Tim Priebe's Blog

I have been rethinking how I use LinkedIn lately, and one small habit has done more to filter out the noise than anything else I have tried. It is simple enough that I almost feel silly writing a whole post about it, but it has been useful enough that I think it is worth saying out loud anyway. Here is the rule: If someone connects with me, or I connect with them, and the very first…

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Fairly regularly, someone asks me the same question with slightly different wording: “Should we get HubSpot? Is it worth the cost? Are we the kind of business that needs a CRM, or are we just going to pay for a bunch of features we never touch?” It is a fair question, and it deserves a better answer than “yes, obviously, every service-based business needs a CRM.” Because that is not true…

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If you’ve ever been told that SEO takes time, you’ve probably also wondered whether that’s actually true or just something agencies say to buy themselves another six months. It’s a fair question. After building websites for more than 20 years, I’ve seen many businesses invest in SEO, get impatient, and pull the plug just as it would have started working. So let me explain what’s happening and…

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There’s a very specific type of LinkedIn post that makes me want to throw my laptop into traffic. You’ve probably seen it too. It usually starts with some dramatic setup: “I was sitting alone in my car crying after closing a seven-figure deal…” Or: “The cashier at Target taught me everything I know about leadership.” And somehow, by the end, there’s a lesson about…

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If you’ve spent any time around marketing or web design in the last few years, you’ve probably heard some version of this advice: “Everything should be mobile-first.” It gets repeated often enough that it feels like a rule rather than a guideline. And to be fair, there’s a reason it caught on. Mobile usage has grown significantly over the past decade, and for many businesses…

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Most B2B companies are either ignoring LinkedIn or using it in a way that makes people scroll right past them. There’s not a lot of middle ground. You’ll see a company post once every six months and wonder why nothing happens. Then you’ll see another posting every day with content that sounds like it came from a conference keynote nobody wanted to attend, the kind of post where someone tries…

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Most business owners assume website security is only a concern for large corporations or high-traffic e-commerce brands. It’s easy to think, “We’re too small to be a target.” Unfortunately, the opposite is often true. Small and mid-sized businesses are frequently more vulnerable because attackers know defenses are usually weaker. Automated bots constantly scan the internet…

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If you want people to find your business or nonprofit online in 2026, your Google Business Profile is one of the most essential tools you have. People make decisions fast, and Google presents your profile before anything else. For many organizations, this is even more influential than their websites. The good news is that optimizing your Google Business Profile does not have to be complicated.

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Most businesses want to improve their SEO, but few know exactly where they stand compared to their competitors. And even fewer know who their real competitors are. An SEO competitive analysis fixes that. When you understand why another site is outranking you (and what you can do about it), your SEO strategy becomes focused, practical, and effective. SEO doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

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If you’ve spent more than five minutes on LinkedIn, you’ve probably noticed something: some people grow their network like crazy, and others feel like they’re posting into the void. Here’s the good news: building real, valuable connections on LinkedIn doesn’t have to take forever. And you don’t need hacks, automation tools, or 47 posts a week to make it happen. What you do need is a…

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