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Search Engine Optimization

April 17th, 2013

The Value of Site Search to Higher Rankings

The goal of most every sound search engine optimization campaign is to attract more quality traffic to their website. In business it is truly a numbers game so attracting only visitors who are actively seeking what you provide ensures the greater likelihood these ‘window shoppers’ will convert to customers. So what truly attracts a potential buyer to your site? The possibility of your site delivering a quality customer experience. Okay…what is that and how is it measured? Read More »

April 9th, 2013

Outshine the Competition with Local Search Engine Optimization

Local search engine optimization (SEO) is a great way to put a geographical focus on your target audience’s online search results.  This will help bolster your online visibility for brand new customers as well as cultivate a loyal, repeat customer base.  Local SEO does the heavy lifting, increasing your business’s exposure and netting you a better return on investment than ad campaigns or other expensive marketing initiatives.  Read More »

October 25th, 2012

Avoid The Penguin Updates of Tomorrow

Last month Matt Cutts answered a lot of questions concerning upcoming Google updates at the SES San Francisco. Last year’s Penguin and Panda updates rocked the world of Internet marketing, kicking some websites off of long standing rankings. During the interview, Cutts explained that the next Penguin update could be “jarring and jolting” for SEO. A poll taken by seroundtable.com concluded that up to 65% of SEOs were hurt by the initial Penguin updates, much more than the 40% of the Panda updates. It is important to realize that many of these updates are geared toward illegal SEO techniques and spam websites.  There are some very simple ways to ensure that the next round of updates will not affect you. By using these methods you can ensure your rankings and rest a lot easier. Read More »

October 4th, 2012

Trending Now: Infographics as SEO Content Vehicles

When the gurus of SEO at Google speak, everyone takes notice.  Then we try to figure out if the latest SEO trend will serve our clients well.  We do not just ‘get on board.’  So hereabouts we are cautiously optimistic about infographics as SEO’s ‘Next Big Thing’ (that is since the last big thing). Read More »

August 15th, 2012

SEO is Not a Game

People are ever hopeful.  We order ‘Get Rich Quick’ schemes from infomercials and buy ‘Powerball’ lotto tickets when the payout is in the multimillions.  We dream of overnight success even though we know better.  We also like games.  Playing to win is exhilarating, but developing a winning strategy is essential. Read More »

August 2nd, 2012

My Site Has Been Crawled. Should I Call An Exterminator?

As Internet Marketing Specialists we have our own ‘buzz words’ or jargon.  Just like every other industry.  But to our clients, those all-important people who collectively underwrite our paychecks in exchange for higher rankings, our services are a foreign language with no translation. Read More »

July 18th, 2012

Maximizing Your SEO Through Web Directories

Creating an effective marketing strategy with the help of SEO marketing can be quite challenging at times. Web Directories have been a popular avenue when it comes to building your site and making it noticeable. While it has been around for quite some time, it still possesses the same punch and therefore is a great resource. Web Directories are a great way to build site relationships. Web Directories are defined as enormous collections of links to sites, sorted into different categories. While you should not rely entirely on these relationships alone for traffic to your website, it is still a great SEO tool to use. Read More »

May 18th, 2012

A Tale of Two Paradigms: Panda, Meet Penguin!

About ten months ago online businesses were impacted, some severely, by a search engine algorithm change called ‘Panda.’  On that outing, the major search engines switched up the criteria their spiders and bots use when crawling a website.  By reprioritizing what techniques search engines ‘look for’ Panda sought out and penalized sites that search engines perceived to be ‘over optimized’ with ‘spam’ techniques.  We’ve covered what spam is and how to avoid it in a previous blog posting.  Today’s message is about the new algorithm change that also targets spam which occurred on April 25th called ‘Penguin.’ Read More »

May 1st, 2012

What’s in a Paradigm Shift?

(BTW:  Why are my Rankings Dropping?)

By now most online business owners have heard that the major search engines like to ‘mix it up a bit’ from time to time.  This ‘mix up’ is called an ‘algorithm shift.’  One day your keywords are ranking well and seemingly, the next they’re nowhere to be found on the first two pages.  What’s going on and what to do? Read More »

April 30th, 2012

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) A bit of History revealed.

Let’s begin with a bit of history; Search Engine Optimization initially started its debut on the Internet during the 1990’s, the term “Search Engine Optimization” was introduced by an Internet Marketing Group during the year of 1997 in an effort to define the steps needed to improve Search Engine Positioning.  The term, refers  to the practice of optimizing content in Website pages in an effort to gain improved positioning in the Search Engines by conforming to the preferences of the major Search Engines, namely Google and Bing . Read More »