tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403779730803078742009-06-20T00:37:50.129-07:00Vexcom SEO Atlanta BlogInteresting articles and tips for search engine optimization.Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-73780603500581255712009-04-22T07:47:00.000-07:002009-04-22T08:17:45.155-07:00SEO Free Backlink Building ToolI found a tool that webconfs.com offers that is useful in researching sites for link exchange and backlink partners. Several sites across the web recommends this tool as being much easier than manually searching and filtering links on your own. Just click here for the <a href="http://www.webconfs.com">back building tool </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-7378060350058125571?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-57753676414683314062009-03-31T09:58:00.000-07:002009-03-31T11:48:05.780-07:00Boosting You SEO With ImagesJenny Field with the Denver Internet Business Examiner shares some interesting tips on how images can actually help with SEO. Many of us has been taught otherwise when it comes to image use and SEO. For interesting tips on how images can boost your SEO efforts read below:<br /><br />"Images often get a bad rap in the SEO world, as SEO experts mostly give a brief explanation of their common hindrance in website ranking. The fact of the matter is that images, when used properly on your website, can actually help your site's ranking. Images, after all, are important, as our human eyes are naturally drawn to images before any text." for more <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-5623-Denver-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m3d22-SEO-tip-2">SEO tip #2</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-5775367641468331406?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-13314016953315388672009-03-13T11:38:00.000-07:002009-03-13T12:09:40.358-07:00On Point Strides Towards SEO SuccessMany businesses put more effort into the aesthetics of their website and when they don’t get the business or traffic they were anticipating, turn to SEO as a last resort. In actuality Search Engine Optimization needs to be established from the beginning of a websites development project. Like many businesses, who learn the hard way; are left with an astonishing site to look at with few visitors. A site that is nearly impossible to locate via top search engines. This is where SEO comes in to save the day. <br /><br />Often SEO professionals find their work cut out for them. Trying to optimize a site already built is quite difficult. It’s like trying to improve a home whose foundation was done all wrong to begin with. It often leaves businesses at a point where they are better of re-doing the entire site. Re-designing a site and creating one that has SEO success on the forefront instead of the back end. He are just a few beginning SEO thoughts to consider:<br /><br />~A company area of expertise should be the basis of the text and keywords on the landing page of the site. <br /><br />~Words used to describe the service you provide should also be included in your contents and tags. <br /><br />~Select titles of site pages that are unique and contain frequently searched keywords. <br /><br />~Select titles that are rich descriptive keywords to ensure increased hits and traffic. <br /><br />~Due to the importance of keywords, knowing what your target keywords are from the beginning is best. Do so by researching the best keywords for your site.<br /> <br />~Search engine spiders crawls a site page and seeks Meta tags. This is where titles are obtained and used in search engines, examples are keywords and the description for each page.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-1331401695331538867?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-45820782618081460242009-02-19T14:17:00.000-08:002009-02-19T14:32:52.005-08:0015 Reasons to Take a Further Look at Video OptimizationAs mentioned in a previous post…. “Video Submissions” is a great way to advertise your URL by uploading videos content that is product related with the goal of attracting more clients. <a href="http://www.reelseo.com/15-tips-video-seo/">Reel SEO </a>discusses the top 15 tips for SEO for Video Optimization:<br /><strong><br />1. Create Relevant, Unique, Informative Videos<br />2. Video thumbnails<br />3. Videos <5 min.<br />4. Sitemaps<br />5. Surrounding HTML<br />6. Descriptive Meta Data<br />7. Title<br />8. Tags<br />9. Optimize URLs<br />10. Branding<br />11. Inbound Linking<br />12. Syndicate<br />13. Upload to Video Sharing Sites<br />14. Allow Embed Code<br />Encourage Ratings and Reviews</strong><br /><br />For a closer look into these 15 tips visit<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.reelseo.com/15-tips-video-seo/"><strong>Reel SEO</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-4582078261808146024?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-86104872123032849922009-01-28T16:39:00.000-08:002009-01-28T16:43:26.459-08:00SEO Secrets to SuccessIdeally a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">SEO</span> Professional’s goal is to increase their client’s rankings in the top search results. Have greater visibility in leading search engines such as Google, Yahoo and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">MSN</span>. Knowledge is always key. Many <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">SEO</span> Professionals attended the Internet Retailer Web Design “09” Conference in Miami Beach, FL to gain some better insights on how to achieve those goals. