Did you know that 56% of businesses haven’t claimed their Google My Business listing? This is a huge missed opportunity, especially since nearly half of all Google searches are looking for local information. If your business wants to stand out in your community, understanding and using local SEO is a must.
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CTR, or Click-Through Rate, is an essential metric for measuring the effectiveness of your ad campaigns. Simply put, it calculates the percentage of people who click on your ad after seeing it. For example, if your bakery ad receives 150 clicks from 5,000 impressions, your CTR is 3%. A high CTR indicates that your ad resonates with your audience, while a lower CTR suggests room for improvement.
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A pay-per-click (PPC) landing page, sometimes referred to as a "lead capture page" or "destination page," is a specialized web page created to convert traffic from digital ads on platforms like Google, Bing, Facebook, and Instagram. Unlike a typical homepage, which may serve multiple purposes, a PPC landing page is laser-focused on a single goal: driving conversions. These pages feature a clear call-to-action (CTA), targeted messaging that aligns with the user's ad experience, and minimal distractions to keep the visitor's attention on taking the desired action. By leveraging PPC landing pages, businesses can boost conversion rates, improve ad quality scores, and enhance the overall user experience, ultimately increasing the return on investment for their advertising campaigns. Saltbox Solutions is here to help you optimize your digital marketing efforts with tailored strategies in PPC, SEO, and web analytics. Let us partner with you to elevate your online presence and drive meaningful results!
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In today’s competitive digital landscape, understanding the connection between user experience (UX) and search engine optimization (SEO) is essential for improving your website’s performance. This guide dives deep into the key UX signals—such as click-through rate, dwell time, and Core Web Vitals—that influence your SEO rankings. Discover actionable strategies to enhance user engagement, improve page speed, and optimize your content for better search visibility. By prioritizing UX, you’ll not only improve your site’s usability but also boost your position in search results.
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Google’s Summer 2024 leak highlighted the crucial role of anchor text in SEO. Anchor text, the clickable part of a hyperlink, helps search engines and users understand the linked content's relevance. By evaluating anchor text and its context, Google better identifies valuable backlinks, emphasizing the need for varied and descriptive anchor text in your SEO strategy.
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A.I. is revolutionizing SEO, but not always in the ways you might expect. While it amplifies some existing practices, quality content and effective SEO strategies remain crucial. Discover the myths and facts about A.I.'s impact on search engine optimization and learn how to navigate these changes effectively.
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Domain authority is a key metric that determines your website's SEO success by influencing its search engine ranking. While Google may not officially recognize the term, third-party tools like Ahrefs, Moz, and Semrush provide valuable estimates based on authoritative backlinks. To increase your domain authority quickly, focus on acquiring DoFollow links from reputable sources and producing high-quality content.
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Wondering what Google's decision to deprecate ETAs and transition to RSAs means for your business? Saltbox Solutions can help. Review our guide today!
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Google has a new toolset for optimizing the experience of your webpages. In this article we will unbox how to take advantage of these new tools.
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Learning search engine optimization (SEO) is complicated. In this article we go over 5 big SEO mistakes your company might be making, and how to avoid them.
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Managing a Google Ads account can be complicated. In this article we unbox how to optimize your investments by quickly auditing your Google Ads account.
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Need help on establishing a budget for your Google Ads program? We'll give you tactics to answer that important question: "How much should we spend"?
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Quality Score is a vital metric in paid search advertising. Learn what it is, why it's imporant, and how you can optimize it for your SEM campaigns.
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If your company is investing in Google advertising, it's important to understand the fundamentals of how the paid search auction market works.
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Google Search Console has been overhauled for 2021 and it's packed with some great new features. Check out this unboxing of the top new tools.
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Is your website technically optimized? We take a look at one tool that will help you identify areas of improvement for technically optimizing your website.
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Investing in branded search terms can be a tough decision. We look at 4 considerations that will help you decide if buying branded search terms is worth it.
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Sometimes Google ads may not be showing when you think they should. We are taking a deeper look into 5 main reasons ads don't show up in your campaigns.
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Big changes are coming with how Google ranks product review data. If your website uses product reviews, these changes will impact your business.
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Google is cracking down on webspam, and one big area of concern is hacked websites. Are you following best practices for your website's security?
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The pay-per-click advertising team at Saltbox Solutions is here to answer some of the most common questions we get about responsive display ad images.
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How do paid search and SEO work together? If you are not combining your efforts, you could be missing out on these 4 opportunities.
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The iOS 14 update lets users opt-out of tracking in apps like Facebook—read more here about this change and how you can prepare your Facebook Ads account.
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The Google Core Web Vitals Update is rolling out now—is your website ready? Click here for an overview of Core Web Vitals & a look at how you can prepare.
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What is the difference between PPC and SEM? Let's explore what marketers really mean when using these terms and other three-letter acronyms.
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While some paid search issues are easy to catch, others may easily fly under the radar. Take a moment to evaluate your account for these 5 PPC gotchas.
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What is impression share? How can you use this metric to optimize your paid search campaigns? You can find the answers you are looking for in this crash course to mastering impression share.
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Are your pay-per-click campaigns optimized under the Google Ads February 2021 update? Here is a closer look at Phrase Match Targeting, what is changing, and how to adapt your campaigns
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Tracking your campaigns is essential to measuring the success of your paid search management. Here is a look at how to make life easier using tracking templates.
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When choosing marketing investments, you don't have to rely on guesswork—instead, use this guide to calculate whether or not PPC ads are worth it for you.
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When receiving web and analytics support from an agency, you may need to add them to your Google Tag Manager (GTM) account. If you need help getting started, here is a step-by-step guide to granting an agency GTM access.
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Taking advantage of Google AdWords filters can help you make the most of your paid search budget and PPC optimization time. Here are 8 helpful PPC ad filters you should be using.
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Google Search Console is a powerful SEO tool that offers valuable insight into your web performance. Read our step-by-step guide on adding an agency to your Google Search Console account here.
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If you are seeing sudden changes in your search standings, this may be due to a recent Google Core Update. Learn more about these algorithm updates and what they mean for your SEO rankings here.
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Improving your off-site SEO presence often begins with Google My Business agency optimization. Get started with our step-by-step guide to granting your agency Google My Business manager access.
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When you hire a new agency to manage your pay-per-click marketing, you can find the insight you need to add them to your Google Ads account in this step-by-step guide.
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If you are ready to verify your Google Search Console Domain Property, you may be wondering how to get started. Read our 4-step guide here for verification help and insight.
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When you partner with a new agency, giving them permissions to your accounts can be challenging. Make this process easier with our quick guide to adding an agency to Google Analytics.
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Is an SEO investment worth the costs for you and your company? Here are six reasons why you might consider investing in SEO, as well as six reasons why SEO might not be for you.
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If you are new to the world of paid search, Supermetrics and Google Sheets together can help you gather the data you need to run successful campaigns. Here is a look at how to get started with these tools.
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Creating an automated PPC data puller is easier than it may seem. Here is a guide to combining the power of Google Sheets with Supermetrics to save time on PPC budget tracking.
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This guide serves as an introduction to the Portfolio Management Model of paid search campaign optimization. Reveal insights as to where you can "rebalance" your paid search investments.
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One tangible way to measure the performance of your campaign is by monitoring the Google Quality Scores that your keywords earn. So what exactly is Quality Score?
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For businesses or individuals working to stay up-to-date on the latest SEO trends, here are six resources that can help you keep a pulse on changes in organic search.
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Form submission triggers not firing as expected? In this article, we'll walk you through a few alternative options for tracking form submissions in GTM when the built-in triggers aren't cutting it.
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