Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Nancy Burgess Strategic Marketing, Inc.: Nancy Burgess Strategic Marketing Inc. is a full-service digital marketing agency. We specialize in small and midsize businesses, transforming today’s brands for a digital world. We offer strategic website development, search engine optimization (SEO), content writing (both digital and print), and CRM setup and management., sales and marketing automation and email marketing. ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://nancyburgess.net/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [AI Marketers and Foxy Loxy: Buyer Beware! (The AI SEO Sky Is Not Falling)](https://nancyburgess.net/ai-seo-sky-not-falling/): Don’t let “Foxy Loxy” agencies scare you into changing your SEO strategy. Learn what Google’s AI updates really mean for SMBs and how to stay ahead. - [25 Worst SEO Mistakes to Avoid in 2026](https://nancyburgess.net/25-worst-seo-mistakes/): Is your SMB invisible in 2026? Avoid these 25 critical SEO mistakes that hide your business from AI search engines and cost you valuable leads every day. - [Where Content Marketing Goes Astray in an AI World: 10 Common SMB Mistakes](https://nancyburgess.net/where-content-marketing-goes-astray-in-an-ai-world-10-common-smb-mistakes/): Small and midsize business (SMBs) make 8 common content marketing mistakes. Here's what your SMB needs to know to be successful in an AI world. - [5 Essential Marketing Resolutions SMBs Often Miss](https://nancyburgess.net/5-essential-marketing-resolutions-smbs-often-miss/): Explore 5 Essential Marketing Resolutions: Tune up your strategic plan. Work Smarter. Set SMART goals. Personalize messages. Invest in your stack. - [Digi-Tips: Focus on Branding, Issue 3](https://nancyburgess.net/digi-tips-focus-on-branding-and-ai-issue-3/): Read Digi-Tips™ 3. Focus on branding and brand reputation. SEO trends. Brand names and AI. SMB marketing tech stack. Authoritativeness & Trustworthiness, and more. - [Digi-Tips: 7 Fast Digital Marketing Hacks for SMB Growth, Issue 2](https://nancyburgess.net/digi-tips-7-fast-digital-marketing-hacks-for-smb-growth-issue-2/): Read Digi-Tips Newsletter, Issue 2. We particularly focus on AI and its impact on search results. Explore a good read, inspirational quote, and free offer. - [Digi-Tips: 6 Quick Digital Marketing Hacks for SMBs, Issue 1](https://nancyburgess.net/digi-tips-6-quick-digital-marketing-hacks-for-smbs-issue-1/): Welcome to the inaugural issue of Digi-Tips: Fast Digital Marketing Hacks for Small and Midsize Business (SMB) Growth. We've rethought our newsletter format to provide you with quick, valuable info for your business. Read Issue 1. - [14 SEO Gaps: What Your SMB Website Is Missing](https://nancyburgess.net/14-seo-gaps-what-your-smb-website-is-missing/): SEO for small- and midsize businesses (SMBs) is our specialty. Uncover these 14 SEO gaps that are often missing from SMB websites. - [Our Proven SEO Process for SMBs](https://nancyburgess.net/our-proven-seo-process-for-smbs/): How does SEO work? Learn how we "do" SEO, our SEO process, and how we're different from other local SEO agencies. - [Writing Website Content That Captivates: The Secret to Enhancing Engagement](https://nancyburgess.net/writing-website-content-that-captivates-the-secret-to-enhancing-engagement/): Learn strategies for web writing. We share the secrets of increasing engagement. - [Fuel Your Growth: 8 Pillars of a Successful Marketing Plan](https://nancyburgess.net/fuel-your-growth-8-pillars-of-a-successful-marketing-plan/): What belongs in a marketing plan? It depends who you ask. Here's what we deem most important. - [Human Brainpower in an Artificial World: Mindful Advice for AI in Business](https://nancyburgess.net/human-brainpower-in-an-artificial-world-mindful-advice-for-ai-in-business/): Artificial intelligence (AI) is fraught with risk. But that doesn’t mean your small or midsize business (SMB) should ignore it. Consider this mindful advice and these six strategies for AI in your business. - [Scary AI: 13 Frightening AI Facts You Need to Know](https://nancyburgess.net/scary-ai-13-frightening-ai-facts-you-need-to-know/): Scary AI. Artificial intelligence (AI) is much more than fun pictures of your pets. Here are 13 Frightening Facts You Need to Know. - [7 Easy Ways for Business Owners to Manage Their Online Brand Reputation](https://nancyburgess.net/7-easy-ways-for-business-owners-to-manage-their-online-brand-reputation/): In the 21st century, business owners must have a digital presence with a positive brand reputation. Here are 7 easy ways to help manage your online brand reputation. - [Google Leak: 12 Shocking SEO Revelations for SMBs](https://nancyburgess.net/google-leak-12-shocking-seo-revelations-for-smbs/): Read 12 shocking Google leak revelations, why