Many businesses seem not to be taking advantage of online word-of-mouth marketing. In fact, some businesses don’t understand how it can be leveraged so that they can take advantage of the huge rewards it brings. One thing to remember when it comes to word-of-mouth is that friends and family will believe what they hear from […]

SEO is the process of improving the visibility (ranking) of a website on Google using Google-friendly elements and techniques. Consider these facts: 1. Ninety-nine percent of customers looking for your services never scroll past the first page of search results. That means your business goal should be to appear on page one of the search […]

Businesses around the globe are cashing in on Facebook’s massive audience and unique features to increase their growth, sales, and overall success. Is your business using Facebook Ads yet? Are you apprehensive to get into Facebook Ads? Never fear! At Be 1st Online, we can help you get a well-deserved Facebook boost by: 1. Capitalizing […]

An optimized website means that it is structured, coded, designed, and has content published in a way that will allow Google to rank it. Why is this important? Well, if Google can read your website correctly and interpret your content then it will understand the product or service that you are selling and so present […]

Does SEO Confuse You? You are not alone. SEO is a complex process, indeed. Google has over 200 ranking factors! Plenty of research is being conducted quarterly and yearly by different organizations to understand Google’s ranking factors. Here are some of the findings from a recent study: – Between the top 3rd and 20th position […]

What makes an effective web design? Is it the visual elements, or is it the functionality? Truth be told it is a combination of both. As Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” Websites with great usability and function tend to perform […]

Nearly half of businesses (44%) don’t have a clearly defined marketing strategy. For firms that are active in digital marketing, nearly half do not have a defined digital plan or strategy (47%). No wonder many small businesses are struggling to understand why their online marketing campaigns aren’t delivering an ROI. Successful businesses that are running […]

It seems that in social media lists, LinkedIn is always thrown at the end as another, lesser, option to the bigger sites. However, if you are looking to make B2B connections and grow your leads there is no more effective social media platform than LinkedIn! Unlike the other social media channels out there, LinkedIn was […]

Get the attention of your audience through unique and authentic storytelling! “A story can cross the barriers of time – past, present, future – and allows us to experience the similarities between ourselves and through others,” says Andrew Stanton, a filmmaker at Pixar. Customers are looking for something that is unique and relatable to them […]