May 2005

Greg Sterling

Broadband Consumers Make Local Search a Reality

People want to know whether local search will materialize or whether it’s a bunch of hype. I’ve been tracking this phenomenon since its inception several years ago and the short answer is: it was at one time but it isn’t any more....

Kalena Jordan

Beginner's Guide to Pay Per Click Search Engines (Part 2)

Google AdWords gives web site owners the ability to promote their site when particular keyword or key phrase searches are conducted at Google and their partner sites....

Jennifer Laycock

Searching for Lost

It seems appropriate that a TV show called "Lost" would spark a surge in online searches....

Gord Hotchkiss

Rashtchy's Golden Search turns Platinum

This past fall, Piper Jaffray analyst Safa Rashtchy doubled his search revenue projections for the next five years. And, he bumped these projections less than two years after they originally came out....

Jennifer Laycock

Women Lead Surge in Online Shopping

A recent Forrester Research study stated that online shopping by women is expected to show a surge in growth this year, with more women heading online to both research and make purchases....

Jill Whalen

SEO Client Expectations

Many clients never think about the level of involvement they'll need to have in an SEM campaign until it has kicked off and the SEM start snagging them for things they'll need to get started....

Jim Hedger

Trouble at the ODP

At one time, a listing at the Open Directory was mandatory in order to guarantee strong listings at Google, Yahoo and other search engines. Today, while still helpful, the strength of a Open Directory listing has been diluted by the search engines themselves....

Jennifer Laycock

New Search Marketing Journal to Launch

The publishing house responsible for LinuxWorld Magazine and .NET Developer's Journal has announced plans to introduce a search marketing journal later this year....

Scottie Claiborne

Threads of the Web - Linking for Success

Links are like roads to your site. With every new link, more people can find your site. Just as more drive-by traffic helps a physical business, the more links there are to your site, the more traffic you are likely to get....

Stacy Williams

Virtually Perfect: How To Structure A Virtual SEM Business For Success

Even in the age of technology, people are a critical part of business success. And when you are operating virtually, it’s even more important to find the right team....

Paul Bruemmer

New Kid on the Search Block: Pay-Per-Call

Pay-per-call, a performance-driven search marketing strategy, has been emerging over the past year....

Jennifer Laycock

AOL Watches Star Wars Searches Soar

It's no surprise that Internet users flocked to the search engines this week to look up information on Star Wars. According to recently released information by America Online, it's a good week to be Natalie Portman....

Kalena Jordan

Log File Analysis and SEO

If you own or manage a website, you are probably already aware of the importance of your log files or site statistics. Did you know that they can highlight the success or failure of your search engine optimization campaign?...

Matt Bailey

Access for All

While Web accessibility seems to be a polarizing issue, it is becoming one that will be inescapable as the internet community progresses....

Jim Hedger

SEM Growing More Complex

Search marketing has become more important and is thus becoming more professional. With growing acceptance of online communication tools, and a number of alterations to the faces of search engines themselves, the marketing arena has been upgraded from a three-ring circus venue to a Super Bowl sized stadium....

Gallianno Cosme

How Do Search Engines Work?

This article aims to shed some uncertainty you may have about search engines. After all, if you want to benefit from being listed on search engines, you'd better know how they work....

Scottie Claiborne

Pursuing Copyright Infringers

As a website owner, if you find your copy on multiple sites without the proper credit, it makes YOU look like a possible copyright violator as well....

Jennifer Laycock

Google Maps Bloopers and Hacks

Google Maps has become yet another ride to tackle in the playground that is Google hacking. A few new hacks and Google's own blooper make for some interesting searching....

Keyword Effectiveness - Observing Big Differences In Little Keywords

Cool Tools . . . that are also FREE!

Goldmaker is the How To Search Engine

Singingfish to Index Reuters' Video

Pay-for-Performance SEO

A Battle Plan for MSN Search

SES Toronto 2005 Follow-Up - Serious Search Marketing

The Number One Rule of Organic Search Marketing

Beginner's Guide to Pay Per Click Search Engines (Part 1)

Simple Server Side Includes Tutorial

The Number One Rule of Pay-Per-Click

Toronto Search Engine Strategies Conference Review

How to Remove the Mystery Behind Search Engine Marketing: The Search Engine Marketing Kit by Dan Thies Tells All

Deciding Where to Spend Your SEM Dollars

SEO and the Zen Factor

Notes from the Under-found - SES Toronto

Measuring Web Site Effectiveness

Google Expands Video Index

There’s Gold at the Patent Office

How to Submit Your Site to Directories

Online not the place for the Road less Travelled

The Importance of an SEO Site Review

How to Hire a Professional SEM - Part 4

The Secret Sauce in Web Site Marketing

Linking's Holy Grail: The Passively-Obtained Backlink

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