WATCH     READ What was the lowest Bounce Rate we saw in 2017? What vertical did it appear in? It’s all broken down in our 2018 Data Download. (and the video below…) Thanks for reading / watching! Paul Hickey has created and grown businesses via digital strategy and internet marketing for more than 10 years.…

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WATCH     READ There’s an ongoing debate on each website project. How many main navigation items should we have? There’s a balance between being “informative” and “off-putting” or making your website look like a bulletin board that anyone can riddle with content. The main nav is the most sought-after place to be for many…

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WATCH   READ I talk about Bounce Rate more than anyone I know. Bounce rate is the best top level metric to understand how effective your website is. Bounce Rate is engagement rate flipped upside down – the lower the Bounce Rate, the better. I love Bounce Rate so much, I threw a party to…

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WATCH LISTEN READ You know as well as I do that you have some unused domain names laying around in your GoDaddy, BlueHost, Network Solutions (hopefully not) or DirectNic accounts. It’s time to forward them to live pages/URLs. Here’s why: 1. It’s super simple (especially with GoDaddy). 2. You can use them as vanity/tracking domains…

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READ By now you know how much I believe in the power of data. It not only helps businesses make effective decisions related to marketing, media budget and time management, thus helping them grow their top line revenue and increase profits… …but it also can improve culture, relationships and overall productivity. Let’s take the good…

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WATCH READ   I’ve been updating content on WordPress sites since 2008. Without question, it’s a platform that has helped me build my business value over the years, whether it be building out my first WordPress website with killer fantasy football content – NoOffseason.com – from 2008-2011, or building website after website for clients in…

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WATCH READ Big ups to BigCommerce.com. I’m a WordPress / WooCommerce and Shopify guy, but recently had a client come to me with a BigCommerce theme and need help. Here are three major things I really liked about working with the platform: 1. Point of Sale (POS) Integration – The retail store location of my…

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WATCH         READ Recently our team has been talking to a lot of clients about “their why” – see Simon Sinek, etc. Clients have wanted to start with their “why,” ask their employees about their “why,” and really dig in from that core in order to tell the story behind their brand.…

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WATCH READ   In our Data Driven Download for 2018 a look at Data aggregated from more than 326 Google Analytics accounts – we determined that the ideal homepage layout does NOT need to always ensure that users see content below the fold upon initial homepage load. In other words, your ‘heroes’ can be short OR…

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