Most marketing agencies ask you for a hefty monthly retainer and then essentially ask you to “hope for the best.” I’ve been in this game for over a decade, and frankly, I think that’s a terrible deal for you! If an agency can’t deliver the result they promised, I don’t believe they deserve your hard-earned check. At Business Solutions Marketing
“Ranking #1 is irrelevant if an AI answers your customer’s question before they ever see your site.” This quote isn’t just a warning; it’s the new reality of local search. I’ve been helping small businesses navigate the digital jungle for over a decade at Business Solutions Marketing Group, and I have to be honest with you: the old “set it
I’m going to share a number with you that might feel like a cold bucket of water in this AI-crazed world: Google still accounts for over 90% of global search engine market share. Think about that for a second. While every marketing “guru” on LinkedIn is screaming about Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), the vast majority
In the old world of marketing, you paid for effort. You signed a hefty retainer, crossed your fingers, and hoped the agency’s “strategy” actually moved the needle. That’s a bad deal. Imagine walking into a dry cleaner with a stained suit, and they tell you, “We’ll charge you $500 to try and get it out, but if the stain stays,
In the old days of digital marketing—way back in, say, 2022—the playbook was simple. You found a few keywords, sprinkled them into a blog post like salt on a pretzel, and waited for Google to send you traffic. It was predictable. It was comfortable. It’s also over. According to recent data from Gartner, traditional search engine volume is expected to
Most business owners think a few bad reviews are just “part of doing business.” They figure as long as they’re hovering around a 3.8 or 3.9, they’re doing okay. But “okay” is a dangerous word in a digital-first world. In reality, being a 3.9 means you are effectively invisible to a massive chunk of your potential customers. Think about your
By the time you finish reading this sentence, several thousand unique prompts will have been typed into ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. Here is the kicker: according to research from Ahrefs, nearly 95% of keywords get 10 or fewer searches per month in traditional search (Source). In the world of AI, that fragmentation is even more extreme. If you are still
99.9% Success: Why We Put Our Money Where Our Reputation Is Imagine this: You pour your heart and soul into building your dream business. You have great products, happy customers (most of them!), and you’re finally starting to see real traction. Then, bang. One day, you wake up to a scathing, unfair, negative review plastered right there on your Google
Over a decade. That’s how long I’ve been sitting across from small business owners—contractors, boutique retail, service professionals—and I have heard the exact same request hundreds of times. “Linda, I just need more people to know about me.” “Linda, how do I get more clicks?” It is a question as old as the internet. We have been taught that Volume
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