Mike Hasson
Posts by Mike Hasson:
Number One is Money — How to Prove It
One question I frequently get from people is, “how much traffic can we expect if we are in the #1 one position vs positions 2, 3, and so on?” Is the amount of traffic you will get in the #1 position really worth the effort and cost? The answer to this question … Read more
Battling the Ranking Confusion of Personalized Search
Checking your rankings every day is a love-hate relationship. You love it because after months of hard work you wake up one morning and finally see yourself in a top position. You hate it, however, because Google’s personalized search results may mean the rest of the world might not see you in … Read more
Getting a New Site Indexed Quickly
So you’ve decided to start a website. You’ve done the research and have selected the best domain to help you rank well in the search engines. You know exactly what purpose your site will serve and have everything planned out. I have been in this position many times and always get excited … Read more
What's In a Domain?
This post is for those who are thinking about buying a domain to use as the web address for their site. In my opinion, the name of the domain is one of the most important decisions you can make for your website, especially if you plan on doing any search engine optimization. … Read more
The Hunt for the SEO Sasquatch
Recently, some of us at the office have been discussing one of the most popular American folklores of all time, the legend of Bigfoot or Sasquatch. In fact, there was a recent headline in the news about a famous Bigfoot hunter who claimed he found an actual Sasquatch carcass in the backwoods … Read more
Link Building – Finding the Right Site
Link building can be one of the most difficult parts of SEO, and unfortunately, it’s practically half of what SEO is about. There are many different techniques to building good, quality links. I’m not going to talk about getting links naturally through link baiting, I want to talk about recognizing willing websites … Read more
SEO Fail!
There are many interpretations for SEO on-site and off-site optimization best practices. Hopefully, most webmasters understand the importance of SEO, and have implemented the basic elements necessary for a website to obtain visibility on the internet. While real success in search engine optimization usually requires the assistance of a professional SEO or … Read more
Dropping an Egg Four Stories is Just Like Choosing Your Keywords
In college I took a basic engineering class and one of our team assignments was figuring out the most efficient way to drop an egg off a four-story balcony–without breaking, of course. The team to get the egg to the floor the fastest (without it breaking) would be the winner. As a … Read more
Benefits of Writing Articles
The internet is the most widely used source for sharing and gathering information. If there is a fact or opinion about anything, there is a good chance you can find it online. There are many individuals who share their time and knowledge to provide these facts and their professional opinions. Writing articles … Read more
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