29 Dec 04
SEO Project "News" beta launches over the Christmas weekend
SEO Project (http://www.seoproject.com), an industry portal based in Miami, Florida that is well known for it's search engine optimization discussion forum, has launched their news and articles section over the Christmas holiday weekend.
27 Dec 04
Keyword Marketing Supersite Launches, Shows Off the Power of Search Engine Keywords
MonkeyWords.com supersite focuses on the power of using keywords and keyword marketing. MonkeyWords.com features experts in the field and free online tools for web site owners to take advantage of this new and exciting way to increase site traffic.
23 Dec 04
The Search Engine Optimization Journey
Working in the fast-paced search engine marketing industry, I have often been faced with the question:
17 Dec 04
Web Host C I Host Offers SEO Tools
Web hosting provider C I Host (cihost.com) announced on Friday its new search engine optimization services to improve customer rankings in Internet search engine results.
14 Dec 04
Advertisers Will Spend $4 Billion Dollars in 2004 on Search Engine Marketing According to the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO)
Advertisers Expected to Spend on Average an Additional 39% in 2005 on Their Combined Search Engine Marketing Programs Compared to 2004
09 Dec 04
How Web Design Can Affect Search Engine Rankings
Uniquely built web sites can create unique issues when being promoted on the search engines.
09 Dec 04
Self Appointed Guru’s, Black Hat SEO, Link Exchanges, And Other Things That Go Bump On The Internet
If you have a web site and are looking for traffic, then I am sure you have done your fair share of research on the internet. With so much at stake and your web site's success or failure hanging in the balance, there is a wealth of information to be had on the internet to fix whatever problem might be ailing your web site.
25 Nov 04
SEO Is Bunk
I find it ironic that SEO firms are drawing moralistic lines in the sand. As I have stated my controversial opinion here before, SEO is bunk. "White Hat", "Black Hat", whatever, it is bunk.
19 Nov 04
An Online Home-Based Business Can Lead To Search Engine Stress
As a member of several search engine optimization forums, I have recently noticed (especially since Yahoo recently decided to try their hand at competing with Google) that the stress level of many webmasters has gone way up. This applies not only to webmasters involved in Internet-based home businesses, but to webmasters in general.
12 Nov 04
Organic "Natural" SEO Vs. PPC Search Engine Advertising
When you purchase visitors or "clicks" from a search engine, this is called "pay-per-click" (PPC) search engine advertising (or PPCSE). Pay-Per-Click Search Engine Advertising allows you to quickly get top search engine placement by "bidding" (paying) for keywords related to your product or service.
27 Oct 04
Are You Making These Deadly SEO Mistakes?
Black Hat SEO: Web Spamming and Linking to Bad Neighborhoods
27 Oct 04
SEO: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Anyone may use this article free of charge, provided the article is not altered and the resource box remains intact.
26 Oct 04
When To NOT Hire A SEO And Why
When you get an e-mail from SEO Company with content similar to this: "We submit your site on X00.000 search engines and directories…"
20 Oct 04
Ten ways to boost your search appeal
If you don't know it yet, your marketing department will be telling you about it shortly. To get visitors to come to your site via search engine results (SERPs), you need to rank in the top 20 -- if not the top 10 -- for searches on specific keywords/phrases that your firm is targeting. If your Web site isn't appearing in the top 10, the chances of someone clicking on your listing drops exponentially for each subsequent page.
14 Oct 04
Search Engines and The Meta Description Tag
The keywords and phrases you use in your Meta description tag don’t affect your page’s ranking in the search engines (for the most part), but this tag can still come in handy in your overall SEO campaigns. What Is the Meta Description Tag?
12 Oct 04
How To REALLY Get Obscene Levels Of Traffic To Your Site Overnight
Every online marketer dreams of having a top 10 website on Google and Yahoo. Unfortunately most have come to realize that no matter how many e-books, videos, or seminars you attend traffic will still allude you.
11 Oct 04
SEO Your PDF’s
First, why would anyone want to search engine optimize their PDF files? Well, if you had an eBook, brochure, product description or technical document in PDF format, you may wish to optimize these to pick up some extra search engine traffic.
06 Oct 04
Google Algo Update? Don't Panic
There has been a great deal of speculation about a shift coming in Google's ranking algorithms over the past few weeks.
06 Oct 04
SEO 101 - Keyword Research
Careful research into keyword phrases is an essential step in proper SEO. All the site optimization in the world will do nothing for sales rates if the proper phrases are not targeted. Because single keywords are so general, and usually so competitive, it is important to research "keyword phrases" consisting of two to five words to optimize for on each page of a web site.
06 Oct 04
SEO Case Study: Attorneys Chasing Vioxx Organic Search Ranking
Last week the drug manufacturer Merck pulled their pain relief medication Vioxx (rofecoxib) from the market due to studies linking higher incidence of heart attacks and strokes to long term use of their medication. The highly profitable medicine was aimed at Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferers and others who weren't able to stomach aspirin, which is arguably more effective than Vioxx is for most pain relief.
04 Oct 04
What Is Waiting For Us? Tomorrow's SEO Industry
Today, SEO is swiftly approaching saturation point. More and more webmasters realise the necessity of learning SEO basics, and as they do so, SEO professionals are facing difficulties finding new clients.
30 Sep 04
A Fundamental Overview Of Pay Per Click Search Engines
Forbes magazine has reported that pay per click ad sales are expected to increase to at least $8 billion by 2008.
30 Sep 04
Why Is Search Engine Optimisation Expensive?
Many of our customers find search engine optimisation (SEO) services quite expensive. From the client's point of view the results are intangible and the process is lengthy. Therefore, the clients are often reluctant to commit to the additional expense.
