08Dec

The Importance of Being Mobile

While most of us are personally mobile in some way, shape, or form, sometimes it’s easy to overlook the value of our businesses being actively mobile in today’s ever changing world. In a recent post we shared, we talked about how Facebook is promoting and integrating mobile shop-ability with their new feature, Marketplace. The leaders […]

10Nov

Google News with Kelsey Hinkle

Every so often we like to feature a different voice here on the CWS Blog, and today, we have the pleasure of hearing from our Search Services Specialist, Kelsey Hinkle, on some recent changes Google has made that you should know about! Read on to learn more. The gravity of Google for businesses online is […]

09Jun

Tips for Being Mobile Friendly

As many web professionals are aware, Google announced last April that mobile-friendly websites will rank higher on search engines. People at the time referred to this as “Mobilegeddon,” but when the news settled, the update didn’t  make the impact one thought it would,because there weren’t enough mobile friendly websites at the time. However, if you […]

02Jun

The Synergy of SEO and SEM: Why They Work Better Together

When reading about organic search, or Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and paid search, or Search Engine Marketing (SEM), you’ll frequently see how people pit them against each other as competing search services. Marketers will often argue over which method is more effective and worthwhile for businesses to invest in. However, the ideal online marketing campaign […]

05May

Clicks Vs Impressions

In search engine marketing, or PPC marketing, the words impression and click are occasionally intertwined. They’re both ways of measuring the effectiveness of your advertising campaign, but do you know what the difference is between the two? And which is better in terms of measuring engagement? Impressions are the most basic interaction you can have […]

26Feb

Google's New Layout

If you’ve been using Google recently, you may have noticed that Google is no longer displaying ads on the right hand side of their search engine results page, as seen below.   This move does a couple of things for Google. Mainly, it creates a cleaner user experience when someone is searching. It also creates […]

10Dec

Hate being picked last? Avoid these 5 SEO mistakes

If you find your page struggling to gain exposure online, your website may not be optimized for searching. One of the best ways to ensure your website is properly optimized is through your website content. However, writing content can seem overwhelming when you are unsure about what things search engines take into place for rankings. […]

27Aug

Quick Search Engine Optimization Tips

We asked our Search Services Supervisor, Diana Richardson, to share some insight into the Search Engine Optimization world! Read below for some great tips to making your website stand out with search engines. Quick Search Engine Optimization Tips It’s a fact, there a lot of websites on the internet. And with all of these websites […]

18Aug

Southland Rental and Supply Increases Website Traffic by 145% with BuyerTrack

Southland Rental and Supply is a contractor equipment dealership in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Having been in business for over 40 years, current owner, Matt Tullos, wanted to increase their use of digital forms of marketing to attract today’s equipment renting and purchasing customers. They looked to Commercial Web Services, and more specifically their BuyerTrack service, […]