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In-house vs. Agency for Digital Marketing
It’s a battle many businesses contend with when looking for the right digital strategy to improve visibility and sales. Choosing between in-house vs. outsourced marketing can be challenging, and there are key considerations that should be made before making such an...
The Whys and Hows of Hashtags
If you’re not currently using hashtags on Instagram or your other social posts, either because you’re unsure how to use them or don’t understand the need for them, then this is the article for you. Hashtags on various platforms can have a substantial impact on your...
3 Objections to a Digital Marketing Investment and Their Solutions
When you are on the search for a new digital partner, there are a number of questions and concerns that may be lingering in the back of your mind. As a digital marketing agency, we are confronted with these concerns almost daily and there are a few common objections...
Digital Marketing for Local Sports Clubs Guide
Effective Local Sports Marketing Digital Marketing is essentially selling yourself online. The online world is growing rapidly every day, with the increased use of mobile devices; the access to unlimited information is literally at your fingertips. There’s no reason...
Deceptive Site Ahead or Social Engineering Content Warnings
An Increase in Security Warnings from Google and What to Do If You Think Your Site has been Compromised Have you encountered an increased number of Deceptive site ahead Warnings in Google Chrome and Firefox or received emails from Google Search Console with the...
PPC Terms Explained | The Ultimate PPC Glossary
When first discovering the world of digital marketing, and particularly PPC, initially there can be a lot to learn and get your head around. For people new to the industry and wondering “what is PPC?” the terminology can get very confusing, and discussions between PPC...
Social Media Engagement Metrics and How to Use Them
Social media engagement metrics might seem overwhelming or meaningless when you first look at them. But it might just be that you aren’t sure which platforms are best for your company. In reality, measuring social media metrics gives you a valuable window into the...
6 Step Checklist to Find the Right Digital Marketing Agency
Choosing a digital marketing agency can be tough but choosing the right digital marketing agency can be even harder. More and more businesses are deciding to partner up with digital experts rather than struggle to cover the work in-house and it’s not hard to see why you should hire a digital marketing agency.
How to Share Content Legally
Whether you're creating content for your own business or for your clients, continuously coming up with new and fresh content ideas to keep your readers, followers and fans engaged can be challenging. Crafting a successful content strategy involves the consistent...
A Beginner’s Guide to Creating an Effective Buyer Persona
A buyer persona (AKA a marketing persona) is a targeted customer profile, based on current or previous customers and external research. The profile should include details such as: Relevant demographics: possible age/life stage/gender/locationLikely occupationDay to...
3 Reasons to Invest in Video Ad Campaigns for Google and Social Media
Whether advertising through Google Ads or social media, implementing video ads into your marketing strategy can be an effective way to engage audiences and build brand awareness. In addition, increasing competition over Google Ads keywords is driving up the cost of...
What Makes Good SEO? – A Brief Guide
What is Search Engine Optimisation? You've probably heard this term thrown around - but what does it actually mean and what does SEO do? Our friends at Moz define it perfectly: Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the practice of increasing...
SEO Migration Guide
Website Migration SEO Checklist There are three Certainties in Life: Death, Taxes and the fact that a poor Site SEO migration is the quickest way to kill your SEO and, potentially, your business. In this SEO Migration Guide, we provide a comprehensive guide and...
Five Social Media Tips for Curating a Cohesive Brand
When judging a brand’s credibility, the first thing you tend to notice is their brand aesthetic and tone – the visual identity which is responsible for first impressions. This is where consistency is key. A cohesive, consistent, uniform aesthetic shows that a brand...
Google Display Advertising: Google Display Campaign Optimisation for Maximising Performance
The Google display network has a reach of 90% of all internet users and is the world’s largest online display advertising network, expanded across two million sites. This network refers to a large number of websites and apps...
Different Types of Digital Marketing Agencies Explained
I know what you’re thinking, we’re a leading digital marketing agency so you may think this post is just going to be a schmoozy sales pitch of why we’re so great. But, every agency is going to say that, aren’t they? So let’s keep it educational and explore the...
How to Move Your Website Without Damaging Your SEO
Moving Your Website Without Damaging Your SEO is one of the biggest and most stressful challenges any SEO faces. When updating, upgrading or moving to a brand-new website, very often, SEO is a subject that is overlooked, as minds are focused on all the new features,...
Zelst Recommends – Lunch in Harrogate
When it comes to our lunch breaks, many of us resort to the usual, plain, and uninspiring supermarket sandwiches. But after a hard morning at the office, you deserve a lunch in Harrogate that is a little more inspiring and enjoyable. We are surrounded by many...
