Monthly Archives: August 2008

SEO, is it Method, Art or Science?

Aside from SEO being a collection of mere tactics and techniques, practicing search engine optimization is just as much of an art as it is a science.

Finding the appropriate responses to inquiries that pose to create obstruction from a relevant high ranking position is second nature to the intuitive SEO. Mutually, since multiple systems are [...] Read more »

Risk, Reward and B2B Networking

When the economy waivers, risk increases as advertising and marketing budgets recede for businesses seeking a higher return on investment. Similarly, business owners tend to purchase less frequently and perform more extensive due diligence when making financial decisions. For most, times like these hold the trappings of (a) either closing up shop or (b) changing [...] Read more »

The Optimization Process

SEO is a combination of distinct processes designed to improve search engine placement for your website, but what does that really mean when you break it down to performance and performance benchmarks?

Do higher rankings always translate to higher sales conversion? The answer depends on how thorough your research was in determining the appropriate keywords and [...] Read more »

Finding the Right SEO Company for the Best SEO Services

Search engine optimization otherwise known as SEO, is comprised of multiple disciplines. Each has its roots in improving a websites performance by streamlining facets ranging from site and information architecture, content, internal / external links, the programming platform / code selection, site analytics and the hosting environment.

Each facet holds a holistic piece of the puzzle [...] Read more »

Why SEO Should Never Be An Afterthought

SEO should never be an afterthought, there are essentially two ways to rank (1) as a result of clear planning with deliberate intent and a master game plan developed over time or (2) hey is it too late to fix this site and eek some performance out of it?

How many times have you ever thought, [...] Read more »

Diversify Your Product Offering and Target Demographics

It’s common to see businesses obsessed with their “target demographic”. Tunnel vision leads them to blindly chase after a specific niche and pin their hopes and dreams that this ideal consumer will come knocking on the door.

The problem lies in competitive markets, where the target demographic is faced with a slew of options due to [...] Read more »

Conversion Optimization - “Increase Conversion” Not Just Traffic

Aside from search engine optimization, conversion optimization is a topic that anyone striving in a competitive marketplace should be familiar with. So often, businesses tend to look past the traffic their website already receives and thinks of online marketing, advertising and ROI as simply a numbers game.

If increasing trust and revenue is your objective, nothing [...] Read more »

Considerations for Online Marketing, Advertising and Promotion

On a fundamental level, marketing and promoting products or services online is no different than traditional off-line PR and promotion.

It doesn’t matter if you are selling a product or service, you need to advertise to get the word out and create a buzz about your product or service to quickly communicate benefits in order to [...] Read more »

What Happens When Search Engines Update the Indexing Process?

Just wanted to pose an interesting question? What happens when search engines change their relevance model?, (change happens). When you consider SEO and search engine relevance, what matters most is getting in the search index and maintaining an upward trajectory. So, before you hit the panic button when your sites rankings take on a new [...] Read more »

Website Analysis: SEO Starts with a Thorough Analysis

SEO starts with a thorough analysis of the website to conclude which aspects of your site need optimization. Why let coding errors or poor site architecture impact rankings for the worse? With search engine algorithms changing daily, there are no guarantees that the immunity you have today (from a favorable pat on the back) will [...] Read more »