Aug 2404 vs 410: Which Status Code Should You Use? — CredoWebpage rot is part of the reality of the internet. A study in 2003 found that 2% of the internet went away every week, and a 2016 study found that 66.68% of domains that ranked in the top 30 in Google were nowhere to be found in 2015. Content attrition…SEO6 min read
Aug 1Email List Growth Strategies: The Best Approaches for Small BusinessesYou’ve probably heard it a thousand times by now: “Building your email list is the key to boosting sales and growing your business!” But do you know why an email list is so important? Let’s look at the data: Pretty convincing, right? Data aside, email marketing makes sense for business…Marketing5 min read
Jul 28Why You Need More Pages On Your Site For SEOOver the last 6 weeks, I’ve been auditing some websites for SEO and creating what I call an “opportunity audit.” It’s a 6–8 page report outlining a site’s opportunities, where they stand against their competitors, and the 3–6 projects I’d focus on for SEO if I were them. It’s been…Digital Marketing6 min read
Jul 20A New Way To Learn Digital Marketingtl;DR — today we’re launching the Credo Learn Center, which is a curated set of digital marketing and agency growth courses taught by recognized experts. Check it out! For nearly a decade, since January 2013, Credo has been helping companies and brands find the right digital marketing agency to work…Learn Marketing3 min read
Mar 22Questions to ask a marketing agency on your first callHave you ever gone on a first date, and then returned home and realized you hadn’t asked a question that you really wanted to know the answer to (like their first name)? …Marketing7 min read
Feb 21What is the average blog post length (in 2022)?Over my years in digital marketing and SEO, I’ve seen a lot of “studies” about how long the average blog post is. …Marketing4 min read
Jan 18Why every company should use retargeting in their digital marketing strategyOver the years, I’ve had a lot of people ask me about “the latest tips and tricks” for digital marketing. While I get that some people want to be on the cutting edge of things and finding new things that are working in order to get ahead of their competitors…Credo8 min read
Jan 4How to get me (or anyone) to promote your job openingAfter 6+ years of running a company in the hiring space, specifically focused on companies hiring agencies, I know that one of the hardest things for a company to do well is hiring. Good people are hard to find or attract. Good people are even harder to afford. But if…Digital Marketing10 min read
Dec 20, 20214 ways to think about growing your marketing spendWe talk to a lot of people here at Credo who are looking to start marketing and trying to determine what to spend. I have a framework for that. That part is, in perspective, pretty easy. But what is a lot harder is knowing when to scale your marketing spend. …Credo8 min read
Dec 6, 2021Where to start marketing if you haven’t invested in it beforeOne of the fun parts of my job here at Credo is talking with companies (via our Concierge — Marketing Strategy offering) who have grown a great lifestyle business to the half million dollar or so per year mark, and are now ready to start marketing. This is fun because…Marketing9 min read