Making the most of “WordPress SEO by Yoast”
From time to time we share lists of our favorite WordPress plugins, and “WordPress SEO by Yoast” always makes the list. It’s updated often and…
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I know I should blog, but…
We’re big proponents of blogging. Regularly posting new content on your site is a great way to rank better in the search engines, and a blog…
The top spot in Google gets 33% of all clicks
A new study put out by the online ad company Chitika shows just how important it is to work your site into the top spot…
Your business and the new Google+ Dashboard
Google is slowly amassing a large collection of tools for small businesses, and now you can more easily manage them all in one place. With…
How Google searches work
Google’s search algorithm is amazingly complex, but they do a nice job of providing materials to show a bit about how it all works. The…
Keywords in your domain name don’t help
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…
SEO bootcamp recap
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…
What is Anchor Text?
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,…
SEO bootcamp training on May 2
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be teaming up with the awesome SEO specialist Jenny Munn to hold a full-day, hands-on SEO bootcamp on May…
Make sure your content is in your control
We’re big believers in social media. We use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and others on a daily basis. However, we also believe that it’s…
Four basics to understand about SEO
We all want our sites to rank better in Google. No matter how we’ll you’re ranking now, a little bit more would be a good…
Our favorite WordPress plugins
At GreenMellen, we love WordPress. It makes website development much easier and allows us to build awesome (mobile responsive!) sites for our clients. One of the…
Are you handling the Zero Moment of Truth?
Back in 2005, The Wall Street Journal published an article that discussed the “First Moment of Truth” — standing in a store, looking at your…
Be free to change your mind
Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, recently made a powerful statement that has a lot of people thinking. According to Jason Fried at…
New WordPress feature to make your site load faster
Google has long said that the speed with which your site loads will affect how well it ranks in the search results. It’s not a…
