October 12, 2016 by Travis Pflanz
One of the toughest tasks for a new website owner – or a small business owner new to creating content for their website – is figuring out the best way to name their blog posts and pages on their website. The process can be stressful.

The 5 Best SEO Consultants in Kansas City (and why you should not trust this list)
September 30, 2016 by Travis Pflanz
At least once a month, a client sends me an email asking for me to add a badge and a link to their website. What does this badge say? Where does this link go? – It’s a badge that says “Rated a top 10 Kansas City cleaning company by USA House

Basic Local SEO Strategies for Small Business
March 5, 2015 by Travis Pflanz
This slideshow presentation was created for the Kearney Business Group meeting for March 5, 2015. Presented by Travis Pflanz. NOTE: All links in the slideshow are clickable. The Topics in this Local SEO Presentation Local

A Fast Loading Website is Important to Rank Highly in Google Search Results
March 2, 2015 by Travis Pflanz
Google recently implemented a new criterion to determine the ranking of search results – the actual loading speed of the website. Decreasing your website’s loading speed is not only important for getting a high search ranking, it also affects your visitors’ perception about your website and your business. 2 out of 5 visitors

SEO for Beginners Tip: How to Write a Proper Link in a Blog Post
January 27, 2015 by Travis Pflanz
When a new client comes to me with an existing website that is updated regularly with blog content, one of the top problems I encounter is improper links in the website pages and blog posts. Write better link text (aka anchor text) All too often, potential clients come to me with

SEO for Beginners Tip: Remove Google Search Personalization and Localization from Results
June 10, 2013 by Travis Pflanz
All the time, I meet with new potential Kansas City search engine optimization and web design clients who tell me they are #1 in Google search results for their

5 websites to keep you learning and improving your own website
June 9, 2011 by Travis Pflanz
Maintaining, updating and improving your website is a task often overlooked by many first-time, and even long-time, website owners. Operating a successful website can be a daunting and tiresome task, resulting with many website owners simply giving up after following a regiment of trial-and-error attempts. As a website owner, do