Inspired by August’s famous Perseid meteor shower, the “Stars of Search” infographic spotlights some of the brightest lights in the SEO universe. Embed Code: Now keep in mind that this is not a complete list of the search industry’s most gifted personalities, we gathered the troops and grouped 24 people we felt influenced search the [...]
Back to Basics: Common Misconceptions About Online Marketing
You’re fired up. You’re a new business owner set with your latest idea (the best thing since sliced bread). You’re ready to jump into making your product or service respected and well known. How hard can it be? Well, there are millions of sites on the Internet and your competitors are working to rank higher [...]
New Update Means Businesses Must Tweak Google Places
When I search for something local, such as dog care for my awesome cocker spaniel, I hop on Google Maps to see what is close to me. In 2009,there were 27.5 million small businesses in the United States, according to Office of Advocacy estimates. As I was conversing yesterday on Twitter about all things SEO, [...]
Do You Want To Be Pushed Or Guided To Higher Rankings?
The longer I work in the industry, the more apparent it becomes to me that there are essentially two types of clients: those who want to be guided to higher rankings and those who want to be pushed to higher rankings. As SEOs we are capable of doing both, but the goal of this post [...]
Webinar promises SEO probe
Watch as two search engine optimization experts size up a handful of websites during a live webinar Thursday morning. The free presentation will offer an inside look at ways SEO.com helps companies increase sales on the web by improving Internet search rankings. Those who register may submit their websites and two SEO directors will pick [...]
5 Reasons why Hiring an SEO Firm is better than an In-House Team
So, your business has seen the value of search engine optimization and needs to get on the SEO bandwagon to increase your Internet sales. For those traditional marketing professionals that aren’t familiar with SEO, I’ve compiled five valid reasons why hiring an experienced, reputable SEO firm is generally better than building out your own in-house [...]
5 Features I Wish the Google Adwords Keyword Tool Had
The Google Adwords Keyword Tool is a great resource for not only Pay Per Click, but also SEO. If you are doing any sort of keyword research, you need to start with this tool, but make sure you know how to use it. With this tool, you can get a good idea of the search [...]
5 Site Optimization Blunders that Will Kill Your Rankings

As I have worked with numerous websites throughout my career as a professional SEO, I have seen many different problems which have caused websites to not be able to rank well in the search engines. The following problems are the five biggest mistakes that I have seen made over and over again. Blocking the Search [...]


