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

1

_

Use "_" in a search query to trigger autocomplete options. For example, apple CEO _ jobs.

Misc

search operator

definition

productivity

08/08/22

2

ZeroToDigital webpage audit

Free tool that audits your webpage and returns data and analysis for foundational SEO elements such as page title, description, content, image alternate text descriptions, and more.

SEO

tool

free

07/29/22

3

ZeroToDigital keyword analysis

Review the keyword density of the content on your webpage and get content recommendations and analysis

SEO

tool

free

07/29/22

4

YouTube

Research the most popular videos or channels in your industry and find the ones with the most engagement. Engagement means interest and will help you find what you should create content about.

Content

idea

research

07/29/22

5

Your popular posts

Find the most popular posts on your site going back a year or more and see if there are any similar posts that you could create or piggyback off of the successful ones.

Content

idea

research

07/29/22

6

Your About page

Refer to your own site's about page, history, mission and vision. Can you expound on anything in the form of a blog post?

Content

idea

research

07/29/22

7

Yes/yes buttons

Instead of "yes/no" where one button converts the user and the other closes the offer, have 2 "yes" buttons but with slightly different desired outcomes. For example, the first button could say "Yes, I want a free domain". The second could say "No, I just want to build a website."

Digital Marketing

ab testing

idea

08/04/22

8

Yes/no buttons

Instead of having just one option, have a second that basically just closes the window. For example, the "Yes" could be "Yes, give me access". The "No" could be "Maybe next time". Try adding and then changing this text to see what works best.

Digital Marketing

ab testing

idea

08/04/22

9

Yelp

List your business on Yelp, share business information and get reviewed by your customers.

Digital Marketing

directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

10

YellowBook

Like Yellow Pages, add your business and contact information on YellowBook.com.

Digital Marketing

directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

11

Yellow.place

Yellow.place is a platform to help users search for local businesses.

Digital Marketing

directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

12

Yellow Pages

List your business, details and contact information on Yellow Pages.

Digital Marketing

directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

13

XML Sitemap Generator

Create a free sitemap.xml file up to 500 pages that can be submitted to search engines.

SEO

tool

free

07/29/22

14

Written tutorials

Similar to how-to guides, but more in-depth, step-by-step instructions taking the user from start to finish of a process or procedure

Content

idea

07/28/22

15

Write lists

Create content in the form of lists such as "The Top 10 ways to do [action]" as they're often searched for in search engines.

SEO

backlinks

idea

08/01/22

16

WordStream Keyword Tool

Find new keywords and performance data for keywords.

SEO

tool

free

08/08/22

17

Wordable

Publish to a WordPress website directly from Google Docs

Website development

tool

content

paid

07/29/22

18

Wireframe

A wireframe is used in the website development process as a draft of the proposed design for the site or specific pages.

Digital Marketing

definition

08/08/22

19

Whitepapers

Write a persuasive, authoritative, in-depth report about an important element of your business or industry

Content

medium

07/28/22

20

Whitelist

Whitelists help your email to always appear in your recipients' email inboxes. It requires that the email address be manually added to the list by the recipient however. It's a good idea to make sure your clients and email recipients add you to their whitelist.

Digital Marketing

definition

08/05/22

21

Whiteboard sessions

Like a guide or how-to, but walk the audience through a complex process via video or screenshare

Content

idea

medium

07/28/22

22

Where Goes?

Track where URL redirections and shortened links go from start to finish.

SEO

tool

free

07/29/22

23

What not to do

Taking the opposite approach of best-practice posts, with what-not-to-do posts you can feature some of the worst actions that can be taken and the expected results

Content

idea

07/28/22

24

Website analytics

Review the analytics of your website, how visitors are finding your site and which pages they're visiting. Consider what type of content or in which funnel content can be created to improve the site's effectiveness.

Content

idea

research

07/29/22

25

Webinars

Host a free webinar, choose experts in your industry

Content

medium

07/28/22

26

Webinar

A webinar is like an online seminar. It's typically a live, online video presentation where the audience can ask questions to the presenter.

