In addition to our efforts to raise funds for the Oregon Food Bank with our virtual fund raise, we were out there in our community raising awareness and donations for homebound seniors.
Post To Facebook With Confidence!
Every time you post content to your Facebook Business Page, you are making a judgement call. Am I posting the right content, at the right time?
Archive.org now has more than 1,000 classic arcade games you can play in your browser.
What’s that? You don’t have enough distractions at work? Well, have I got the solution for you! Archive.org just made it 75% more difficult for you to get any actual work done. (“You’re welcome.“) They’ve gone ahead and made more than 1,000 of those classic arcade games available to you online to play, for free. (Everyone loves free!) In all their glory, …
Hook SEO Nails Internet Marketing In Radio Interview
Hook SEO was interviewed on October 20th, 2014 on The Business Voice show on am1360 KUIK, sponsored by the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce. It sounds like they weren’t expecting us to really nail down how Internet Marketing works these days! “They are living and breathing exactly what they have been preaching. They have been part of the Chamber just giving …
The Theory of Reciprocity: A Real Case Study at the Pumpkin Patch
Reciprocity in social psychology refers to responding to a positive action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions. As a social construct, reciprocity means that in response to friendly actions, people are frequently much nicer and much more cooperative than predicted by the self-interest model… (source) Reciprocity in Business and Marketing In business, the theory of reciprocity also applies. I …
How To List a Business on Google Maps as Open 24 Hours A Day
For years, businesses have been trying to find a work-around for Google Maps and Google Places/Google Plus listings for businesses that are open 24 hours a day. Gone now are the days of being open from 12:01am to 11:59pm! How To Set a Business To Be Open 24 Hours It’s actually very simple. Set all your open and close hours …
Instagram – It’s not just for kids! Surprising Facts About Instagram [infographic]
You may be surprised at these Instagram facts! If you have a business that works in any kind of visual medium or if you have products to show off, Instagram can help you reach a youthful connected audience. If your business in not on Instagram yet, you should be!
Weird Al’s “Mission Statement” Taps Into B2B Marketing Jargon
In his latest video, which is also the last of 8 days of releasing a new video every day, famed satirist and parody musician “Weird Al” Yankovic has set his sites on what he calls, “ridiculous double-speak and meaningless buzzwords I’ve been hearing in office environments all my life.” The song is set in the theme of Suite: Judy Blue …
Old School Hard Work for SEO is Back In Style
It looks like the SEO world has finally come full circle. The time of the past 3-6 years for generating thousands of backlinks with all the old tricks is “officially” over. Google penalties are being handed out like pizza flyers and “spammy” listing and directory services have been marginalized. Here are some tips I have expanded on from an article …
How Titles Can Transform Your Search Rank
Page titles are one of the most important listing factors in ranking pages. If you are a beginner and want to ensure your web site pages or blog posts get found, you need to ensure your titles are both Human-Legible and contain the terms you think people will type into a search engine. See our article: Matt’s Awesome Blogging Tips …