Entries from March 2007

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

The Only Guarantee SEO Firms Can Make

The question we probably get the most when talking to companies about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is whether we will “guarantee” the results.  In this pay-for-performance world, that is a very valid question but unfortunately, a misguided one.  A lot of this is driven by unethical SEO firms that attempt to guarantee rankings to their […]

Monday, March 26th, 2007

Successful Orthodontist Web Site and Internet Marketing Program

About a month ago, we launched an orthodontic website and internet marketing system for one of our clients, along with a partner of ours. What’s amazing about the web site is how successful it’s been so far. Almost 10% of the visitors are turning into leads for the client, which is an unbelievable […]

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Future of Local Search “so bright, you got to wear shades”

The “Drilling Down on Local” is an annual conference on the future of local search and there were some interesting predictions that were captured by Donna Bogatin.

“evolution of the web into the Local Internet makes it possible for businesses to target and advertise directly to potential local customers who are online right now, searching for […]

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

“Local Search is Set for a Boom”

As reported at Clickz.com, Local Search is Set for a Boom.  The article cited a keynote address by the Internet media and marketing, managing director for Piper Jaffrey who had some interesting points:

Said that local search was only second to e-mail in importance on the web - “local search is the second most popular activity […]

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

AOL Adds Local Search and You Should Too

I think this could be filed under “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” but it’s probably something more along the lines of everyone goes where the money is.  AOL has just announced that they are offering a local search feature.  Either way, the big online marketing players making a move into online search is […]

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Local Search Advertising to Grow by 23% Per Year

A recent article, Strong growth expected for local search advertising cited a recent study which found that companies will increase their spending on local search advertising from $4.1B now to $11.1B in 2011, or 23% per year. While that might not seem like a lot, it is interesting to compare to the other major […]

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

How to Get More Potential Clients to Your Web Site In One Month Than You Now Get All Year

The Internet and your business – Why you should be paying attention…

There are several factors converging simultaneously that will directly impact your income and financial security in the next few years.
The first is Internet access. It has grown exponentially and presently 88% of the nation’s households have Internet access. Chances are, in your […]

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

The 7 Features of Effective Web Sites

Feature #1 - Know Your Customer Value
A web site isn’t just a digital brochure with some nice pictures and a few sentences about your product.  It is a tool that should generate new customers or clients and help you sell to them directly.  Whether your client is a customer who buys directly from your website […]