Resources for

SEO

It’s hard enough for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) experts to explain how a website ranks to us web developers. In an increasingly complicated field, to do well you’ve got to have a good handle on a wide variety of detailed subjects and we thought we’d give you some links here that might help.

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Beginner’s Guide to SEO by Moz

Not sure what SEO is or how to optimize it? Check out the Beginner’s Guide to SEO by Moz. This guide has reached over 3 million people and provides an easy walk through on your SEO journey.

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SEO Analyzer

If you want more search traffic, all you have to do is follow the website analysis report. It will point out all of the SEO errors you need to fix in order to increase your rankings. Wondering what you should be blogging about? The content marketing report will show you the popular articles on your blog as well as your competitors’ sites so that you can write content that goes viral.

Neil Patel’s SEO Analyzer

Open Site Explorer

Also known as the search engine for links, Open Site Explorer is a Moz creation. This tool allows you to see who links to your site, find links that point to old and broken pages, and research competitors to see who links to them. To check out the toolbar and view the product demo, check out this page. Note: this is a limited free tool. You can pay for enhanced access.

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Free Tools by Moz

Broken Link Checker

This free Broken Link Checker will go through your website/blogs and notify you of any dead links. Validating both internal and external links with a 3000-page limit, however, there are no limits on the number of hyperlinks within those web pages!

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Broken Link Checker

Majestic

Majestic has the largest public link index database available. Monitor and research your websites link profiles. Find out how powerful each of your site links are, and get simple reporting on what steps to take to improve your site ingoing and outgoing links.

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Spider Test Tool

Use the Spider Test Tool to find what keywords and phrases your site is ranking for. From there optimize your site to make it rank higher in the desired categories.

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Spider Test Tool

PageSpeed Insights

Speed on a website is very important for users. The PageSpeed Insights tool will go through your site, tell you what is slowing down on any device, and then you can take steps to make those functions more user-friendly.

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Google Trends

Google Trends allows you to look at the most popular searches across the world. Analyze the content to better optimize your websites SEO.

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Google Trends

Website Grader

The Website Grader by HubSpot looks at all aspects of your site, giving you a grade on a scale from 1-100. This grade will show you different factors of what creates a well-functioning website and brand, and how you can improve yours.

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Mobile-Friendly Test

The Mobile-Friendly Test allows you to see how easily a user can access all aspects of your site on a mobile device. It’s simple, just enter your site URL and get a score on each of your pages.

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Mobile-Friendly Test

Take the Yext Business Scan

Yext

I personally have used Yext intermittently to check out my business listings around the internet. Yext lets companies manage their digital knowledge in the cloud and sync it to over 100 services. Use their free business scan to see how your business ranks.

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Google My Business

Help your users find you and improve your SEO with Google My Business, a free tool that allows you to manage your online presence across Google, including Search and Maps. If your business has a brick-and-mortar location or relies heavily on local customers, then keeping your business listing consistent across Google products is highly important.

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Google My Business

Take A Look At Some

Recent Projects

From nonprofits to corporations to musicians to online stores, we can build it all! Check out some of our projects listed below and if anything catches your eye, feel free to reach out and we can keep that in mind when build out your website.

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Take A Look At Some

Recent Projects

Andrea Napierkowski
Owner of CurlyHost

A good website makes it a business... makes it real... grows your ideas...

CurlyHost has worked on over 650 projects since we started back in 2011 and each one has given us insight into what works (and what doesn’t). We enjoy what we do and can’t wait to partner with your organization to tell your story online in an engaging and thoughtful way. Click around our website to check out our tools or see our past work to get inspired!

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HeroRaise works tirelessly to serve our nation’s Heros, raising thousands of dollars for a variety of causes. With a growing following, HeroRaise needed a website with more functionality that allowed for automatic donations and payments, financial tracking, and less hands-on management. They were also looking to expand the site’s offerings with memorials and provider listings free of charge.
With a long list of needs and wants, HeroRaise turned to CurlyHost to design and build the new site. CurlyHost simplified the fundraising management immensely, creating a crowdfunding site that allows Heroes to create and manage their own campaigns completely free. Users looking to donate can browse listings by category or search by keyword or location. Donations are a simple checkout process and social sharing is seamlessly integrated to encourage spreading the word.
CurlyHost also added an obituary board where any user can post a picture and a message honoring a loved one completely free. Where other websites might rely on advertising or charge hefty fees to post an obituary, CurlyHost designed a simple, low-maintenance solution that allows HeroRaise to offer the service at no charge to the poster.
Check out the full website here: https://www.heroraise.com/
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#fallenheroes #neverforget #military #memorial #usa #heroes #armystrong #coastguard #semperfi #usairforce #militarylove #usmarine #soldiers #supportourveterans #deployed #usarmedforces

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Robyn Gobbel is a trauma therapist turned speaker, writer, and educator. She has a
big personality that loves all things pink and sparkly, while also being very
passionate about neuroscience, understanding the human brain, and healing
trauma. As a speaker, her vibrant personality and empathetic understanding of
people and trauma allow her to connect deeply with her audience and create an
engaging and meaningful experience.

CurlyHost did a complete revamp of Robyn’s former site, starting with a cleaned-up
layout and adding in a new color palette as fresh and playful as she is. Her live
training events and tickets are fully integrated into the site, so clients can register
without clicking away to an Eventbrite site and getting confused. Her speaking page
has fully embedded speaking samples that make it easy to get a feel for Robyn’s flair
and book her right through the website.

Check out her project with the link in our bio!

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#webdesigner #branding #digitalmarketing #websitedesign
#webdeveloper #wordpress #coding
#ecommerce #creative #therapy #mentalhealth #selfcare #childtherapist
#mentalhealthawareness #adoptiontherapy #psychology #health
#therapist #adoption #counseling #mentalhealthmatters #trauma #psychotherapy
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Revolution Farms is just off a quiet country road in Caledonia, Michigan where they’ve created the ideal indoor environment for fresh lettuce to thrive during every month of the Midwest climate. Inside the facility is a 50,000 square foot state-of-the-art greenhouse and an on-site packaging line.

By blending technology and biology, supply chain, and advanced agriculture, their farm harnesses natural light, automatically adjusts temperature, wind, shade, humidity, and carbon dioxide. Their fresh greens are cut at the peak of growth, immediately packaged on-site and delivered to your local grocery store in 1-2 days.

With their product design and content strategy provided by Burch Partners, their website is a fun and creative way to highlight the difference in hydroponic lettuce! Check out their website and find them in your local grocery store throughout West Michigan!

https://www.revolutionfarms.com/ - link in bio.

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Family Intervention Nurturing Empowerment Inc. (FINE) provides a caring and nurturing infant program that serves families with children who have special needs in Southern California. They collaborate with Regional Centers and other agencies to embed evidence-based practices into family routines and activities.

Check out their new site:

https://www.fineinfantprogram.com/

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Because bad websites

Just don’t cut it anymore!

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