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    Local SEO services help to drive quality, local traffic to your website. By targeting your local area, you can be sure that the people viewing your site are the ones able to buy your services.

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  • SEO News

    Posted by admin on Fri, 06/06/2008 – 15:24 in

    Well, it was an interesting week. Seems everyone is at the SMX Advanced this week, so it was a little slow. I thought I would wrap up a few bits of news for a nice Friday informative. I haven’t been blogging a lot lately (seems less and less every week), but that’s just a sign that SEO Factor is doing well. Catch 22 I guess.

    Catch 22

    Posted by admin on Fri, 05/16/2008 – 15:42 in

    First, I should really apologize for not posting in a while. I’ve been super busy lates. I know that’s not an excuse, but it’s the truth. However, there are some great posts and happenings this week that I wanted to link to. I have a couple of posts coming next week, so there will be something good to read.

    The Future of SEO

    Posted by admin on Thu, 03/20/2008 – 16:42 in

    Mike Blumenthal noted on his blog, that Steve Espinosa noted on his blog (makes you wonder what we bloggers do all day, doesn’t it) that Google Maps is now allowing for the upload of videos.

  • Search Engine News

    Posted by admin on Fri, 06/06/2008 – 15:24 in

    Well, it was an interesting week. Seems everyone is at the SMX Advanced this week, so it was a little slow. I thought I would wrap up a few bits of news for a nice Friday informative. I haven’t been blogging a lot lately (seems less and less every week), but that’s just a sign that SEO Factor is doing well. Catch 22 I guess.

    Catch 22

    Posted by admin on Fri, 05/16/2008 – 15:42 in

    First, I should really apologize for not posting in a while. I’ve been super busy lates. I know that’s not an excuse, but it’s the truth. However, there are some great posts and happenings this week that I wanted to link to. I have a couple of posts coming next week, so there will be something good to read.

    The Future of SEO

    Posted by admin on Thu, 11/15/2007 – 14:48 in

    Google Blogscoped reported today that, according to Google Trends:

    “Apparently, people search for the word “Google” on Google more than they do for “music”, “movies”, “flowers”, even “sex”. And it’s happened in the last couple months.”

    Hmmm…in the last couple of months.

    Posted by admin on Mon, 11/12/2007 – 17:06 in

    With the recent uproar over Google’s request that people report paid text link purchasers, and the penalties that seem to be rolling over a large number of sites that buy and sell links, there’s a bit of fear out there for the site owners that take part in this method. I wanted to give a few tips on purchasing links, and a few things to keep in mind while considering to do so.

  • The Industry

    Posted by admin on Fri, 06/06/2008 – 15:24 in

    Well, it was an interesting week. Seems everyone is at the SMX Advanced this week, so it was a little slow. I thought I would wrap up a few bits of news for a nice Friday informative. I haven’t been blogging a lot lately (seems less and less every week), but that’s just a sign that SEO Factor is doing well. Catch 22 I guess.

    Catch 22

    Posted by admin on Thu, 05/29/2008 – 14:59 in

    After my hotel reputation management post yesterday, I received a lot of emails about the subject, and how a hotelier goes about finding an Internet marketing firm for their hotel. I couldn’t answer some of those emails too directly, as there would be a conflict of interest, but I thought I would create a decent post to help you out.

    Posted by admin on Wed, 05/28/2008 – 15:28 in

    It seems that almost every conversation I have about SEO with someone new to the idea includes some common questions. With answering these questions, I am then asked the exact same question, every time. “So, what sites do you read?” Well, let me tell you.

    It’s not uncommon for SEOs and bloggers to share their RSS feeds or XML files to their readers. This indeed allows for the reader to make use of the ones they want to read, and use their desired RSS Reader.

    Posted by admin on Fri, 05/16/2008 – 15:42 in

    First, I should really apologize for not posting in a while. I’ve been super busy lates. I know that’s not an excuse, but it’s the truth. However, there are some great posts and happenings this week that I wanted to link to. I have a couple of posts coming next week, so there will be something good to read.

    The Future of SEO

    Posted by admin on Thu, 05/15/2008 – 15:33 in

    I recently wrote an article for Skellie of Anywired.com on 7 Signs of SEO Scams. It was posted yesterday, and I would like to direct my readers to it. It was a post on SEO offers that should be noted as signs of a scam.

    Posted by admin on Thu, 02/28/2008 – 16:28 in

    I wanted to post something this week about the prices we SEOs charge, and what you can expect to see as “the norm.” However, sometimes, you catch a few other posts that do the subject justice. So, I want to showcase 2 of those recent posts.

    Don’t worry, I’m getting some information together for the SEO eBook for this subject, but for now, these are great reads.

    Posted by admin on Wed, 01/16/2008 – 20:28 in

    Well, I’m a little sad today. As an SEO, if I’m not first met with complete unawareness of what it is I do, I’m labled a spammer by someone who happens to have had a bad experience with some “SEO Firm.” Usually, it doesn’t bother me too much, for when I get to talk to someone one-on-one, they realize I genuinely want to help. This has a lot to do with a background working as the “SEO” for a company that ripped people off, and I have a God’s promise to run my life differently now. But sometimes, someone I admire says something a little disheartening.

    Posted by admin on Tue, 01/08/2008 – 00:07 in

    Today, I’m pretty upset. I read an article. I speak on an article on ‘Tech ‘Solutions’ Your Small Biz Can’t Use’ over at msnbc.com (there’s a little businessweek.com logo there, so it may have come from them). So what is it that made me angry?

