From Smart Solutions There’s an ongoing debate inside the online community on whether YouTube or Vimeo is the best video platform, so we thought we’d throw our hat in the ring. Unfortunately, it’s not a debate that will ever have a definitive answer—it’s simply another question of audience and goals. While YouTube has a significantly […]
From Smart Solutions 2012 has come to a close, and we’re taking a look back at some of the things that stood out to us this year. A LOT happened last year in SEO and social media—and we can’t wait to see what 2013 has in store for us! Each of these items made a […]
When you work in the area of Internet marketing, you get used to lots of change. New networks to pay attention to, new ways to market your business, new tools to help you measure successes, and new designs on all the websites you use the most. Social media websites tend to get hit the most […]
Ads are everywhere online, and growing steadily on social media channels. Log into Facebook, browse Twitter, search Linkedin, watch a video on YouTube—you’re going to see ads. While you may not click on many of the advertisements marketed to you, you do see them, and chances are you remember them. But are they viable? Are […]
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it another million times—every website owner should be checking their analytics consistently. The time of letting your website work as a business card is long gone, and the time to learn more about how your site is performing is now. Google Analytics makes it much easier to see […]
If you’re still resisting joining Google+, stop. Google is not backing out of their new social network, and any resistance at this point is only hurting your business. They continue to integrate Google+ into their search engine more and more, and every sign points to rewarding websites that use their social network. In this post, […]
In the past few months, Facebook has changed up a lot of their business page features in a great way. They’ve really stepped up their game when it comes to Facebook business pages, and we’re seeing a lot of new options available for businesses. The last one we featured on the blog was the new […]
From Smart Solutions Web marketing conferences and events are great places to network with other professionals and learn what’s important in web marketing right now. And there is no shortage of events to choose from, if you’re looking to be a part of one. There are a few web marketing events coming up that we’re […]
The curse of the businessman is that we never have enough time. When you’re the one managing multiple aspects of a business, it’s easy to put aside things that don’t seem as important—and social media is often one of those that gets lost in the shuffle. But social media doesn’t need to take a lot […]
Last week, we discussed the value of adding social media buttons to your website. This week, we’re talking about the other side of adding social to your site—social media sharing buttons. While the icons will lead visitors to your business social media profiles, social sharing buttons will lead them to promote your website content on […]