Reno SEO, Reno Web Design & Internet Marketing

Fallon, Nevada I am extremely excited and very grateful to have the opportunity to share best practices and techniques on how to use social media to promote you and your business. First steps matter in how your platforms are constructed and used. By the end of the class you will have a road map with [...]

Here are 3 Tips for getting the most out of using Google Places for you and your business.  You can update your Places account at any time by signing in at http://places.google.com/business with your email address and password. Tips for creating a free business listing in Google Places: Business listing titles. Tips for creating a [...]

Just when you thought that ‘Real Website Content’ would never matter in search results again…. Seems we are having another flashback — goin’ back to basics. Real content reigns supreme KING at the end of every day. Google’s Search Cleanup Has Big Effect By AMIR EFRATI Google Inc.’s move last week to lower the search [...]

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Businesses are realizing that they don’t necessarily need a custom built CMS system to run their website. Why not use a state-of-the-art publishing platform that focuses on aesthetics, web standards and usability. Take a look at WordPress as a solution for your business. Top 18 Featured WordPress Sites View Westward Strategy’s WordPress Client Showcase 1. [...]

So you have a new website… now what? As a followup to the 12th step in the SEO Checklist for Your New Website, I recommend adding your site to the following 7 Free Business Listing Websites: Google, Yahoo, Bing, Yelp, City Search, Merchant Circle and Topix. You will be asked to create a business profile allowing [...]

Daily Sparks Tribune Business – May 21, 2009 By Jessica Garcia Most Web users tend to ignore flashing display ads or the text ads on Google surrounding their desired search results. But to Chris Gandolfo of Sparks-based Westward Strategy and Design Group, those blurbs hold a key to determining how well a company’s Web marketing [...]

I’ve been working on Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising campaigns for a little over 4 years now. I started dabbling in the online marketing space while working on a side project and quickly realized that I wanted to explore this advertising channel more. Along the way I have learned many things about ad structure, optimization, [...]