Submit Express is ranked #1 SEO Website

There’s more proof that Submit Express leads the way in the SEO industry! Heardable.com recently ranked Submit Express at the top of their list of Most Effective SEO Websites. According to the rankings, Submit Express “blew away most of the competition” thanks to a high volume of visitors and more than one million inbound links each month.

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Submit Express is ranked #1 SEO Website

Website Marketing Tips

Without good marketing your website might as well not exist. After all, what is the point of a good product if no one knows about it? The secret to good marketing is to make your website stick out like a sore thumb – in a good way. The key thing to remember here is that users want information/answers really really fast. So it is up to you to get their attention and keep them there.

Know what they want – Your website must address an issue that the user is interested in. Having a website that deals with “Koi Carp feed and care” would be one such example. But once you have site like that, do not talk about anything else but Koi Carp. The moment you do, the users will deem your site worthless and walk away.

Get the right design – Avoid unnecessarily flashy colors and cluttered information. Keep it simple, to the point and easy to navigate. Whatever you do, do NOT use pop ups.

Content – The look and feel is useless without good content, so always be sure to back up your site with good, well-written content. This will make your site a place worth returning to.

User Friendliness – Use images, icons, mini info displays, etc to give your users quick information at a glance. Online ordering, comprehensive contact information, testimonials, etc will also boost your image in the eyes of the user.

Advertise – Get your website in the user’s mind where ever you can. Newspapers, radio, TV, bumper stickers, social media, forums, etc which means anything and everything you can get your hands on. Drive the traffic there and if you have done a good job with the previous four tips, the site should do the rest for you.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – SEO is one of the most important things you could do for your website.  Learn as much as you can about SEO by reading online material or taking training course.  Just a quick tip, concentrate on your content as mentioned above, but also you will need many links towards your website to rank well. Ask people to link to you, do links exchange, purchase directory ads and engage in activities that will increase your links, for example you could write articles and submit them to other sites for publication. You may also prefer to hire a Top SEO Firm.

Social Media Marketing – Create profiles on major social media sites such as Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin, Twitter and Youtube. Complete and optimize your profiles with your keywords. Post updates on regular basis. Increase your friends and followers. These steps will hep you market your website more effectively. If you don’t have the time to do it yourself, we recommend using social media marketing services of iClimber.

Increasing Your Conversion Rate

Generating traffic to your website is always the primary concern once you have got your website up and running. But all that traffic you generate will mean nothing if you cannot generate any sales. Of course there is a step that is between traffic generation and sales, and that is conversions.

Conversions can be anything from a Sale (the best conversion of all) to an inquiry, newsletter signup, download from the site, etc. Getting people into the conversion category is the first significant step you make towards a sale, because this gives you a “foot in the door”. Once you form a link with potential customers, you can keep in contact in various ways so that they will remember you first when they think about a product that you sell. The following are a few simple tips to keep in mind to increase conversion rates:

Identify your target audience – Once you do this, customize the pages to suit this particular audience. Having a general page that caters to all will not do you any great favors. Selling your product on that page is actually a secondary objective while forming a connection with the user is the primary objective you should focus on.

Choices, choices, choices – This is great if you are running a mega mall. Since you are not, cut down the choices. Having a few focused products to choose from will really work for you. The other thing to concentrate on is to make the page “idiot proof”. Everything must be simple and to the point, where the user does not get confused.

Be irresistible – Your call for action must be so tempting that they will be compelled to give something as simple (in their minds) as their contact details/email address in return. This is all you need in order to begin your relationship with that user.

If all these sounds too complicated, then you may consider hiring a Top SEO Firm.

Yahoo! Unveils New Apps for the iPhone

Yahoo! yesterday announced two new apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch: the Yahoo! Sketch-a-Search app and the Yahoo! Search iPhone app.

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Yahoo! Unveils New Apps for the iPhone

China Censors Google Hong Kong Searches

The battle between Google and China intensified on Tuesday, as neither side is showing signs of backing down in their battle over censorship. While Google was redirecting users in mainland China to their uncensored Hong Kong site, the New York Times reports that the Chinese government was blocking searches for what they deemed to be objectionable content and links to certain content.

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Google Search Available in Haitian Kreyol

Google Search is now available in Haitian Kreyol, making it possible for more than 10 million people in Haiti and in the Haitian diaspora (including the Bahamas, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, French Guiana and the United States) to search the Web in their native language.

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Google Search Available in Haitian Kreyol

Social Media Users Turn to Twitter for News, MySpace for Entertainment

Online advertising network Chitka recently released the results of research it conducted into the personal interests of users of different social networking sites. Mashable analyzed the results and found that — not surprisingly — different sites attracted users with different interests. In many cases, the nature of the social media site seemed to be directly related to the type of person who uses it.

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Nielsen Reports February U.S. Search Rankings

Americans conducted more than 9.17 billion searches in February 2010, according to recent data from the Nielsen Company. Google Search accounted for 65.2 percent of the market share with a total of 5.98 billion searches. Trailing far behind, Yahoo! Search came in second with 14.1 percent of the market share with a total 1.29 billion searches.

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Nielsen Reports February U.S. Search Rankings

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