Xhesika Ruzsa reached out to me, so I audited her website and Google Ads campaign. Seven years ago, Xhesika and her husband started an epoxy and polished concrete flooring business. She managed all the marketing herself, from Facebook ads to Google Ads. Now, they’ve grown to a team of 15. Three months ago, Xhesika took a call from the Google …
What Power Washing Companies Don’t Know About SEO: Insights from Mr. Clean Power Washing, LLC’s SEO Audit
I was on a call with my friend Star Smith, owner of Mr. Clean Power Washing, LLC, in Baltimore, MD. She mentioned that she wants to redirect her budget toward strategies that genuinely generate leads. She also wants her website to truly reflect her business and the hard work she puts in every day. Demystifying SEO: What Matters for Your …
How Taylor Moore Transformed a Family Business with Technology
Taylor Moore is the owner of E.T. Moore Manufacturing, Inc. From the company’s accidental beginnings to its embrace of modern technology, his journey highlights the evolution of reclaimed and antique lumber, historical restorations, and the digital shift that has transformed the business. Before the digital era, E.T. Moore Manufacturing, Inc depended on word of mouth, yellow pages, and trade shows …
Common Operational Mistakes Local Service Businesses Make and How to Fix Them
As a local service business, here’s something obvious that your marketing agency won’t tell you: increased call volume doesn’t always mean increased profit. For example, if you take a new plumber with a single truck and send them 100 qualified leads in a week, they can’t possibly fulfill them all by themselves. Similarly, if you’re unprepared for accepting new jobs, …
The Essential Six-Step Framework To Build Your Brand
Many people sell SEO services, but I believe if someone is truly good at something, they should have a proven SOP and make it public and free. At Yahoo, we built a lot before Google became Google, and many of the people I trained went on to work there. With my experience in search engines, why not learn from someone …
How Team Members Should Communicate on Basecamp and Email
Communication is the difference between success and failure as a team. When team members or VAs don’t know how to communicate, this wastes hours of our time we could use on higher leverage tasks and fixing issues. One of the most important parts of managing your communication is your response to work assigned to you. This is a major bottleneck …
Unlock Local SEO Secrets: Darren Shaw Reveals What Plumbing and Home Service Competitors Don’t Want You to Know
Are you a plumber looking to get your local SEO on track? In a recent episode of the Coach Yu Show, we’ve got insights and great ideas from Darren Shaw that will help you get it right. Darren Shaw, a leading figure in local SEO and the founder of WhiteSpark2, reveals the strategies that SEO companies prefer you never discover. …
Why We Avoid the Term “Digital Marketing Expert”
We’ve spent over $162 Million on Google Ads for our clients since 2002, generating anywhere from a 3x – 20x ROAS. On Facebook and other ads platforms in the last 20 years, we’ve spent well over $1 Billion. Before founding BlitzMetrics, I used to run Analytics at Yahoo!, where my job was to protect the search engines from malicious actors. …
The Key To LinkedIn’s Algorithm – How To Get More Engagement For Your Posts
Anyone who’s anyone in business is on LinkedIn. Whether you want more connections, likes, and recognition, or just want more clients and customers – you want to be growing your profile on LinkedIn. As someone who helped lead Yahoo!’s analytics, I found myself in a unique position to talk about LinkedIn’s algorithm as a former search engine engineer. I recently …
Quick Audit for Brandt Heating and Air Conditioning: Simple Steps to Improve SEO and Online Visibility
Brandt Heating and Air Conditioning, a company in the HVAC industry serving Iowa City, is dedicated to providing the best service and products possible. Recently, we conducted an audit of its website to identify the obstacles preventing its online growth. The findings revealed a classic case of a website with potential that is not fully delivering. Upon initial review, we …
How We Almost Got Scammed for $19,000: A Warning to All Businesses
This morning, our company narrowly avoided falling victim to a scam that nearly cost us $19,000. Despite the precautions we have in place, scammers are finding new ways to deceive even the most vigilant businesses. The scam started with an email that appeared to be from me, instructing our accounting team to pay an overdue invoice from Oracle. The email …
How Brady Sticker Helped Mike Signorelli Bring More Visitors to V1 Church on Sundays
Pastor Mike Signorelli of V1 Church struggled to get people into their church. Despite having a combined online following of 2 million, there were huge gaps in how the church connected with its audience, especially in New York City. Mike noticed a major issue—awareness. Many people didn’t realize that V1 Church had physical campuses, let alone that they were based …