WATCH READ We recently wrote about how many website navigation items that the average website had in 2017. Now, we’re talking about how many you SHOULD have, or seek to have on your current website or as you look to redesign it. The video below walks us through more data and details around…
Read MoreWATCH 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.…
Read MoreWATCH 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…
Read MoreWATCH 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…
Read MoreWATCH 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…
Read MoreREAD If we’ve ever met, you know how I feel about positivity. Positive vibes, smiles, and a “can do” attitude always win. Back in 2001 when I first started my professional career, I was all smiles, all the time. And let’s be honest, I still am. But it’s not by accident. It’s because I’ve learned…
Read MoreREAD 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…
Read MoreWATCH 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.…
Read MoreWATCH 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…
Read MoreWATCH READ Don’t be hesitant to make simple basic changes to your website based on what the data is telling you. For example, I looked at our heatmapping snapshot recently and found that in a two-month look at our website’s homepage traffic, only 20 total clicks occurred on our social media icons in our…
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