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Case Study: Which Online Grocer Has The Best Conversion Process Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:22PMSome of you may remember my debut Search Engine Land post which looked at the process for buying an iPhone 4 on various UK retailers. The article went down quite well so I’d like to repeat this process for another set of websites to see how they convert visitors into buyers.
4 Tips for Writing SEO-Friendly Blog Posts Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:46PMThis post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. In addition to writing for their human readers, web writers and bloggers have…
What Writing for (Search Engine) Robots Looks Like Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:29PMA string of spam sites has an oddly beautiful way of generating dummy text to sell ads on Google - Web search engine - Bing - Search engine optimization - Website
How Getting Overly Obsessed with Search Engine Optimization Can Kill Your Online Business Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:17PMHow’s that for an advice coming from a guy who eats, sleeps and breathes Search Engine Optimization? If the truth be told, I should be aiming to convince people that SEO is the holy grail of internet success rather than repelling them. Just to make it clear, I am in full senses and not in [...] Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . How Getting Overly Obsessed with Search ...
Entrepreneur & Founder of the 3 Step Plan, Andy Willoughby, Reviews Social Media Tips for Home Based & Network ... Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:06AMKANSAS CITY, MO--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - Andy Willoughby, entrepreneur and founder of the 3 Step Plan, issued a whitepaper regarding social media for home-based and network marketing businesses. Due to the number of professionals who are unemployed because of the economy, entrepreneurship is on the rise and social media will be a great tool.
Entrepreneur & Founder of the 3 Step Plan, Andy Willoughby, Reviews Social Media Tips for Home Based & Network ... Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:49AMKANSAS CITY, MO--(Marketwire - 08/31/10) - Andy Willoughby, entrepreneur and founder of the 3 Step Plan, issued a whitepaper regarding social media for home-based and network marketing businesses. Due to the number of professionals who are unemployed because of the economy, entrepreneurship is on the rise and social media will be a great tool. Read Social Media Tips: http://jenningssocialmedia ...
Is SEO Integrated Into Your Localization Process? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:43PMFor many, the question posed in the title of this post seems silly, often resulting in either a confused expression, or a “how dare you ask that question” look from localization managers.
UC Irvine Extension Offers Search Engine Optimization Specialized Studies Program Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:09PMIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UCI Extension announced the availability a new Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Specialized Studies Program. This program is designed to meet the growing demand for Internet marketing strategists.
UC Irvine Extension Offers Search Engine Optimization Specialized Studies Program Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:00PMIRVINE, Calif.----The University of California, Irvine Extension, the continuing education arm of UC Irvine, today announced the availability a new Search Engine Optimization Specialized Studies Program.
Phoenix Social Marketing Agency, KEO Marketing, Sponsors Social Media Seminar Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:00PMPhoenix social marketing agency, KEO Marketing, is a proud sponsor of Social Media AZ (SMAZ).
TechWeb Group acquired SEO company The Visibility and link-building firm Manhattan Service. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:00PMBoston-based web marketing company TechWeb Media acquired search engine optimization company The Visibility and link-building business Manhattan Service to combine efforts and expand services to its current and future client base.
Nobis Hotel Selects TRAVELCLICK® As Its Ecommerce Technology Partner Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:04PMTRAVELCLICK®, the market leader in hotel ecommerce solutions, has announced an agreement with Nobis Hotel, Stockholm’s first contemporary luxury hotel, to provide a complete suite of TRAVELCLICK products including distribution, business intelligence, and digital agency services. Originally opened in 1899, the iconic building has been completely refurbished and is scheduled to open as a hotel on ...
Auctori:city to Sponsor NAGW Annual Conference in St. Louis Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:01PMContent Management System Built for Cities to Exhibit at Government Web Professional Conference
Raven Internet Marketing Tools Hires Four Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:01PMNashville-based Raven Internet Marketing Tools, which offers web-based software for online PR, announces four new staff members.
Houston College Students To Receive Market Motive Curriculum In New Online Marketing Program Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:30PMHouston Community College builds its new Internet Marketing Trained Professional program around Market Motive curriculum
Servicewrap SEO Expert Allegedly Caught With His Hand On Leg Of Client; By Hidden WebCam Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:40PMAnchorage - (1888PressRelease) It seems www.servicewrap.net is in the news again this week, for all the right - or wrong reasons, this is to be decided.
Increase Google Traffic: Long Tail Content Techniques Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:11PMLong tail keywords when grouped together can often bring in more traffic than shorter keywords with a lot more competition in the search engines. But how do you attract those visitors You will need to write long tail content geared to bringing them in. Keep reading to learn how to do this to increase your traffic from Google and the other search engines.... Cloud Servers in Demand - GoGrid Start ...