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">SEO</span> experts Stephan Spencer and Marion <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sharkey</span> offered some vital tips to reach those top rankings. Spencer and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sharkey</span> provided a review of both strengths and weaknesses of websites of those in attendance during a session titled “Top Design Tips to Boost <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">SEO</span> Rankings.” Here are some of the key points mentioned:<br /><br />-Every page should feature a title that includes few keywords the client ultimately wants to rank high on. Limiting the title to three keywords is best.<br /><br />-The header on each page should have a H1 tag that contains the keyword, for instance a given brand or product. Your H1 tag should have in sync with the focus keyword of the page.<br /> <br />-Be sure to title each page. The keywords the Client prefers to rank high in should appear at the top of the page in the browser frame.<br /><br />-If your industry is designer shoes then it would be best to list the names of top brand names of designer shoes. So as customers search for these items they find you in their search. Listing them in the title tag will improve your client’s rankings.<br /><br />During the session there were some common errors mentioned to avoid. Avoid using an extended block of text containing keywords towards the bottom of the home page. Often this is done to have the site’s search terms appear more relevant to search engines. Apparently such actions causes search engines to consider this as “keyword stuffing” and will generally end in a penalty. So it's clear that just by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">practicing</span> these key tips <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">SEO</span> Professionals will be well on their way to success.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-8610487212303284992?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-70660467441091939552009-01-17T10:25:00.000-08:002009-01-17T10:38:50.512-08:00Beware the emails requesting a link exchangeHere is one along with my response: (scroll to the bottom for my reply, i have edited their email request for easier reading, you get the point of what they are asking...<br /><br />This is something to consider when receiving these email link exchange request.<br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;">-----Original Message-----<br />From: Daisy [mailto:links (at) realestatewebsitesmarketing.com]<br />Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 11:10 AM<br />To: XXXXXX<br />Subject: House Repair Related Link Exchange Request<br /></span><br />Dear owner of <a href="http://www.precisionatlanta.com/">http://www.precisionatlanta.com/</a>,<br /><br />I'm the webmaster of <span style="color:#3333ff;">http://kimberlypainting.net/</span>cumming-painting.htm.<br />We came across your site on the Internet and feel that it would fit perfectly into our collection of quality industry related partners at <span style="color:#3333ff;">http://kimberlypainting.net/cumming-painting.htm</span>.<br /><br />The Google PR of this site is currently 2.<br /><br />We've already placed a link to your site on the page <span style="color:#3333ff;">http://www.kimberlypainting.net/links-guter-repair10.html</span> , We'd appreciate it if you place a link back to our site using the following HTML code (just copy and paste it into your links page):<br /><br />(blah blah blah...)<br />Best regards,<br />Daisy<br />Webmaster, KimberlyPainting.net<br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Note: This is not spam -- this is a one-time link exchange request. To ensure that you will not receive any more emails from us in the future, please reply to this email with ‘not interested’ in the subject line. Thank you.<br />-----------------------------------</span><br /><br />My Response:<br /><br />Daisy,<br /><br />I would be interested except for the fact that the page you put our link on is not even indexed by Google, nor is the main links page <span style="color:#000099;">http://www.kimberlypainting.net/links.html</span> and there is no way for any spiders to even find those pages.<br /><br />You do not even link your main "links page" anywhere on the site for Google or any other Search Engine to index. The link you have placed is invisible and worthless - if you want me to link back to you on a page that will never be indexed by Google I suppose I could do that but that would just be wasting both of our time wouldn't it?<br /><br />------------------------<br /><br />I love the email disclaimer that its not spam, I guess everyone's definition of spam is different. From what I can recall spam is an unsoliceted email with a sales pitch in it. Now, I myswelf have sent unsolicted emails to websites asking if they want to exchange links, but its never a form letter and its never one of the "I already placed your link here, here is the HTML code for my link" - but nevertheless, it is technically spam, oh well. Daisy seems to think spam means your on a mailing list. Whatever<br /><br />The point is these bulk link exchange programs are pretty much worthless, 10 good solid links are worth 100 of these crappy link exchanges where you end up on a page with 50 or 100 otherlinks and its on one of 50 link pages... its spam garbage - work on building quality links, not junk links.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-7066046744109193955?