5 Ways to Use Google Webmaster Tools for SEO

5 Ways to Use Google Webmaster Tools for SEO
Most people attempting to optimize their website for search are familiar with Google Analytics and how to exploit this tool to analyse and improve user experience and search traffic. Did you know that Google Webmaster Tools also carries several useful resources for SEOs? We’ll run through the most important features available in GWT – from those which help you make sure your site is easily crawlable by search engines to those which generate new content ideas. To get started, you’ll need to verify yourself as a website owner in GWT. This is easy if you already have a Google Analytics account associated with your site. If you don’t ha...

Managing Your Brand Reputation – Put Yourself In Control

Managing Your Online Brand Reputation - Put Yourself In Control
If you believe that your brand reputation is something that is outside your control, and that all you can do is look on and hope for the best, you are probably condemning yourself and your company to serious oblivion. It is true that it is all too easy to feel helpless if you see negative or damaging search results attached to your brand name. However, there is plenty you can do, and you must if you are to survive. Keep At The Top There are two aspects to managing your online reputation. The easier aspect is keeping your brand name at the top of the search results. As experts have pointed out, if you are going to manage your brand reputatio...

5 Tips to Increase Website Conversion Rate

5 Tips to Increase Website Conversion Rate
Let’s admit it: you’ve fantasized about getting a 10+% conversion rate and what that would do to your business. With higher conversion rates, a business can afford to spend more on advertising, bring in more traffic and usually generate more profit. However, if you’ve actually tried to increase your conversion rate, you’d know that it’s not an easy task and it requires to: Understand how different digital marketing technologies (eg. SEO, SEM, usability, etc) work – which, in my opinion, is an easy part. You just have to buckle up to your computer chair and learn the craft by reading hundreds of blog posts and conducting own...

3 Ways to Improve Online Content

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The content on your website is one of the most important aspects to be considered when trying to improve your search engine rankings through SEO. Here are some actionable tips to enhance your content – something that could go a long way to enhancing your search visibility. 1. Copy & Pasting is Time Wasting This is what I would call the Golden Rule regarding online content creation: DO NOT COPY AND PASTE! The first image is taken from a cycle helmet manufacturer’s own website and the second image from a sportswear retailer. As you can see the retailer has simply copied and pasted the product description from the manufacturer, and t...

Grey Color in Design

Grey in Web Design
Grey Designs, Greener Pastures The “color” Grey is a fascinating topic. Once you crack the lid on it, it just sort of escapes like a great Grey cloud of possibilities. Web designers and graphic designers of all sorts often use Grey as an innocuous background element but Grey can be a very powerful design concept on it’s own. Furthermore, Grey is fascinating because it is one of the most environmentally friendly “colors” out there. Using Grey in interior design, print design and web design can create great moods and greener spaces. Lee Krasner once said, “We get used to a certain kind of color or format, and it’s acceptable. An...

How to Change Ukraine’s Image on Google

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Lots of Ukrainians are furious at the fact that Ukrainian dating sites dominate Google search results about Ukraine. Google Autocomplete (or Google Instant) inserts “Ukrainian women” as one of the top options to search for. While Ukrainian women are beautiful, websites of the Ukrainian agencies that focus on arranged marriages are not the best sources of information to promote Ukraine’s image. Let’s work together to change this! One can find tons of various Ukrainian dating sites that make money by connecting Ukrainian women with foreign men. These sites seem to be profitable, and while they dominate organic Google search results, t...

What is an SEO Strategy and How to Create One

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SEO (search engine optimization) is the process of improving the visibility and effectiveness (clickthrough rate, conversion rate, user experience) of a website in organic (non-paid) search results. An SEO strategy is a plan to make an SEO campaign a success. Before we get into the specifics, it is worth pointing out that one of the most important components in any SEO strategy is to always be prepared to change/adjust/experiment with an existing SEO approach by regularly making tweaks as a result of the world events happening around us as well as changes that take place in the search industry (e.g. Google’s Panda Update, Venice Update, O...

Web Design Stock Photography Tips

Web Design Stock Photography Tips
Back when stock photo services first launched, it was easy to choose from a range of cheap images to give your website a professional feel. Now if your website features an overused photo, it looks like the work of an amateur – not exactly what you were going for. However, with a little creativity, you can still use stock photos or stock video footage from a number of companies (e.g. Big Stock Photos or Shutterstock Stock Footage) to create a unique website. Just follow these dos and don’ts: DON’T… …use tired imagery. You may want your customers to feel welcome when they visit your site, but they’ll feel just the op...

ArtDriver Launches Mobile Version of Corporate Site

ArtDriver Launches Mobile Version of Corporate Site
ArtDriver has officially launched a mobile version of the corporate website. The mobile site can be viewed at m.artdriver.com. The technology behind the new site is based on HTML5/CSS3. We have implemented an auto redirect from the full site to the mobile site for all major smart phone agents while at the same time allowing the smart phone users to view the full site and read our blog. Special thank you goes to the design and development team for making an effort in bringing this project to life on such a short notice and in spite of having a heavy workload. Here is some statistical data on the marketing importance of mobile presence: The...

Guest Blogging Guidelines

Guest Blogging Guidelines
We are accepting guest blog posts. If you have an idea and your post follows the guidelines listed below, please send it for review/approval to contact@artdriver.com with a subject line “Guest Blog Post.” Content Guidelines: Your guest blog post should focus around one of the following topics: Digital marketing (SEO and social media) Mobile website development WordPress (how to, tools, case studies, statistics) Google Analytics Website development (usability, conversions, etc) Graphic Design General Guidelines: Your post should not be a plain advertisement that includes links to your site. We are looking for high-quality guest blog...