Blog Posts Category: Search Marketing

Category: Search Marketing

What is a wireframe in website development or application development?

Posted on 10th, July 2018 7:27 PM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: Business Development, New Products or Services, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Website Development, Website Development

In the context of website development or application development a wireframe black and white, deliberately simplified line drawing of the layout of a website or application. This is sometimes mistakenly synonymous with website prototyping.   Example   How are wireframes used? Wireframing is one step in a professional website design process. It’s a time and […]


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Debunking and Demustifying Bid Adjustments and Max CPC in Google AdWords

Posted on 13th, April 2018 6:00 AM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: AdWords, Pay Per Click Management, Search Marketing

A client recently asked us this question: “I was looking over our Google AdWords campaign and noticed we are no longer being charged around $X a click but $X more per click. And then on the ad groups some terms are even more per click. Is there a way to bring down the cost per […]


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What does a professional proposal, contract or estimate look like?

Posted on 6th, September 2017 1:19 AM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: AdWords, Analytics, Business Development, Company News, Content Marketing, Pay Per Click Management, Press Releases, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Video Production, Website Development, Website Development

This article outlines what both parties involved in a proposal, contract or estimate for internet marketing should expect and work towards during the negotiation process.


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Curious about content marketing? Here’s the who, what, where, when, and why.

Posted on 14th, June 2017 5:30 PM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: Content Marketing, Pay Per Click Management, Programming, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Video Production, Website Development

What is content marketing? While the phrase “content marketing” is relatively new and trending, the practice is not. Content marketing is the process of using your resources to create and promote original content that is attractive to an audience. Effective content marketing will generate a return on investment directly and / or indirectly. Overall, you […]


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The Data Visualization Experiment (Try It!)

Posted on 9th, March 2017 7:35 PM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: Pay Per Click Management, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Video Production, Website Development

Visually appealing designs are one part of great design. But understanding how to communicate information through visual representation is another influential part. When I’m teaching someone what this really means, I have found this experiment to be effective:   When you’re done reading this sentence, I want you to click this link to a photo of […]


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What does a professional advertising management look like?

Posted on 1st, January 2017 9:00 AM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: Business Development, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing

We’ve written this article to assist and educate anyone seeking to hire a company for advertising management.   Certifications Certifications can be faked or manipulated and they do not always translate to optimal strategies or a return on your investment. As a company, we definitely value certifications internally because we can confirm our staff’s knowledge.  […]


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What is the difference between a Category and a Tag? And how should I use them?

Posted on 24th, October 2016 10:43 AM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: Digital Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing

In my experience, this is one of the most under used features of a website is the ability to specify Categories and Tags.   First, the difference. Tags are used to highlight key things in your content. Whereas Categories are used to describe your content. But both are used by Google and, when used in […]


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Google Analytics: What is the difference between Search Engine Optimization, Queries and Keywords > Organic?

Posted on 14th, September 2014 7:40 PM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing

In Google Analytics menu “Keywords” > “Organic” you can find the data that Google tracks about your average position for the identified phrases. Why is there different and/or fewer terms than in Search Engine Optimizations > Queries?    Whereas the results in Search Engine Optimization > Queries is focused on displaying all of the phrases you’re being found […]


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How long is the delay on the data being displayed to us in Google Analytics?

Posted on 3rd, July 2014 3:51 PM by Spencer Hill

Posted in: AdWords, Analytics, Digital Marketing, Pay Per Click Management, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Tips and Tricks

Recently we were setting up a Goal in Google Analytics for a customer that tracked when their contact form and telephone number was submitted/clicked. We encountered an issue that prevented it from working but the quickest way to confirm was to see if the data was being recorded in Google Analytics. However, it wasn’t working […]


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dreamweaver using ssh key passphrase is not supported

By Spencer Hill on the 5th February 2020
Categories: 10, IDE's, Programming

  This article documents the key obstacles I faced while trying to set up my local development environment for general Laravel development.   The Context I’m on Windows 10, with Git installed from Git-SCM.com and running the latest version of Adobe’s Dreamweaver. Which means installing Git and utilizing Dreamweavers Git GUI. I had this installed previously […]

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Seeking Full Time Sales Person

By Spencer Hill on the 7th November 2019
Categories: Careers

We’re growing and seeking an additional full time sales person. The Ideal Candidate: Must be local and able to commute to our Sherwood, Oregon office daily. At least 3 years of business to business sales experience. Excellent computer skills. Extensive familiarity with social media platforms. You use or know how to use Facebook, LinkedIn, Google […]

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Seeking Part-Time Local PHP Developer

By Spencer Hill on the 18th September 2019
Categories: Careers

We are seeking a part-time local PHP developer to work out of our Sherwood office. Job Description Generally, the work will be scattered and small tasks. Occasionally tasks that may take a few days to a couple of weeks to complete. Communicate over email and phone with clients about their same-day change requests. Enter them […]

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