Are you thinking about rebuilding your website in 2019? Or refreshing your current site before the holiday rush? If you’re like lots of people, then you probably have a lot of questions about everything that goes into your new site, what professionals you need to hire, and of course, how to get great SEO! This…
The Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for SEO
Hello friends! Welcome to the last week in our Social Media for SEO Series. So far we’ve covered the basics of social for SEO, and talked in-depth about Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. So now that we’ve covered all the ‘fun’ platforms, we’re rounding out this series with a take on everyone’s favorite way to find…
The Ultimate Guide to Facebook For SEO
How to Create a Strong Facebook Strategy in 2018. Love it or hate it, if you have a business, you need to be on Facebook. Why? 2 reasons: People are using the platform (whether they like using it or not) Facebook knows (nearly) everything about what people like. In the past two years, FB growth…
The Ultimate Guide to Pinterest for SEO
Did you know that Pinterest is its own search engine? That’s right, every time you search on Pinterest you’re working within their own algorithm to find what you’re looking for. And there are over 2 billion monthly searches on Pinterest. That’s massive! The good news for brands is that putting your products on Pinterest drastically…
The Ultimate Guide to Instagram for SEO
How to use Instagram to boost your website’s SEO We already know that we all love Instagram (data doesn’t lie), but we also know that it can be hard to know how to master using it for business. And beyond that, how to make it work for your SEO. This summer we’re focusing on social…
The Ultimate Guide to Social Media and SEO
Buckle up, kids! We’re diving deep into the depths of social media and how it benefits your SEO. (anyone getting Mrs. Frizzle vibes? Maybe I should dress up like a filter IRL for this post…?) And oh, you millennial you, do you think you already know everything there is to know?? I bet you one…
Seeking Guest Posters
We are looking for guest posters for our blog. Calling all health and wellness bloggers, yogis, PR professionals, writers, photographers and all those anyone who have knowledge they want to drop like it’s hot into our blog. If you’re a health conscious biz owner, we want to feature you! Our community here at Clapping Dog…
SEO + Content: Better Together
Content is your Golden Ticket to Great SEO If you want good SEO, you must have good content. There’s no way around it. Think of writing content for your site like cleaning your house. If you want it to be a place people want to visit, it’s a must do. Content keeps your site fresh,…
Sum-Sum-Summer Time
Friends… It’s here! 😎 Finally 😅 Go play in the sprinklers, bite into a watermelon slice and let the juice drip down your chin, and cook every meal outside while the kids run in the yard. It’s pretty much the way life was meant to be. And at Clapping Dog Media HQ we’ll be doing…
SEO Performance Mastermind vs Done For You SEO
Friends, are you excited for Spring? We are too, and we’re especially eager because it means we’re launching our newest program, the SEO Mastermind! Oh..what’s the SEO Mastermind you ask? Let us give you the deets. Today we’re sharing more info about who the program is for (you, likely!), and who might choose our SEO…
3 Easy Tips to Massively Increase Blog Traffic Today!
Friends, are you excited for Spring? We are too, and we’re especially eager because it means we’re launching something new soon. While we aren’t ready to share all of the details yet, I can say this new thing is for people who both love to learn and love to gamify their business growth. But it…
Pinterest with Intention
Hi Friends! Today we are going to chat about one of my favorite ways to grow traffic and brand awareness. This is one of my go-to tools for building offsite SEO authority, it’s Pinterest. (It is also my favorite for pinning Star Wars Birthday Party Ideas and Keto Recipes.) Before we get into how…
Website Updates We Made to Improve Our SEO
Hello friends! Happy Thursday! We’re so excited to show off our newly refreshed site! Finally, the shoemaker’s children have some footwear..errr, we mean, the SEO expert’s website has stronger SEO strategy. We followed our own advice and updated our website with a few simple, but powerful, updates, both on the business side and the SEO…
SEO Spring Cleaning: How-To Tidy Up
Tidy Your Website to Prep for Big SEO Upgrades Friends, our #SummerofSEO is coming up, and we’re here to help you prep your SEO before the fun starts so that your site can be ready to Consider this the juice cleanse before starting a new fitness regime. It’s a way of tidying up your website…
Our 5 month, 5 phase approach to get you from SEO Zero to SEO Hero
(yep… we’re nerds… but we’re cool nerds). Get ready friends, we have something exciting coming! It’s going to jolt your SEO awake from its dreary sleep. Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on the exact steps I do for all of my clients, and showing you everything I do to get results like getting a…
How does content clustering get you found by Google? (we will tell you how)
Hello friends! Today we’re talking about the latest evolution in SEO…content clustering. If you’re just joining us for this Technical SEO series, here’s what we’ve been talking about so far… In week 1 we gave an overview of the 3 most important technical fixes we do for clients. In Week 2 we talked about the…
Technical: One Keyword, Different Results
Why does one keyword give different search results? Have you ever Googled your ideal keyword, then asked a friend to do the same thing? Have you noticed that you’ve gotten different search results when you do that? What’s up with that?? We get asked this question all the time, so today we’re breaking down how-in-the-H…
The 3 most important technical SEO fixes we do for our clients:
What up, friends! Welcome to our latest series, Technical SEO! This series is going to be a little different from our others. We’re diving deep into the work we do for our clients as SEO experts. Typically we write how-to posts, but this is more of a “what and why” post. We know this might…
My 3 Biggest Takeaways from Speaking at The Workshop PHX
Friends, I have something super fun to tell you about. Last week I attended the fabulous Workshop PHX, hosted by Bloguettes, and it was AMAZING. Everything about this conference was delightful, and getting to speak at it is one of the highlights of my year. I’m sharing Here are my biggest takeaways from this conference,…
How to Write an About Page that Increases Conversions
We have a secret about “About Pages”… They are not about YOU. They are about your AUDIENCE. Mind blowing, right? via GIPHY That’s right…your about page isn’t the place to list all the things you love, like puppies, wine and Netflix (and really, who doesn’t like those things?). It’s the place to let your ideal client…
Design opens the door to SEO
So, you already know that SEO is all about getting more traffic to your site. Fantastic. But once they’re there, how do you create an experience that shows them that YOU are the one they have been looking for? Great design, my friends. And that’s where our friend Illiah comes in. Please join us in…
Is Local SEO important for your online business?
Do you really need to pay attention to Local SEO? So you’ve done a lot of SEO work—you’ve taken our SEO Audit, written (or hired out) lots of great content, have Google Analytics, and use strategies to get lots of backlinks. Way to go! You’re on your way to great SEO. And if you’re an…
Is Your Business SEO Ready?
Is getting great SEO one of your main business goals this year? Well, if you’re brand new to business, then maybe it shouldn’t be. Here’s what I mean: We fully believe that SEO is great for business (naturally), BUT if you don’t know who you are, who your clients are, or have a strong brand,…
SEO Trends in 2018 {What to Expect + What Hasn’t Changed}
What are your goals for 2018? Grow your business revenue? Get more followers? Make more, work less? SEO will help you achieve all of these goals, so making great SEO part of your tactical strategy is key to making those dreams a reality. But, so many people ignore SEO because all they know about it…
