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Guides, updates, and insights from the Make It Loud team. Showing 265 to 288 of 312 articles.
Professionally Designed Website or DIY?
Regardless of the size of your business, it’s relatively impossible to compete or remain relevant if you do not have a working, user-friendly, well-designed website. If you don’t have a website that showcases your products and services, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to keep pace with your competitors- simply because if you’re not where […]
Cliff TilleryMarch 2, 2021
How Much Does Professional Web Design Cost in Atlanta (2021)?
You’ve decided it’s time to upgrade your website, but there’s one important concern: your budget or lack thereof. So, how much will it cost you to design a professional website in Atlanta? The right answer to this often-asked question is, “it depends.” It’s kind of like asking about the cost of building a house without […]
Cliff TilleryFebruary 23, 2021
Free Keyword Research Tools to Boost Your Content
Some people are good at math. Some people are good at words, and of course, there are weird people who are good at both. But, if you’re a math person, we know how to help you find the right words. And, we can help you find some for free. When it comes to effective content […]
Cliff TilleryFebruary 16, 2021
SEO: Terms You Need To Know For 2021
About once a year, I get asked to explain what SEO is and how does it work. While I like to explain it, I thought it only makes sense that I put it in writing so I can eventually just point people to this. It seems like the right thing to do. When we first […]
Cliff TilleryFebruary 9, 2021
The Business Owner’s Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization
Every business owner wants more. More traffic to your website, more calls more contact forms, and let’s be honest about it, more money. In our post-COVID world, the old ways of doing things don’t always apply. What used to work for brick-and-mortar businesses don’t carry the same weight as they used to before the pandemic. […]
Cliff TilleryFebruary 3, 2021
The Importance of Page Speed For SEO
Cliff TilleryJanuary 25, 2021
Chatbots: To Chat Or Not To Chat?
Want a website that your potential customers can talk to? Consider chatbots. Computer programs that have actual, real-time conversations with customers via messengers on social media or your website are called chatbots. Chatbots are chat interfaces that business owners and digital marketing firms utilize with their web design to converse with users and work well […]
Cliff TilleryJanuary 18, 2021
What is Google Page Experience Update and Why Should You Care?
Are you sitting down? We have some news. Google is changing things. We know you’re shocked. They only do that 3,000 times or more a year. It’s true. Google likes to keep you guessing. So after a dumpster fire of a year where the economy has tanked and started to recover, Google decided it was […]
Cliff TilleryJanuary 12, 2021
The Bare Minimum For Search Engine Optimization
It’s just common sense that if your business has a website, you want to put it in front of more potential customers. To do that, search engine optimization (SEO) is often a good way of bringing targeted traffic to your business since people are searching for exactly what you do. But, how do you make […]
Cliff TilleryJanuary 4, 2021
Google Ads vs Facebook Ads: Look at the Math
Establishing a digital marketing strategy isn’t easy. There are hundreds of things to consider, from target audiences to which advertising platforms will work best for your business. Digital marketing firms like Make It Loud spend their days matching the client to strategy and are well versed in finding the correct path for your business. Our […]
Cliff TilleryDecember 24, 2020
Biggest Bonehead Mistakes in Digital Marketing
Biggest Bonehead Mistakes in Digital Marketing We can’t take it anymore. After more than 15 years of helping clients with their digital marketing, we’ve seen some pretty bad mistakes. We’re writing this blog post to help end the madness. Don’t get us wrong. Our intention here is not to shame anybody. We get it. This […]
Cliff TilleryDecember 15, 2020
Life After Corona
Life After Corona Most of us have never heard the word “pandemic” outside of a horror movie, and now, we’re sort of living in one. Hyperbole aside, most of us will survive the Coronavirus, but what will life look like on the other side? At this point, we can only speculate. While it’s true that […]
Cliff TilleryApril 7, 2020
Small Business Tips On How To Survive The Coronavirus
Small Business Tips On How To Survive The Coronavirus Financial ups and downs are part of every business, but the Coronavirus and the economic effects are like nothing we’ve ever seen in our lifetime. Sure, it’s a time to be concerned, but panicking has never helped anything. It’s a time to come together as a […]
Cliff TilleryMarch 22, 2020
Is Your Website Current?