they're shocking, and what your small or midsize business (SMB) needs to know and do now. - [12 Key SEO Tips for SMBs: Post-Google Leak Focus](https://nancyburgess.net/12-key-seo-tips-for-smbs-post-google-leak-focus/): Read 12 SEO tips for SMBs after the Google API Documents Leak. Part 3 in our four-part Google documents leak series. - [SMB SEO Validation: Our Proven Tactics Confirmed by Google Leak](https://nancyburgess.net/smb-seo-validation-our-proven-seo-tactics-confirmed-by-google-leak/): Discover 12 things Nancy Burgess Strategic Marketing emphasizes about SEO and small businesses that are consistent with Google's API Documents Leak. Part 2 of a 4-part series examines our advice that has been spot on. - [7 SEO Caveats for SMBs: Insights From the Google API Leak](https://nancyburgess.net/7-seo-caveats-for-smbs-insights-from-the-google-api-leak/): Our Four-Part Series for Google's API Documents Leak and what it means for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs). This is the first in our four-part series about the Google API documents leak. Part 1: 7 Caveats Small Business Owners Need to Know About Googles Leaked Documents. Also, uncover what happened. - [8 Priceless Business Rules You Need to Know](https://nancyburgess.net/8-priceless-business-rules-you-need-to-know/): Business rules chart a researched path. Why take a detour? Read 8 priceless business rules you need to know for your small or mid-size business (SMB). - [Our Website Design Process…and How We’re Different](https://nancyburgess.net/our-website-design-process-and-how-were-different/): See how our website design process differs from other web design and marketing companies. Learn about our 8 steps and how we use SEO and writing best practices to help you get found on Google. - [101 Motivational Quotes for SMB Owners](https://nancyburgess.net/101-motivational-quotes-for-smb-owners/): We thought our clients and readers could use a little encouragement, so we came up with 101 of our favorite motivational quotes for small and mid-size business (SMB) owners. - [11+ Highly Effective Email Marketing Tips for Small Businesses](https://nancyburgess.net/email-marketing-tips-small-businesses/): Email marketing is highly effective when done right. But, if you’re not doing email marketing (or it’s not working), consider these email marketing tips for your small or medium-size business or startup in 2023 and beyond. - [Email Marketing: Test Your Knowledge](https://nancyburgess.net/email-marketing-test/): Test your knowledge of email marketing with this quiz. - [Promotional Marketing Trends to Consider](https://nancyburgess.net/promotional-marketing-trends-to-consider/): Promotional marketing is not dying with the rise of content marketing, but it is changing. Here's what you should consider for your business. - [11 Pricing Strategies for Small Businesses to Consider](https://nancyburgess.net/small-business-pricing-strategies/): Master the art of pricing. Explore 11 proven small business pricing strategies to attract more customers and grow your revenue. Find the right model for your brand. - [How to Pay Less for Ecommerce Traffic: Google’s SEO Roadmap Revealed](https://nancyburgess.net/how-to-pay-less-for-ecommerce-traffic-googles-roadmap-revealed/): Want more shoppers in your online store? Tired of paying big bucks for ads? Here's how to pay less for ecommerce traffic. Google's Roadmap. We summarize Google's ecommerce guidelines for business owners, marketers, and other mere mortals. - [20 Reasons to Turn Away B2B Business](https://nancyburgess.net/20-reasons-to-turn-away-b2b-business/): Don't accept every available business opportunity! We discuss 20 reasons to turn away B2B business. You can afford it in these 20 situations. - [Brand Identity Case Study](https://nancyburgess.net/brand-identity-case-study/): We highlight a rebranding case study that divulges our process for building a brand identity and differentiating it from competitors. - [Video: SEO 101 for Business Owners and Executives](https://nancyburgess.net/seo-101-for-business-owners-and-executives/): Video: SEO 101 for Business Owners and Executives. Learn about SEO at a high level. What is it? Why do it? How does it work? SEO is like making pizza! - [20 Easy Ways Your Business Can Add Value for Your Customers](https://nancyburgess.net/ways-your-business-can-add-value/): Discover 20 easy ways your business can add value for your customers and why it’s important for business owners, marketers, sales people, and customer service representatives. - [Definitive Answers From Google to SEO Questions and the Web](https://nancyburgess.net/definitive-answers-from-google-to-questions-about-seo-and-the-web/): Get Definitive Answers to SEO questions about content, crawling, indexing, web and ranking. Highlights of Google's answers from John