Search Engine Marketing

Why Does 127.0.0.1:8888/orange.html Keep Hitting My Site

I recently discovered that a URL 127.0.0.1:8888/orange.html was hitting my website as referral traffic several times per day.  I first noticed…

How to set up email reports in the new Google Analytics

The new Google analytics email reports are a little more difficult to set up than the old analytics system, but pretty straight…

How to Protect Your Security Online

Ah, the IoT – the amazing web that connects the tiny glass phones in our pockets to almost every aspect…

How To Measure Your Websites Speed For Free

Hi, this is Joel at Black Bear Design. I'm going to give you two quick tools that you can use…

Top Reasons Why You Should Hire A Digital Marketing Agency

Digital marketing has become increasingly multifaceted with the passage of time. Google’s algorithms are always in flux, turning search engine…

Can Social Media Reinvigorate Your Business Growth?

Social media is the best, free way to market your business. Getting in front of potential customers in their homes,…

Why You Should Be Using Conversion Tracking Along with PPC?

It was a huge surprise to me when I realized how many advertisers who were using AdWords were not implementing…

Using SEO Effectively in Blog Posts

Search engine optimization is crucial for the success of your website, improving your ranking on search engines, and driving more…

Website “Must Haves” for Driving Traffic, Leads & Sales

Whether you’re looking to build your first website, or if your existing site just isn’t getting the traffic or leads…

8 Essential First Steps to Starting and Promoting a Successful WordPress Blog

WordPress.com is a free blogging platform where you can submit your articles and posts for public. Most start blogging as…

SEO is a lot like Rush Hour Traffic

If you live in a city like Atlanta, then you know all about rush hour. All you can see stretching…

Black Bear Design Joins Forces with Steel, LLC to Launch New Website

Black Bear Design is proud to partner with Steel to redesign the site, which reflects the company’s re-focused commitments to…

Why You Should Be A/B Testing

A/B testing is one of those key elements you should be doing if you are serious about using your website…

The Tracking Piece You Are Missing With Your Marketing Campaigns

If you are running marketing campaigns and tracking ROI and effectiveness, there is probably a key piece of data you…

10 Signs That Your Corporate Brochures Need An Update

Do you have corporate brochures that detail your products and services? Are you looking for new ways to announce sales…

How To Get Traffic To Your Website

A website is useless if you can’t get traffic to your website. Here are a few ideas on how to…

Black Bear Design Partners with BrandMortgage to Expand Southeast Presence

Black Bear Design announces today their partnership with BrandMortgage, one of the Southeast’s largest full-service mortgage lenders. Black Bear Design…

How To Organize A Website

3 factors to take into consideration when deciding how to organize a website. It's not all about being flashy, it's…

Automated Email Marketing – Love It Or Hate It?

Regardless if you love automated email marketing or you hate automated email marketing, when used correctly, it can be a…

What Makes User Friendly Websites?

The foundation of every online marketing campaign is the website. Setting up a website is imperative in order to set…

Update That Old Website With A Sportscoat

Not ready to redesign your outdated website?  There may be small improvements you can make to your website to buy…