Author Archives: Switch It Up Designs

Find Free Website Images

Don’t let the gavel get slammed down on you! I fell victim to a letter in the mail one day for an image that was used on my website. I did check the image info for copyrights and usage and thought I was in the clear. Come to find out, I wasn’t. The problem was […]

Are People Leaving Your Website? – 3 Reasons Why

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In our last article, “Creating A Trustworthy Website“, we discussed how to make your website more trusted by your visitors. The article is a great starting point to building a trustworthy relationship with your visitors. Well, now that you have the above mentioned items in place, you are well underway. But, now we need to […]

Creating a Trustworthy Website? Top 5 reasons visitors don't trust you

Of course having a quality custom website design shows visitors of your website that you are up to date, legit, and that you take care of the “behind the scenes” things. But, your beautifully designed website isn’t everything. Your potential customers surfing the web are always very weary about who they choose to purchase products […]

Search Engine Optimization – Underscore vs Dash

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Have you ever wondered whether you should be using underscores or dashes within your URLs? I did, and for many years I was using underscores for my on-page search engine optimization. Until recently, underscores were a common appearance in my URLs. I did some research and Matt Cutts, a senior software engineer at Google, recommends […]

Top Five Business Apps – My Daily Used

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In today’s world, keeping up with technology is a must if you want your business to succeed. Everyone has moved to mobile devices such as iPads, iPhones, and other tablets. All the tools to get tasks completed are right at your finger tips. Believe me. When you here the joking phrase “There is an app […]

Increase Blog Traffic – 4 Great Ways

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In our last article “Social Media Campaigns“, we discussed how to use social media to increase website traffic and get your business seen more. Today, we will cover some tips to increase your bog traffic. Getting more traffic to your website/blog is a dream for many people. It is no easy task, but if you […]

Social Media Campaigns – Are you marketing to the masses?

Social Media Campaigns are an essential part of any business platform. Unfortunately, many small businesses don’t have the money or resources to hire someone trained to take on this job, so the work usually ends up in the hands of an existing employee. If this employee doesn’t have knowledge in proper social media marketing, your […]

Writing Trustworthy Content & Articles – Optimizing Tips for Google Panda

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In our last article,”Being a Unique Blogger“, we discussed how Google Panda scans for duplicate content and slaps sites down in ranks for stealing other bloggers’ articles. Today we will discuss how Google Panda looks for “trustworthy” and “authority” content using it’s new algorithms and may also extend to your tweets and other social media. […]

Being A Unique Blogger – Optimizing Tips for Google Panda continued…

In our last article, “Removing Low Quality Content”, we discussed how Google Panda weeds out and lowers ranking on websites that have redundant or duplicate posts. Today we will discuss how Google Panda looks for uniquely written content using it’s new algorithms. As we know the Panda update is geared towards policing the internet for […]

Google Panda – Remove Low Quality Content

Goggle Panda Google Panda – Remove Low Quality Content In our previous post, we discussed how Google has changed their algorithms for search, now called Google Panda. We have 5 Essential tips to help get your website moving up in the search ranks. Without further hesitation, here is our first tip: 1. Remove Low Quality […]