16 Major Google Shopping Problems
How to Tell if Your Google Shopping Campaign is in Trouble. We look at 16 of the Biggest Google Shopping Problems That We See Nearly Every Day. Check it out.
Strange Mobile Usability Issues Reports
One of the benefits of the new Google Search Console has been an increase in communication from Google and the notification of issues which might be affecting a site's performance by email. One of the drawbacks of this, however, can be that some of these messages can...
Bing Ads vs Google Ads: The Benefits of Bing Ads
It's safe to say that Google Ads currently has the lion’s share of the search engine market. However, Google Ads being the dominant platform for paid marketing doesn’t mean this is the only platform you should invest in. Bing now holds 34% of the search engine market...
Which Type of Digital Marketing is Best for Your Business?
Anybody working within the digital marketing industry will tell you how competitive the online marketplace is. There are many challenges for your business to overcome, however by using the right types of digital marketing, there is also a lot of scope for growth and...
How to Check Duplicate Content on your Website
Learning How to Check Duplicate Content on your Website is a common problem that many digital marketers have to come to terms with when polishing up a website and making it more accessible to search engines. In fact, “29% of pages have duplicate content” based on a...
Understanding Google Analytics: Part 2
Understanding Google Analytics Key Terms Continued Understanding Google Analytics is key to understanding how your marketing activity is performing, what is working, what is not working and what, how and when you can improve. Google Analytics is an analytics program...
Understanding Google Analytics: Definitions of Key Analytics Terms
Understanding Google Analytics: Part 1 Understanding Google Analytics and the data and insights it provides is possibly one of the most important jobs of any digital marketing professional. Google Analytics has been around since 2005 after Google acquired an analytics...
Why is Quality Content Important for SEO?
We originally wrote this blog post on why quality content is important for SEO back in January 2013 and we are republishing it exactly as it was today. Do you know why? Because after everything that has happened in the intervening 6 years, including the massive Google...
How to Convert Instagram Followers into Sales
‘Instagram is the handshake. Make it a firm one’Jenna Kutcher Learn more about How to Convert Instagram Followers into Sales in this simple guide. Love it or hate it, Instagram is quickly becoming one of the most-used social media platforms for business. While it used...
Upcoming Event: Successful Lead Generation in Digital Marketing
It’s now just under 2 weeks until our next live event takes place at our offices in Harrogate and after the success of our previous event, we can’t wait to invite you back for our next series of talks. The topic this time is lead generation, covering a number of...
2018 Organic and Paid Growth Highlights at Zelst
Delivering Exceptional Growth and achieving Outstanding ROI through SEO, Content and Biddable Media As we celebrate almost reaching the end of what seems the longest month of the entire year, we want to take a moment to look back on what Zelst have achieved for our...
A Complete Guide to Social Media for UK Companies
If you’re not familiar with social media the prospect of having to use various platforms for business may seem daunting! However social media can be an incredible tool for generating leads and serious traffic to your website; it’s valuable for businesses of all sizes...
Digital Doctor Surgery and Q&A January 2019
The First Digital Doctor Surgery of 2019 focused on the theme of The Google Medic Update, 5 Months on. We asked for questions related to the Google August Update, also known as the Medic or E-A-T update and were delighted to receive a number of really interesting...
How to Create an Effective Digital Marketing Budget
With the continuing growth and development of technology, our everyday life and behaviours are becoming increasingly digital and steadily moving more online. This is particularly evident in online shoppers, with worldwide e-commerce retail sales seeing year on year...
3 Ways to Refuel Creative Content Ideas
Creativity and ideas are the two of the key contributors to valuable and effective content, but what happens when the creative juices run dry and your ideas are few and far between? This blog post takes a look at three ways to refuel your content strategy and...
The Google Medic Update, 5 Months on: the Digital Doctor Returns
Google’s August 2018 algorithm update brought big changes. Has your site not fared so well since? Get in touch with the Digital Doctor!
How to Promote Music Through Social Media Music Marketing
Social media promotion for musicians is crucial for gaining exposure. Read this post to learn how to promote your music through social media music marketing.
The First Ever Digital Doctor Live Stream Q&A Webinar
We are delighted to have held the first ever Zelst Digital Doctor’s Diagnostic Surgery. We had a number of questions submitted, which we attempted to address in 4 fairly detailed answers.