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For over a decade, Igniting Business has established itself as a comprehensive resource for small businesses looking to succeed and grow to the next level. Our team works with small businesses all over the nation from our headquarters in Lee’s Summit, MO (Kansas City area). Our services include the full spectrum of web design, search engine optimization (SEO), and digital marketing.

Igniting Business’ team consists of SEO, web design, and digital marketing experts. Some of our certifications and partnerships include:

Igniting Business’ team consists of SEO, web design, and digital marketing experts. Some of our certifications and partnerships include:

  • Google Partner
  • Google Ads Certified
  • Shopify Partner
  • MailChimp Experts
  • Joomla Service Provider
  • YOOtheme Pro Experts

Additionally, our staff has been featured on news outlets including Fox Business, CNBC Universal, Intuit Small Business, Yahoo News, The Kansas City Star, and more.

For more web design, marketing, and SEO tools and tips from Igniting Business, check out our resources page.

To learn more about our company and our leadership, view our full company profile.

Google's Everchanging Algorithm Updates and What They Mean for Your Small Business

As technology continues to evolve and as more and more people search for and purchase products/services online, updates to search engines and Google’s algorithms are continually made to better serve consumers and businesses alike. However, as a small business owner, keeping...

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How Web Design and SEO Work Together to Benefit Your Small Business

When done right, web design and search engine optimization (SEO) are two separate disciplines that work closely together to help benefit and improve your small business’ overall success. Web design describes aspects of the website itself, while SEO refers to how...

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3 Tips for a Successful Email Marketing Strategy

Nowadays, people receive more and more emails all the time, which can make creating marketing emails that stand out from the competition a challenge. In order to improve your email marketing open rates and boost traffic to your small business website,...

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FAQ: What is a CDN? How Does a CDN Benefit My Small Business Website?

A content delivery network (CDN) refers to a widely-distributed group of servers that speed up website loading times by reducing the distance between the user and the server, allowing the user to more quickly view content from anywhere in the world....

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3 Tips to Get More from Your Social Media Efforts

Social media is a great tool for your small business to communicate with your target audience and market your products and/or services. While maintaining an active online presence is essential, there are several other factors to consider in order for your...

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Small Business Online Reviews Part 3: The Importance of Responding to Online Reviews

In our blog post last week, we discussed three critical platforms for collecting online reviews. This week, we’re focusing on the importance of responding to online reviews. With all the work that needs to be done as a small business owner,...

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Small Business Online Reviews Part 2: 3 Important Online Platforms for Collecting Reviews

With the advent of social media, it's never been easier for you to promote your small business, network with others in your industry, and receive feedback from prospective and current customers. The latter is extremely important because with feedback and reviews...

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Small Business Online Reviews Part 1: Why Online Reviews Are Important for Your Small Business

Before you make a purchase, do you look for reviews about the product online? If you encounter terrible customer service, do you complain via the internet? How about when you have a great shopping experience, do you post a glowing...

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How to Determine Which Social Media Platforms Your Small Business Should Utilize

With many people working remotely nowadays and consumers searching for products/services online, staying active on social media has become more important than ever for small businesses. Formerly, people were more likely to hear about a new product or service by word...

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Small Business E-Commerce Advice Part 2: Excel at Online Customer Service

In our blog post last week, we discussed several tips for improving your small business’ e-commerce website to help generate traffic and boost sales. This week, we’re focusing in more on the importance of providing excellent customer service to your online...

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Small Business E-Commerce Advice Part 1: 4 Tips for Improving Your E-Commerce Website

Due to online advancements over the last few years, and in light of COVID-19, the majority of consumers today are turning online to find and purchase their desired products and/or services. As such, it’s not only important to have an e-commerce...

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3 Reasons Why COVID-19 Has Made SEO More Important Than Ever

With the United States beginning to open up again after COVID-19 kept it essentially closed the last few months, many people and businesses are beginning to find their way back to normal. However, normal now is different from the normal we...

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4 Ways Online Marketing Keeps Your Small Business Connected with Customers

Small businesses have faced many new challenges in the midst of COVID-19. One of these challenges is staying connected and accessible to your customers during the pandemic. Fortunately, online tools and marketing techniques continue to help provide an essential line of...

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How E-A-T Can Benefit Your YMYL Website

As we recently discussed in a couple of our past blog posts, optimizing your YMYL webpages by establishing E-A-T is essential in improving your small business’ search engine ranking. To learn more about E-A-T, YMYL, and how these two concepts go...

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Small Business Website Security – Balancing Costs and Consequences

Many small businesses struggle with the website security paradox. With limited budgets and security knowledge, many small businesses are left open to cyberattacks which, in turn, often cause financial losses. This paradox poses the question: why should a small business spend...

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Facebook and LinkedIn Tools Your Small Business Should Utilize During COVID-19

In today’s world, utilizing social media is an excellent way to instantly connect with your customer base and provide important news and updates about your business. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media usage has increased significantly. This means it's important now...

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A Brief Overview of “YMYL” for Small Businesses

As a small business owner, you may be somewhat familiar with SEO and might have stumbled across the term "YMYL”. YMYL stands for Your Money or Your Life and is a quality evaluator developed by Google to monitor content that could...

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5 Signs it is Time to Redesign Your Small Business Website

As online trends are always changing, ensuring your website is up to date is crucial for your small business’ success. If it’s been a while since you've given your website a design update, it might be time to make some changes....

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Increase Your Small Business’ Traffic, Followers, and Conversion Rate with Online Advertising

A great way to get your small business website noticed is through online advertising. With the majority of consumers today on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms, as well as performing searches on Google and other search engines,...

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Understanding Google’s Core Web Vitals to Help Boost Your Small Business’ Website Ranking

In order to have and keep a successful and highly ranked small business website, tracking web performance metrics is important. Each of these metrics have different characteristics and impact various aspects of user experience. Because of the sheer volume of metrics,...

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Expand Your Customer Base with a Well-Designed E-Commerce Website

As a small business owner in today’s world, you most likely know the importance of having a well-designed website and keeping an active online presence. However, expanding your small business via e-commerce could be an essential next step, especially in light...

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