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A Simple Guide to Instagram Livestream Shopping

You might remember that we wrote a blog back in December 2021 about Facebook Shops. Now, we’re shifting gears to take a look into Instagram Shopping, a set of features that allows users to shop for products via photos, videos and livestreams.  When it comes to Instagram e-commerce features, there are plenty of possibilities for…

Natalia Navarro | Rooted Web

Rooted Web adds Navarro to marketing team

Rooted Web, a local full-service website design and digital marketing agency, has expanded its marketing team with the addition of Natalia Navarro as a digital content producer. Navarro earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. She previously worked on the social media team at Cultivating…

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Template vs Custom Website: Creating the Site of Your Dreams

It’s always the same story. You hear about a new business, and you do what feels most natural. You Google them. In fact, 97 percent of people learn more about a local company online than anywhere else. This means it’s not only important to have a great website and online presence, it’s necessary. And provided…

Voice search isn’t the future; it’s the present. Our SEO specialists at Rooted Web make and implement the changes needed to succeed.

Optimizing Your Site for Voice Search

“Hey, Siri” How many times have you said this? Or maybe you’ve uttered the phrase, “Hey, Alexa” instead. Voice search is becoming more popular, with 41 percent of adults and 55 percent of teens using voice search daily, according to Google, but small business websites could be doing more to optimize for searches from voice…

Here are some of our website SEO predictions for 2022, and how you can best use them for your small business.

Website SEO Predictions for 2022

We’ve discussed SEO in the past, but it still remains a mystery for so many. You understand what the acronym is, but can you actually optimize search engine results? Are you doing everything possible for your website, and even if you are, will your current tactics work next year? Here are some of our website…

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Digital Content Producer – Job Opening

Rooted Web is looking for a talented Digital Content Producer to join our team and create compelling blog posts, social media content, website copy, white papers, news releases and advertising messages for us and our clients. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of producing pieces that increase engagement and drive leads. This position requires a high level…

After doing our research, here are the top eight social media trends that we predict will dominate the industry in 2022.

8 Social Media Trends to Look for in 2022

It can be hard to know which social media trends to pay attention to and which ones to ignore. Is TikTok going to take over Instagram? Will email marketing die out completely? Is it necessary to host a live audio chat on a frequent schedule? After doing our research, here are the top eight social…

With Facebook Shops, your customers can discover, share and even buy your products without leaving the social media platform.

Facebook Shops 101

Selling products through social media platforms has become significantly more popular in the past year. In fact, there was a 20 percent jump in social media purchasing in 2020, resulting in roughly $23.3 billion in sales. Getting started with Facebook Shops doesn’t have to be hard; we can show you how. What are Facebook Shops?…

Instagram has become the cornerstone of so many brands’ marketing strategies and can be used to help optimize your Instagram game.

Optimize Your Instagram Game

Instagram has become the cornerstone of so many brands’ marketing strategies—and for good reason. It can drive profitable traffic to your landing pages, grow conversions, build brand awareness and create an engaged audience. We talked about how the Instagram algorithm works in a previous blog, and now that we understand how it works, let’s use…

TikTok is one of the fastest-growing media platforms ever, and it occupies hours of its users' day. But why? The answer is short-form video.

TikTok and the Growth of Short-Form Video

By this point in 2021, we have all heard of TikTok. Even if you have not used it, you’ve probably heard it talked about around town, on the news and all over the internet. It’s one of the fastest-growing social media platforms ever, and it seems to occupy hours of its users’ time day after…