Images are a great way to catch eyes on your website, social media, and even advertisements. You may be asking yourself, are Google images free to use?
Read More →Google Images are Not Free
on February 21, 2020in Blog, Marketing, Social Media, Web Developmenttags: copyright, Google images, website images

Maintaining Your Company’s Social Media
on June 27, 2019in Blog, Marketing, Social Mediatags: Business, Social Media, social media marketing, tips

Being active on social media is almost required to run a successful business these days. We also know that it can be difficult to gain and maintain an active following. This is why it is extremely important to make sure you create and approach your social media accounts in a professional manner. Creating Business Social […]
Read More →Help Alexa and Siri Find Your Business During Voice Search
on January 17, 2018in Marketingtags: alexa search, google home search, mobile optimization, mobile search, siri search, voice seach

You Can’t Just Tell Voice Search About Your Business Voice search is when a human tells Alexa or Siri or another voice activated device to go on the internet and look for an item or information rather than typing their query into a search engine browser themselves. “As far back as 2014, Google’s official blog […]
Read More →There’s an App for Labor Organization
on November 16, 2016in Marketingtags: Apps, labor union apps, small business apps, wage theft app, walmart app

Businesses large and small have been told they need an app to take their marketing to the next level. It makes sense that labor unions are investing in apps to help promote their events and also help with organizing. Yep There’s an App for That I have so many apps on my phone I have […]
Read More →How Do I Increase Web Traffic
on January 17, 2016in Blog, Marketing, Web Developmenttags: Citation Sites, Directory Sites, Visits, Web Presence

We get this question the time: How do I increase traffic to my website? Our staff here at Appletree MediaWorks studies Google’s newest algorithms all the time, because it is our job to increase web traffic for our clients. We have a developer on staff who spends most of her day doing SEO – search […]
Read More →Email Newsletters in the Digital Age
on December 16, 2015in Marketingtags: call to action, Content, digital newsletters, newsletters

In a digital age, sending out email newsletters instead of paper newsletters has become much more popular. And why not? The marketing potential of cheap, nearly instant communication with interested customers is difficult to overstate. The content within your newsletter can greatly affect your readership and business. Read on to learn what to include in […]
Read More →Advertising Online for your Business
on November 12, 2015in Marketingtags: ad platforms, audience, banner ads, business marketing, design, geotargeting, native ads, online advertisements, SMS ads, social media advertisement

Advertising your business online can boost your sales and website traffic if done the correct way. There are many different ways and places to advertise online. Already have online ads? You may need to do some updates for today’s mobile world. Creating online ads has a good portion of planning before you place an advertisement. […]
Read More →Why Your Website Should Keep Up With The Joneses
on August 19, 2015in Marketingtags: competitive analysis, sem, SEO

Imagine that your company has worked through all of the items on your SEO checklist, but you still aren’t making it to the top of the Search Engine Results? What’s a dot com to do? Your website needs to keep up with the Joneses for SEO and SEM Keeping up with the Joneses refers to […]
Read More →Web Host-age Negotiations 101
on August 11, 2013in Blog, Marketing, Web Developmenttags: Hostage, Scam, Web Development, Web Hosting

Website Hostage Negotiations “Help! My web host won’t give me access to my files! They won’t relinquish my domains! They’ve taken my website hostage!” Though it seems like a crazy scenario, these cries are heard far more often than you might expect. Like a rogue valet driving off with your shiny new car never to […]
Read More →Using Business Postcards in a Digital World
on May 29, 2013in Blog, Marketingtags: Marketing, Printed Media

Are Business Postcards still relevant? Among all the hubbub of a digital world it’s easy to forget that traditional methods are still a great way of getting your message across to customers. As another option, business postcards are a unique means by which to maximize the reach of your business message. They can reconnect you […]
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