The Dilate Blog

Your website doesn’t have a lot of time to dazzle; viewers will make a split-second decision on whether to stay or navigate away. If it’s slow to load, poorly formatted, looks circa-2002, or includes unsightly images or fonts you can bet that the viewer is going to hightail it out of there. From the veritable […]

It’s nearly Halloween again - for kids that means trick-or-treat, costumes, and scary stories, but us adults can find our own horror tales to tell too. From the archives of scary SEO, here’s some truly awful advice to be wary of on a dimly-lit street at midnight (candy and pirate dress-ups optional). Dracula Tells You […]

We bet Gumtree, Ebay, Etsy, and Craigslist are getting a little nervous right now. They’ve got a good reason; Facebook is expanding into new territory again, this time taking the world of online marketplaces by storm. While many areas and groups already have their own local For Sale pages, Facebook has unveiled this new tool […]

With the internet sprawling out before you and data analytics coming in, even the best internet marketing experts can forget that they’re mapping real human people as they interact and form attachments to your brand. It’s something that we humans do from both sides of the table; the customer also forgets that there are real […]

It can happen to any product, any service, any brand. You’ve something that you just know people want, and you’ve worked to refine and design it to the best it can be. But, for some reason, your bait is dangling on the internet without as much as a nibble. How can you season your site, […]

Unless you have a financial backer with a bottomless wallet, your new business needs to keep a steady eye on the bottom line- the most common reason that many businesses may fold after launch is simply running out of money. This is a situation that arises time and time again, but can be avoided with […]

Display advertising can be a powerful and far-reaching tool, but too many times the full potential is not released, costing you money and returns. If they aren’t set up correctly, or are not being properly maintained, then don’t expect your display advertising to get you the results you’re expecting! Display advertising is just taking off, […]

All digital marketers know that achieving SEO success is a bit like finding the pot of gold at the bottom of a rainbow; every time you inch closer, it inches that little bit further away. But, even if our tools of yesteryear are depreciating into redundancy, our industry is designed for this constant state of […]

Are you starting to lay tracks for your new webpage? No matter what business you’re in, an effective website can help you to grow in popularity and revenue- so it’s critical that everything is just right. There are plenty of different approaches and avenues that you can explore, so that can make picking the right […]

Copy is critical to a great landing page, breathing life into the brand and clarifying the message. However, visiting a webpage with bad copy is like having a blocked nose- all of a sudden, that rush of fresh intrigue is difficult and disappointing, and you wonder why you never appreciated all of those times you […]