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Why Google Position 0 Is Important to Your Moving Company’s Site

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

“Position 0” is the new Google Answer Box. It appears in about 11% of all desktop searches and in about 4% of all mobile searches. It is important to you because it makes you look like THE authority. Google...

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Fewer People are Moving to New Homes Despite Improved Economy

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

Now that The Great Recession of 2008–2010 has lessened its grip on the country, how are people who own homes responding? After all, that’s what we movers want to know. Are they moving? The short answer is “not as...

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How to Get Long Distance Moving Leads for Your Website

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

The lifeblood of any business is sales. In order to get sales you need to have customers. Where do the potential customers come from? They come from leads for “in home” appointments, because we know that generally tariffs...

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Only a Small Portion of Americans 55+ Move Long Distance

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

When there is timely news, we must pass it on quickly to the moving industry ASAP to boost your revenue and save you money. Here’s the headline: “ONLY 6⁄10 OF 1% OF AMERICANS OVER 55 MOVED ACROSS STATE LINES...

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Time to Update Windows Computers After Malware Attack

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

Windows issued a security patch March 14, 2017 which would have prevented this attack on any computer. If all of your computers are running Windows 10, they were not vulnerable, but we know from working with dozens of moving...

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Best SEO Strategies For Moving Companies

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

We believe that movers face special needs on their websites that require in-depth expertise and focus. Without a dedicated team of professionals who understand the Moving & Storage business, moving companies are paying to train unknowledgeable web agency personnel...

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Land Your Moving Company Website on Page One of Google

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

You know from past SEO Facts that 91% of all searchers don’t search beyond Page One of Google for movers. Let’s say you and your SEO company/webmaster have been working diligently for a year or more and your site...

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Why Does A Moving Company Need A Website?

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

Sales and revenue. That’s it… simply to stay alive. How do I know? We’ve been building websites for movers for over seven years. That qualifies us as experts in building moving and storage websites. That’s important because knowing how...

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Few Google Users Search Beyond Page One

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

People are lazy. They want what they want. They are usually going to take the first sites presented to them. Now, this research from Quora.com shows that few visitors search beyond Page One of Google. With the fierce competition...

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Users Spend Almost 3 Hours a Day on Smartphone

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

Research shows that the average Smartphone usage per day is now 2 hours and 51 minutes. Really. This is for all people in the US 18+ measured in December 2016. This is more than double the daily use of...

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How Moving Companies Benefit from Online Reputation Management

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

Like it or not: 81% of all B2C prospects do their research online before buying. In B2B, it’s even greater: 90% research online before buying and they actually take a look at 12 different sites on average. Never before...

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Is Your Website At “The Hotel California”?

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

Do you know if you really own your website? Don’t laugh. This is a real problem and many of you savvy movers have made assumptions that can prove very costly. Always ask and read the fine print if necessary…...

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“Live Chat” is a Good Source of Sales Leads

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

If you are not already using “Live Chat” on the Home Page of your website you are missing out on another source of sales leads. Why? Many prospects want to ask a question or two anonymously…with no chance of...

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Business Listings Are Appearing on Google Based on Proximity

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

Without any announcement, Google is now putting businesses in the Local Search Pack (you know, those three listings that are under the ads, but above the unpaid results) based on the proximity of the business to the location of...

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