Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Jun 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
I was very interested to see Microsoft was launching Bing their new search engine this week. Although I’m a very big fan of Google, I’m also a big fan of competition. Bing has a slick new home page that somewhat mirrors the simple look of Google, Yahoo and Ask. For me the look of the home page is less important than the relevance of the search results.
Based on my initial searches, I would have to give Microsoft a failing grade on this new search engine. I sampled a wide variety of search terms related to different products and industries. In many cases, Yahoo local results were in...
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)May 13th, 2009 | No Comments
Google held the Searchology 2009 event yesterday. This is their second event of this type. In the 2007 event they announced Google Universal Search. In this conference they announced a number of new and interesting ways to search. Search Engine Land did an excellent job of recapping what was covered. Click here to read their recap of the event.
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)May 11th, 2009 | No Comments
This interesting article by CNN talks about a new way people will be able to compare data and search on the Internet starting next week. Wolfram|Alpha appears to offer some very interesting search methodologies not currently offered by Google, Yahoo and MSN. Will this be the company to finally put a dent in Google’s market share? Click here to learn more about this interesting new service and decide for yourself.
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)May 7th, 2009 | No Comments
“You may think Google (GOOG) dominates the search market, with 63.7 percent of all searches conducted in the United States compared with Yahoo’s (YHOO) 20 percent. But you haven’t been looking at mobile Internet devices, which everyone agrees will be the most dynamic and explosive piece of the online world for years to come. According to a new report from the Internet marketing firm Net Applications, Google accounts for 97.5 percent of all mobile phone searches. 97.5 percent. Now that’s what we call dominance.” Click here to read the rest of this article from Reuters...
Posted by admin in Internet MarketingApr 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Comscore.com a leader in measuring the digital world, has released their monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In March 2009, Americans conducted 14.3 billion core searches, a 9-percent gain versus February.
March 2009 U.S. Core Search Rankings were as followes; Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in March with 63.7 percent of the searches conducted, followed by Yahoo! Sites (20.5 percent), Microsoft Sites (8.3 percent), Ask Network (3.8 percent) and AOL LLC (3.7 percent). Click here to view a detailed chart of each companies share of the search market in the...
Posted by admin in Sales and MarketingApr 6th, 2009 | No Comments
In today’s job environment a lot of people are wondering what they can do to create a better future for themselves. Ten years ago I started my first Internet business and I’ve been involved in Internet only business since then. Two years ago, I was finally able to become my own boss after 24 years of making other companies and other people wealthy. For me anyone who has been laid off or wanting to create a good future for themselves, should strongly consider starting a side business on the Internet or becoming qualified for
Internet specific jobs as mentioned in this great article from...
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Apr 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
If your website doesn’t rank for a specific search term is it a failure? Aaron Wall from SEO Book has written a great article on this topic. Which is more important? Search engine rankings or profit? Some will argue they go hand in hand. The reality is ranking for the right search terms is where the profit resides. Click here to read this enlightening article.
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Mar 25th, 2009 | No Comments
Google announced today that it will focus more on using snippets to determine search engine results for larger keyword phrases. The L.A. Times has a great article about this concept. Click here to read this article.
Posted by admin in Internet MarketingMar 15th, 2009 | No Comments
A lot of people overlook how important the page customers land on are to sparking interest and converting the potential customer into a sale. The design of your landing pages is something you have great control over but most people don’t take advantage of that opportunity. One of the great books on landing page optimization is,”Landing Page Optimization by Tim Ash.”
This is an excerpt from the back cover. How much money are you losing because of poor landing page design? In this comprehensive, step-by-step guide, you will learn all the skills necessary to dramatically improve...
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Feb 18th, 2009 | No Comments
A lot of people wonder what SEO is and why they need it? Of course as an SEO Consultant I’m very much aware of the benefits of using an SEO professional to turn a website into a real lead generation tool instead of just an online brochure. Click here to read real world examples provided by Entrepreneur.com in a great article by MSNBC.
