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How to Add a Video to Your Homepage: The Complete Guide for Small Businesses

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You should have a video on the homepage of your website. As a small business, nothing else allows you to immediately connect with visitors and gain their trust more effectively than a homepage video. Here’s what this guide covers: the three-part structure that works (origin story, testimonials, call to action), why authenticity beats production value, […]

How to Track Website Visits from ChatGPT and AI Tools in 2025

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You should be tracking your brand’s presence in ChatGPT and other large language models. At the very least, you should have filters set up in Google Analytics to catch traffic from these AI platforms. But tracking goes beyond just website visits—you also need to monitor how often your brand is mentioned in AI responses. If […]

Industry Experience: The Most Underrated Quality When Choosing a Digital Marketing Agency

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When choosing between digital marketing agencies, most business owners focus on price, promises, or portfolio size. But there’s one quality that often gets overlooked—and it might be the most important factor of all: industry-specific experience. A marketing agency that specializes in your business vertical will already “know the lay of the land.” They understand your […]

When Will AI Ranking Matter More Than SEO?

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The short answer: AI ranking already matters more for many businesses, and you should have started optimizing six months ago. If you’ve been seeing comments online claiming “no one uses Google anymore,” you might think ChatGPT has already won. Not quite. Google still gets more traffic than ChatGPT, but the gap is closing fast. Google’s […]

The Only Remaining SEO Hack in 2025

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There’s really only one remaining SEO hack in 2025. When I say hack, I mean something you can do easily that isn’t obvious and gives you a big advantage. Back when I started SEO in 2009, the entire game was nothing but hacks. Over time, Google has gotten smarter, and now almost all those hacks […]

The Slow Death of SEO Consultants: How AI is Reshaping the Industry in 2025

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The SEO consulting industry is experiencing a fundamental transformation that many practitioners refuse to acknowledge. After 16 years in the field, I’ve witnessed a dramatic shift in how clients seek and receive SEO advice. AI is dramatically changing SEO, transforming the industry rather than making human consultants disappear, but it’s reshaping the value proposition entirely. […]

The Problem with Perplexity: Why I Canceled Enterprise After One Day

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Yesterday, I signed up for Perplexity Enterprise for my entire team. Today I canceled it. After spending 24 hours testing Perplexity’s features against our actual workflow needs, I discovered critical limitations that make it unsuitable for professional content creation and marketing teams. While Perplexity markets itself as a comprehensive AI research assistant that can replace […]

Social Media is Easy for Small Businesses: Why You Should Start Today (2025)

Social media isn't hard for small businesses - it's essential. Learn why having a small following beats no presence and how 5 minutes can put you ahead of competitors.

Most small business owners think social media is complicated, time-consuming, or embarrassing. The truth is simpler: social media is easy for small businesses, and you’re likely overthinking it. The biggest barrier isn’t complexity—it’s the fear of looking small online. If you’re avoiding social media because you’re worried about having few followers, you’re missing a massive […]

How to Get More Customer Reviews: The Ultimate Guide for Small Businesses

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Getting customer reviews is the number one thing small businesses can do to attract more customers. After 16 years in digital marketing and working with hundreds of businesses, I can tell you that most business owners completely underestimate how powerful reviews are. They’re not just nice to have—they’re the primary factor people use when choosing […]

Yelp’s AI Answering Service: Should Small Businesses Use It in 2025?

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Yelp just launched their AI answering service for small businesses, and it’s getting attention for good reason. This AI can answer your phone when you can’t, handle common questions, and even book appointments. Based on their demo, it sounds realistic with minimal delay and actually looks pretty useful. The system only kicks in when calls […]