Category: Small Business

Website Bounce Rate and the 8-Second Rule

Posted in ContentMarketingSmall BusinessWebsites | Tagged 8-second-rulebounce ratewebsite first impressionwebsite impactWebsites

You have seconds to convince a first-time visitor to stay on your website. Approximately 50% of them leave within those first 8 precious seconds for a number of reasons, but there are ways you can reduce your website bounce rate. Your website should make the best first impression so that it convinces visitors to stay. […]

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Search Engine Optimization – Small Business SEO Checklist

Posted in SEOSmall Business

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) isn’t something that should happen as an afterthought. If you are planning a blog post, a new page on your small business website or other content such as an event, new product or service, it is important to consider SEO right at the start. If you do so then your post, […]

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Listing Your Business on Google

Posted in Small BusinessSocial Media Marketing | Tagged Googlegoogle business directoryGoogle my businessListing Your Business on GoogleMhairi Petrovic

Is your business listed on Google? Listing your business on Google is a great way to help you get discovered and it also goes a long way to validate your business. In Canada most of us use Google to search the Internet so having a presence there is vital. To find out if your business is […]

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It’s Time For a Digital Detox

Posted in Seminars and WorkshopsSmall BusinessSocial Media Listening

This weekend at PowHERhouse speaker series in Sechelt, I spoke for 9 minutes about how important it is to take a digital detox. As a digital marketer I’ve learned this lesson the hard way (and take it from me, I am still learning). I was surprised by how many people came up to me after […]

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Websites That Showcase Brand and Style

Posted in ClientsOnline MarketingProfessional ServicesSmall BusinessWebsites

A business owner recently asked to see some examples of websites we’ve worked on so that they could get a feel for our ‘style’. It’s a great question and most companies that create sites for clients do have a distinct style. At Out-Smarts though, it’s not about us it’s all about capturing our clients’ style […]

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