Digital Marketing

definition

08/08/22

27

weather:

Use "weather:" directly before a location to find the weather for that location. For example, weather:new hampshire.

Misc

search operator

definition

productivity

08/08/22

28

Visme

Create presentations and data visualizations to share on your website or social media profiles.

Content

medium

tool

free

paid

08/03/22

29

Viral

If a piece of content "goes viral", that simply means that it's been shared or distributed by many individuals outside of your circle of followers.

Digital Marketing

definition

08/05/22

30

Vintage advertising

Google and search for old advertising in your industry. The same ads might not be relevant anymore, or they could lead to topic inspiration. Worst case, you could collect some interesting or funny ads and create a post about them.

Content

idea

research

07/29/22

31

Video tutorial

Demonstrate how to use your product and service, or share the success stories of your customers.

Content

idea

07/27/22

32

Video series

Make your written posts a series of videos instead, or combine both in a blog post

Content

idea

medium

07/28/22

33

Vet backlink sites

Want to vet sites for possible backlinks? First, look for related websites via "related:". Then, check to see the percentage of pages include keywords that you also focus on for your site. You can do this via "site:" to get all of the pages, and then "site:" and keyword. If around 50% or more of the pages contain your keyword then you know it's a relevant backlink prospect.

Misc

search operator

formula

08/08/22

34

Venngage

Create and design infographics that can be added to your website or shared on social media.

Content

medium

tool

free

paid

08/03/22

35

UX

User experience (UX) design refers to the practice of testing and modifying your website or application to ensure that it provides the best possible experience to the user.

Digital Marketing

definition

08/05/22

36

User-requested features

Turn a request for a product, product feature or service from a customer or prospect into a piece of content explaining why or why not and other possible solutions

Content

idea

07/28/22

37

User-generated content

Share content provided by your customers and clients - questions, comments, ideas, etc.

Content

idea

07/27/22

38

User chats

Host an "ask me anything" event on your website or social media and turn the questions and answers into a post on your website.

Content

idea

07/28/22

39

USdirectory

USdirectory is a platform that helps users search for local businesses online.

Digital Marketing

directory

backlinks

source

08/31/22

40

Upsell

Once you've closed a sale, try upselling another product to see if that helps to increase sales.

Digital Marketing

ab testing

idea

08/04/22

41

Unlinked mentions

Search Google News and all platforms for any mention of your brand, products or executives. If they're not already linking back to your website, ask them to do so.

SEO

backlinks

idea

07/30/22

42

Unique value proposition

A unique value proposition describes what makes a certain product or service the best choice for the user.

Digital Marketing

definition

08/08/22

43

Understand complexities

For understanding complex ideas or texts: "Rewrite the text below and make it easy for a beginner to understand".

Artificial Int

text prompt

05/20/23

44

Unbounce

Landing page design with A/B testing functionality and variant analytics.

Digital Marketing

conversions

ab testing

tool

paid

08/03/22

45

Ultimate guides

Lengthy guides that are meant to help and lead the audience through larger subjects and are often broken up by chapters and specific topics.

Content

idea

07/28/22

46

Ultimate guides

Create and publish ultimate guides that are comprehensive resources on a given topic.

SEO

backlinks

idea

08/01/22

47

UI

A user interface (UI) is how a person uses a device or software. For SAAS, this is often a dashboard with charts and toggles. For an app, this is the design and how an app is used by the end-user. In an airport, this refers to the screens on the self-service kiosks.

Digital Marketing

definition

08/05/22

48

Ubersuggest

Search relevant keywords in Ubersuggest to get content ideas based on previously created content on other websites.

Content

idea

research

07/29/22

49

Ubersuggest

Review keyword rankings for your website, backlink performance, traffic data and site audit results.

SEO

tool

free

paid

07/29/22

50

Typeform

Create and embed simplistic yet advanced forms on your website.

Lead Generation

tool

paid

08/03/22

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