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  • Search Engines Are Changing

    rickh 9:56 am on July 15, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , web promotion, web traffic, websites

    Getting traffic from the search engines is changing.

    If you have a website promoting local services (such as a local real estate site) it is difficult to compete with search engine optimization experts who have built sites targeting your most important keywords. These “experts” have no interest in serving your market with useful information. What they want is to gain local ranking so Google will send searchers to click on their pay per click ads.


    It’s a free world, so people can do whatever they want with their websites. But it’s too bad Google has to reward website owners who play the game this way.

    See the rest of the article…The Search Engine Ranking Game is Changing.

     
  • Your Blog Will Fail Without A Strategy

    Rick 8:04 pm on December 11, 2008 | 4 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , branding, corporate, image, websites,

    There’s no doubt that a blog can often be the best way to put a consistent face on your business. Rather than a static website that makes no attempt to invite visitor interaction, a blog can be a perfect way to engage your people and build a relationship with them.

    But it takes commitment to keep a blog going. Unlike a static website that you put up once and then only update from time to time, a blog requires constant attention in order to be effective.

    And that requires a strategy. Sorry, but without an explicit strategy your blog will very likely fail. It will not accomplish what you set out to accomplish with it, and you personally will probably lose interest within a month or two.

    1. Creating a ‘Brand’ With Your Blog

    You need an objective for your blog, and I think the best one is to…
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