Greg Ichshenko

Calgary SEO expert and digital marketing specialist,
developing advertising strategies for businesses of all sizes

(403) 308-5949

greg@to-the-top.ca
1509 14 Ave SW, Calgary,
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    What Is SEO

    Three letters. Everyone in marketing uses them. Fewer people can explain what they actually involve, why results take months, or why two businesses with identical budgets end up in completely different places. The longer answer follows. (more…)

    How to Choose Keywords

    The most consequential decision in keyword research is not which tool to use. Which phrases to target in the first place is what matters. How to choose keywords well separates sites that gain traffic from ones that stay invisible.

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    How to Find Low Competition Keywords

    Most guides on keyword research start with tools. This one goes earlier. What these terms actually are, why they matter more than people realize, how to spot them without spending anything. Those questions come first.

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    What Is Google Ads and How Does It Work

    Most businesses that call To-The-TOP! about Google Ads have already tried it. Budget went in, the dashboard showed activity, and the revenue picture did not change much. The question is never about what Google Ads is. More often, it is why the campaigns produced clicks without conversions.

    The answer is almost always the same. Clicks are easy to buy. Converting those clicks is not. (more…)

    How to Do SEO: A Plain-Language Guide for Business Owners

    Search engine optimization, or SEO, is one of the best long-term investments you can make for your business online. This guide covers how to do SEO from the ground up. What it is, what the steps actually look like, and what you can realistically expect. No hype, no shortcuts.

    A visual overview of how search engines connect users to relevant content and how consistent SEO drives long-term traffic growth.

    What Is SEO and How Does It Work?

    Most business owners think of SEO as some kind of mystery. It is not. SEO is the process of making your website easier for Google to find, read, and recommend to people searching for what you offer.

    Here is how it works. Google runs automated programs called crawlers. They read your pages, follow links, and build an index of what’s online. When someone types a query, the search engine pulls from that index and ranks results based on hundreds of signals. Is the content on the page relevant? Does it load quickly? How many quality websites link to it? Does it match what the person was actually looking for? (more…)

    SEO Copywriting for Humans

    No matter where or how you publish content, having a good copy online can help your website tremendously. The modern world focuses on communicating online for the most part. This is why online businesses are starting to see how SEO copywriting can help them grow their company and get to the top of their market.

    Search engine optimization (SEO) should always focus in part on copywriting if it is going to be successful. Good copy will catch the readers’ eye and be of interest to them. It will make them want to read and then act on what they read. That is why good copywriting involves using wording that persuades your audience to follow through with your desired action, such as buying your goods and services. (more…)

    IPv4 vs IPv6 in Canada: Why the Internet’s Quiet Overhaul Affects Your Business

    Discover how the shift from IPv4 to IPv6 is reshaping Canadian business, website performance, and search engine optimization. Learn practical strategies, real-world insights, and expert advice from Calgary SEO Company To-The-TOP! and Greg Ichshenko to future-proof your online presence.

    Let’s be honest – when someone starts talking about IPv4 and IPv6, your eyes might glaze over. Another tech jargon soup, you think. But here’s the thing: this isn’t just a nerdy debate about numbers. It’s about whether your website stays visible to customers in a world where the internet’s very foundation is changing. And in Canada? We’re right in the middle of this shift, whether we realize it or not.

    I’ll admit, I didn’t take it seriously either – until a client’s site suddenly dropped off Google’s first page last year. Turns out, their hosting provider had botched the IPv6 rollout, and their mobile load times tanked. That’s when it hit me: this protocol stuff isn’t abstract. It’s the difference between thriving online and becoming digital roadkill.

    IP Addresses: The Internet’s Postal System Is Running Out

    Think of IP addresses like postal codes for the internet. Every device – your phone, your smart thermostat, even that questionable Wi-Fi-enabled juicer – needs one to communicate. IPv4, the system we’ve used since the 1980s, has about 4.3 billion addresses. Sounds like a lot, right? But here’s the problem: we ran out. Years ago.

    How’d we manage? Workarounds. Lots of them. Network Address Translation (NAT) lets multiple devices share one IP-like cramming a family of five into a studio apartment. It works, but it’s messy. Connections get slower. Analytics get fuzzy (more on that later). And for businesses? It’s like trying to run a delivery service with half the addresses missing. (more…)

    6 Internet Marketing Tools You Will Need to Start Your Business

    Author: Roman Nadein (CEO Rocket Firm)

    Starting a new business is always a difficult task. You should warrant the highest quality of your products or services, but you must also establish a business plan that will make your new company successful and choose the right instruments that will help you grow your company. Besides, many other questions arise regarding management, company structure, and, above all else, marketing. (more…)

    How To Choose an SEO Expert | Freelancer or a Company?

    SEO Expert says: “Having an online presence is essential to business success in today’s world. Getting a website is not that difficult, but standing out from the crowd can feel close to impossible. If your potential customers can’t find you, then they will quickly become a competitor’s newest customer. Understanding Search Engine Optimization in Calgary is necessary if you want to be seen and heard on the web. Finding someone who specializes in SEO can save your business from the dredges of obscurity and bring you to the shores of prosperity. The questions are, with so many SEO companies and freelancers available, how do you know which ones will provide the quality of service you need, and which ones will be wasting your time and money?”

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    Shopify’s dropshipping store launched in 2020

    For many entrepreneurs, launching a dropshipping shop on the Shopify platform is an excellent way to start their own e-commerce business. Buying, storing and managing goods is a complex process, which is why setting up a dropshipping shop on the Shopify platform is a great way to conduct business without having the goods available. You can concentrate your precious time and resources on high-quality scaling of the online shop and increasing sales.

    Dropshipping shop on the Shopify platform is an excellent way to start their own e-commerce business

    Dropshipping is a flexible business model supported by most of the largest e-commerce platforms, including the largest Shopify platform. In this article, we will describe in more detail the principles of this business model and describe all the steps that you must go through in order to start your online store and begin to make your first sales. After reading the article, you will have a clearer understanding of how to create and launch a dropshipping business in Calgary, Alberta, Canada or the United States and Europe, what difficulties may arise, and what skills are required to work successfully.

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