Whether you are a business owner looking to build your SEO capability for the first time, or someone who has been working on it for years, one of the first things that you should know is that links are one of the most important ranking factors for your website. This means that if you want your local business to rank higher in a Google search, you will need to build your backlinks. Before we get into how to do that, let’s go over some of the basics about link building. Local Link Building Overview So what does local link building entail? Building links on your local business website means to co ..read more

Android or iPhone? Mac or PC? We all know there is a pretty strong divide between one side or the other. As a small business owner, this is something you should care about. If you have experience using a Google Business Profile to help people find your local business online, you may have considered how potential customers that use Apple Maps instead of Google Maps can find and read about your services too. The good news is that Apple finally has a solution: enter Apple Business Connect. Apple Business Connect is a new and rebranded version of “Apple Maps Connect”, which was released a number o ..read more

Using Advanced technology, competitors in tech blogging have already stepped up their game in increasing their website trafficking. So, are you the one whose website has not ranked high even after so many efforts? Here, in this article, you’ll learn about the 6 Best SEO tools for Bloggers in 2022 to help your webpage rank higher easily. When everyone is trying to grow in Blogging and digital marketing, competition is relatively high. And, to stay in the competition, there are many SEO tools to help you in this regard. They provide you with content optimization and increase organic traffic on ..read more

*Updated May 3rd 2022 I’ve already written about how to optimize your Google My Business listing. And how to get reviews for it. But recently I’ve been asked a lot by local business owners about how to improve their Google My Business rankings in 2019. Once you have optimized your Google My Business listing, it comes down to five things which I am about to explain. #1 – Business Listings Getting ranked high within Google My Business comes down to Google verifying that your business is real. It does this by determining how often your business name, address and phone nu ..read more

If you are wanting to improve your SEO rankings but aren’t sold on Google Ads, I want you to rethink that. The are a couple of reasons why, which I’ll explain in a bit. Read on to find out what those are. I’ve already talked about how long it can take to increase SEO rankings. Depending on a few factors, it’s going to take an SEO company time and patience to do the job properly so that a website sticks highly on the first page. There will be money spent and it will take some time to see some organic traffic visit the website. For many business and website owners, that’s a tough pill to swallo ..read more

‘Simple,’ ‘Easy-to-use,’ ‘Get started within minutes’… These words are used for every website builder. No website will ever explicitly state that it isn’t fit for beginners. But more often than not, the website builder you select is simple and easy for those who have coding and design know-how. Or at least some website building experience. And you end up spending hours trying to figure out where to start. So, how do you find a builder that is actually great for beginners? Well, we made complete newcomers take the most popular website builders for a test drive. Based on the feedback gathered an ..read more

As business owners, we are all at least somewhat familiar with Google My Business (GMB) and what it has to offer. Some of us are only beginning to build our GMB profiles, while others have been using GMB actively for years. But what if I told you there is a new paid feature that will allow eligible businesses to upgrade their GMB listing even further? Let’s take a look at the details of the new Google Guaranteed feature below.  What is the upgraded profile and the Google Guaranteed Badge? This feature was initially rolled out in the US, but has recently come to Canada for testing and furt ..read more

We’re big on Google reviews as they are important for rankings and building trust and credibility. But not all reviews are equal. In this post you’ll learn: how to get more reviews how to supercharge your reviews to increase rankings We focus on helping our clients get more Google reviews as it’s a way to help rank better in the Google maps and build trust and credibility. But not all reviews are equal. Before I get into that, read this post on how to get more Google reviews. Not All Reviews Are Equal Getting reviews is not easy but when you do, you want to ensure the review can help bo ..read more

In the online world you’ll find lots of great things, but there are also many hidden dangers that are easy for the average person to forget about. If you have a website of any kind, there is always the potential of a cyberattack. Hackers are a real threat, and they perform attacks for all kinds of reasons. I’ve had to deal with a few of our clients websites which have come under attack. Whether your site is a personal blog, a hobby, or a business platform, you’ll want to make sure that it’s protected from online vulnerabilities that can have real life consequences. In this post I’ll share som ..read more

Just having a website for your business doesn’t cut it anymore today, and even though it may be beneficial for highly loyal customers, it doesn’t provide new clients. The global market and the online world are enormous, which means that competition is everywhere. That’s why hiring an SEO agency such as SmartClick is more than necessary in 2022, especially if you want to attract more and more people to your site, which by default means the services and products you offer.  Therefore, here we will see the top SEO strategies one has to avoid in 2022 in order to be successful. Let’s begin.&nb ..read more