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Digital marketing & website development lists of ideas, links and resources

1

"As seen on" references

Has your product been featured somewhere like television, a popular YouTube channel or a large website? Build credibility by sharing that reference.

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08/04/22

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1-step or 2-step

Typically, it works better to reduce the amount of steps that the user needs to take. But would it work better if you made it 2 instead? For example, on the first screen you could ask a simple yes or no question, and then just the form on step 2. Sometimes cleanliness and simplicity help the user to not feel overwhelmed.

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08/04/22

3

A/B testing

A/B (or split) testing is a process of making changes to a campaign, page or other marketing material and measuring to see if that change improves results. Typically, you'd want to change just one element at a time so that you could identify which change caused the impact.

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definition

08/05/22

4

Accessibility

Accessibility in web and digital marketing refers to websites that are accessible for people with disabilities. For example, the text is easy to read, text-alternatives exist for users that can't see images and form inputs are properly labelled, among other things.

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definition

08/05/22

5

Acquisition source

Have the copy or ad change based on how the user was acquired. For example, if the user clicked on a link from Facebook, you could say "Since you've seen our Facebook page ..."

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08/04/22

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Acquisition source

The acquisition source of a user is where the user came from when first visiting your website. This could be a social media post, a search engine, coming to the site directly, paid ads, another website or something else.

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definition

08/07/22

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Ad campaigns

Ad campaigns refer to a collection of ads and targeting settings. In an ad account, you can often have multiple campaigns - each one designed to target different groups of people.

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definition

08/07/22

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Ad extensions

Ad extensions can be added to paid Google Ads to add extra content and increase the size of your ad.

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definition

08/06/22

9

Add numbers

To your copy, consider adding numbers - specific or general. For example, "We've served over 2,000 clients" or "2,174 clients can't be wrong!"

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08/04/22

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AI in digital marketing

Use artificial intelligence to predict what your prospect might do next and ensure your campaign or promotion is there when they need it.

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trend

08/09/22

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Algorithm

An algorithm refers to a software program or function that performs a specific function, such as Google search's algorithm which takes in a search query and returns a list of results.

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definition

08/08/22

12

Alt text

Image alt (alternative) text should be added to every image on a webpage for the purpose of making them accessibility to individuals with visual disabilities.

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definition

08/06/22

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Anchor text

Anchor text is the visible text of a link on a webpage. It is often formatted differently than regular text to stand out and indicate that it's a link.

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definition

08/06/22

14

Angi

Formerly Angie's List, add your business and get reviews.

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directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

15

Apple Maps

Make sure that your local business comes up for searches on Apple Maps.

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directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

16

Attribution model

Attribution model (or modeling) is a framework for analyzing which touch points, channels or assets receive credit for a conversion.

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definition

08/07/22

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Audience insights

Audience insights is a Facebook ad tool that helps you select and target specific groups of people for your ad.

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definition

08/08/22

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Audiense

Social media platform that identifies trends and potential customers, helping with targeted ads and prospecting.

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social media

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08/03/22

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Automation

Marketing automation refers to software and tools that help you automate repetitive tasks. One example would be if a user submitted their email address for access to a lead magnet on your site and you have an email platform set up to automatically send them a followup marketing email.

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definition

08/05/22

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B2B

Business-to-business (B2B) companies are those that sell products to other companies or organizations.

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definition

08/05/22

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B2C

Business-to-consumer (B2C) companies are those that sell products or services directly to individuals and consumers.

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08/05/22

22

Background color

Changing the background color of your content or a section of it can have drastic effect.

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08/04/22

23

Background image

Instead of a color, try a different background image and see if that makes a difference.

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08/04/22

24

Backlink

A backlink is a link from another website to your website. They are important for SEO and would be part of an off-page optimization campaign.

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08/05/22

25

Best of the Web

BOTW is a business directory that verifies and lists business profiles.

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source

08/31/22

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Better Business Bureau

For local businesses, build trust with your audience by being listed and verified on BBB.

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backlinks

source

08/31/22

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Bing Places

List your business on Bing and come up for searches on Bing.

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directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

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BitMountain's Accessibility plugin

Automatically optimize the accessibility of your website behind the scenes on page load, and provide an advanced user interface so that users can format the site based on their needs and concerns.

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paid

08/05/22

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BizHWY

BizHWY is an online local business directory for companies located in the US.

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directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

30

Black hat

Black hat refers to unethical SEO practices. This could be keyword stuffing or trying to negatively impact competitor sites.

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definition

08/06/22

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Blacklist

Blacklists are lists that major email clients use and refer to in spam detection. If your email or domain gets added to a blacklist, it will be difficult or impossible to send emails to your prospects or even existing clients.

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08/05/22

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Body copy

Change the body text of the content - add different phrases, focus on user intent.

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08/04/22

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Bounce rate

Bounce rate measures the percentage of users that "bounce off" of your website or, simply, visit a page on your site and leave without visiting a secondary page or taking any other action.

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08/05/22

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Brand awareness

Brand awareness refers to how much individuals are familiar with and recognize your brand. Awareness increases trust in potential customers

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08/06/22

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Brand loyalty

Brand loyalty refers to the positive attitude and conviction that a customer has toward a brand.

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08/06/22

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Brownbook

Create a business profile on an international business directory site.

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backlinks

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08/31/22

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Button action

After the conversion, what are you communicating to the user? Are you displaying a success message, links to related content or redirecting to another page? Try changing those to see which one works best at accomplishing the next desired user action.

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08/04/22

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Button copy

Get the user to click by changing the text of the button or link. Instead of "Learn More" say "You in?", "Sign Up, It's Free", or "Save My Seat".

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08/04/22

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Button icon

Would adding an icon to the button help to get more clicks?

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08/04/22

40

Button placement

Should the button/link be the entire container, or on the bottom, centered or in a corner?

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08/04/22

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Buyer's journey

The buyer's journey is the process that a user goes through from awareness of a product or service to the actual purchase. It often includes 3 general phases - awareness, consideration an decision.

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definition

08/05/22

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CAC

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is the average cost of all activities required to acquire a customer.

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definition

08/04/22

43

Call Up Contact

Call Up Contact is a platform that lists business information online.

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directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

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ChamberofCommerce.com

ChamberofCommerce.com is an international chamber of commerce site where you can list your business information.

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directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

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Change lead magnet

To capture an email address for a lead, you may offer some sort of lead magnet. You could try changing it to something different (e.g. checklist, template, infographic, ebook) to see if it improves your conversion rate.

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08/04/22

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Churn rate

Church rate refers to the amount of customers a company loses during a certain period of time. Gaining new customers is great unless you're losing as many existing customers.

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definition

08/05/22

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CitySquares

CitySquares is a search platform that helps users find local businesses.

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backlinks

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08/31/22

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Click map

A click map refers to a geographic representation of where visitors click on your webpage.

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definition

08/07/22

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Clickbait

Clickbait is content often in the form of a headline on an ad or post that hooks people and convinces them to click. It typically has a negative connotation because it's not usually an accurate representation of the content on the main page.

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08/05/22

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Client logos

Display a list of your client logos to gain credibility and trust with your visitors.

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ab testing

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08/04/22

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