The Most Important SEO Ranking Factors in 2025
In this guide we list the top SEO ranking factors to focus on if you want to improve search rankings, drive organic traffic, and succeed online.
A Guide to Franchise SEO for Multi-Location Businesses
In this guide, we’ll explain what franchise SEO is, why it’s vital for multi-location businesses, and how it can help drive success for each location and brand as a whole.
A Guide to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Businesses
In this guide, we explain everything there is to know about SEO, including what it is, how it works, and why it’s so vital for any business that wants to succeed online.
Why West County Net Loves WordPress
In this article, we’ll explore why WordPress has become the go-to for companies and web developers worldwide, including the savvy web devs at West County Net.
How Google Has Improved Their Local Search Algorithm
Google Completes Biggest Algorithm Update to Local Search in 6 Years Google is constantly making updates to their various search algorithms that affect your business’s search engine visibility. Late last year, Google rolled out another major update, in fact the biggest algorithm update to local search since 2016. This latest update drastically improves results on […]
Why Your Business Should Utilize Google Posts
SEO Content Social Sharing on the Internet’s Most Popular Search Engine Any business with a website should already understand the importance of visibility on search engines like Google. Furthermore, as a business owner with some understanding of SEO, you know that having a Google Business Profile is critical to reaching and engaging potential customers. After […]
Local Search Content Creation As A Part of Your SEO Strategy
SEO Driven Content Creation for Your Local Business What is content? The answer to “What is content” is not a satisfying one. According to Joan Damico of G+, content is defined broadly as “any communication in any medium that serves a purpose, whether it be to influence, educate, inform, warn, express one’s self or spark […]
Google Page Experience Comes to Desktop
We finally have a timeline for Google Page Experience on desktop! Google announced the update at I/O 2021, but never gave an official release date. That all changed in the new year. Rollout for Google’s page experience ranking tool begins February 2022 and will be complete by the end of March 2022. Google Page Experience […]
What is Google My Business?
Google My Business is the end result of years of optimization and integration in online business listings by Google over the lifetime of several of their products, namely Google Places and Google+ Pages.
Google to Change Ranking Algorithm to Favor Mobile-Friendly Sites
Sites that are designed with mobile users in mind are about to find themselves ahead of the curve.
West County: E-Commerce in Santa Rosa
West County Net is a web development, online marketing, and IT support company that’s been helping businesses build and launch e-commerce websites for years.
SEO History 101
Search engine optimization has been a violently shifting landscape since its inception in the mid 90s. On the one hand, you have SEO companies and their clients, who want to rank as high as possible so more people see their websites in search results. On the other hand, you have search engines (like the giant, […]