Sometimes I come across the most interesting pages. Things were so different a decade ago when I was first getting into online marketing. Something like this was a common sight *http://www.mvdn.com/exit.htm* (sorry, but please cut and paste, I don’t have the willpower to make this link live) and it actually worked!! I notice the page Read more about Super Spam from Another Decade[…]
It seems like Google is no longer happy with just pushing the organic listings down further on the page, they seem to have gotten rid of them all together. Many local searches are showing 7 Google Places listings and that is it! Actually many of my test searches have been getting an interesting page like Read more about Who Stole the Organic Listings?[…]
Want to advertise your brand on the cheap to a specific qualified demographic? Sure, don’t we all!! Here is a peek behind the scenes of my newest Facebook advertising campaign and the bang-for-the-buck is spectacular! I thought the one million impression mark was a good time to sit down and figure out the value of Read more about Search Marketing Secret – Facebook Advertising Rocks![…]
So I have been happy to report over the past couple of years that Canada, in particular my neck of these woods, Ontario has been catching up to the UK and USA by offering good starting salary for valuable Search Engine professionals. But a quick look at Craislist today makes me wonder what is going Read more about SEO Jobs in Canada Just Silly[…]
This is a good paying job for someone with high-end link building and management skills. Link building is one of the hardest SEO jobs and it can also prove to be the most frustrating. A Toronto Area search marketing firm is looking for a First-Class Link Builder to join our growing team. The Candidate will Read more about Search Marketing Company Looking for Link Builder[…]
I am all for putting your best foot forward, after all that is what SEO is all about but it seems Google has used some very creative accounting in making claims about how much it contributes to the US economy. They (Google) claim that in the US they “generated $54 billion of economic value in Read more about Google’s 50 Billion Plus Chest Thumping Gets Dissected[…]
Seth Godin had a really nice post about hourly work vs. linchpin work (flat fee) and I found it very applicable to SEO. I forever see the same questions floating around the SEO message boards, “how much should I charge” – usually it comes from someone who is just starting out but sometimes the replies Read more about Value of a Good SEO[…]
It seems the US Government is preparing to classify search engine marketing as a real job and is consulting with SEMPO in working out job titles and descriptions. n a recent SEMPO newsletter, the organization explained what’s going on: You can be part of an important and exciting task force for SEMPO, to help the Read more about US Government Recognizing Search Engine Marketing as a Real Job![…]
A friend of mine just emailed me some social circle results that came up when he was doing a search for Toronto SEO – while I think these are interesting I am worried that Google is going to make it very hard for new companies in any industry to breakthrough in the search results.
Speeding up websites is important — not just to site owners, but to all Internet users. Faster sites create happy users and we’ve seen in our internal studies that when a site responds slowly, visitors spend less time there. But faster sites don’t just improve user experience; recent data shows that improving site speed also Read more about Site Load Speed Effects Ranking it is Official![…]