Blogging

May 17, 2014 By Carrie Gallagher

7 Tips for Optimizing Your Business Blog

Did you know 70% of buyers say that blogs affect their purchasing decisions? For small business owners on tight marketing budgets, this is great news, because it means just a little extra time tweaking your website can have a big impact on turning looky-loos into leads.

The 7 tips I bring you today are inspired by episode 2 of the “Get More Bang for Your Business Blogging Buck” HubSpot webinar series, where the conversation centered on optimizing blog content to give prospects the information they need to make confident decisions.

May 9, 2014 By Carrie Gallagher

More Bang for Your Business Blogging Buck

This week I attended a HubSpot webinar on how to “Get More Bang for Your Business Blogging Buck.” The presenters, Connor Sullivan and Mark Kilens, packed so much great advice into the hour, I thought it worth sharing some favorite takeaways.

September 29, 2013 By Carrie Gallagher

Blog Your Way to the Career You Want in 5 Easy Steps

In my day job I work for a staffing company, so my LinkedIn feed is a bottomless pit of career advice, interview tips, do’s, don’ts, and pontifications on what hiring managers are really looking for. One piece of advice that stood out to me recently was, “if I’m considering two equally-qualified candidates, I’m going to choose the one who is most enthusiastic about the role.”

September 18, 2013 By Carrie Gallagher

Turn Your FAQ into a Blog & Drive More Traffic to Your Website

If you have a website that’s been around awhile, chances are you have an FAQ page. But even if you’re diligent about keeping your FAQ current with real questions your customers and prospects are asking, it’s not doing much in terms of traffic and Google search rankings. If you want to drive more traffic to your website, it’s time to turn that FAQ into a full-fledged blog.

September 5, 2013 By Carrie Gallagher

Marketing Ideas for Summer Camps

My son was in a fantastic camp this summer. After our experience in 2012 (“It’s terrible! They put us in group timeouts!”), I spent a lot of time researching alternatives. Like most moms, the first stop was Google: “best summer camps in Brooklyn.”

Marketing kudos to the camp we ended up choosing, because their site does show up on page one of Google’s search results (did you know 75% of users never go past the first page?). The problem is they were below the fold, meaning I had to scroll to the bottom.