings, and Complaints about Digital Technology I started working at Search Influence a few months ago. Before that, I had a lot of web design experience, but all of it was very informal and self-taught. Due to budget cuts at the University of New Orleans, my graduate department asked …
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HAPPY FRIDAY, BOYS! (and girls)
Here at Search Influence, we’re all about tradition. We’ve got loads of candy in the kitchen, an anonymous question of the day on the community whiteboard, king cakes all Mardi Gras season long, double booked conference rooms, and every single Friday afternoon ends the same way. No matter what you’re …
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No really, … was there a Google update in January 2014?
It’s curious how when you’re looking so intently at one thing, something so much bigger sneaks up behind you. Like when you’re a six-year-old kid all excited at your birthday party opening presents, your mom buzzing around taking lots of pictures demanding everyone to “smile,” and your dad sneaks in …
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Reputation Rescue: Dealing with Your Business’s Online Reviews
These days more customers are turning to their social networks and online review sites before making purchases. While local directories and review sites are important for your business’s online presence and SEO, it also opens up the door to both positive and negative reviews from customers. Copy and paste the code in the …
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3 Reasons Why Your Business Should be Active on G+
Some may know Google Plus as a weak attempt by Google to compete with Facebook. However, it can be used for much more than just engaging with your target audience. Google’s social media platform can also help your SEO efforts while providing quality content and information to followers. Here are …
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5 Management Tips (from a New Manager)
I’ve been at Search Influence for just over a year and a half. However, in the last four months my role has changed from managing clients to managing people: exciting and terrifying all at once. It is one thing to be great at your job, but it is another to …
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Social Media Marketing and the Super Bowl: It’s All About Preparation
If you’re like me and you love sports and social media, there isn’t a better day than Super Bowl Sunday. From the creative commercials to everyone constantly updating their feeds with their own thoughts on the game, it’s the ultimate setting for sports and marketing to collide. Rather than sit …
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