SEO
SEO refers to the optimization of websites for search engines so that they generate more traffic and rank higher, and are click more often on search engine results pages.
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The Ultimate Guide To ChatGPT SEO
Most SEO professionals are racing to understand how AI tools are reshaping visibility. But the biggest shift isn’t coming from Google—it’s coming from ChatGPT. As organic search volumes and conversions have been declining we’ve been seeing significant upticks on referral traffic from ChatGPT and very high conversion rates from traffic that comes from ChatGPT and…
SEO Not Working: Here’s Why
Lately I’ve been getting on more and more calls lately with people saying something along the lines of “we’ve been doing SEO or inbound for 6 months, 12 months, or however long and we’re not seeing anything – we don’t want to do SEO or inbound stuff. Reasons Why SEO Is Not Working 9 out…
Why SEO Investments Help Your MSP Weather a Recession and Keep the Door Open for New Opportunities
What happens to your pipeline when the phones go quiet, inboxes stay cold, and paid ads stop converting? That’s not a hypothetical. It’s what happens in a recession. Budgets freeze. Decision-makers retreat. And the marketing tactics that rely on speed or immediacy—PPC, outbound, even referrals—start producing less while demanding the same (or more) investment. In…
Case Study: Cold Start To 2-5 Leads Per Month Via Local SEO For MSP In Canada
Client Background A Managed IT Services Provider (MSP) in British Columbia, Canada engaged us to establish a professional online presence and generate a steady flow of inbound leads. Before working with us, they had no structured branding, an outdated website, and no organic search visibility. The Problems The Solutions Built a Strong SEO Foundation with…
Granting Access To Google Search Console
In this post we’ll show a brief overview of how to grant access to Google Search Console to a 3rd party marketing provider. What Is Google Search Console? Google Search Console is a product that allows you to get visibility into the search engine performance of your website as Google sees it. It allows you…
5 SEO Strategies for MSPs to Turbocharge Revenue Growth
Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most powerful tools in your marketing arsenal. For managed service providers (MSPs), developing a strong SEO strategy can mean the difference between blending into the background and standing out in a crowded market. The right SEO strategies for MSPs can not only enhance your online visibility, but…
What MSPs Need To Know About Core Web Vitals And SEO
In today’s digital age, where attention spans are shrinking and competition is fierce, delivering an exceptional user experience (UX) has never been more crucial. Managed service providers with websites that load quickly, respond promptly to user interactions, and maintain visual stability are more likely to engage visitors, reduce bounce rates, and ultimately drive conversions. But…
10+ Common MSP SEO Mistakes
Before every sales call I am looking at an MSP’s website in SEMRush and glancing at their sitemap and a few other things just to get a high level feel for where they are at before talking to them. I see the same handful of MSP SEO mistakes over and over again that are detrimental…
Tortoise and Hare Defines SEO Strategy For iPaaS Platform
In the dynamic realm of SaaS, standing out is imperative. For our client, a VC backed new entrant into SaaS automation platform space, this challenge turned into an opportunity when they teamed up with Tortoise and Hare Software, a marketing agency celebrated for its data driven SEO strategies. In this blog post, we’ll dive into…
Why Chat GPT Is A Risk For SEO Content
Chat GPT is all the rage right now. Type in a few sentences about what you want and ChatGPT spits out serviceably written content to fulfill all your marketing dreams. It’s easy to see how ChatGPT can have a high potential for abuse and turn an already lazy group of marketers, into something even lazier,…
What Goes Into Publishing A Blog Post?
I wanted to take a moment to describe what goes on during the publishing of a blog post here at Tortoise and Hare Software to give you some visibility into what engaging with us can look like. Our client base is comprised primarily of established mid-market MSPs, SaaS, and Cybersecurity firms, and our clients come…
What Are Directory Citations In SEO?
Directory citations are a form of online business listing similar to a phone book entry in the real world. Yelp and YellowPages.com are probably the two most thought of when it comes to online business directories but sites like Facebook and Google also have their own directories and there are thousands with unique positioning in…
The Ultimate Guide To MSP SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of the most important ways to attract new business for mid-market managed service providers (MSP). If you look at MSPs that have achieved any sort of meaningful scale and grown to the 10MM ARR mark and beyond, you will almost always see a significant portion of their growth came…
The SaaS Startup’s Blogging Guide
Blogging is a critical element of success for SaaS companies, especially new ones with little brand recognition and no sustainable source of traffic to their website. Building organic traffic and using it to bring in new subscribers, free trails, and leads is a long term play that is a front loaded investment, with a deferred…
Beginner’s Guide To Measuring Search Engine Performance Metrics
If you’re new to the world of working with an agency on your digital marketing, you may have questions on evaluating whether or not your investment is making any difference. A website is a cornerstone of digital marketing infrastructure, and a well built website will naturally attract some traffic from search engines; known as organic…
Wrong Canonical URL From Yoast Plugin
The other day I was reviewing some indexed pages in Google Search console trying to understand why I was having a drop in rankings and noticed that I had both canoncial URLs and Open Graph tags indexed in Google that were pointing to my local development machines URL. WTF? I knew that the Yoast Plugin…
Search Marketing, Organic or Paid For Your SaaS?
Nothing embodies the metaphor of the Tortoise and the Hare better than the relationship between SEM, SEO and PPC. Search engine marketing (SEM) is the practice of developing a market for search traffic to your website. Content marketing builds long term organic growth using content and is often paired with search engine optimization (SEO). Short…
Site Speed as a Competitive Advantage
Site speed is becoming a critical factor in the success of a marketing website. It has become the most important ranking factor for SEO, is strongly correlated to bounce rate, and is one of the most important user experience factors on mobile devices. If you want to reduce your bounce rates, increase engagement with the…