Monthly Archives: April 2009

What’s All the Fuss about Twitter?

Many Internet Marketers call Social Media the “new gold rush” because the opportunities it has afforded to those who have implemented social media into their marketing campaigns and because there are no rules.
I agree that SM opens new opportunities to market your goods and/or services; however to really take advantage of the power of the social media landscape and build a loyal following there are a few simple rules you should know and follow.
My Arizona SEO and Internet Marketing Meetup presentation last Thursday night was “What is All This Fuss About Twitter” and I discussed the importance of properly creating ... Read More

SEO MasterMind – Teleseminar

Every Successful Internet marketer I know participates in at least one MasterMind!
One of my most memorable comments I recall an associate of mine making during one of my first MasterMind calls was that “Internet years are measured in dog years ” and in order to remain competitive in our online marketplace we need to network with other successful marketers.
Personally I found SEO forums as a big time waster in that there was so much information and debate that I would get caught up in the conversation and that it was hard for me to sift through all the information. ... Read More

Google Local Now Targets Organic Search

On April 6th Google announced on their blog their rollout of their map enabled local search function within their mainstream search interface.
As an example, type in “doctors” into Google and chances are that within the first few results you’ll see the Google map along with their “ten pack” of doctors that are local to your IP address.

Now the results are not always 100% accurate as Google explains in their blog that they are providing a broad range of results based upon your IP address and that you can click on the “change location” link, but this shifting to ... Read More

SEO Workshop – Day Two

This week I’m having my Search Engine Optimization training workshop in Phoenix, Az. We have a total of five students in this SEO class one being the owner of a SEO firm, a high school teacher, the owner of a sporting goods company, a project manager of a company offering educational programs and a work at home business person.
During our first day we focused on keyword research , latent semantic indexing (LSI), developing content , increasing conversions and the power of social media . During the first part of day two we focused on landing pages and linking strategies.
At this ... Read More