Blue Ox Websites & Marketing - FKA Cohlab Digital Marketing

03/31/2026

Want social to generate sales without acting like an ad? Build a “trail of breadcrumbs.” 🥖

This week’s breadcrumb path:
Post a quick tip
Mention a common mistake
Offer a checklist or example if someone wants it

People who are interested will raise their hand. That’s the point.

Learn more about how simple tactics with SEO can improve your visibility which leads to small buisness sales in our latest blog! 👇 https://blueoxweb.com/about/blog/about-seo-small-business/

03/24/2026

Your next week of content is probably hiding inside your DMs and emails. 🧐

Look for:
“How much does it cost?”
“Do you work with ___?”
“How long does it take?”
“What’s the difference between ___ and ___?”

Those questions are also SEO keywords. 🥳 Answer them once on your website, then repurpose for social.

03/23/2026

Proud moment for Blue Ox 🎉 Our owner and ReFounder, Logan Gruber, was featured in a University of Minnesota Extension article focused on rural entrepreneurship and the support still needed for small businesses and growing communities. We’re proud to see Logan included in a conversation that is bigger than any one business and so important for rural Minnesota.

The article was published by University of Minnesota Extension on March 18, 2026, and includes Logan’s comments about local support, entrepreneurship, and asking for help.

Across Minnesota and Wisconsin, entrepreneurship is alive and well — and, in many cases, thriving more in rural communities than in urban ones.

03/17/2026

🍀 SEO isn’t luck. 🧐 It’s clarity.

It’s not just blog posts. It’s the words you use everywhere. (How you ask for reviews, your Chamber or BBB profiles, description on Social Media profiles....)

Quick audit: open your homepage and look for these in the first 10 seconds:

1 What you do
2 Who it’s for
3 Where you do it
4 Why someone should trust you

If any of those are fuzzy, social posts won’t fix it.

But good news: once you know what to say, it’s a simple update.

No lucky guess required.

03/10/2026

Not every business needs to post more. Most need to say the same thing better.

Here’s a fast SEO-friendly move that also helps sales:
Pick one service → write one “pillar” post explaining:

➡️Who it’s for
➡️What it solves
➡️How the process works
➡️What it costs (even a range helps)

Then reuse pieces of it for social. Google likes clarity, and customers do too.

If pricing feels tricky, we’ve got a few ways to do it without boxing yourself in. Want them?

03/09/2026

Our ReFounder and Marketing Director, Logan, was recently interviewed for tips to avoid those pesky scams that pop up in email or social media - learn more about how to spot a scam and avoid a lot of headaches here! 👇🏼

🔗 https://www.saukherald.com/stories/clicks-carry-risk,89883

03/03/2026

Marketing shouldn’t feel like a weekly game of “what should we post?” And “we post a lot” is not a strategy either.

A Fractional Marketing Director helps you pick a lane, build a plan, and make sure your content supports sales (not just… exists). Here's a free example of what kind of help you can get from a FMD. 👇

Take 1 common customer question and turn it into:
1 short post
1 website FAQ
1 Google Business Profile update

That’s how social and SEO start working together without you living online. Want a few examples for your industry?

02/26/2026

Mobile visitors are basically speed-dating your website.

They’re thinking:

“Am I in the right place?”
“Can you help me?”
“How do I contact you?”

Easy wins that make a big difference:

Bigger buttons (thumb-friendly)
More spacing (less clutter)
A phone number that’s tap-to-call
Faster load time (hosting + image compression)

Want us to sanity-check your mobile layout? DM your URL and we’ll tell you one thing to fix first.

Learn more about design expectations in our latest blog : https://blueoxweb.com/about/blog/wordpress-website-design-project-expectations/

02/25/2026

We've got a Taco Tuesday basket on the silent auction over at Holy Family School - Sauk Centre! It could be yours as well as so many other fun goodies available in there! Who doesn't love a fun basket on a silent auction?

👉 Visit the Event Site and start bidding now:
onecau.se/hfsspringfest2026

02/13/2026

Thanks so much Sauk Centre Area Chamber of Commerce for making us feel so special!

Did you know that when the Blue Ox blushes, her cheeks bloom into a purple? 💜

✨ Sauk Centre Area Chamber Member Spotlight ✨

Today we’re proud to feature Blue Ox Websites & Marketing - FKA Cohlab Digital Marketing.

This online-based business builds custom WordPress websites that look fantastic, run smoothly, and include the tools needed to market your company. When clients are ready for more, they also provide full digital marketing support, from search engine optimization to social media and beyond. Businesses and nonprofits alike get help connecting with the people who need them most.

They are best known for website design, SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, hosting, review management, fractional marketing, email marketing, and social media.

Their heart for small businesses makes them stand out. Blue Ox loves helping rural entrepreneurs rise above the noise online so owners can spend less time stressing about marketing and more time serving customers.

They’ve been doing this since 2012, and their remote team includes talent right here in Sauk Centre along with St. Joseph, St. Cloud, and Cottage Grove.

One thing they value most about being a Chamber member is networking and community building. They love knowing what fellow businesses are working on and making connections. They also appreciate that their Chamber listing links back to their website because it helps boost visibility online.

Clients stick around for years because the team is responsive, friendly, and reliable. They answer emails. They call you back. They do what they promise. Imagine that 😉

Help us show them some hometown love!

If you could improve ONE thing about your website or online presence this year, what would it be?

🔗 Learn More ⬇️

02/12/2026

Your website has one job: help the right people say “yep, this is for me.”

A quick self-check:
1 Can someone tell what you do in 5 seconds?
2 Is there a call-to-action, is it easy to find? (contact button, ask a question form, order button...)
3 Does it feel good on a phone, not just a laptop?

If any of that feels… wobbly, it’s usually not a “rewrite everything” situation. It’s often a layout + clarity fix.

And yes: if the site loads slow, even a great design loses. Hosting matters more than most folks think. Learn more about web hosting services and how it can help you in our latest blog. https://blueoxweb.com/about/blog/wordpress-website-hosting-works-matters/

🙋‍♂️Want a second set of eyes? Drop your link in a DM and we’ll tell you the first thing we notice.