When was the last time you Googled yourself? It’s probably been a while. So… Go ahead and do it now. Open up Google, type in your name and hit search. I’ll wait. (If you have a maiden name or nom de plume, you’ll want to search for that, too.) What do you notice at the top of the page? You’ll

Facebook isn’t just for looking through your aunt’s cake pictures and stalking your ex on the sly anymore. With its community and gathering mojo, it’s a prime place to do your wedding marketing, get some leads, and land some customers. Alright, fine. You knew that already. But what you may not know is how to capitalize on the social media

  Back in the Dinosaur Age of the internet (think before 2010) SEO was simple: figure out the keyword phrases you want to rank for and cram as many of them as possible onto your website and blog posts. It may have been slightly more involved than that, but there were plenty of ways to game with system with link

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SEO (search engine optimization) is essential for getting brides and grooms to find you.  In fact, that’s exactly what it means. SEO: the process of improving your website’s ranking in the search engines so that more visitors can find you…without having to pay for it. True SEO expertise is complicated and far beyond my own amateur SEO geek abilities, but

Guest post by Kathy Dalpra Getting listed in search engines in hard enough without Google constantly changing the rules on us…and they’re at it again. On April 21st, websites that are mobile-friendly will receive search engine ranking preference. What It Means for You If your website isn’t specifically coded and/or built to work with mobile devices, you’re at a disadvantage.

Every time Google rolls out a new algorithm update, the SEO world collectively holds its breath and waits to see whose websites get the dreaded Google slap.  We’ve suffered and survived through Panda and Penguin, but this recent Hummingbird update is different. This isn’t just an adjustment to Google’s algorithm; it’s an entirely new search engine.  If we think about

By Kathy DalPra After months of preparing us, Google finally retired one of our most beloved products, the free external Keyword Tool. For years, those of us trying to make seo a part of our overall marketing strategy have made this little tool our go-to resource for learning more about what couples are searching for online. Now that it’s gone,

Getting in front of more qualified brides and grooms is the #1 challenge of wedding vendors. In this video, we’re going to show you 6 sneaky ways to get more leads for your wedding business the cheap, fast way. It’s true that when you’re running a wedding business, it’s going to cost you either time or money to get leads.

You might not like Google+ for business; in fact you might even hate it. Or you might have jumped on the bandwagon right away and love it to pieces. But like it or not, Google+ will do things for your search standings that nothing else can possibly accomplish. Getting used to any new platform takes time, but when it’s something