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Social Media Explained – Connecticut Style! [INFOGRAPHIC]

We've all heard it - over and over...and over - "social media is important".  Everyone has told you that your business needs social media and you have finally decided to do something about it.  So you've got your cup of coffee, an empty Saturday, a … [Read more...]

5 Simple, Inspirational Quotes for the Small Business Mind

You see them everywhere, all over LinkedIn and Pinterest, many of which never truly catch my attention but every once in a while I come across a group of words that stick out and simply make sense.  They seem so obvious, yet it is not until I see … [Read more...]

SEO Guide – Comic Book Edition

I really enjoy infographics and cheat sheets.  They provide useful, to-the-point information in an easy to read format.  Knowing that I decided to throw together a 'Comic Book Edition SEO Guide/Cheat Sheet'.  It covers the basic nuts-n-bolts of what … [Read more...]

Google, Bing and Yahoo Get New Logos!

If you haven't noticed already, over the past month or so each of the three major search engines have released newly redesigned logos. Yahoo was the first to roll out it's new logo in early September with a modern yet whimsical look - still … [Read more...]

Social Media – Mad Men Style

While browsing Google Images for some new and creative Social Media info-graphics I stumbled across the following 'retro-style' Social Media Ads that I got a kick out of.  I am a big fan of AMC's Mad Men and  imagine that the Ad Team over at Sterling … [Read more...]

About Google’s ‘Hummingbird’

There has been a lot going on over the past few weeks at Google: They unveiled their NEW Logo (a 'flat' version of the current logo). Google celebrated their 15th Birthday . And perhaps the most important topic in the SEO world was the … [Read more...]

MOZ, Best of 2013 (So Far!)

For those of you involved in the SEO world you're probably aware of the SEO / Internet Marketing Software Tool: MOZ (formerly seoMoz) founded by Rand Fishkin.  I'm an avid reader of their blog(s) which often post some fantastic infographics, studies, … [Read more...]

WordPress Security Tips: How to Change your Username

If you're running the WordPress CMS on your website you may be vulnerable to security threats if the proper precautionary measures are not taken.  In particular, 2013 has seen it's share of attacks on WordPress websites leaving many with hijacked, … [Read more...]

The Undeniable Importance of Online Reviews

If you're anything like me your consumer decision making process goes something like this: Identify and recognize the need of the product or service. Go to Google, start researching that product/service and visiting the website affiliated with … [Read more...]

SEO for YouTube

I have written quite a few posts on SEO (in general) before but wanted to focus my attention on something more niche and specific:  SEO for YouTube YouTube was launched in 2005 and has become the industry standard for sharing videos for Digital … [Read more...]