Akira Studio blog - Web Design London Ontario

If ever business owners needed proof that the next generation of Canadians love their smart phones, Pokemon Go is it.

The hugely popular game has seen adults and kids alike take to the streets to hunt down virtual characters - and use up vast chunks of data allowances in the process.

In case you haven't a clue what Pokemon Go is, it's an augmented reality game.

Players hunt down characters from the popular Pokemon series in the real world using an app on their mobile phone. The app guides players to the location of over 150 types of Pokemon creatures which are roaming wild in their neighbourhood.

And the app is eating into your mobile phone battery power and monthly data allowance every second of the hunt...

Everything you do in your business is, ultimately, marketing, from the flyers you print to the way you talk to your customers.

Digital marketing is simply the stuff you do using your pc or phone to help sell your business, and that includes your website, emails, social media posts, the lot.

So, we’re all digital marketers in some form or other, even if we get someone else to do the actual writing or website building or email newsletter (like Akira does for clients in Canada and the UK).

The problem is, sometimes we don’t tie all our marketing ideas together in a cohesive plan, and it all starts to get a bit messy around the edges...

At Akira, we build a lot of e-commerce websites, and we're always keen to discover new and better ways to help online store owners improve their site's visibility in the search engine results.

Nine times out of ten, this boils down to the need for well-written text that people and search engines want to read, and more importantly, converts a reader into a buyer.

The majority of our e-store owners don't actually make the products they sell. They are retailers selling well-known brands, and offer a whole catalogue of products to choose from.

The manufacturers provide pre-written descriptions and photos, so the temptation is just to copy and paste in the standard description, sit back, and wait for the orders to roll in.

Which they won't, for one simple reason...

Our SEO guru Kirsty attended a major UK conference on all things SEO last week, attending no less than 12 presentations during a packed day.

Here’s five of her favourite takeaways from the event, which attacted almost 1700 SEO experts from the UK and across Europe.

At Akira, we’re acutely aware of the need for local businesses to be found in local searches.

We also know from personal experience how hard it can be to move your business from one location to another.

Our recent office move from Ingersoll to our new web design studio in London ON highlighted one very important process; consistent NAPs.