SEO

Understanding SEO and Google: Why Fresh Content Matters

Having difficulty understanding SEO? You're not alone. From the biggest marketing agency in Atlanta to the upstart freelancer new to…

Measuring Social Media Success and ROI

Social media generates value for a brand. But just how tangibly can we see this?

How Will Mobile-first Indexing Affect SEO?

Recently, Google unveiled yet another in its ongoing efforts to make the web better reflect how we search for things…

What is SEO (And What It Means To Your Business)?

You may have heard the term SEO and wondered what it means exactly – and what it means to your…

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…

Google Partner Connect Mobile Search

 Black Bear Design is a proud Google Partner! This video from Google offers a rich program with a ton of…

5 Ways to Drive More Traffic to Your Website

There are hundreds of tactics for driving visitors to your website, but there are several factors to consider beyond “get…

What Makes SEO and PPC Important for Your Business

When was the last time you searched for something on Google? Ten minutes ago, maybe? Let’s say you were searching…

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…

10 Tips For Twitter Success

I spend a good bit of my time trying different things, researching 'how-tos', learning from others and I throw a…

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…

Rising (and Falling) Search Traffic

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is almost as hot a topic as the rise of data analytics in the marketing world.…

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,…

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…

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…