Do you need a Google Plus Business Page?
Image by Karpati Gabor Whether you are a Social Media Marketing advocate or sceptic you may be unsure as to the value of Google+ to your business’s digital profile. I am here to tell you that a Google+ business presence...
Pinterest for Business: 5 Minute Management
High-definition images are always suggested for the best responses. Additionally, vertical pictures are easier to re-pin for any interested viewers that want to share your work by putting it on their own Pinterest boards, which provides you with a backlink....
To guest blog or not to guest blog, that is the question
Last week, Matt Cutts head of Google’s webspam team, published a post on his personal blog which outlines his opinions on guest blogging stating that: “if you’re using guest blogging as a way to gain links in 2014, you should...
ThoughtShift Wins New Search Marketing Client SIMPLYVAT.com
Search marketing agency ThoughtShift, recently added international VAT compliance brand, SIMPLYVAT.com to their client roster. SIMPLYVAT.com has appointed ThoughtShift to oversee an ongoing search marketing campaign (SEO & PPC) to help improve search rankings, website traffic and online leads. SIMPLYVAT.com...
6 Email Marketing Tools That Energize Your Marketing Campaign
According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) more than 245 million people in the United States use the internet, which accounts for over 78 percent of the United States population. While traditional marketing programs, such as billboards and radio/television commercials...
Royalty Free Google Hummingbird Images
ThoughtShift love to give away things for free. With the entry of the Hummingbird Update from Google there has been a lot of content and information being written online about what it means for SEO. And what content would be...
SEO & The Rise Of The Machines
2013 has gone and what a year it has been in the SEO industry. Marketers have had to adjust to Panda’s, Penguin’s and just when we thought there would be a respite Google Hummingbird came along and shifted the playing...
Press Release 101: How to Get Published
Last month, I revealed some top tips on how to write good PR, which included a free PR template to get you started. Great, so you have your press release, now what? I think we can all agree that there...
Google Webmaster Tools – A Guide For eCommerce Sites Part 2
In this the second of three blog posts on Google Webmaster Tools for eCommerce sites, I will cover the top features within the tool that website owners need to understand in order to improve their site’s performance in Google. If...
5 Tips for Choosing the Right eCommerce Software
Getting a website set up for e-commerce is a large enough job all on its own, without needing to make big changes to your existing systems. Make sure the product you select is completely compatible with the operating system, web...