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  • 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.

  • Beginning SEO

    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 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 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, 04/17/2008 – 15:43 in

    Shimon Sandler wrote an interesting article on CEO Bloggers and whether or not they should clear their posts throught their legal department that got me thinking about my current situation with company blogs. I love to push the idea of a blog to my clients, but with a strong air of caution. I’m also in a constant uphill battle with an agency I work for to either take their blog seriously, or remove it all together. I thought this would be a great time to go over some of the reasons not to start a blog.

    Posted by admin on Thu, 02/21/2008 – 00:58 in

    As part of my initiative to take my freelancing SEO services more seriously, I decided to branch out to communities comprised of more than just other Internet marketers (sorry Sphinn, I still love you though).

    Posted by admin on Tue, 02/05/2008 – 16:36 in

    Today, I wanted to do another beginner post, but didn’t want to wait until I reached this portion of the beginner’s SEO book. I want to talk about header tags.

    If you aren’t sure what header tags are, these are tags in HTML used to create…well…headers. They have a range in size, and can be used for header and sub-headers. Header tags are signified by the syntax, ‘x’ being a number from 1 – 6. Example as follows:

    Posted by admin on Wed, 01/23/2008 – 23:30 in

    During the whole Shoemoney circus, it became clear to me (with the help of Halfdeck) that we SEOs, especially us bloggers, should concentrate on more important things that feeding into the bait tactics of nay-sayers.

    For eample, we should be looking for ways to come up with better education for up and coming SEOs, new business owners, and hopefully one day some sort of standardization by way of SEO certifications.

    Posted by admin on Mon, 01/21/2008 – 16:04 in

    I know the title sounds a little weird, but it rhymes, so it must be true.

  • Local Review Ideas

    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.

    I’ve been thinking really hard about a post Stephen Espinosa wrote on Reviews and how they affect local ranking (if you haven’t yet, go read this, then come back). Add to that Andrew’s post this week announcing that local.com is now accepting reviews, and we can see the need to promote ourselves with reviews. But how do we get these reviews? We could make them up, but where’s the fun in that? Let’s consider a few ideas, and perhaps we will come up with something.

    Web Based

    Let the Client Give Them To You
    When you consider local SEO/Internet Marketing, it seems that the most prevelant business model is that of a service provider instead of product offerings (this probably isn’t the case, it just seems so). That being said, it would be conducive to have a page on your local site to convince people to leave a testimonial about the great stay at your hotel or incredible job you provided on their lawn. Compile these, and submit them to various review-based services (hey, it’s not like you are lying, you are just spreading the good word that was given to you). Please be sure to have a disclaimer somewhere that says you will use these as you see fit.

    Point Them In The Right Direction
    Perhaps you could go one step futher and direct people from the page on your site directly to the various local profiles that your SEO has setup among local sites. Provide a few instructions on how to start an account and vote for their favorite spots or service (yours, of course). The caveat of this is the idea that you are making people go through the hassle. You may lose a few votes this way. Also, you are exposing your visitor to a whole world in which they could easily get lost.

    Hard Copy

    Here, Take My Card
    This idea was brought to me by a friend. Wherever your place of business, you almost always have a “front desk.” Why not print a bunch of postcard with a list of review type sites where your business currently has a profile. You can hand them out at the front desk, or as a piece of material that you send your current clients. Again, you are putting a bit of work on the visitor, but a lot of them will be doing this anyway.

    You Mind Filling this Out?
    There’s always the bunch of pads you see at some places asking for email addresses. Now I’m not against getting email addresses for the right business type, but why not replace that pad with one for testimonials for a little while?

    Got Any More?
    These are just a few ideas to get those reviews stocked up. I hope it gets you thinking of ways to gether some more. If you have any more, please feel free to comment them here.

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

  • SEO Factor | Professional SEO, Josh Garner

    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, 06/17/2008 – 02:47 in

    As SEO Factor is concerned, I haven’t really taken the business aspect seriously. SEO Factor started as just a blog to share a little information to a small group of people. Over the years, business owners would often contact me for services. Though I was all to happy to accommodate, I never sought new business. Over the last few years, I’ve been contacted more and more, and so as increased my desire to take SEO Factor to the next level.

    2008: Year of the LLC

    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 Tue, 05/27/2008 – 13:20 in

    I mentioned in my last post that I had a story about reputation management. This one is a story about 2 hotels. One charges a lot less than the other, but learns that price is not the only thing people want.

    Today you hear a lot about reputation montioring as a service, but I want to stress that there’s a little more to it. You need to act on the things that impact your business’ perception online. So, let’s start our story.

    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, 04/24/2008 – 15:07 in

    Social media is big talk these days. From news stories about the amount of money a social media site is “worth,” to firms scurrying to offer “social media services,” it’s difficult to turn your computer on without seeing or hearing something. But honestly, how do you test the power?