A mix of tips and tricks to help grow your business and topics that we are passionate about.
Hiring an SEO company to manage your company’s online presence can be scary. It’s like handing the keys over to a nice new car… that you built… with your dad… and hoping that not only it doesn’t get scratched, but it comes back to you running better than ever before. Ok, I suck at metaphors,…
How do I know if my SEO is working? Easy checks you can do to make sure your SEO is going in the right direction. Maybe you’ve hired an SEO company to improve your rankings, or maybe you’re just wondering if the SEO that your web developer *said* they did is actually doing anything at…
Why it’s more important than ever to have an ADA accessible website in 2019. There are a lot of things to factor in when you are building a new website or assessing your existing one. Page speed (how fast your website loads on both desktop and mobile devices), website structure, page titles and keywords, meta…
Back in June, I wrote a post on the utility of individual location pages for Local SEO. For those who don’t remember, it’s best practice to create unique pages for each of your business’ locations. The unique NAP info signals to Google that the page is relevant to users in that area, so that your…
Northwest Lien is a West Coast-based lien services provider that began working with us at the beginning of 2019. Their old website was functional but had begun experiencing some bugs that were detrimental to their user experience. In addition, competitors’ sites were more modern, faster, and easier to use. Northwest Lien was ready to make…
“I need help growing my business.” This is a statement I hear all too often when speaking with potential clients ranging from carpet cleaning companies to tech-savvy SaaS entrepreneurs. Local business owners like yourself are some of the hardest working people I’ve ever met but as a result, they’re often juggling a million things at…
When I was ten, I almost met Johnny Depp. My family was in Disneyland on vacation, and it just so happened that the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie was premiering the same weekend. To celebrate the movie’s release, there was a red carpet event scheduled for Mr. Depp just outside the eponymous ride. As…
Instagram has upped its game in a big way over these past few years. We wrote a post back in 2016 called How to Use Instagram for Local Businesses, which needs so much updating in 2019, we decided to write another one! What we’ll be covering: Making Your Bio Count Creating Content Specific to Instagram…
Odd Dog Media is Sponsoring A Night with NuHope 2019 Odd Dog is proud to be sponsoring NuHope’s “A Night with NuHope 2019” fundraiser. This year, NuHope will be raising funds for REST | Real Escape from the Sex Trade. REST provides direct services to hundreds of people exploited by the sex trade in…
What are Google My Business Posts? If you’re a local business, you most likely have a Google My Business listing. (if not, STOP and read this first) Posts are a feature within Google My Business that allows business owners to share content, events, sales, or other promotions right within their knowledge panel on the search…
Hello and happy Monday! It’s that time of week again. The time where we share all the juicy updates on digital marketing that we’ve found across the interwebs. If there’s ever an update you think we missed or should know about, let us know in the comments below! Now, let’s dive in, shall we? INDUSTRY • Data: Local trends from…
Another week, another weekly roundup. Today, many are observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Be sure to check out today’s Google Doodle! MLK Day is a wonderful day to reflect on his impact on our world and how you are contributing to the world around you. Even the little things, like caring for a…
