It is no surprise that the question of cost often comes up early in my discussions with potential clients of my search engine optimization consulting practice. This is perfectly understandable – there is something of a "wild west" element to the search engine optimization business, and there are no real standards about what it should cost.
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During the course of my consulting work with lawyers and other small business service providers, an issue that often comes up has to do with how many web sites or blogs should the business owner maintain. My response: as many as you can maintain.
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If you publish one or more websites, you will always look for good ways to get the word out about what you are doing. This afternoon, I ran across a new wiki designed specifically for web sites – AboutUs.org.
For those not familiar with the concept, a wiki is a web site that may be edited by anyone. The most well known wiki on the Internet is Wikipedia, but there are numerous other wikis using the same type of technology.
Because Wikipedia is so big and pervasive, it is very hard to edit. In addition, Wikipedia editors frown on any text that appears self-serving in any way. Wikipedia bills itself as the world's largest encylopedia and its focus remains on providing extensive information.
AboutUs.org encourages web site owners to describe and promote their web sites. While it is too early to tell whether AboutUs will have any marketing value, it is a good place to learn how to use a wiki and it may very well provide a good promotional outlet for your web site.
[tags] Wikipedia, AboutUs, wiki, web site promotion [/tags]
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If you publish one or more websites, you will always look for good ways to get the word out about what you are doing. This afternoon, I ran across a new wiki designed specifically for web sites – AboutUs.org.
For those not familiar with the concept, a wiki is a web site that may be edited by anyone. The most well known wiki on the Internet is Wikipedia, but there are numerous other wikis using the same type of technology.
Because Wikipedia is so big and pervasive, it is very hard to edit. In addition, Wikipedia editors frown on any text that appears self-serving in any way. Wikipedia bills itself as the world's largest encylopedia and its focus remains on providing extensive information.
AboutUs.org encourages web site owners to describe and promote their web sites. While it is too early to tell whether AboutUs will have any marketing value, it is a good place to learn how to use a wiki and it may very well provide a good promotional outlet for your web site.
[tags] Wikipedia, AboutUs, wiki, web site promotion [/tags]
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Content really is king! It is always good to have confirmation of a theory and I do. Search engines like Google look for meaty, relevant content. As part of my bankruptcy law practice, I have published three web sites and a blog. As of this morning, my sites are #1, 3 & 9 for the terms "Atlanta bankruptcy." I think this is the case because all of these sites offer unique, extensive and informative content. Click here to view a screen shot.
Many sites on the Internet exist primarily to generate AdSense income. They provide no real information and exist only to achieve high rankings to generate AdSense revenue.
Google hires some very bright people whose main job is to create algorithms that filter out fluff. Sites that have no real value may achieve high ratings for a while, but inevitably they will fail. Quality will win out.
Need a site optimized – call me at 770-393-4985 or email me using the Contact Form (on the right of this page) and we can discuss.
[tags] search engine optimization, Google algorithm, AdSense sites [/tags]
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Most of the Internet marketing gurus correctly teach that the starting point for any on-line venture is something called keyword research. What exactly is keyword research and how do you do it?
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I need to link my site with the appropriate companies in order to get traffic. How do I go about doing this?
Louise – Dating website for the disabled
Louise, thanks for your question. Here are my thoughts:
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