February 1, 2019 Is Your Website Current? Your Website Could Be Chasing People Away We’ve all clicked on websites that were so dated that we feel like we’re taking a tour through the history of the internet. These sites aren’t necessarily bad at all. In fact, they were the bomb in their day (in fact, […]
Cliff TilleryFebruary 1, 2019
Why Many Websites Don’t Work
September 12, 2018 Why Many Websites Don’t Work Websites that Work vs. Sites that Don’t Why Many Websites Don’t WorkThere are a host of reasons that websites underperform for businesses that have them, even if they enter the website design process with the best of effort and intentions. Here are some of our thoughts on […]
Cliff TillerySeptember 12, 2018
Making Your Website Work for You
August 20, 2018 Making Your Website Work for You Websites that Drive Traffic to Your Business Many of the people who have websites don’t know exactly how much they can serve you and can drive you business. When websites were new, it was easy to just create a website and get found. In 1992, there […]
Cliff TilleryAugust 20, 2018
Proactive vs. Reactive Marketing
August 20, 2018 Proactive vs. Reactive Marketing Sit Back And Watch What Happens or Chase It? It’s Up To You. When it comes to digital marketing, you may not have had it described like the title suggests, “Proactive vs. Reactive” marketing, but when you’re trying to reach your target audience, both are important. Let’s dig […]
Cliff TilleryAugust 8, 2018
The Coming HTTPS Changes for Every Website
June 19, 2018 The Coming HTTPS Changes for Every Website Search Engine Optimization | Sugar Hill | Duluth GA | Suwanee | Buford There are changes to Google’s algorithm all the time. Some of the changes are so big they name them– usually after an animal, like “Panda.” They’re also making minor adjustments to their […]
Cliff TilleryJune 26, 2018
Navigating the Digital Marketing Maze
June 19, 2018 Navigating the Digital Marketing Maze Digital Marketing Services in Atlanta | Lawrenceville | Suwanee | Buford When it comes to digital marketing, it’s easy to turn a blind eye to it. Many of the clients we’ve seen (in fact most!) have had a bad experience with a digital marketer– and why not, […]
Cliff TilleryJune 19, 2018
Pay-Per-Click Advertising Company | Google PPC Services
May 15, 2017 Pay-Per-Click Advertising Company | Google PPC Services Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising Services in Atlanta Several local business owners are taking part in this quick and easy to track advertising platform and have doubled their business in a matter of months! Pay per click allows businesses the chance to get to the top of […]
Cliff TilleryMay 15, 2017
Social Media Management and What is Best for Your Business
May 5, 2017 Social Media Management and What is Best for Your Business Best Social Media to Choose for Business. There seems to be a question on everyone’s mind when it comes to the social media platform Instagram and that is “How does it help a business?” Although there can be argument made that this […]
Cliff TilleryMay 15, 2017
How to Track Website Traffic
Cliff TilleryMay 15, 2017
Affordable Digital Marketing Services For Small and Large Companies
May 15, 2017 Affordable Digital Marketing Services For Small and Large Companies SEO Marketing Services in United States Georgia When it comes to business, we all need to think of strategies to get more business through the front door. Considering some companies have a bricks and mortars front door, some have only a website as […]
Cliff TilleryMay 15, 2017
Affordable Digital Marketing Services For Small and Large Companies
May 15, 2017 Affordable Digital Marketing Services For Small and Large Companies SEO Marketing Services in United States Georgia When it comes to business, we all need to think of strategies to get more business through the front door. Considering some companies have a bricks and mortars front door, some have only a website as […]
Cliff TilleryMay 15, 2017