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Chart My Click Through Rate (CTR)
You’ve seen click-through rate models, but have you wondered how accurate they really are? The fact is that no two websites are exactly alike. Your content and the way you show up in search results is unique – and so is your click-through rate! We’ve developed an Excel template to help marketers chart their non-branded…
What Oneupweb Did This Summer
Stephanie Miller is one of Oneupweb’s Content Marketing & SEO Project Managers I went to Lake Superior Provincial Park, north of Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, twice this summer – once for backpacking and once for canoe camping. My boyfriend and I found camping spots overlooking Lake Superior and smaller inland lakes. We saw the…
Supplementing Your Corporate Marketing Budget With a Smaller Franchise Budget – A Breakdown
Do you know what your business is spending on marketing? On average, small businesses earning less than $5 million a year should be spending between 7 and 8 percent on marketing, while companies above that tend to spend closer to 11 percent. This shows that corporate budgets can be almost five percent more than small…
The Importance of Employee Training Programs
Developing a flexible and purposeful employee training program supports an enriching environment for everyone. Through skill-building training, excellent communication, and a willingness to ask questions, Oneupweb dedicates its employee development and training program to build a place where learning is a priority, not a buzzword. The Benefits of Employee Training and Development Oneupweb is invested…
Celebrating National Wildlife Day With Oneupweb
What does nature sound like? Our National Wildlife Day video aims to show just that. It was shot in the woods behind our office at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons. We’re headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, what we believe is one of the most beautiful areas. The expansive Great Lakes are seen from bluffs…
The 6 Stages of Web Design: What You Need to Know Before Starting a Website Design Project
You finally made the decision to redesign your website, but – due to no one’s fault in particular – you are now being pulled into a vortex of chaos. You know that at the end of the adventure you will have an awesome new website, but all the points in between are kind of fuzzy….
On Which Social Media Platforms do Hashtags Work?
Hashtag research is a lot like keyword research. Hashtags in social media marketing are extremely important, but there are some platforms where you’ll see better results than others. Social media is all about connecting and creating conversation, and one of the best ways to join these conversations is with hashtags. We’ll go through the top…
Key Takeaways from SMX Advanced 2019
Last month, two Oneupweb employees traveled across the country to attend SMX Advanced 2019 in Seattle, a premier search marketing conference that we were fortunate enough to have attended last year, too. At this momentous meeting of marketing minds (holy alliteration!), keynote speakers from marketing and tech giants like Google, Microsoft, Search Engine Land, and…
Is Infinite Scroll or Pagination Better for Your Website Archive?
You make thousands of decisions when you create a new website. From web hosting to CMS to color scheme, you want to make choices that will make your website user-friendly and optimized to rank in organic search results. When considering how your content will load on archive pages – such as your blog home –…
3 Dog-Friendly Restaurants and Bars We Love in Traverse City
Tessa Lighty is Oneupweb’s social media coordinator. She’s one of many dog owners in the Oneupweb office. To see even more pictures of her dog, follow her on Instagram. My dog Morel goes everywhere with me. I’m not even kidding. I couldn’t bring her to a Halloween party last year, and I left after a…
The Smart Commute Week Challenge
Andy Olds is Oneupweb’s PPC Project Manager and walks, bikes or skis to work regularly. He was Oneupweb’s captain for Smart Commute Week. Tessa Lighty is Oneupweb’s Social Media Coordinator and helped Andy rally the team for the week. As part of an annual celebration of cycling, walking, skateboarding, swimming, paddling, skipping, taking the bus,…
Videos That Never Were :: Bow Hunting
Sometimes prospects come in the door and, for whatever reason, work doesn’t continue from there. It’s a natural part of being a marketing company. We never want to be the wrong fit for someone but that doesn’t mean we aren’t still proud of the products we create for them. Take, for example, this video we…