SEO, Meet Server. Server, Meet SEO. Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:30AMServers play an important role in SEO and deserve more attention than they get. Tips on domains, subdomains, international search implications, and redirects. ...
Freeing space on hard drive is easy Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:30PMQuestion: My son has a netbook with an 8-gigabyte drive. During a recent Windows update, it displayed an error saying the drive is full. How can I free up space on the drive?
The feral beast: Rumours of Randall exit Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:11AMIs Jeff Randall leaving The Daily Telegraph?
Why Bing+Yahoo Means 5% Less Organic Traffic Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:28PMBing is now powering Yahoo’s organic results , and retailers wonder how this algorithmic shift will impact their organic traffic with holiday season just around the corner. Market share trends all seem positive so where’s the beef?
Increase Your E-commerce Revenue for Last Quater of 2010 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:05PMRaleigh, NC, Prime Interactive, Inc is excited to announce the company multi-channels interactive marketing program to increase revenue for E-Commerce businesses.
Keywords, Aboutness & SEO Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:13PMAs a search engine optimization (SEO) professional, I often use the word aboutness whenever I label and describe content. Aboutness plays a critical role in information retrieval systems.
Cleveland Business Partners Achieve Exceptional Growth Together Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:01PMThanks to a unique relationship, two Cleveland business partners have helped each other achieve exceptional growth over the past several years. Recently, both of those companies – Fathom SEO and Post-Up Stand – were named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies.
One Landing Page Does Not Fit All Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:08AMRISMEDIA, August 27, 2010—You’ve got a great website and plenty of on- and offline marketing funneling leads to it. But you’re finding your visitors are abandoning your site quickly, and page views and time spent on your site are low.…
Blekko: A Search Engine Which Is Also A Killer SEO Tool Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:13PMBlekko is a stealth search engine which aims to change the search game by being fairly transparent with ranking data. Since they will start out with limited search marketshare, they aren’t risking much in sharing data that other search engines have traditionally been rather secretive about.
The SEO Guys Announce the Launch of Their New Company Website Featuring a Free Social Media Primer eBook Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:00PMThe SEO Guys, a firm specializing in search engine optimization and search engine marketing for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of their new company website. The new site contains a host of exciting features including a free Social Media Primer eBook.
The 4 Hardest Things About Conversion Optimization For Local Search Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:47PMAs I was perusing through some updates on twitter the other day I came across an Alan Bleiweiss article entitled CONVERSION OPTIMIZATION IS THE NEW BLACK. Now, not only did the article have an extremely catchy and trend-a-rific title, but Alan really hit the nail on head by explaining (and I paraphrase and twist) that [...] Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . The 4 Hardest ...
Small Software Vendors Spending More than 50% of Revenues on Customer Acquisition Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:00PMTrialPay, the leading provider of online payment and promotions, today shared key findings from a quantitative and qualitative survey of software vendors across consumer and small business sectors. Â The survey queried software companies on their most effective customer acquisition strategies and marketing programs as well as their predicted marketing spend. Â Full details of the survey are now ...
Kirk Communications Designs Search Engine Optimization Program for the Whittemore School of Business and Economics Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:00PMDeveloping targeted key words was critical to the process
How To Bring West Coast Talent To The Alley Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:49PMNew York City has traditionally been thought of as the home to several global industries—finance, media, publishing, advertising, communications, retail and fashion – sprinkled with lots of lawyers who sleep under their desks. Each of these industries is being reshaped by technology.
Interactive Marketing Firm WebsiteBiz Welcomes Heather Myers Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:44PMCharlotte - Interactive marketing agency WebsiteBiz (www.websitebiz.com) is proud to announce the hire of Heather Myers as Campaign Manager. Myers brings experience and expertise in search engine optimization (SEO) to WebsiteBiz.
What Traits Make A Person Best Suited For In-House SEM Roles? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:28PMJust when I thought I was in-house, I pulled myself out. After five years working continuously and exclusively as an in-house SEO, I have decided to cast my lot with the hoards of independent consultants and contractors out there.
Conductor Sees Tremendous Growth, Fueled by Rapid Customer Expansion and Inclusion in Inc. 500 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:22PM50 Market Leaders Flock to New Conductor Searchlight SEO Technology Platform as Inc. Magazine Recognizes Conductor as One of the Fastest Growing Companies in America
Triangle Direct Media Ranks No. 247 on Inc. 500 List with 3-Year Sales Growth of 1,236% Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:07PMCARY, N.C., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- /Triangle Direct Media/- Triangle Direct Media (TDM), an industry-leader in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media Marketing solutions, has been ranked the 8th Fastest Growing Company in North Carolina and the 31st Fastest Growing Marketing/Advertising Company in America on the Inc. 500|5000 list. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com ...
