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From your business’s beginning, you’re cultivating a reputation to uphold. Your social media posts, website content, interactions with clients, and services provided to customers all contribute to that reputation, and the more you build upon it, the more likely it’ll stick in the minds of everyone who knows about you. All of that combines into […]

Local marketing is a must, but if you’re like most local business owners, you’ve probably caught yourself thinking something like this: I feel like I’m doing everything I can – why is my local marketing not delivering the results I want? It’s a good question. After all, local marketing has a lot of moving parts. […]

Blogging is still one of the best ways to drive traffic to your website and attract new customers. But are you making the most of your local business blog? Maybe not. If you’re not, the big question is what should you be doing? The answer starts with numbers and ends with specific advice. So, let’s […]

You know that content marketing is still king. That’s unlikely to change and that means that it’s your job to create and share the kind of content that’ll bring customers to your business and help you improve your bottom line. The numbers back up content marketing’s importance. Research shows that 91% of all B2B companies […]

Step 1: Find your business on Facebook Open the Facebook application on your smartphone. Based on your device type, you will either need to press “Check-in” or “Places” on your app’s home screen. Then, enter your business name in the search bar. If you don’t find your business in the search result, you’ll see an […]

If you want to win at local search engine optimization (SEO), but you don’t want to depend on content marketing, you can do that! There are other techniques you can use to succeed. For instance, you could switch your focus towards usability and building a community. Try these strategies to attain high local rankings in […]

With online marketing, there’s a debate raging among experts over which strategy is best to grow your business. Would SEO or social media marketing be the better option? Often, businesses will hire an SEO expert or agency to increase their visibility in the search engines without even thinking about social media and the traffic that […]

Due to COVID-19, things with Google My Business (GMB) are changing so quickly it’s hard to keep up with what’s going on. Make sure to follow us on Facebook and join our private business owners group for real-time updates as we receive them. 1. Temporarily closed businesses. If you have a business that is closing […]

Building an online presence and establishing your brand can really make a huge difference if done correctly. A well organized and professionally designed website will give you an edge over your competition and contribute greatly to establishing your brand, both globally and locally. UpDog will work closely with you to create a website that is […]

If your website does not have a portal where buyers can check out items in seconds, most will abandon their shopping carts. They may even turn to retailers that can provide this service and chances are they will be your competitors. With UpDog, you can take over your niche market and recover from this drop […]