Have you finished your holiday shopping?

Have you finished shopping for the 2011 holidays yet?  No? Good. That would just be silly. You don’t even know what the hot items are going to be! Luckily, your potential customers haven’t really gotten into their holiday shopping yet either. However, if you need or want to refresh or redesign your site or ecommerce store for this holiday season, you’re already up against the clock. And to get your SEO in place? Get ready to implement that next month. If your busy season is winter

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Have you finished your SEO?

Have you finished your website’s Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? That’s a trick question! SEO is an ongoing process. Why? The big search engines, including Google, Yahoo and Bing are constantly changing the complex formulas they use to determine where your site falls in search results. Resubmit Did you know that you need to submit your website to the Major Search Engines?  If not, start with that at these links: Submit to Google Submit to Yahoo Submit to Bing These

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Behind the scenes changes for a big return

Last week, we told you why Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is important. Basically, it allows your customers to find you online. And it allows more potential customers to find your site before they find your competitor’s. There are many factors that go into the complex algorithms that determine your search rankings. Here, we’ll share a few important ones to evaluate on your site. Your Content Think about the search terms you think people will use to find your site. Think

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HOW CAN WE FIND YOU?

SEO 101 This month, we’ll explain SEO and how to make it work for you. It’s part science, part art, and can make a real difference in the amount of traffic, and therefore business, that comes to your website. Search Engine Optimization That’s SEO. Optimizing your site for search engines. Making it easy for customers, and potential customers, to find you online. The Concept is Simple You can have the most beautiful, well-worded, easy to navigate site in your industry. But

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How dirty is your house?

Chances are, you’ve taken some time for spring cleaning recently, as the weather has warmed and the summer looms. It feels good to have things in order and refreshed before summer visitors arrive. Have you given the same attention to your website? If you’re pressed for time, here’s a quick spring cleaning check list. Make these your priorities. SEO (search engine optimization): Search for your company on Google, Bing and Yahoo. Search your industry, and then terms that

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Watch out: Google continues to penalize spammers

Last week, J. C. Penney was penalized by Google because they used paid links to advertise their website. This week, Forbes.com has been penalized because they sell links. Is your website in danger? Which search engine optimization methods are safe to use? Paid links and other forms of web spam Google’s most recent activities focused on paid links spam. However, that’s not the only form of spam that will get you in trouble with Google. Earlier this year, Google announced that they

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SEO Tai Chi: find the perfect balance

Finding the right balance between several factors is important for many things in life. Search engine optimization is no different. If you want to get high rankings on Google, Bing or other major search engines, than you have to find the right balance between on-site factors and off-site factors. Both influence the position of your website in the search results. Which factors are more important and what exactly should you do to improve the position of your site? What is the definition of

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Search Engine Optimization Tips

Five internal linking tips that will improve your search engine rankings! Most search engine spiders do not type into your search boxes and they do not use pull down menus. The following tips will help you to make sure that search engine spiders will index your web pages correctly: Use simple text links to link to your web pagesMost search engines cannot index fancy Flash or JavaScript menus. Some even have difficulty with image links. If possible, use simple text links to link to your web

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Search Engine Optimization – Finding the Top

“Having a website is like printing a brochure; but if you don’t buy stamps and mail the brochure, nobody will see it.” ~ Danonymous

Many small-business owners are facing the fact that simply having a web site is not enough anymore. They need a web site that people can find. Consumers are increasingly using search engines to locate businesses which means a company’s bottom line may depend on landing a premium spot on search result pages.

Studies show that few people dig more than three pages, and there’s only so much room at the top. (more…)