    Posted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2007 – 21:10 in

    In following Andrew Shotland on Giving SEO For Christmas, I wanted to give a link with a good anchor myself. The idea is to give a free link with a juicy anchor to a charity of your choice. It’s a great idea, it’s for a good cause, takes just a few moments of your time, and will keep on giving.

    I openly ask that others join in. There are plenty of blogs out there with way more clout than myself and Andrew put together. By all means, leave a comment on his post to let him know he isn’t alone.

  • Reviews

    Posted by admin on Fri, 06/20/2008 – 18:30 in

    Today I thought it a good idea to write a post meant to get the brain juices flowing more than a strict SEO technique. Sometimes it’s nice to think aloud without holding back on your ideas just to get to the good little nuggets tucked away in your own brain.

    Posted by admin on Tue, 01/29/2008 – 20:43 in

    As a freelance SEO, I’m always on the lookout for tools to help automate a process.

    Posted by admin on Mon, 12/31/2007 – 18:17 in

    I wanted to look into some of these link selling/link buying sites for a better idea on the whole gist. We know that Google has been playing hardball with link sellers lately, so I thought it would be cool to check some of the services out (admittedly, I’ve never taken part in these services, so you’re getting the thoughts of a virgin).

  • Linking (Inbound/Internal)

    Posted by admin on Fri, 06/20/2008 – 18:30 in

    Today I thought it a good idea to write a post meant to get the brain juices flowing more than a strict SEO technique. Sometimes it’s nice to think aloud without holding back on your ideas just to get to the good little nuggets tucked away in your own brain.

    Posted by admin on Tue, 03/11/2008 – 19:31 in

    This is a tricky subject. I really don’t like to cover it because I feel that sometimes the point is lost in translation, but I would rather explain it here the best I can as opposed to my clients/potential clients catching something online I don’t agree with. So today, I’m going to discuss identifying a quality directory.

    Posted by admin on Mon, 11/12/2007 – 17:06 in

    With the recent uproar over Google’s request that people report paid text link purchasers, and the penalties that seem to be rolling over a large number of sites that buy and sell links, there’s a bit of fear out there for the site owners that take part in this method. I wanted to give a few tips on purchasing links, and a few things to keep in mind while considering to do so.

  • Google

    Posted by admin on Thu, 04/17/2008 – 19:36 in

    I always like it when Google gives a little guidance in a process. Especially one so critical as moving a site from one domain to another. The larger the site, the more of a pain the whole ordeal can be. Today, the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog gives us some best practices for moving a website.

    Posted by admin on Thu, 03/20/2008 – 16:42 in

    Mike Blumenthal noted on his blog, that Steve Espinosa noted on his blog (makes you wonder what we bloggers do all day, doesn’t it) that Google Maps is now allowing for the upload of videos.

  • Neat things This Week

    First, I should really apologize for not posting in a while. I’ve been super busy lates. I know that’s not an excuse, but it’s the truth. However, there are some great posts and happenings this week that I wanted to link to. I have a couple of posts coming next week, so there will be something good to read.

    The Future of SEO
    Almost in cycles, SEOs have to deal with nay-sayers. More often than not, these people have absolutely no idea what SEO is. David Wallace over at the SearchRank Blog has a great post on this subject titled: SEO Has No Future? Think Again! He gets a little cranky in there, but keep in mind that his (and my) chosen profession and livlihood gets attacked a lot.

    Wait. So You Don’t Paint My House and Mow My Lawn?
    With almost perfect timing, Mark Jackson wrote a post on SearchEngineWatch called Don’t Hire a Butcher to do a Baker’s Job. Just this week a potential client sent me to his designer’s website. Not only do they design websites, they also sell T.V.s. I’m really not kidding. This might sound cliche, but my father always told me “when you specialize in all things, you excel in nothing.” Mark talks a lot about designers offering SEO. To be fair, there are a few firms that offer this, but remember that 2 different departments will be working on your site. I have yet to meet a website designer that can out-SEO me. Not a bad thing, just 2 different services with vastly different focuses.

    Nobody Likes Me At School
    Again, with great timing, Jeff Quip over at Search Engine People wrote quick and dirty list of 50+ Sites To Help You Bury Negative Posts About You or Your Company! This comes at a time when I heard a really great story how a very minor issue cost a hotel a bit of money. I’ll post on that next week as well. Though this isn’t the be all to reputation management, this can be a quick and dirty way of beating the wolves back until you can get a professional to help (I hear the guys at 97th Floor do really neat things with Online Rep. Management).

    I’m Almost Famous
    A post I wrote for Anywired about 7 Signs of SEO Scams hit the blog this week. There are a lot of claims out there, and education is the best weapon an SEO and business owner can have against them. I received a lot of feedback from it, and hopefuly will be following up with a “Finding a good SEO” type of post.

    On a similar note, as a result of the article, I was asked what types of resources I could provide for further reading and learning. We SEOs always share our XML files, but I figured I would take it a step further and send people to my Netvibes page. It isn’t really full of my stuff yet, but I had a few good ideas with it that I’ll be posting on as well.

    I hope everyone has a great weekend. Just to add to the cliches today, I’ll leave you with a quote.

    “Entrepreneurs do today what most people won’t, so they can have tomorrow what most people can’t.”

    I have no idea who said that, but I like it.

    With this, and any other post, please read the disclaimer.

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