The Better Marketing Blog

Optimizing websites for search engines is a practice that may have began back when Jumanji was clogging up movie theaters, but the phrase “SEO” and knowledge of it has really exploded in recent years. These days everyone from the savvy Fortune 500 exec to the sassy granny selling handmade quilts knows about the importance of search engine optimization. But there are people who… Read More…

For anyone creating and promoting their own content, it’s hard to find a better platform than Google+. G+ is currently the second-largest social network on the web, with only Facebook claiming higher numbers of active users. As of January 2013, it has more active users than Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn and Tumblr. It also has a very… Read More…

If everyone used to be a critic, then today everyone is a publisher. From corporations to personal blogs, the Internet is filling up faster than Louie Anderson at Fuddruckers.

If you’re gonna call yourself Mr. Web Guru, you oughta know what you’re talking about. Luckily that indeed is the case with Robert Wright. For nearly 20 years he’s been an expert on search engines and SEO, and now his expertise has extended into the realm of social media. Mr. Web Guru offers a wealth… Read More…

As a website or blog owner, you’re sure to receive countless preachings from others on the importance of SEO. “More important than regular toenail clippings,” they’ll say to you as they seek to hammer home their point. Sure, proper keyword usage is important for many reasons. Yet, there’s a fundamental problem in the industry: SEOs are… Read More…

Did you feel the earth tremble this week? Perhaps you did, and we know why. What you felt was the jolt of ZUG.com, the world’s greatest comedy website since 1995, finally closing its online doors on April 1st. This time, there was no fooling. I was one of Zug’s main contributors of comedy content since 2011, and I had the… Read More…

  “Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” – Shaquille O’Neal, or Aristotle (origin unclear)   The Power of Habit is a life-changing book. This is because our habits determine the quality of our lives. Over time, it is not the big events, but the thousands of… Read More…

Art Division may sound like a particularly creative regiment of the US military, but no, it’s actually a thriving team of UK-based techies and marketers with one overall goal: help businesses manage their online marketing better than their competition. We recently spoke with Nelly Berova, director and owner of Art Division. Specializing in online marketing, SEO,… Read More…

As you may know, Media Shower is in the content creation business. Occasionally we like to check in on the competition—ya know, just to see if anyone else is using pictures of sausage in their comprehensive guides to freelance writing rates. Turns out they’re not—weird. But what some of them are doing is offering really low rates for… Read More…

::sniffs air:: Ah, spring cleaning. There’s something about the smell of Lysol cutting through the remnants of winter’s last gasp that just makes you feel alive! But hey, late March isn’t just a good time to clean up your house, it’s also the ideal season for reviewing your website. Is it still in top shape for your visitors? From looking for… Read More…