Andy Brudtkuhl
Cheif Web Guru at 48Web in Des Moines, IA
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Andy Brudtkuhl
Landing Page Optimization Silver Bullets - 1 views
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Although the general idea of uncluttering is powerful throughout the decision process, this testing theme has an especially powerful impact on improving visitor awareness. If visitors do not recognize quickly that you have something in which they might be interested, they will leave your site immediately. These short-timers are the ones who have "bounced" and not clicked on any other links from their original landing page. They represent a significant problem.
Learn To Run Your Business Online In 2010 - Free Webinar - 2 views
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This webinar will show you how to leverage the web to run your existing business better and more efficiently. I'll run through a short presentation and will follow up with live Q&A.
21 Link Builders Share Advanced Link Building Queries - 2 views
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Advanced link building queries, for the link builders who use them extensively, remain a closely guarded secret. It's easy to understand why. For one, they want to protect a valued link source from getting flooded with link requests from the general link-seeking public. Secondly, there are some choice opportunities out there that would lose their value if the entire SEO community happened to learn about them.
Another complication with discussing and sharing link building queries is that they're often tailored towards the linkable and shareable assets of a particular organization. Further, two businesses within the same vertical may have widely different linkable assets, and therefore will need to seek different link targets, which requires different queries.
Landing Page Testing: How to test and what to test - 1 views
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Testing your ad copy and your landing pages can significantly improve your paid search efforts. Of course, building a solid keyword base, creating an optimized account structure, and executing a well-planned bid management strategy are also crucial. However, testing allows you to understand how to optimize and improve your communication with your target audience. Conducting thorough tests on your landing pages can deepen your audience interaction and increase your conversion rate.
Advantages Of Local SEO: Basic Facts To Know From SEO Experts - 1 views
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Now let us again do a quick recap on what are the companies for which local SEO is a good idea? If you want to reach the local consumer base, the local SEO is the ideal solution for you. Since it focuses on a certain geographical area, you have better opportunities to concentrate on the specific needs of that community. This is why the local SEO is a must for a company that sells products to a specific geographical area.
The 3 Variables of Google Local Search - 1 views
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Sometimes organic search seems straight forward, type in a keyword and returned is a list of 10 recommended websites. Of course, getting to the top isn't so simple, but the notion that once you arrive at the top, traffic will ensue is a hypothesis hard to deny. Local search results don't play into this scheme. They have variables such as size of the map, and definition of a region's center that combine with trust, a citation, or sometimes what I call "sureness factors" to determine what businesses should be recommended.
Sharecount Button for Facebook - 0 views
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The sharecount button for Facebook displays the number of times the current page has been shared on Facebook and allows visitors to share it themselves.
12 Ways to Improve PPC Landing Page Conversion Rates - 1 views
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Dollars are a little tighter this year than last, so learning new ways to stretch marketing dollars is vital. Improving your landing pages so they convert more sales is a dynamite way to boost your Return on Investment (ROI).
Here are a few tips for making your landing pages more effective. The goal is to make your landing pages more persuasive, more focused, more complete -- and provide the testing feedback needed to measure the success of your efforts.
WordPress Maintenance Guide - How To Take Care Of WordPress - 1 views
Google Online Security Blog: Show Me the Malware! - 0 views
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To help protect users against malware threats, Google has built automated scanners that detect malware on websites we've indexed. Pages that are identified as dangerous by these scanners are accompanied by warnings in Google search results, and browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari also use our data to show similar warnings to people attempting to visit suspicious sites.
30 Twitter Tools for Business - 4 views
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How do you use Twitter for business? This question has been answered manifold times. What tools do you use for business though? There aren't that many business tools for Twitter it seems. You rather should ask:
Which tools enable professionals best to use Twitter for business?
This way you may find more useful tools and apps. Nonetheless there are some valuable specialized Twitter tools for business you should try. I compiled a list of both, Twitter tools for business and professional Twitter tools. Most of them are free but some advanced ones, especially in the CRM arena are not. -
How do you use Twitter for business? This question has been answered manifold times. What tools do you use for business though? There aren't that many business tools for Twitter it seems. You rather should ask:
Which tools enable professionals best to use Twitter for business?
This way you may find more useful tools and apps. Nonetheless there are some valuable specialized Twitter tools for business you should try. I compiled a list of both, Twitter tools for business and professional Twitter tools. Most of them are free but some advanced ones, especially in the CRM arena are not.
Backup WordPress - 0 views
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Using wordpress? Good... Are you backing up wordpress? I didn't think so... Try this wordpress backup plugin and backup both your files and database to amazon s3 for pennies per month. It's definitely worth it.
Keyword Research with The Free Keyword Tool - 0 views
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how to do free and easy keyword research
How To Write For SEO - 0 views
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3 Tips for Writing Findable Blog Posts
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3 Tips for Writing Findable Blog Posts
The Best PayPerClick and AdWords Podcast You'll Ever Listen To - Episode 24 - Managing The ... - 0 views
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In one of our most anticipated episodes of this internet business podcast we have our guest Brian Kaldenberg - President of Kaldenberg Consulting. Brian's company does e-commerce consulting and PPC campaign management.
In this episode we talk about researching and managing effective PPC campaigns. -
In one of our most anticipated episodes of this internet business podcast we have our guest Brian Kaldenberg - President of Kaldenberg Consulting. Brian's company does e-commerce consulting and PPC campaign management.
In this episode we talk about researching and managing effective PPC campaigns.
5 Tips To Achieve Alignment Between SEO Keyword Strategy & Content - 0 views
A Website Planning Worksheet - Measuring Performance Improvements - 0 views
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f you've ever been involved with planning website improvements, you know how hard it can be to decide what action to take. You've heard great potential lies in social media, adding product reviews to your site and search engine optimization (SEO) but which is the best to pursue? Luckily, estimating and measuring performance improvements is easy when you look at the numbers. Today, Big Picture Web brings you a special website planning worksheet that's sure to empower you to correctly select the big ticket items on your next web project.
How To Create A Landing Tab That Converts New Visitors Into Fans - 1 views