The standard website for the majority of small to medium-sized businesses is 8 pages. There is a belief that the number of web pages that a website has can result in an increase in rankings. Rankings can be increased by increasing the web pages on your website, however, when it comes to truly ran...

Whenever this term is mentioned, others speak highly of its value and return on investment. What exactly is Search engine optimization? In this post, the Bloomtools team breaks down the allusive term so you can not only understand but also invest and benefit from its value.  Search engine o...

You hear a new acronym, quickly Google to find out what it means, only to be left without a full understanding. Luckily, the next time you hear the acronym, “SEO” or Search Engine Marketing, you can turn to this Bloomtools article. SERPS This word has been used within email pitches ...

Imagine performing a search on a website only to be led to an error 404 page. Broken website links can lower your website rankings, harm your website's relationship with Google and lower your website visitors' user experience.  How bad are broken links?  Also known as “l...

ROI, CRM, SEO, TOK…acronyms seem to help the world go round, but they don’t always make life simpler. One that definitely does, however, is CMS–content management system. If these three words fill you with questions (or dread), you can stop wondering: today, we’re talking...

If you’ve designed and built your site yourself (congrats!), it’s been a long process. Chances are your eyes and brain are tired of looking at the same few screens over and over again. However, don’t let hallmarks of bad web design slip through the cracks because of fatigue or ...

Your website is the most important marketing tools for your business and whether your website is the lifeblood of your business or it's just one of many ways you generate revenue, chances are you've likely invested a good deal of resources on the site. To that end, it can obviously be f...

First used in 1994 by a Japanese automotive company, QR codes have since been leveraged for a variety of purposes. QR (short for Quick Response) codes became popular in the 90s and early 2000s, as marketers everywhere started slapping them on everything from products to magazines to bus stop ad...