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Using Keywords in Your Google Business Profile Description — Appcly guideGoogle Business Profile
3 min readJames Okafor

Using Keywords in Your Google Business Profile Description

A keyword strategy for GBP that improves relevance without reading as stuffed or unnatural.

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How to Get Your Business Into the Google 3-Pack — Appcly guideLocal SEO
3 min readJames Okafor

How to Get Your Business Into the Google 3-Pack

The map pack is the most valuable real estate in local search. Here's what actually determines who gets in.

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Using Testimonials and Case Studies as Content — Appcly guideContent Marketing
3 min readEmily Torres

Using Testimonials and Case Studies as Content

Customer proof is some of the most persuasive content available — and most businesses underuse it.

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How to Build a Content Calendar for Your Business — Appcly guideContent Marketing
3 min readJames Okafor

How to Build a Content Calendar for Your Business

A calendar turns content marketing from sporadic effort into a sustainable, consistent practice.

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Using Negative Keywords to Stop Wasted Ad Spend — Appcly guideGoogle Ads
3 min readJames Okafor

Using Negative Keywords to Stop Wasted Ad Spend

Negative keywords are one of the highest-leverage, most underused tools in a Google Ads account.

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How to Set Up a Welcome Email Sequence — Appcly guideEmail Marketing
3 min readJames Okafor

How to Set Up a Welcome Email Sequence

The welcome sequence sets the tone for the entire subscriber relationship — and it's one of the highest-engagement automations available.

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Using Email to Retain Existing Customers — Appcly guideEmail Marketing
3 min readJames Okafor

Using Email to Retain Existing Customers

Re-engagement campaigns that work — keeping past customers active is cheaper than acquiring new ones.

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How to A/B Test Your Email Campaigns Properly — Appcly guideEmail Marketing
3 min readEmily Torres

How to A/B Test Your Email Campaigns Properly

Testing done right produces reliable answers. Testing done wrong just adds noise to your decisions.

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Building Customer Loyalty for Your Online Store — Appcly guideE-Commerce
3 min readJames Okafor

Building Customer Loyalty for Your Online Store

Repeat customers are dramatically cheaper to sell to than new ones — here's how to earn that repeat business deliberately.

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Setting Up Payment Processing for Your Online Store — Appcly guideE-Commerce
3 min readJames Okafor

Setting Up Payment Processing for Your Online Store

Choosing and configuring payment processing correctly affects both conversion rate and operational cost.

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Creating a Lead Magnet That Actually Converts — Appcly guideContent Marketing
3 min readJames Okafor

Creating a Lead Magnet That Actually Converts

Free resources people actually want — what separates a lead magnet that converts from one that gets ignored.

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Using Video Marketing to Grow Your Local Business — Appcly guideVideo Marketing
3 min readJames Okafor

Using Video Marketing to Grow Your Local Business

Video builds trust faster than text for a local audience deciding whether to choose you over a competitor.

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