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Page speed is now a search engine ranking factor – here’s what you need to know
By the end of August this year, Google will have rolled out its latest update to its search algorithm.
Known as a core web vitals report, it forms part of Google’s page experience metrics. Simply put, this is Google’s way of sizing up your page’s overall user experience. Page speed has always been an important metric. But it’s now being baked into Google’s search algorithm.
Page speed is now a search engine ranking factor – here’s what you need to know
By the end of August this year, Google will have rolled out its latest update to its search algorithm.
Known as a core web vitals report, it forms part of Google’s page experience metrics. Simply put, this is Google’s way of sizing up your page’s overall user experience. Page speed has always been an important metric. But it’s now being baked into Google’s search algorithm.
What are accountancy advisory services and are you maximising your revenue from them?
While the majority of accountants still focus their business on compliance, many are recognising the value in expanding or formalising their advisory offering.
This can both mitigate the impact of lost revenue from compliance and, more positively, provide exciting growth opportunities. It opens the door to higher value, more interesting work.
Social media best practice: add polish to your online brand
As social media marketing becomes more prolific, the tools offered by different platforms are improving too. Whether you already have a fairly established social media presence or are yet to make the leap from more traditional marketing methods, here are some things to remember that will level up your social media.
Build an online advisory firm in three steps, part one
In May, our Business of Marketing webinar explored the first stages of building an online advisory firm in three steps. Here’s a brief summary.
Does marketing really work? The answer lies in the data.
Every month we delve into the marketing performance data we have from all our accounting firms that we work with. This month, I compared clients who have only a website with us to those that have taken our marketing search engine optimisation (SEO) and blogging services as well.
Supporting clients in crisis: insights from UK Business Forums
The challenges that businesses faced before the pandemic outbreak haven’t gone away, meanwhile. If anything, The pressures of partnership difficulties, late payments, and workforce management are more pronounced now than they were before.
Using a CRM to provide the best customer service
For accountancy firms, as with any public-facing business, building and maintaining good customer relationships is vital. The more clients you attract and the longer they stay with you, the more information you will collect. Being able to quickly access and sort...
Local lockdown support for business announced
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced another support scheme for businesses, this time focused on those affected by regionally-targeted COVID-19 lockdowns. It offers an extension of the job support scheme for employees across the whole of the UK whose workplaces are...
Why is brand strategy important for accountants?
Having a serious brand strategy is what sets the most exciting and ambitious accounting practices apart and helps them get ahead. Done right, it will make your firm stand out and help you connect with the clients you really want – the people you get a buzz from...
Blogging for accountants: how to write a blog post
Writing a post for your accountancy firm’s blog needn’t seem like an impossible challenge: there are some tricks, techniques and shortcuts for getting it done quickly and painlessly. Even when accountants know they ought to write a blog post or article – even when...
Where to Focus SEO When Time is Short
As an agency we’re always advising accountants on how they can improve their search rankings via sustained, data-driven SEO. However, one of the pain points we hear about most frequently is a lack of time and resource to implement these SEO changes. Unless you have...
Why content marketing isn’t working for your accounting firm
Your accountancy firm has given content marketing a go – you’ve blogged, you’ve posted on social media – but the leads aren’t coming. Here’s why.
Covering the Chancellor’s winter economy plan for PracticeWeb clients
Yesterday evening as the working day was winding down we were hit with a one-two punch of government announcements: first, that the Autumn Budget was cancelled and, secondly, that the Chancellor had a few announcements to make. My first reaction, honestly? Oh no, not...
Three secrets to building a superstar accountancy brand
First things first – why should you care about your accounting firm's brand? You might think ‘brand’ is fluffy nonsense, bandied about by marketing types, obsessed with fonts, colour palettes and logos – but it’s much more profound than that. Brand is your starting...
Video content: overcoming the fear and putting yourself out there
“Argh, no thank you, don’t point that camera at me!” Have you ever caught yourself saying something along those lines? Or scurrying for cover when the marketing manager starts stalking the office looking for team photos or someone to say a few words for the company...
The complete guide to websites for accountants
Everything you need to know to get the right website to help your accountancy firm meet its business and marketing goals, achieve maximum return on investment, and stand out in the accountancy marketplace.
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