Tax Rates for Woocommerce USA and Canada

Woocommerce has an automated tax system that relies on the “bloatware” plugin Jetpack. If you don’t want to use Jetpack you have to input tax rates manually (or use a different plugin). The other options is to upload your own rates via CSV. Here is a...
Building Brand Awareness During COVID-19

Building Brand Awareness During COVID-19

Why Small Businesses Will Struggle The global pandemic COVID-19 has ground the world economy to a halt. In North America the markets erased years of gains in a matter of weeks, and is set to go lower still. Oil future are in the negative, the curve has yet to flatten...

New Service Offering for Non Profits and Charities

Distinct SEO has extensive experience working with non-profits and charities in the NGO and faith-based sectors. We understand how non-profits function and are pleased to announcement the launch of our non-profit/charity service offering. Charities have ambitious...

Google to Abandon Robots.txt

Rules in your robots.txt file will no longer be followed by Googlebot. That’s particularly important for users who relied on robots.txt to keep search bots from discovering and/or indexing particular folders and files. The correct method will be to use indexing...

50% Off Coupon for BOTW – Promo Code BOTW Discount

**Updated 2020** BOTW Coupon – BOTW Discount If directory purchases are still your thing (usually a better bet for industry specific ones), here’s the latest working BOTW (Best of the Web) discount code is: 26YEARS . Use the promo code by following this...

Essential SEO Strategies for Small Business in 2019

Every year new “hot” strategies and tactics emerge to arm business owners with options to get a leg over the competition. 2019 is no different. But what should we pay attention and what should we ignore? After all, the foundations of SEO, and web marketing...

Key Insight on 2019 SEO Expectations

An excellent list of shifts in the search industry, particularly around ranking signals, was posted by Search Engine Journal. The full link is here complete with some video explanations. It’s worth a browse. A summary is below. Mobile-First 1. Sites Still...
Google Mobile First Rolls Out in Completion

Google Mobile First Rolls Out in Completion

Earlier in March, Google announced they were rolling out in mobile first indexing after a year-and-a-half of experimentation. That migration period appears to be over. Google is now officially displaying an index based on the mobile-site first. What does this mean for...
Social Media Shares Down 50% from 2015

Social Media Shares Down 50% from 2015

BuzzSumo has released a wonderful document on Content Trends (pdf) that reveals some interesting shifts in the social media marketplace. The insights include: The Increase In Content Publication Means Greater Competition For Engagement Facebook Changes Make It Harder...