
Rick Hardman
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5 Ways Clients Trip Up Their Own SEO
One the largest hurdles in getting a website to rank well and make money for a client, can be the client themselves. It is hard to watch a well-meaning client get in their own way and not know it. For that reason I am writing this post to help them understand what … Read more
Do it Yourself or Hire an SEO Company?
Now, before I start this post I admit that may be a bit biased. However, I live and breathe SEO and I have seen both sides of this topic. With that said, let’s get into it. I saw a post on twitter the other day that essentially said, “Anyone can do SEO, … Read more
The Best Link Strategy Starts With Mindset
It is no secret that links are one of the largest keys to achieving a high ranking in the search engines. There is certainly a lot more involved in ranking well in the search engines than just getting links, but links are the largest single factor. There is a lot of debate … Read more
10 Business Uses for Twitter
Almost everyone on the planet has heard of Twitter, but many businesses do not understand how or why they should be using Twitter. 1- Use Twitter to monitor the conversations about your business. Every business owner knows that word-of-mouth can have an impact on a business, good or bad, and the bad … Read more
10 Tips For Video SEO
Do you know how to do SEO for your videos? Do you have a video or two on your site but are unsure how to do search engine optimization for them? You are not alone. For a long time it was difficult to say what would help a video rank well in … Read more
Online Video – Should You Care?
If you could gain the top spot in Google’s search results in a matter of 10 minutes, would you want to know how to do it? Anyone who says, “No,” is either a liar or lives by the old adage, “If it sounds too good to be true it probably is.” I … Read more
Do You Use PPC for Your SEO to Get a Higher ROI on Your SEM?
Do you remember the line full of acronyms used by Robin Williams in the movie, “Good Morning Vietnam”? Every time I see all of the acronyms in the internet marketing world, it reminds me of that line from the movie. “Seeing as how the V.P. is such a V.I.P. shouldn’t we keep … Read more
Is Your Internal Link Structure Your Enemy or Friend?
It does not take long for ecommerce webmasters to learn that links impact their rankings in the search engines. However, many webmasters make a big mistake with the links within their own site. In order to develop a clear understanding for this article, let’s lay down some basic information about internal links. … Read more
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