November 2006

Ross Dunn

The Ten Minute Optimization REDUX - A StepForth White Paper

by Ross Dunn - In April 2003 I wrote an article called “The 10 Minute Optimization” which outlined a 10 minute process to optimize a web page for top search engine rankings. Well, a few things have changed since then so I thought a redux (revision) would be a good idea....

Todd Mintz

Interview With SEMpdx President Kent Lewis

SEMpdx President Kent Lewis recently sat down with SEMpdx Board Member Todd Mintz and answered questions about the organization, its upcoming events & the world of search....

Ross Dunn

Ross Dunn Answers SEO Questions – Edition #6

Ross Dunn answers reader questions on topics like dynamic web sites and maintaining a good site design while retrofitting for search engine optimization needs....

Stoney deGeyter

3 Important Elements of SEO, 4 That are Absolutely Essential

Not everybody is able to implement a full-scale SEO strategy. The reasons for this may vary; time, budget, technological barriers, etc. For those that find yourself limited by what you can do now, here are the essentials of SEO....

Scott Buresh

Questions to Ask a Potential Search Engine Optimization Company - Part 3

If your prospective search engine optimization company has satisfactorily answered all of your questions as outlined in the first two articles, it may indeed be a perfect fit for your business. However, there are still some important areas that need to be covered - primarily related to business assurances and expectations....

Todd Mintz

Yahoo Music Unlimited: The Perfect Compliment to any Home Office

Yahoo Music Unlimited has two service tiers. The lower tier offers you the ability to listen to their entire collection of music through your computer. The higher tier also offers the ability to download any music to your portable music device providing it is on their list....

Jody Nimetz

B2B Marketing in 2007

While most of the online marketing budgets are directed towards sponsored campaigns, the importance of organic search engine marketing and proper analytics for tracking success is a recipe for any successful online marketing campaign....

Paul Bruemmer

Snap For Relevancy

While it launched over a year ago, Snap is still in its early days. I ran into Snap the other day when a co-worker blogged about its unique features. Being a search engine buff, I checked it out and must say I was pleasantly surprised. As I went deeper, my jaw opened wider. No way -- this is sweet!...

Scott Buresh

Questions to Ask Your Potential Search Engine Optimization Company- Part 2

Last month, I went over questions that you should ask your potential search engine optimization company regarding its tactics. That set of questions is critical, as before moving forward with any of the myriad of search engine optimization companies out there, you should always determine whether or not they will put your site at risk of penalization in the major search engines (leaving your website worse off than when your campaign started)....

Gord Hotchkiss

Search Gets Passionate in Vegas

That's what I love about search, especially where it sits today. It breeds passion. It demands passion. It grabs you by the throat and makes you realize that it could change everything....

Stoney deGeyter

13 Ways to Lose ROI on Your SEO Campaign

Whether you have outsourced your SEO campaign or are performing it in-house, here is a quick list on how to lose ROI and create diminishing returns for your business. Why 13? Well, because that's your lucky number!...

Paul Jahn

How Local Search and SEM Relates - and How it Doesn't

There are many questions regarding "Local Search" marketing and how it relates to search engine marketing (SEM). Many think of Local Search as a subset of SEM. There's a little more to it than that....

Jim Hedger

ad:Tech Round up – The Conference that Ate the Hilton

ad:Tech NYC 2006 is over for another year and if the rapid fire deal making, button-holing and strategic huddles were any indication, this was an enormously successful conference....

Karon Thackston

Copywriting Makeover: Facts vs. Fantasy (Part 1 of 2)

One of the hardest things to learn as a copywriter is which focus or approach to take with copy. There are general guidelines to follow, but experience will tell you that there are almost as many exceptions as there are rules....

Jill Whalen

Keep Current SEO or Take It In-house?

The issues you're having with your current SEO consultant are common, but they should not be accepted. If you are paying this consultant good money, and if you are providing them with all the info and sign-offs that they need in a timely manner, then it doesn't make any sense that after one year of working with them you have only a list of keywords, titles, and meta tags...

Gord Hotchkiss

The Coming Storm: Search and Consumer Privacy

It makes all kinds of sense for the worlds of search and behavioral targeting to overlap, and the conjunction of those two worlds is a very powerful place indeed for the marketer....

Scottie Claiborne

Instant Staff for Your Website

I approach my work with a frugal mindset: Why pay other people to do what I can do myself? With that thinking, I've struggled for years with minor programming and modifying scripts not because I really enjoy it, but because it just doesn't make sense to pay others for what I can do myself. Right? Wrong!...

Jody Nimetz

B2B Online Marketing – Dealing with Increasing Amounts of Competition

As B2B marketers, you need to get used to dealing with an increasing amount of online competition, and not being able to always identify or pigeonhole the competitive landscape. The question then becomes how do you deal with this increasing amount of online competition and how can you get a leg up on your web competitors?...

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How Best to Spend Your Marketing Budget

What’s on Your (Site) Menu?

Questions to Ask your Potential Search Engine Optimization Company Part One

Optimizing Your Landing Page for Better Conversions

Click Fraud Minimization Strategies

Project Management eBook Site Questions

Small Business Marketing Unleashed Conference Sponsor



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