MoreVisibility Now A Six Time Recipient of INC. 500/5000 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:01PMCompany Is the Only Search Engine Marketing and Optimization Agency to Earn Prestigious Honor Six Consecutive Years
Fathom SEO Recognized on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:01PMThanks to client referrals and strong renewal rates, Fathom SEO has achieved triple-digit growth over the past three years, earning the company a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
PhotoBiz.com Is Proud To Announce the Release of Its New Corporate Identity Logo; the "P" is for Passionate Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:00AMAs part of PhotoBiz.com efforts to enhance its corporate branding the previous, text-based logo has been updated to an icon-based image with a new color scheme. PhotoBiz.com has updated its corporate identity to be in line with current branding and marketing practices by creating an easily identifiable mark. The new logo is a stylized “P” with PhotoBiz in a distinctive font captioned with the ...
Triangle Direct Media Ranks No. 247 on Inc. 500 List with 3-Year Sales Growth of 1,236% Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:02AMTriangle Direct Media/- Triangle Direct Media , an industry-leader in Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing solutions, has been ranked the 8th Fastest Growing Company in North Carolina and the 31st Fastest Growing Marketing/Advertising Company in America on the Inc. 500|5000 list.
3 Ways Businesses Can Maximize Success With Social Media Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:20PMThe explosion of the web and social media is the fastest change in human history. No longer are people passively listening and viewing advertisements; now they are "twittering" and posting their opinions on Facebook and other social media sites.
Network Solutions Free Webinar Shows How to Market an Online Store in Search Engines Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:05PMNetwork Solutions® will offer a free webinar on August 31, 2010 at 2 pm EST, for businesses interested in learning more about marketing their online stores in search engines. The webinar will discuss the basics of search engine optimization (SEO) as well as the unique SEO needs of online stores.
Search Engine Academy Washington DC Announces New Blog - "SEO Made Simple" Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:01PM"SEO Made Simple," a blog that talks about search engine optimization processes and techniques in plain language, is now being published by the Search Engine Academy Washington DC.
Green or Not, Content Is King on Your Company Website Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:55AMOnce in a while, I like to see what the world outside of sustainable business and green marketing is up to. This week, I attended the Search Engine Strategies Conference, a leading search and social marketing conference that draws thousands of marketers and agency professionals from around the world who explore everything from site optimization and website usability to link building.
Google Search Improvements: Live Updates and Like.com Acquisition Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:59PMA lot is happening in the Google headquarters. From acquisitions to new features; Google is on fire. All in all, we expect a mega boost in the consumer search experience. The benefits would most likely be seen in web and image search. A clue Google is indeed headed in this direction: "It has been [...] Google Search Improvements: Live Updates and Like.com Acquisition is a post from: SiliconANGLE ...
Hot On Sphinn: Facebook Places, SEO’s Reputation, Link Building & More Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:58PMWhere does Facebook Places fit into the local ecosystem? If local search was the game of Risk, David Mihm says Facebook Places is instantly one of the major countries.
Share the Experience: Send Your Team to SMX East…and Save Up to 25% Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:58PMShared knowledge, experiences, vocabulary…they’re all part of building an effective internet and search engine marketing team. And Search Marketing Expo – SMX East provides an exceptional opportunity for teams to learn and network.
Production Benchmarks for Your Hotel’s Website | By: Neil Salerno Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:33PMAfter performing literally hundreds of website analyses, it amazes me how many hotel websites are either totally or partially dysfunctional. There are so many sites which are not in-step with even basic search engine requirements; sites with poorly written text content; inadequate navigation; and sites which are not designed to sell rooms or anything else for that matter.
Major Advantage Helps Auto Warranty Leads Company Help Auto Warranty Companies Close Sales Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:55PMSt.Louis - Saleachievers, Inc., an auto warranty leads company, is generating real time, exclusive auto warranty leads, but unlike email driven campaigns used by most competitors that produces poor quality, Salesachievers delivers organic and paid traffic so their clients get actual buyers shopping for an auto warranty right now.
SEOPressor Wave Still Going Strong: Crosses 2 Million Mark This Week Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:00PMDaniel Tan’s breakthrough new product SEOPressor hits a new Internet marketing services milestone by crossing the 2 million mark this week, with the launch of SEOPressor Version 4.0.
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