Mueller, Search Advocate at Google. - [65 Inspiring Social Media Content Ideas](https://nancyburgess.net/65-inspiring-social-media-content-ideas/): Check out 65 inspiring social media content ideas. Engage with your prospects and customers, generate more brand awareness. - [Small Business Branding Online: 6 Case Studies](https://nancyburgess.net/small-business-branding-online/): Read six mini-case studies about companies whose brands are at risk online. Discover branding solutions and learn how an online brand identity is created. - [10 Absurd SEO Lies](https://nancyburgess.net/10-absurd-seo-lies-youre-telling-yourself/): Lies! 10 SEO lies you may have been told or believe. Discover the truth about search engine optimization (SEO) for your website. How is your website really doing? - [A Small Business SEO Case Study](https://nancyburgess.net/small-business-seo-case-study/): This SEO case study describes a small business owner’s search engine optimization (SEO) journey with Nancy Burgess Strategic Marketing, Inc.SEO is a series of web best practices that enable websites to be crawled and indexed by Google and other search engines. 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Then we extended it to other marketing activities. - [Google Trends: 15 Tips for SEO](https://nancyburgess.net/google-trends-tips-for-seo/): With the latest Google trends, the search giant made some significant clarifications that can help marketers, web developers, and content writers achieve better SEO results. We've updated our Google advice again, offering 15 SEO Tips and Best Practices that are relevant in 2021. - [Creating a Launch Marketing Plan for a B-to-C Company: Case Study](https://nancyburgess.net/creating-launch-marketing-plan-case-study/): At the end of June, an emerging company tapped Nancy Burgess Strategic Marketing for its small business marketing. The company is My 3D Mini Me. Its goal was to launch in two months. - [Creating a Brand Identity: Case Study](https://nancyburgess.net/creating-a-brand-identity-case-study/): In creating a brand identity (logo, tagline, messaging) for a client, we developed a brand that is relevant online and offline. Read the Case Study. - [SMB Digital Marketing: Start With Strategy](https://nancyburgess.net/smb-digital-marketing-strategy/): Don’t let excitement about marketing your small- or medium-size business (SMB) get in the way of taking time to set a digital marketing strategy for your SMB. - [5 Healthcare Marketing Clichés to Avoid](https://nancyburgess.net/healthcare-marketing-cliches/): Does your healthcare marketing and branding differentiate you in the marketplace? Here are five tried and trite healthcare marketing clichés to avoid. - [Qualitative Marketing Research Is Sexy](https://nancyburgess.net/qualitative-marketing-research/): Can the ugly stepsister of marketing be sexy? You betcha! Discovering insights that lead to innovation and saving money are very sexy. ## Pages - [Is Your Website AI-Friendly?](https://nancyburgess.net/is-your-website-ai-friendly/): Discover if your website is AI-friendly in real-time with our complimentary 30-minute AI analysis on Zoom. 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We generate excitement about your business, attract and engage potential clients or customers, and convert them to loyal advocates of your business. ## Products - [Brand Identity Questions – 2026](https://nancyburgess.net/product/brand-identity-questions/): Why These 16 Questions Matter This isn’t just a checklist; it’s a strategic framework designed to align your visual identity with your business goals. Refine Your Narrative: Move beyond basic descriptions to build a brand story that creates a genuine human connection. Audit the Competition: Use these insights to identify gaps in your competitors’ messaging and claim your space in the market. Fuel Your Content: Directly improve your local SEO descriptions, “About” pages, and press boilerplates with pre-vetted brand language. Empower Our Creative Team: Give designers and writers the exact context they need to build logos and copy that hit the mark the first time. 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Section 1: Explains website terminology Section 2: Describes how websites are changing Section 3: Identifies trends to expect regarding websites Section 4: Evaluates the effectiveness of websites and offers tips for successfully implementing a website for your business, products, or services. - [Content Marketing Trends for Small and Mid-Size Businesses](https://nancyburgess.net/product/content-marketing-trends-for-smbs/): Content Marketing Shifts What small and mid-size businesses need to know This is the second eBook in a 6-part series of the 6 Hottest Digital Marketing Tactics & Trends. 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