Samir Sampat

Samir Sampat is a Marketing Manager with Smith.ai. He has experience working with businesses of all sizes focusing on marketing, communications, and business development.

Articles by Samir Sampat

Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Local SEO in 2022

May 4, 2022
Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Local SEO in 2022
Local SEO is changing the landscape for local businesses. However, it’s also changing its own rules and best practices almost as frequently as traditional SEO. That can make it nearly impossible to keep up. Just as soon as you check the latest trends, things change—but fret no more. In this guide, we’ll cover the top 10 do’s and don’ts for your local SEO that are must-know elements for 2022 and beyond.
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Local SEO for Your Law Firm: How to Get More Leads from Local Organic Searches

May 2, 2022
Local SEO for Your Law Firm: How to Get More Leads from Local Organic Searches
If you have a law practice, getting local clients is going to be a large part of your marketing and outreach efforts. That’s where local SEO comes into play. In this blog, we’ll take a look at some of the best ways to get more leads from your local SEO, whether you’ve already got it in place or you’re just getting started. We’ll even talk about the Google 3-Pack and how your Google Business Profile can improve your rankings dramatically when you use it properly.
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How to Expand Your Business' Products & Services to Tap into New Revenue Streams

May 2, 2022
How to Expand Your Business' Products & Services to Tap into New Revenue Streams
Expand your business by growing your geographical reach, launching a subscription service, or enhancing your customer’s online experience.
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How Does Local SEO Work?

April 28, 2022
How Does Local SEO Work?
Today, local SEO is an integral part of your overall search engine optimization strategy. If you’re a local business with a local presence, you need to make sure that your online presence is optimized to relay that to your audience, both in the information that you provide and by helping your business rank higher in the search results because of your local SEO work. Fortunately, it’s not that difficult to understand and implement the best practices of this process, thanks to the wealth of resources out there today.
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Top 10 Factors Affecting Local SEO for Small Businesses

April 26, 2022
Top 10 Factors Affecting Local SEO for Small Businesses
Local SEO is a big game-changer for local SMBs looking to grow their presence and increase their online visibility. Of course, there is a lot involved in developing an effective strategy for your local search optimization needs. It starts with understanding that you should take a holistic approach to SEO and make the local optimization a part of the greater SEO plan so that everything flows together seamlessly.
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How Much Does a CPA Charge for Bookkeeping for a Small Business?

April 24, 2022
How Much Does a CPA Charge for Bookkeeping for a Small Business?
Owning and running a small business is a lot of work. Fortunately, you don’t have to do all the work yourself. Outsourcing makes it easy for any business, of any size, to get all the services and solutions of a larger corporation, but without the investment in staff, training, and so forth. If you’re in the market for someone to manage the books, you might be thinking that it’s time for a CPA, or Certified Public Accountant. Although having a CPA on hand could be handy, it’s often more than most small businesses need. However, it may still be the ideal choice for managing your books in some cases.
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Google Workspace Pricing Explained: Calculate the Costs for Your Nonprofit

April 20, 2022
Google Workspace Pricing Explained: Calculate the Costs for Your Nonprofit
G Suite is now Google Workspace, offering a better platform for nonprofits to keep in touch with their teams, donors, and others. It’s becoming the place to collaborate, communicate, and create the things that your business needs. Plus, there are several different plans and pricing options available and when you are operating as a nonprofit, Google’s got your back with great discounts and even a free plan if you just want basic access. We’ll look at all the different plans available for your nonprofit in this guide and help you choose what’s best.
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5 Simple Do’s and Don’ts of Reinvesting Your Business Profits

April 18, 2022
5 Simple Do’s and Don’ts of Reinvesting Your Business Profits
One of the best things you can do with business profits is to reinvest them in your company (or other business endeavors). It can be exciting to start making profits, of course, and sometimes that makes people question just where they should be spending (or reinvesting) their money. You should be prepared for this with a plan for what to do with the profits so that you don’t just fritter away the earnings without purpose.
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How to Write a Business SOP

April 10, 2022
How to Write a Business SOP
Every business needs an SOP or set of Standard Operating Procedures. The purpose of this document is to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that your business has methodologies and protocols in place that ensure that products and/or services are consistently delivered every time. Creating an SOP is just as important as having one in the first place because although there’s not a single “right” way to do it, there are several ways that it can go wrong.
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CCaaS vs. CPaaS: What's Best for Your Business?

April 8, 2022
CCaaS vs. CPaaS: What's Best for Your Business?
Today’s businesses have different operational trends than those that have come before them. Many companies are taking advantage of cloud technology and migrating to the virtual world, which invites them into a whole new selection of providers to assist them along the way. Known as “as a service” solutions, these are helping provide a better customer experience and improve business communications in the cloud.
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