Marietta, GA
When we talk about inboxes, like we did a few days ago with our inbox zero post, people naturally assume we're referring to email inboxes (and we usually are). However, there are a few others that often get overlooked that can lead to missed opportunities. Facebook's "other" messages The most common inbox to overlook is your "other" inbox in Facebook messages. People use the Facebook message … [Read more...]
Getting your inbox completely cleaned out is something that many people find daunting, but in reality it's not too bad once you get started. It can actually save you quite a bit of time if you can keep it at zero (or at least close to it). At GreenMellen we all work to keep our inboxes as close to zero as possible, so we can respond quickly to new issues and have a clear view of what's going … [Read more...]
Our buddy Joe Turner just picked up a Nexus 10 tablet and was asking what my favorite apps were, so I thought it'd be a good chance to revisit our list from December to see what's changed. You can read that full list, but for the most part it hasn't changed: Evernote: Still our favorite note-taking app, though Google Keep is pretty slick on Android. WordPress: Not one we use often, but … [Read more...]
While Google+ is becoming an essential tool for businesses and writers (largely because of Authorship), it has yet to catch on with the masses. I personally use Google+ quite a lot, but if I want to stay in touch with my friends and family I still need to head over to Facebook. Google is continuing to iterate the features and look of Google+, and the changes they've just rolled out are quite … [Read more...]
Much to the chagrin of many users, Facebook doesn't show everything in the news feed that is available -- content from many of your friends is essentially hidden from you. It can be frustrating, but the typical user would have thousands of pieces of content to sort through each day and could easily become overwhelmed. Instead, Facebook picks and chooses which items it thinks are most relevant to … [Read more...]
A few months back I had the chance to speak at WordCamp Atlanta and discussed the difference between running a site using WordPress.com vs WordPress.org. You can find the slides from the presentation here, and the video has now been added to wordpress.tv and I've embedded it below. If you're trying to decide which flavor of WordPress is right for your new project, I hope the video below is … [Read more...]
As recently as a few years ago, you could buy a domain name that was loaded with keywords and automatically rank pretty well for those queries. For example, I could purchase "marietta-used-cars.com" and rank pretty well for "marietta used cars" and related searches. Thankfully, Google is working hard to discount those kinds of URLs, known as "exact match domains". How does this affect … [Read more...]
Our SEO bootcamp yesterday was a huge success, and we thank all of you that were able to attend. A very special thanks to Jenny Munn for sharing her insights and wisdom with everyone! We covered everything from keyword research to anchor text to local seo to authorship and much more. It was a jam-packed day! To dig in further, we highly recommend that you get a copy of Jenny's seo ebook … [Read more...]
In the digital world we live in today, there are hundreds of ways to create brand awareness. It's easy to focus on the obvious strategies like social media, websites, brochures, commercials, etc., but why not think outside the box? A new product on the market called Asphalt Art could be an interesting supplement to your brand strategy. It is intended for parking lots, sidewalks, warehouses – … [Read more...]
When you dig into the world of writing for the web, you'll likely come across the term "anchor text". What does it mean? In short, it's the text that is used when linking somewhere. For example, if I check out this site about the Braves the words "check out this site about the Braves" (which are linked to the Atlanta Braves website) would be considered the anchor text. Why does this … [Read more...]
