If your business is still reluctant to fully engage in social media; think again. According to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, it is about the future of social commerce is about to explode. The opportunities that exist for small businesses are great…it is important not to miss out. Often, however, what to do and how [...]
Here are some quick facts: In April of 2011, more than 16 billion searches were conducted with approximately 69% of them taking place on Google (19% on Yahoo, and 13% on Bing). The tremendous increase in local search is being driven by the strong growth in smartphone web browsing. There is tremendous opportunity for local [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on December 18, 2010
In the rising pile of web sites increasing rapidly, and consumers are furiously hitting the keys with speed, searching for products, especially during the holiday season, with multiple Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox tabs open, Google and Bing open, do they even see your web site? In the three, four hours that some of them [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on August 6, 2009
73% of hotel customers researched their options online Source: Harris Interactive Online ads to generate $19 billion by 2009 Source: Jupiter Research 40% of Web users shop online more due to high fuel prices Source: Shopzilla.com Car dealers receive an average of 37 leads a month from their websites Source: JD Power 86% of users click on [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on July 21, 2009
clipped from www.hardtofindseminars.com Click on the above link to hear the interview. SEO Services Interview SEO Expert Reveals… Everything You Need To Know About Affordable SEO To Get Your Website Flooded With Qualified Traffic Web traffic is what website owners really want and many business owners think that if they build a website, they’ll naturally [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on July 15, 2009
The Internet is still in its infancy and search engine optimization is not going away anytime soon. It too is going to evolve and grow expand; becoming even more intricate than it is even now. What is exactly is Search Engine Optimization or SEO? Simply put, it means doing everything it takes (of course optimizing [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on July 14, 2009
Sustainability and smart environmental thinking will help small business to think innovatively and work with what they have. The very tenets of green thinking, i.e. reducing energy and waste, will help small business owners cut costs and be more profitable. Being innovative is what distinguishes the companies that successfully emerge from hard times and those [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on July 6, 2009
This article is very interesting for small business owners who need to consider how they should best spend their time and energy. If you are spreading yourself too thin, then the results you get will be those that are depicted on the low end of the graph. Clearly, it makes sense to outsource SEO and [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on July 3, 2009
The top 5 issues are: The changes necessary to drive SEO, particularly technology changes, cannot be executed in house on a timely fashion. Many organizations think SEO is “free” and are therefore insensitivity to the investment necessary, (as well as the continuity of investment required) to develop and maintain SEO results SEO programs are complex [...]
by Stephanie Mayo on June 23, 2009
There are many compelling reasons to outsource SEO work rather than attempting to do it yourself or have it done in house. They all have to do with how a solo entrepreneur, startup business or an established business wants to spend time, energy and money. Not to mention the simple fact that for most folks, [...]