Welcome to the first in a series of SEO How-To articles for small business owners. The outline is simple; one step a day, 30 minutes a day, every weekday for the entire month of October. If you can commit 30 minutes a day to your SEO efforts, you can increase your overall web presence, increase brand awareness, and ultimately improve traffic to your website.   Speaking of web presence, traffic and brand awareness, in our first SEO series...

Patience is a virtue, and in terms of Arizona SEO, patience speaks volumes. As the owner of an SEO company, I’ve been guilty of making rookie mistakes, feeling pressured by clients to produce quick results. But quick SEO is much like quicksand; once you step into the center you’re in big trouble. In my experience, most Arizona small business owners want results and they want them now. It’s difficult in the beginning to pay for...

Social media is not just for big business, it’s for everyone. Sure, it’s scary and new and HUGE and puts a lot of your business message into the hands of others, but the benefits far outweight the cost if you can use social media efficiently. If you do, you can grow your customer base, garner incredibly loyal customers, and even keep up on what your customers are doing, what they’re interested in, and where they’re shopping.   When Suzy...

I’m a small town girl. I was raised here in Gilbert, Arizona, graduated from Gilbert High School back when there were only two high schools in Gilbert and we rumbled like crazy, and got my BA from Arizona State University where I spent most of my time doing anything but school work until my very last semester. I love this place, and that’s why I love being able to help out the small businesses here make it through these rough economic...