Do you know how well your website performs in the search engines?
You can check the hard way, by searching a term you think people might use to find you, and scan through the result pages looking for your page. But then, even if you find your listing, do you understand what factors you could change to make it rank higher?
Pink Minnow does! And we can compile a report for you that scores your… Read the rest
Ignite Speed Networking conducted another event in Richmond on Friday, September 16th. It was a business function, without a doubt. And yet, it was a lot of fun!
Speed Networking, if you didn’t know, is a lot like speed dating. At the start, you are given a list of table numbers that you will attend. At each table there are a handful of other business folks, and a small hourglass/timer like you see in a… Read the rest
Here’s a quick little video we did to show you how to use an easy tool called “Help A Reporter” to get free publicity for your business, your website, or even for yourself as an expert in your field.
You know you can make your Facebook page look really cool, right? You aren’t stuck with the default settings.
There’s a fantastic article here on using iFrames in a FB page to create a website-look right within Facebook.
Read it, then see if it gives you any ideas? If you like the idea of a custom facebook page, contact Pink Minnow to find out how we can help you get yours!
LinkedIn is a super-charged networking tool. But I am amazed how many folks are on LinkedIn, but never use it to find prospects.
There are three VERY EASY ways to use LinkedIn to get introductions to your targeted prospects.
If you are a member of BNI, or any other networking group, you know how great it is to be able to pass a pile of referrals. (If you’re not a member of BNI and you are in business, you’re missing out!)
It feels great to pass a pile of referrals. It helps build the relationships with your team, as well as finding a continuing way to help your customers or others in your… Read the rest
I don’t know what “computer poo” is, but someone searched the phrase once, and found my site.
I used to write a blog about the joys of being both a redneck and a computer geek. It wasn’t a commercial site, more like a labor of love and laughter. In one post, I recalled a time that I was walking with one of my employees on the rural campus of the bank headquarters where I worked.… Read the rest
I cried.
Once again I encountered someone who THOUGHT their website was doing well in Google.
“My website is in the Number One slot in Google,” they told me. And once again, I had to explain to someone that Google LIES about their ranking. When they found out where they really ranked, they started crying. And I cried with them, not because their site would never get any visitors, but because it affirms… Read the rest
How do you know if your company needs Pink Minnow, or Search Engine Optimization in general?
It’s easy! Here’s what you do:
Step 1: think about the product or service your company offers.
Step 2: go to Google.com and search as if you were someone looking for that product or service but had never heard of your company.
Step 3: look on Page One (the top 10 results).
If you do NOT appear… Read the rest
