How Mobile are You?

Paul Masson — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:03:23 +0100

If you stop and think about our ever changing world, it is truly amazing the technology we have available literally at our fingertips. And the question has to be asked, how mobile are you?

If your as old as me you can remember when phones were actually 'dialed' and were attached to the wall. And worse than that, all you could do with them was talk to someone. Today our modern smart phones are actually mobile computing devices with an ever increasing capability, Read More...

URL Structure for SEO

Kyle Deming — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:00:00 +0100

To www or not to www?

One of the most important things you can do to improve the search engine optimization of your website is to solve the so-called "canonicalization" issue. Basically, you want to make sure that you don't have multiple links that all point to the same page.

Believe it or not, there is a different between "www.mydomain.com" and "mydomain.com." Technically speaking "www." is a subdomain of "mydomain.com". If you wanted, you could actually set up coRead More...

Local Search Engine Optimization Crash Course

Kyle Deming — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:55:07 +0100

Local search is becoming increasingly important. Google reports that 20% of search queries have local intent, amounting to billions of searches per month. What's more, local search is even more critical in the boomRead More...

Domain Forwarding Dangers

Kyle Deming — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:29:22 +0100

Loading up on domain names is often the first step taken to improve SEO. Who wouldn't want a bunch of keyword rich domain names to point to their site? Unfortunately, this tactic doesn't usually yield good results, and can actually be dangerous is handled incorrectly. Read on to learn the right way to forward your domains so that you don't hurt your rankings.

Domain names are very cheap, and so it often seems like a good idea to load up on keyword-rich domains so that you will receiveRead More...

5 SEO Essentials for E-Commerce Shopping Carts

Kyle Deming — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:30:14 +0100

In this article, we take a look at 5 absolute essentials for an SEO-friendly shopping cart. Before taking the time to develop a website in an inferior shopping cart solution, you should carefully review the following 5 tips.

Choosing the Right Shopping Cart for Search Engine Optimization

Choosing the right E-Commerce platform is an important decision. You waRead More...

5 SEO Myths Part 5 - It's All About PageRank

Kyle Deming — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:35:20 +0100

Today's Myth: If I get a higher PageRank score, I'll definitely rank higher than my competitors.

This is the last post of a 5-part series on search engine optimization myths.

Part 1: The myth of the magic formula
Part 2: The myth of the quick fix
Part 3: The myth of paying your way to the top
Part 4: All visitors are good visitors

The Myth: It's All About PageRank

If I get a higher PageRank score, I'll definitely rank higher than my competitors.

The Reality

RSFinder Review - Joomla Component Review Series

Kyle Deming — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:45:45 +0100

This week's component review covers RSFinder, a helpful module that lets you navigate throughout the backend of your Joomla website very quickly.

Component Review: RSFinder

RSFinder is a helpful little extension that is especially useful if you manage any Joomla websites with lots of content items. After you install the extension and the plugin, RSFinder allows you to navigate to different content items (articles, modules, menu items, etc.) frRead More...

BravoSmart Certified - Internet Marketing University

Kyle Deming — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:17:09 +0100

BravoSmart Web Design recently received certification in inbound marketing from Inbound Marketing University.

Here at BravoSmart we think a successful online business requires more than a well-designed website. True success on the Internet requires a number of other skills, including search engine optimization, internet marketing, email marketing, and so on.

Inbound Marketing University is one place to go for excellent training on these topics. They Read More...

5 Reasons to Use a Content Management System (CMS)

Kyle Deming — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:51:31 +0100

Content management systems (CMS) allow you to easily update your website. Even non-technical people can easily add or update text, photos, videos, and other content with well-known CMS platforms like Joomla and Wordpress. In this article, we take a look at 5 reasons to build your website on a Content Management System.

The web can be a very scary platform. It is built on a variety of programming languages; HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash, and so on. Few of usRead More...

5 SEO Myths Part 4: All Visitors are Good Visitors

Kyle Deming — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:14:27 +0100

Today's Myth: The ultimate goal of search engine optimization is getting as many visitors as possible to my website. The more visitors I get, the more successful I'll be.

This is the fourth post of a 5-part series on search engine optimization myths.

Part 1: The myth of the magic formula
Part 2: The myth of the quick fix
Part 3: The myth of paying your way to the top

The Myth: All Visitors are Good Visitors

The ultimate goal of search engine optimization is getting as many Read More...

5 SEO Myths Part 3: Pay Your Way to the Top

Kyle Deming — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:17:37 +0100

Today's Myth: If I pay this company to search engine optimize our site, then we will rise in the rankings.

This is the third post of a 5-part series on search engine optimization myths. Part 1 covered the myth of the magic formula. Part 2 covered the myth of the quick fix - "one and done".

The Myth: Pay Your Way to the Top

If I pay this company to search engine optimize our site, then we will rise in the rankings.

The Reality

Paying an SEO firm to improvRead More...

5 SEO Myths Part 2: One and Done

Kyle Deming — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:35:00 +0100

Today's Myth: Search engine optimization campaigns just require an initial effort and then results will keep coming in.

This is the second post of a 5-part series on search engine optimization myths. Part 1 covered the myth of the magic formula.

Many SEO companies offer services that make it sound as if success in organic search results can be accomplished in one fell swoop. But an initial round of keyword research, link building, anRead More...

Welcome to the New BravoSmart Website!

Kyle Deming — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:51:01 +0100

Welcome to the brand new BravoSmart website! We've updated the site to include more up-to-date information about the services we provide. We've also added a ton of free resources we hope you'll find useful as you attempt to grow your business online. Here's a quick summary of what's new at the site and at BravoSmart Web Design.

Welcome to the brand new BravoSmart website! We've updated the site to include more up-to-date information about Read More...

Freedom Pet Pass Recognized for Success

Kyle Deming — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:44:11 +0100

Freedom Pet Pass is a BravoSmart client that has had tremendous success. They offer a terrific product - an innovative energy efficient dog door - and they offer this product for sale online. They were recently recognized by the Bay City Times for their success.

Congratulations are in order for Freedom Pet Pass, a BravoSRead More...

5 SEO Myths - Part 1: The Magic Formula

Kyle Deming — Sat, 01 May 2010 23:26:22 +0100

Today's Myth: There is a magic SEO formula, and if we just get that right, we'll be guaranteed to make it to the top.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a very popular topic today on the web. Everyone is looking for an easy way to make it to the top. With search engines becoming more and more popular as a way to find and access content, making sure your website appears on the first page of results is more important than ever.

Despite the popuRead More...

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