Cloud road

Happy 2011! Are we headed for cloud heaven?

A new year and a new decade are now upon us. Yes! Everyone loves new beginnings. Even though January 1st is just another day, it carries with it a special type of symbolism. During the holidays I watched more television than I typically do. What really stuck out to me was the constant mentions of […]

Be Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving from CircleClick

Soon Thanksgiving will be upon us! I have a lot of love for Thanksgiving, it is a holiday where all we really do is: stop to appreciate what we have, eat with pure gluttony and just relax. There are no gifts or merchandise to purchase. Although the retailers of the world have started stuffing the […]

SEM redefined: Search Engine Monkeying

We all want to believe we can get something for nothing (or close to nothing). It is reasonable to expect value when marketing online. Recently I have seen people believe they are getting a steal with their paid search traffic buys or link building buys. Paid search falls under search engine marketing (SEM) and link […]

don't break the chain

Why Goo.gl is a big Whate.vr for link shortening

Recently Google has announced that they will be offering a link shortening service, open to the general public. Last year a new service named bit.ly entered the link shortening scene. With the advent of social media services for mobile, the demand for shorter urls has increased (and will continue to do so). Nobody wants to […]

The social network

The Social Network movie: a San Francisco tech entrepreneur’s review

I just watched The Social Network last night. Wow. The geeks can win! The mainstream world really cares about us now, sorta. I doubt this review will be a spoiler to anyone who wants to watch the movie regardless. Here is my official disclaimer: I take no responsibility for anyone’s movie-going enjoyment or lack thereof […]

Magical Squidman

Why you should Google yourself regularly

I realize that sounds almost racy… Go on and google yourself. Reputations matter online and it is a trend that I expect will only increase over time. If you don’t think it matters that much, guess again. If your name is Joe Smith then you are probably right. However, if Joe Smith’s online moniker is […]

CircleClick's downtown location

Change is good. New offices are better!

Some people say that the only constant thing in life is change… We agree. That’s why we are constantly trying to keep things fresh and new at CircleClick. This past week we proudly opened a new downtown location. This is exciting for a variety of reasons, mainly that we are more accessible to our existing […]

We drink it, so should you

Google landing page flattery will get you everywhere…

Recently a fledgling competitor decided to quote us in one of their blog posts. Awesome. I love that they credited us and that they agree. What I find confusing is that they seemed to have missed the fact we have a competing product – which is BETTER! Maybe I have drank a good deal of […]

Best landing page

Random questions about landing pages… Answered!

Landing pages and corporate websites are typically two different animals. I think the best landing pages effectively address the topic mentioned in the corresponding PPC ad the user clicked on to get there. Many people have asked me how to use a landing page with a website that already exists. My answer is – do […]