Internet Marketing Prophecies for 2015

We love our smartphonesOur love affair for our smartphones has only just begun. 2015 will be the year that online marketers embrace the small screen or suffer the indignity of being friend-zoned by their clients. Google has indicated that mobile friendliness is now a major criterion for relevance in search results. 2015 will bring more robust mobile-ready websites, full-featured apps, creativity in mobile advertising, and an increasing presence in mobile-based social media interactivity.

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Topics: Inbound Marketing


SEO Secrets That Online Marketing Companies Won't Tell You

organic search engine optimization, or this!There are few thrills greater than seeing your business at the very top of the Google search returns. How can you escape the desolation of second page search results? You know that if a searcher has to scroll down past the "fold," you are effectively lost among the other "2,034,516 results". If you've got an online presence for your business, gaining that top spot could mean the difference between Easy Street and No Man's Land.  As they say, the road to business failure is paved with un-optimized content.

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Topics: Search Engine Optimization, Inbound Marketing


E-commerce Shopping Cart Abandonment Remedies, Part 2

"Welcome to the Marketers Anonymous Support Group, everyone!" chirped Monica.

It was a typical Tuesday evening for the usual gathered crowd. Most began to shuffle toward the circle of metal folding chairs, nervously sipping ghastly coffee from white Styrofoam cups. Eventually, with encouragement from Monica, all the attendees were seated in an uneasy circle. Twelve pairs of eyes bored holes in the sterile tile floor, traced constellations in the ceiling tile indentations or stared into their now lukewarm "coffee."

"Before we start, I'd like to say that I thought we really made progress last week!" sang Monica. "Thanks for sharing your feelings about Social Media, Kelly. Now, who would like to start us off this week?" The chilly silence lasted only a few seconds before the sound of the double door and a puff of cold outside air announced the arrival of a thirteenth attendee.

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Topics: Ecommerce


Website Development Words to Know, Part 2

In which the United WebWorks blogging staff explore a list of jargon words we couldn't fit into the last entry.

 

website development dictionaryDefining words can be a befuddling exercise. Before making the jump, see if you can guess the English word the highest number of distinct definitions, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Click on "More" to see the answer, and then read up on the common everyday jargon you'll hear from your website producer.

 

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Topics: Inbound Marketing


Website Development Words to Know

Learn the language of web developmentWhaaaaaat?

"You have an acute case of cephalgia, characterized by labile somatic nociceptive responses in the medial rostral area? Ingest a pair of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories and contact my office ante meridiem."*

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