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So, you’ve realized some (or all) of your site isn’t user-friendly or easily navigable. This is something many businesses deal with, particularly as they grow — either in size and scale or philosophically in their offerings. In this case, you’ll eventually realize that, very likely, a site redesign is necessary. Luckily this isn’t an insurmountable task! What it is, though, is a task that can work against you if you don’t consider all the factors that go into it — in this case, the SEO implications. Critically, it’s much more […]
If your business sells things, you’ve probably familiarized yourself with Google Shopping. This is a campaign type available to advertisers through Performance Max, Google’s new(-ish), more automated ad campaign platform that was rolled out in 2020. With Google Shopping, you can sell products online by having chosen ones appear in searches throughout Google’s realm like search results, YouTube, or Maps. You can also use Shopping to drive in-store purchases if you have a brick-and-mortar store depending on your goals. With that in mind, there are a few tips we like […]
Decision-making biases are something we all innately have, which affect our choices many times throughout the day. As a digital marketer for your business, a huge part of your job is understanding others’ biases. Being able to do so helps you understand their effects on your performance. Today, we’ll discuss decision-making bias specifically in regard to how they impact a landing page. Types of decision-makers One way of clarifying people’s tendencies is by breaking them down into different types of decision-makers. We find a basic but useful rundown in four […]
What’s this pillar page of which we speak? A pillar page is a place on your site focused on a primary “pillar” topic. This could be covering a good or service you offer, or be about background information that’s helpful and relevant. No matter the specifics, it acts as an educational tool for users on your site. The pillar page then acts as an information base from which people can access more specific resource pages. Essentially, it’s a central hub that further links to pages on related subtopics. The pillar […]
When you search for something on, say, Google, you see your standard search results on the SERP. But some results — known as rich snippets or rich results — include further information from structured data included in their corresponding page’s HTML. One common example of a rich snippet is a review on a page in your search results. What creates these rich snippets? Schema. Schema markup is a piece of code that search engines can read to better understand your site’s content. This code is read by all the biggest […]
The platform Unbounce is a tool that helps you create compelling, effective landing pages that do exactly what its name suggests: Keep people from “bouncing” away! Landing pages are so important, and this platform is so helpful, that it’s something we recommend for pretty much everyone. It makes it easy to create these pages, provides you with templates to customize, and, crucially, has helpful testing capabilities. This introductory guide will help you with the basics for using it to create the best landing pages and drive conversions. About your Unbounce […]
Depending on the nature of your business, you likely have a physical location where you’re based. The most common of these are brick-and-mortar stores — we’ll be focusing mostly on those stores in this post — or offices and meeting spaces where work is done with clients and customers. Assuming you’re running ads for this kind of business, its location becomes quite important; for example, for a storefront, foot traffic is key to its success. Making store locations clear in your online advertising and site removes a barrier for potential […]
At Fujisan, one of our core focuses is on continually improving your site’s performance not via advertising, but through organic, SEO-based traffic. It’s been shown over and over that websites with higher quality organic SEO perform much better in search engines, leading to a wider and more engaged audience. Here are five practical starting points to increase organic traffic to your site. Tip 1: Know your audience with keyword research We’ve spoken before at Fujisan about keyword research more in-depth. One thing we see a lot with small businesses is […]
