SEO

Keep visitors engaged with thoughtfully designed 404 pages

The 404 on 411 Errors Has it happened to you at least 404 times? You are finally checking out that life-changing website everyone at the office has been raving about. You click on a link only to receive the infamous “404 error.” You are officially all booted up with nowhere to go. Your webmasters may…

SEO Obiter Dicta – The Curious Case of Google and Directories

Recently, while organizing a search engine ranking report for a client, I was overcome with a sense of deja vu. With all of the frustrations caused by Google’s various Penguin and Panda updates, one thing has been pretty consistent: they know what you are looking for. The same changes that cause late nights and headaches…

Best Practices for Attorney Website Content Creation

Creating original content is key to enhancing your online presence. Blogs, social media updates and audiovisual content allow you to get the attention of people who are not already aware of your firm. A basic website, along with listings on map and directory services, is essential in allowing clients to find you if they are…

Future of Search: Google’s PageRank in Popularity and Authority

The popularity of a website and its authority can differ significantly, affecting a firm’s optimization goals for search engines. Google, the leading search engine, incorporates a number of different metrics into the algorithm that determines the order of its search results pages. One of these metrics, PageRank, measures how many other websites link to a…

Manual Action from Google Isn’t Always a Bad Thing

When a website makes choices that go against Google’s Webmaster Guidelines, Link Schemes Guidelines, or Content Guidelines, Google may take action. If a website commits a crime that is outrageous and beyond reparation, the search engine may permanently delist the website. The website and all of its content will be removed from the index and…

The New Paradigm of Classic Content Marketing

“Publish or Perish” is usually the academic’s rallying cry, but now it’s yours to borrow. The axiom applies to content marketing as well as it does to professorship. If you’re new to the ideas of content marketing, you may have some basic questions. We’re here to help. WHAT So, to begin, what is “content marketing”?…

How Getting to Know Google Plus’s Strengths Can Help a Firm Maximize Its Value

 

Any social network that can grow from a mere 25 million users to 540 million users in a little more than two years is not just a robust enterprise; it is a phenomenon that businesses will increasingly find to be a big plus. Judging by its less-than-enthusiastic reception in the business community and some of…

Virtual Impression: How to Reduce Web Page Bounce Rates

 

A website is only as effective as its ability to deliver leads. Reducing bounce rates is a vital step in building a productive website product. When a law firm succeeds in drawing potential clients to its website, a key goal is achieved. But getting traffic to show up on a website’s doorstep is only half…

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