ALOHA Philosophy of SEO and Digital Marketing – Updated for 2017 (and Beyond)

Three years ago I coined what I call the ALOHA philosophy of SEO. I wrote a guest post about it for an online marketing agency in the Pacific Northwest. I won’t link to it, because I’m updating the philosophy for you here today. In case you don’t believe me, I’ve uploaded a screenshot. Can you believe I wore a sweater vest and tie?…

The Return of Tweets in Google Search Results & How it Can Impact Your Online Business

Tweets showing up in Google search results

Twitter must have taken it to heart when I stated that they would continue to decline in the year ahead in my Bold Social Media Predictions for 2015 article. I say this because yesterday (Feb 5/2015), Bloomberg Business reported that Twitter reached a deal with Google that will allow tweets to show up in Google search results. You may recall, that the concept itself is…

Should I Hire a Blogger? 5 Key Considerations

Should I Hire a Blogger

Are you asking yourself (and perhaps Google, apparently) if it’s time to bring in a professional blogger to write content for your business’ website? Well, first of all, it’s great that you’re considering it. This indicates that you’ve picked up on the fact that modern website marketing requires that frequent and high-quality content updates remain the core any sound online strategy. That being said, at what point do you…