I switched over to Google Chrome for my default web browser a couple years ago, and I’ve never looked back. The speed, the cleanliness, the fact that I can link it up with my Google account were all factors when I made the change. However, the number one reason I use Chrome and try to […]
If you are a Hubspotter, you might think that Orange is THE color for your call to action. And it’s a great choice, if your primary colors are blues and greys like theirs are. However, the best way to see what color will stand out on your website design is to use the color wheel. When […]
Want to set up Twitter for your business? It’s never too late to start tweeting! Find out how to set up Twitter on your computer, iPhone, Andriod & BlackBerry below. Twitter Set Up for PC: First, visit www.twitter.com and click the blue “Sign up” button. On the pop up you will be asked for your […]
Are you looking for new ways to market your hotel, resort, or small mom and pop lodge? Need help getting those phones ringin’ and doors swingin’? Consider marketing on Pinterest! It’s an extremely powerful marketing tool, especially for those in the hospitality industry. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Pinterest is a popular social […]
Mobile usage has exploded in the United States, and the entire world for that matter, so we have to make sure our website presence is user friendly. On mobile devices, a normal website can be very difficult to read so you really need a mobile solution that will keep your site visitors engaged and on […]
If you’ve been looking for a way to get a Twitter feed of hashtags into RSS, then here is your answer. Take this address http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23hashtag And replace the word hashtag with the actual hashtag word you wish to follow. If you want to pull in a feed of a Twitter Hashtag into your Google Reader. […]
Clients ask, what should I post, when should I post, who should I follow… social media is simple, it’s like a party. So if you do only one thing with social media, I recommend doing this… Listen. No one likes someone who comes to a party and brags all day long and monopolizes the conversation. […]
It’s now been five years since we posted about the personalized search. Personally, now I love it, I just have to type in Queensbury and Google feeds me “Elementary School” as Google knows I frequent that site. Did we give up privacy? Yes. Are our lives open books to the search engines. Yes. Did you know […]
Links are- and probably always will be- an important part of SEO, serving as a ranking signal that search engines use to asses a website’s authority. By generating high-quality links to your website you can improve its presence over time. But at the end of the day, you need to look beyond the link to […]
One of my all time favorite speakers is Dr. Robert Cialdini, who spoke for Stanford in 2001. I watched the video a long time ago and Dr. Cialdini’s principles are as valuable today as they were 12 years ago. First Principle: Reciprocation If you want to influence be the first to give: service, information or […]
Have you ever wanted to know what it takes to create a successful business from the ground up? Want to speak with local area professionals that did just this? On January 24 from 7:30 – 10:00am at the Great Escape Lodge, the Adirondack Business Development Partnership is holding a seminar called “Journey’s to Success”. From 7:30 – 8:15am there will be a breakfast buffet followed by a panel discussion with four of the area’s premier business owners, moderated by Mark Frost from The Chronicle.
Often a client with Google Analytics will question why other stats programs are showing different numbers. For example, we track click throughs from our Advertising on LakeGeorge.com, Saratoga.com and Albany.com to our clients websites. However, even when we know we sent 13,565 visitors to a clients site, but the clients Google Analytics show 9,989 visitors, […]
So you’ve been doing a lot of reading on Internet Marketing – forums, articles, Mannix Marketing’s newsletter! Everything you read is buzzing about the value of blogs. You decide you must have a blog. This will be the magic key to boosting your online relevancy, your traffic, your return on investment (ROI). Before you jump […]
There is a debate that has been going on in the video SEO space for a while. It has to do with where the best place is to post your videos for maximum optimization and visibility. We’ve been told by many SEO’s that their favorite video posting service is Wistia (over Vimeo). There are a number […]
We’ve had clients start with micro-sites for just $250 and gain new clients monthly and have had clients who have spent $50,000 for a successful site. At Mannix Marketing, there are no cookie cutter solutions. We meet with you with one goal in mind… to get you found on the web. Our purpose is to […]