Setting up Google Ads for Lead Generation
A friend recently reached out looking for a quick guideline on setting up Google Ads for Lead Generation for his law firm. Here’s a high-level view that I sent him to assist with setting up the ad campaign, and optimizing it for lead results both right off the bat and over time. Absolutely Essential –…
ETH or BTC? Yes
I’m a Bitcoin bull, but have been slowly seeing more benefits to Ethereum. When I mentioned this in an investment chat with friends, it was challenged and not without good reason. There are many benefits to BTC and I still strongly believe in it and will keep the majority of my holdings in it, but…
Best 8 Inch Tablet Comparison
On my hunt for the ultimate portable workstation, I couldn’t find a good side-by-side comparison of the best 8″ tablet options on the market. So here it is. Below you’ll find a table comparing all primary specifications of the top 6, 8-inch tablet options (I reviewed dozens in total but cut out the non-contenders). Hopefully,…
How to Transfer Ownership of a Google My Business Listing
A client recently needed help transferring ownership of their Google My Business accounts after an employee left. In case you aren’t aware, these listings are viewable within Google Maps, and can appear on the right-hand side of search results, or “Snack Pack” which is locations and a corresponding map showing in search results. Since there…
Converting Google Ad Scripts to Bing Ad Scripts
If you’re a power PPC ad manager then you were likely ecstatic to learn that Bing Ads has introduced Scripts similar to the way Google Ads has had it for years. This post is going to include some differences between Google Scripts and Bing Scripts so that hopefully you can do a few find-and-replaces, and…
List of US States and Canadian Provinces Formatted for Contact Form 7 (CF7)
Contact form 7 is one of the most popular, if not the most popular contact form plugins for Wordpress. It’s incredibly customizable but the one downside of that is you need to enter all of your information manually. There are no pre-formatted drop-down fields which contain for example a list of States or Canadian Provinces.…
My Theory About Cannabix’s Marijuana Breathalyzer
Cannabix (BLO:CNX) is a Canadian company which is developing a much needed “Marijuana Breathalyzer”. It will presumably test not only the presence of THC in a subject’s system but also the concentration and recency of consumption to ensure they’re within legal limits. Devices for testing THC in a subject’s system are available such as the…
Lenovo Yoga 730 15″ Review & Issues
Quick summary: Good components but below average build quality and a seemingly known issue with a garbage Wifi card. You will potentially need to replace the Wifi card yourself or send the computer back to Lenovo and wait 2 weeks in order for them to replace it with a different model card which works well.…
Canceling Auto Renewal of Adobe CC Plan – Adobe Fail
If you have an annual Adobe CC (Creative Cloud i.e. photoshop, illustrator, etc.) subscription then you may be surprised to learn that you are forced to keep the auto-renewal feature on and are only given the option to remove it in the last month of the subscription. It’s my opinion this is a dirty tactic…
Google Asus OnHub Router Review and Comparison
After some issues with wi-fi coverage using the Hitron CGN2-ROG router from Rogers I decided to upgrade to a Google Asus OnHub router which claims to specialize in avoiding dead-spots. Being in online marketing, I test everything and decided to do some comparison speed tests of the Asus OnHub vs. the Hitron CGN2-ROG using speedtest.net.
Marketing a Luxury Brand in Toronto
A Lesson Forged by 50 Years of Experience With over a decade of online marketing, I’ve worked with brands which differentiate themselves in all different ways. While I enjoy cranking out hundreds of inexpensive leads for a low-cost focus, the most interesting, stressful, and rewarding work has come from marketing a luxury brand like Georgian…
Grenville Christian College – A Very Different Experience
There has been a lot of media attention surrounding Grenville Christian College, which I attended from 1996 to 2001… Like many past students, I barely recognize Grenville Christian College in its sensational media portrayal, although the class action lawsuit covered a period mostly before my time. I am not here to refute or confirm the…
How to Get HP Scan to Scan in Color
I struggled with this issue for far too long and seeing that there are hundreds of others online who are struggling with it as well, I’ve decided to post the solution here as it’s actually quite simple.
How to Change the Default Gmail Account when Opening Email Links
You likely already know how to have Gmail as the default mail client to open email links when you click them. That is to say when you see someone’s email linked within a web-page and you click it, it opens gmail and pre-populates it with the address, rather than opening some archaic desktop email client.…
Marketing Tips for Launching a New Website
Tomorrow we’re launching a new website at The Ad Managers. It’s a directory of Canadian roofing companies which is most likely nothing like the website you’ve built, but regardless there are a few universal key steps to take when launching any new site and here they are:
A Fresh Beginning
Today I needed to transfer this Wordpress installation to a new server. While doing so I stopped and read a few posts on the blog, some of which were over 3 years old. Reading those old posts made me realize how time-sensitive everything is in this industry.
Review of Positano and Holiday House Gilda
My wife and I recently spent three weeks in France and Italy for our honeymoon. We’re often asked what our favorite destination was and without any hesitation the answer is always Positano Italy.