Last month, we talked about some easy SEO tips you can use right away, to help improve your practice’s searchability online. If you haven’t read it yet, I’d recommend starting there. Then, continue reading here for a super easy tip on how to find some great keywords and key phrases for your veterinary website. This…
Maybe you’ve caught on to the new tidying craze brought on by Marie Kondo, a Japanese consultant on decluttering and organization… and her hit show on Netflix. I bought her book a few years ago, and I loved it! And while I never fully worked my way through the entire method… I found that even…
Recently I was asked to explain the difference between SEO (search engine optimization) in general and SEO Copywriting for the pet industry… and why it matters so much.
There are a number of things that SEO means for any web site, including pet web sites, and copywriting is just one of them. I’ll try to explain concisely:
SEO is anything related to helping websites achieve decent rankings and traffic via organic search (not paid search results). If your pet web site is not being found in search engines, you’re missing huge opportunities for sales. Any of the following factors could be the problem:
Greetings – Today’s topic is about SEO copywriting — that magical blend of three things that make your website work (if it has these ingredients): The strategic and ethical use of relevant and competitive keywords (keyphrases) your prospects are using in search engines to find your pet products… Messages that are customer-focused; showing them how…
I learned over the past couple of days that a Google algorithm change about 10 days ago has affected all ecommerce websites, especially those using content from manufacturers. This is a big deal if your website is focused on marketing pet products. As of May, 2010, the Google “May Day” Update created a situation where…
Gotta love Jakob Nielsen, the king of website usability and owner of the world-famous Nielsen Norman Group. He recently posted a highly informative and useful article about web content, scrolling pages, visitor attention, and the importance of having critical content “above the fold” (the first screen people see when landing on a web page). Before…
Here’s how to make the most of them. Here’s my big AHA! of the day: Web page titles can be critical regarding how you look to prospects in search engine results. What’s that you say? Page titles? You’re not alone if you’ve never noticed the page titles WAY up at the top of your browser…
Remember the phrase, “Put your money where your mouth is?” This adage is 100% applicable to pet internet marketing and having web content that works to 1) drive traffic to your site and 2) connect with buying customers. Here’s why. Keywords equal money in today’s cluttered online marketplace. And your web content represents the messages…
“What a beautiful website! I couldn’t find what I needed, but it sure is a pretty site.” That kind of a compliment is death to an online business. Here’s why. If your site is gorgeous — a work of art — but the graphics dominate the content, visitors will be less likely to find the…
Recently I read an interview with web analytics expert Ryan Eisenberg, and he said something that struck me like a thunderbolt: A common mistake people make is they “stop optimizing their websites.” He said, “Site optimization is not a finite thing. You can always find ways to tweak your sites if you listen to what…