SEO Lessons from Local Businesses

More than once in the six years that I have been providing SEO services for websites, I have had the opportunity to discuss with individual business owners their search engine optimization needs. Now and again, I run across an individual business owner who is quick to say that SEO is absolutely worthless. When confronted with such an absolute statement, I like to press for details. It has been my experience that people who speak in negative absolutes will have a horror story to share. In this article, I am going to detail some of the stories I’ve heard, which frequently tells more about some of the people in our industry, than it does about the effectiveness of search engine marketing. PROBLEM #1 – “I rank number one in Google, and yet, I have never earned a dime from my website…” When I first heard this story, I was very surprised… After all, if your SEO company did good keyword research, there is no reason why you should not be getting traffic and a few sales from a top ranking in Google.

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SEO Lessons from Local Businesses

SEO Lessons from Local Businesses

More than once in the six years that I have been providing SEO services for websites, I have had the opportunity to discuss with individual business owners their search engine optimization needs. Now and again, I run across an individual business owner who is quick to say that SEO is absolutely worthless. When confronted with such an absolute statement, I like to press for details. It has been my experience that people who speak in negative absolutes will have a horror story to share. In this article, I am going to detail some of the stories I’ve heard, which frequently tells more about some of the people in our industry, than it does about the effectiveness of search engine marketing.

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SEO Lessons from Local Businesses

SEO Lessons from Local Businesses

More than once in the six years that I have been providing SEO services for websites, I have had the opportunity to discuss with individual business owners their search engine optimization needs. Now and again, I run across an individual business owner who is quick to say that SEO is absolutely worthless. When confronted with such an absolute statement, I like to press for details. It has been my experience that people who speak in negative absolutes will have a horror story to share. In this article, I am going to detail some of the stories I’ve heard, which frequently tells more about some of the people in our industry, than it does about the effectiveness of search engine marketing. PROBLEM #1 – “I rank number one in Google, and yet, I have never earned a dime from my website…” When I first heard this story, I was very surprised… After all, if your SEO company did good keyword research, there is no reason why you should not be getting traffic and a few sales from a top ranking in Google

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SEO Lessons from Local Businesses

SEO Lessons from Local Businesses

More than once in the six years that I have been providing SEO services for websites, I have had the opportunity to discuss with individual business owners their search engine optimization needs. Now and again, I run across an individual business owner who is quick to say that SEO is absolutely worthless. When confronted with such an absolute statement, I like to press for details. It has been my experience that people who speak in negative absolutes will have a horror story to share. In this article, I am going to detail some of the stories I’ve heard, which frequently tells more about some of the people in our industry, than it does about the effectiveness of search engine marketing. PROBLEM #1 – “I rank number one in Google, and yet, I have never earned a dime from my website…” When I first heard this story, I was very surprised… After all, if your SEO company did good keyword research, there is no reason why you should not be getting traffic and a few sales from a top ranking in Google. I pressed for more details… I learned that the company who built the website also did the search engine optimization. It only took a couple of minutes to learn that the website design company optimized this fellows’ website for the name of his company.

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Microsoft Updates Bing App for iPhone

Mac World reports that Microsoft has updated its Bing search engine app for the iPhone, focusing on improvement to geo-location features. Along with a new travel feature, the updated Bing app also includes map enhancements and a “nearby” feature for finding places to go near where a person currently is.

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Your search for a Los Angeles computer consultant begins here

Most folks who are looking for the services of a Los Angeles computer consultant are either looking for a firm that can help them secure data and in other situations, require a team for IT support, maintenance and upgrades.

 However, the question that is on people’s minds these days is the costs involved in getting the job done, and sometimes the choices can be between finding IT support orange county through an external firm or by just hiring employees who will provide the same services for benefits and a nice pay package.

 Speaking of benefits, questions about which approach works better might also be what strategists might be considering as well, keeping in mind, the fact that money saved is money earned.

 And several IT companies in Los Angeles are indeed looking for effective and efficient IT services and in most cases, are finding the IT consultant approach to be a wise one, provided they are very clear about what is required.

 Again this depends on the IT consultant that you have chosen, and if you’ve picked the wrong one, you’ll be left to switch providers over a period of time when you feel that the needs of your company aren’t being met.

 And while picking the right organization will often help you save a lot of money on your budget that can get overstretched in hiring someone full-time for the organization, while also providing you with personnel that are not only come with a lot of experience but are also skilled across several IT tasks.

French Court Rules Google Guilty of Defamation

The AFP reports that Google and CEO Eric Schmidt have been convicted of defamation because of search results from its “suggest” feature, according to French legal affairs website legalis.net. According to Search Engine Land, this is the second time this year that Google has lost a lawsuit in France.

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French Court Rules Google Guilty of Defamation

Outsourcing is very useful

If you are starting out in the world of affiliate marketing you may feel like you are drowning. This is understandable as very few of us possess all of the skill necessary to make this career path work perfectly from the start. You need to know how to design websites, do Search Engine Optimization, article marketing, social media marketing, design and write content etc. Physically and mentally, doing all of this is a draining task. Even if you are good at most of them, you should still consider taking the avenue of outsourcing.

Outsourcing is not something that only big companies do. Most affiliate marketers out there already use outsourcing and use it very effectively. This enables them to maintain several websites and several websites means multiple sources of income. You should start off by identifying the one thing you really like to do and are really good at. Now do only that for your affiliate marketing activities and look online for people you can outsource other work to.

Outsourcing is not an expensive task. There are plenty of websites where you can go and put up your requirement and people will respond with their costs. You can even quote the amount you are willing to pay and get someone for that amount. All you have to do is monitor the quality of work and post everything up. You can even outsource this to someone else. Think about this solution and do some research on it. You will find that it is possibly the best alternative in getting things done and getting them done fast and right.

Submit Express to Exhibit at ad:tech New York

Are you interested in learning the latest online advertising and marketing tips from the leading names in the industry? If so, ad:tech New York is the show for you. Taking place November 3-4 at the Javits Convention Center, ad:tech New York brings together leading brands, agencies, publishers and service providers to network and share the latest techniques, theories and best practices for online advertising.

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Google Launches Tool to Track Online Government Censorship

As part of an ongoing effort to prevent censorship, Google launched yesterday the Transparency Report tool, allowing users to view where governments are demanding that Google remove content and where Google services are being blocked.

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Google Launches Tool to Track Online Government Censorship

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