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Posts by Kevin O'Brien

Kevin O'Brien is the founder of Small Business Website Advice. A digital marketing strategist who has owned several businesses, including a North Carolina real estate brokerage and an on-demand chef company, he writes about SEO, social media and content for small business owners.

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Marketing

5 Things Your Business Should Be Blogging About

One of the biggest complaints I hear from small business owners is, “What do we put on our blog? We know we need one. What do we do with it?” So I’ve got five quick things you can consistently use to generate good content for your small business blog. One: Review Other Local Businesses. Everybody …

August 25, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
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SEO

Why Links Are Important For Your Small Business Website

While how much influence links have on SEO is always up for debate. With that being said, the important thing to remember is that all small business SEO starts with having a good foundation of website optimization and properly structured on-page elements. After you’ve taken care of those, it’s important to look at ways to …

August 4, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
SEO

Small Business SEO - Keep Your Online Listings Consistent

For many small businesses ranking well on local searches holds a much greater value than trying to put all their search engine optimization efforts in ranking for generic search terms that may not bring any revenue. As the graph below from Moz shows, NAP or Name Address Place, is significant in two categories that involve local SEO. …

July 26, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
SEO

The Importance of Page Titles to Small Business SEO

Importance of Page Titles As Moz writes, “Title tags are the second most important on-page (SEO) element next to content.” Creating quality content, is always going to be the most important aspect of a successful small business SEO program. By not putting any effort into your page titles, you are effectively limiting the number of people …

July 19, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
Marketing

The 1st Step to Marketing a Small Business Online

Transcription: Today’s tip is the first in our series, and it’s pretty simple. It’s what I think is absolutely the most important small business marketing tool you can use. And too often I find, many small business websites lacking this even simple setup. Do you know what I’m talking about? Google Analytics. (analytics.google.com) Google Analytics …

June 28, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
Marketing

Introduction to the 1 Minute A Day Small Business Marketing System

Transcription: Hi. Welcome to the Digital Marketing Minute. My name is Kelvin O’Brien. I know how frustrating it can be for most small businesses to consistently generate revenue online. I’ve been both a small business owner and a digital marketing strategist for Fortune 500 companies. I want to take what I know and let you …

June 27, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
Marketing Tools

Small Business Marketing Tool Review - Start A Fire

Maximizing one’s efforts on social media is a recurring theme I hear from small business owners. For those wise business owners who are currently curating good content on social media, there is a free social media tool that helps to enhance your curating efforts called Start A Fire.  Start A Fire is a free tool …

April 19, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
Marketing

Great Example of a Small Business Integrating Online and Offline Marketing

One of the most important things you can do as a small business owner is maximize your time and money spent on marketing. One of the greatest gaps most small businesses face with their marketing is getting their online and offline methods to work in harmony. Below is a recent example of a small business …

April 15, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
SEO

Building Brand Value and Customer Loyalty - MozTalk Philly Recap

I had the opportunity to attend yesterday’s MozTalk Philly, Building Brand Value and Customer Loyalty, at Seer Interactive (@SeerInteractive). First, let me say the Moz (@Moz) and Seer teams went above and beyond with the overall event. The speaker lineup was excellent, the location was outstanding, and the price, $20, was unbeatable. Additionally, the 7th …

April 13, 2016 · Kevin O'Brien
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