Often when we search the web we want to go back and find the same result only to find that it has disappeared. I read somewhere that 80% of our purchases are local within a 20 mile radius of our homes. I’m working on a few Local Search Optimization projects and I often “consult” or [...]
One of the best ways to rank for results is to add high quality relevant content to our websites. It is often we are writing blog posts like this and adding articles with keywords associated with the things we want to rank for. But one of my favorite ways to rank for key terms is [...]
Chris Brogan just posted this on Google + and the good news it is driving more traffic to his site and all of our sites. However, keep in mind he is probably working Google + a lot more than Twitter or Facebook right now. If you want an invitation to Google + just send me [...]
Being a website consultant and building a lot of different websites we want to do a couple of things so that we can add value to the user experience. We want to add compelling content and we want to be able to attract enough incoming links so that our content will rank in the SERP’s [...]
We shall soon find out. We are trying to push the envelope a little more than the norm. We recently completed a video for a resort in St. Martin. We think it is tastefully done but we will let you be the judge of that. SpeechRep Media provides end to end onsite, on location, video [...]
Fragile Business Models – Small Appliance Manufacturer Feels Some Pain We don’t have to look far to see businesses that were here yesterday and gone today. There are so many outside factors that play a role in how businesses succeed and fail. I have a client who is in the small appliance business (they would [...]
Here is some data I pulled from a Perry Marshall website. While it might not be 100% accurate the numbers are probably within some of the Facebook ballpark estimates. If these assumptions are remotely true then they are extremely impressive for Facebook. Facebook now has close to 700 million users 50% visiting each day 365 [...]
I saw this post on Facebook from my friend David Bullock. I felt it was an interesting question that deserved more than a radio button click. The question is what is your primary method for acquiring customers? Social Media Referrals and Networking Speaking Offline Contacts Search Engines First we have to look at who this [...]
I heard your webmaster was hit by a bus last night. Your good old website is about to undergo a transformation and so are you. I just got the news that your webmaster was hit by a bus and is no longer with us. You know that sinking feeling when you “get the news” that [...]
