Archive for the ‘Search Engine Optimization’ Category

Search Engine Optimization Does Not Need to be Expensive!

Monday, April 16th, 2007

We offer two types of services: consulting and full service.

Consulting Services:
If you are web savy and like to develop your own website, then we have the perfect solution for you. We will walk you through the process of Search Engine Optimization, help you refine your site and give you the tools/knowledge you need. We will perform the more difficult tasks. Our goal is to train you to know how the search engines work and how to get your website optimized.

Full Services:
If you want us to do all the work, you will find that we offer some of the most reasonable search engine optimization services around. We will thoroughly explain the process of search engine optimization. At that point, we will develop a strategy and keep you informed of the progress. You pay a portion to begin, then when we achieve results!

Search Engine Optimization: Best Practices

Monday, April 16th, 2007

I recently conversed with a person who asked the following about their website:

“Is it legal if say I had a website to do with Cars for sale, and I used keywords like cars, cheap cars, transport etc. I also want to use keywords with nothing to do with cars for sale like these keywords: “YouTube” and ”Pamela Anderson” Is it legal to do? Will I get banned from Google?

The answer to the above, generally speaking is “No.” YouTube may have some trademark issues with you, but generally there is nothing illegal about optimizing your website for the terms above. Google will not ban a website for the above. Google has been known to take over websites that infringe on their trademarks (e.g., www.gooogle.com).

This question reveals a misconception: Is Search Engine Optimization more important for traffic or for sales?

We believe that Search Engine Optimization’s goal is a Return on Investment and strong profits. It is all about sales. In marketing, the above scenario is called “bait and switch.” If you could rank high for the above terms, you will receive alot of traffic, but it is doubtful any of it would convert into car sales (unless you have a car Pamela Anderson previously owned which has a dash mounted device to view YouTubes:-)

Organic Search Engine Optimization

Friday, March 16th, 2007

Perhaps one of the most fulfilling aspects of our business is tracking the progress of our client’s positions in the search engines. Our main emphasis is getting websites to the top organic position of search engines.

Last week, while tracking the position of a website, I noticed a competitor had purchased a paid advertisement on Google. The ad sat right on top of my client’s #1 position in Google. That ad no longer exists. My client’s position still remains in the top position and did not cost him anything.

We do not suggest that paid advertisements do not help or are never to be used. We simply say that organic search engine optimization is more valuable for the following reasons:

  1. Organic search engine placement is long term. It takes time to reach top placement, but once you are there, it is difficult to knock you off.
  2. Organic search engine placement is cost effective. You already paid for your website, you don’t want to continually purchase advertisements.
  3. Organic search engine placement lends credibility to your site. People use search engines to find the most relevant websites. They expect the #1 and #2 positioned websites to have the information/service/product for which they are searching. Studies show that most people click through the organic placements.
  4. The techniques used to gain organic search engine optimization will result in more traffic than you expect. You may aim for one or two keyphrases, but your website will rank in many keywords/phrases. Paid ads are based on single keywords/phrases.

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