Why WordPress?
At Marketing Buddah we have had the opportunity to work with, work on, and develop sites using most of the various popular CMS (content management systems) including Joomla, Drupal, ExpressionEngine, DotNetNuke, Magento, Shopify, etc, etc. But the one that we favor...
Two Websites For Immediate Bookmarking
If you spend any amount of time playing around with websites or blogs (which is pretty much everyone at this point - Exhibits A, B, and C) the following resources should be bookmarked immediately. Strong Password Generator One of the best ways to prevent someone from...
Is A Website Redesign Worth It?
The short answer: It depends. The long answer: Redesigning a website isn't something to be taken lightly. For the next few months you will be double-tasked with regular work activities AND project demands. More than once, you and others will wonder aloud why you...
Great Online Marketing Requires Courage (And Mayonaise)
The other day at lunch my friend told me something unbelievable. She said that when she was young she used to eat peanut butter and mayonaise sandwiches. Huh? "They're good," she said. "You should try one sometime." My face must have betrayed the tumult of emotions...
SEO Expert Predicts Death Of SEO In Two Years
An interesting article appeared the other day over on Forbes.com regarding SEO. The main point of the article was that search engine optimization techniques like backlink building that tried to game Google's ranking algorithm were no longer effective and that anyone...
Secret Website Design and Lead Generation Data
Okay, so maybe it's a stretch calling this information secret when it was presented on HubSpot's and HootSuite's "The Science of Inbound Marketing" webinar this afternoon. I mean after all, this is the webinar that was trying to break the Guiness World Record for...
Online Marketing Tip – Make It Memorable
I enjoy marketing for a lot of reasons. But one of the main reasons is that it gives me an excuse to indulge an interest in psychology and physiology. Understanding how the brain processes information and why people behave the way they do is fundamental to producing a...
Avoid This Website Design Mistake
Effective inbound marketing starts with a strong website design. I don't think anyone would dispute that. But there's a common mistake that most designers (and business owners) make when it comes to website design that should be avoided at all costs. Don't approach...
What Is Holistic Marketing?
Since I've adopted the term "holistic marketing" to describe our approach to online marketing, I thought it would be wise to describe in more detail what the concept means to us and how it impacts our decisions. I. Start With Why Good marketing should communicate the...
SEO Practitioners And Webmasters Notified About Bad Links
Google has made a recent change to its policy regarding artificial (paid) back links. Or more accurately, it's changed how it notifies SEO practioners and webmasters of these bad links. Google has been able to identify paid links for a while now. But until this week...