Monthly Archives: October 2006

Search for Customer Acquisitions

SearchRank Blog has an interesting article for startups and small businesses looking to acquire customers. The study was done by Piper Jaffray and they conclude that search is the most efficient marketing channel for acquiring new customers, more than twice … Continue reading

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Yahoo Search Marketing Blog

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Yahoo introduced their new blog yesterday. Yahoo hopes that their new platform will help you connect with more potential customers! “During the first few months they intend to use the blog primarily to inform and educate users about the many … Continue reading

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Google’s Custom Search Engine

Earlier in the week Google announced their new custom search engine (CSE) program. Implementing their CSE should allow site owners to increase the value of searches as well as provide a new revenue resource for site owners. I love cash … Continue reading

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Will Great Keywords Get My Site Number One on Google?

Depends on who you are talking with-The web developer will tell you the key is a well designed site. The copy writer swears by great copy and Lisa Stewart at Search Engine Guide would tell you…It’s the Keywords Stupid! How … Continue reading

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Starting an SEO Campaign

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I met with a client yesterday at Starbucks, my second office. His goal was to start a search engine marketing program for a part of his business which has very high margins and great demand. His current website has a … Continue reading

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Write a Compelling Meta Description-For Potential Clients

Do a Google search for your domain name. The description that you see and more importantly, potential clients, comes from your meta description. Ideally, it incorporates, some keywords and a compelling reason for a potential client to click on your … Continue reading

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Launching a Successful Blog

Neil Patel at Pronet Advertising has some great points to consider in your first 7 days of blogging: 1. Don’t Launch until the blog is properly setup. 2. Pick a topic and stick with it. 3. Be Consistent. 4. Don’t … Continue reading

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Building a Site for SEO and Customers

Todd over at Stuntdubl has a great post on 18 Questions Your CEO Forgot to Ask When Building Your Website. I’m going to give you a quick summary but you will need to go read his article to get the … Continue reading

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Search Engines Love Splash Pages-Competitors Please Use Them!

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OK-search engines don’t really like splash pages and now the whole world will know thanks to Oatmeal over at SEOmoz Blog! Many of my professional speaker and consulting buddies have been convinced by a web designer that a flash page … Continue reading

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How Long Will It Take Google To Find My Blog?

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I was in Starbucks yesterday talking to an entrepreneur. He is working on a book that will make math easy for even the worst of us. Naturally, my advice was to start a blog-even though he is not finished with … Continue reading

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