Tips When Looking For SEO
I always to try to build the best SEO that I can into a website that I design, however due to what the customer wants they always don’t do that well. I have had people tell me that “I just want a page or two (or three), but I want to be on the first […]
Wild SEO Claims
I was reading this post and thought, I have had almost the same experience. A client who had a site built by someone else proudly showed it to me and wondered why it wasn’t getting any help from the search engines. Their site used JavaScript for navigation, not Flash, but the idea was the same. […]
How Much Do I Charge For SEO?
With Search Engine Optimization (SEO) nothing is ever guaranteed, so my first rule of thumb is to be skeptical of anyone who does guarantee you specific results. That doesn’t necessarily mean they can’t do it, but they may just be talking about a specific search for your name or some other obscure search term that […]
How to Hire a Good SEO Expert
For most online merchants, it’s a simple equation: the higher they rank in search engines, the more shoppers they attract. Given that all-important formula, many e-tailers lose sleep pondering two pressing questions: how can I increase my search engine presence? How can I boost my ranking on as many search terms as possible? They know […]
Promoting Your Site
Eyeflow pointed me to this post by toprankblog.com It’s great advice for promoting your website. I’m recommending that everyone read it. 7 Essential SEO Tips for Small Businesses
A Great Keyword Tutorial
On of the most often asked questions to me about SEO is how do you choose what keywords to use when writing a page. Stoney deGeyter has a great explanation of how you should choose keywords If you have ever wondered how to determine the best words for optimizing your traffic, you should read it. […]
How Links Work
When I speak with a new customer or an interested person at a networking event the question that I continue to get asked over and over is “How can I get more traffic from the search engines?” I’ve written before that today, the most important factor is inbound links from other sites. The more highly […]
How To Get Your Website Found
Most of my customers are small businesses and just about every one asks me how to get lots of free traffic from the search engines. I wish I had a magic formula that would get top ranking for the keyword of your choice, but alas there is no such thing. It can take a huge […]
SEM Is Pretty Simple
I’ve been saying for a long time that optimizing your site for search engines is pretty simple. I was reading a post today by Mike Moran called Search Marketing Is Easier Than You Think. Many people confuse SEO (getting found by search engines) and SEM (marketing through search engines). It’s true that you can’t market […]
Another What Not To Do Email
I got a junk email the other day. I knew it was junk mail the second that I looked at it. I was just going to delete it, but then I actually read it and decided it would make a good blog post. Dear Webmaster, I have visited your site http://www.lillicotch.com and found it quite […]