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-28123708841205726422009-01-07T14:09:00.000-08:002009-01-07T14:28:29.199-08:00Some SEO Predictions for 2009Happy New Year to all! With a New Year we often wonder what the year will actually bring. When it comes to SEO trends and practices it would be great to get a prediction of what to expect in 2009.<br /><br />Well <a href="http://searchenginewatch.com/3627151" s_oc="null">William Flaiz</a> discuses on Search Engine Watch what some of his predictions for 2009.<br /><a href="http://searchenginewatch.com/3632258">http://searchenginewatch.com/3632258</a> We welcome anyone else to share their SEO predictions for 2009.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-2812370884120572642?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-75253577461921418232008-12-22T10:16:00.000-08:002008-12-22T10:22:34.961-08:00The SEO AdvantageSEO Marketing can bring you a host of benefits. So in case you want to know some immediate results that SEO can bring let me briefly touch on them here.<br /><br /><strong>E-marketing:</strong> The key to e-marketing is knowing who your target base audience is. This will aide in compiling target audience and ensure a successful e-marketing campaign. There is an array of options that you can take in your marketing endeavors. Viral marketing such as message boards, blogs, social book marking sites and YouTube.<br /><br /><strong>Online Entries:</strong> Posting blog content to your content related blog and making sure you make frequent yet interesting entries for your followers to read.<br />Social Networking Sites: Understand your niche market. Brand yourself and make others aware of your presence on the web by joining online social networking sites.<br /><br /><strong>Copywriting Skills:</strong> Hire a Copywriter also known as a Content Writer. This is ideal if writing is not your forte. This is beneficial because good content sells and represents your brand. The content on your website and your blog is what allures others and keep them coming back for more.<br /><br />Just doing these few steps in your SEO Marketing campaign will definitely ensure success.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-7525357746192141823?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-90172028238357294092008-12-03T13:57:00.000-08:002008-12-03T14:14:01.308-08:00SEO Search TechniquesFound an article regarding On-Page Search Engine Optimization Techniques that can enhance your SEO efforts.<br /><br /><p><small><blockquote>Are you doing all you can when it comes to on-page search engine optimization? I recently found that the title attributes of my "Home" links contained the text "Home". The Home link goes back to the main page of SEOLogs.com. Is "Home" the best way to describe... <small><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">On-Page</a> Search Engine Optimization Techniques</small><br /></blockquote></small></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-9017202823835729409?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-52308247040327246892008-11-18T12:02:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:03:10.973-08:00Search Engines Growth Provides an Even Greater SEO OutlookWhen formulating an SEO strategy it’s essential to know what search engines are being frequented the most by web users. Nielsen Online surveyed what search engines yielded the most searches. Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft's Live Search came in at the top three in US queries.Just two months ago Nielsen Online company research showed that Google searches increased by roughly 20%, Yahoo searches increased by almost 2% and Microsoft Live Search queries also increased by 7%.Within U.S. alone Americans increased their online search uses by 9.4% compared to last year. It’s numbers like these that forces SEO Industry to take note. So when liking at the whole picture you have Google holding in at almost 60% of the market share while Yahoo has 18.1 % and Microsoft live Search has 11.8 per cent. In the top ten there were other search engines to take note of such as AOL, Ask.com, My Web, Comcast and AT&T Worldnet.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-5230824704032724689?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-46254603857970264952008-11-12T14:26:00.000-08:002008-11-12T14:28:28.595-08:0010 Great SEO Tips1) Create unique individual HTML pages for each section page of the site.<br /><br />2) Create unique Titles, Meta keywords and Meta description for every page in the site.<br /><br />3) Implement valid HTML 4.01 (or XHTML) and valid CSS 2.0<br /><br />Read the entire list of <a href="http://www.vxseo.com/html/seo-guidelines-cheat-sheet.cfm">10 great SEO tips</a> at vxSEO.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-4625460385797026495?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-37395190209686974772008-11-10T18:22:00.000-08:002008-11-10T18:23:20.477-08:00Free SEO AnalysisGet your site graded with a free <a href="http://www.vxseo.com/">seo analysis</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-3739519020968697477?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-42237455745597528262008-11-06T11:41:00.000-08:002008-11-20T11:31:52.494-08:00Atlanta SEO Marketing Wave Brings Promise to Worried Businesses<strong>For Immediate Release</strong><br /><br /><em>Vexcom's SEO clients thrive, even in this difficult economy. SEO delivers incredible Return on Investment and can become the 24 hour driving sales force for growth.</em><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Atlanta, Georgia- November 8, 2008</strong></span><br />Many Companies are experiencing financial losses and cutbacks due to the downturn in the economy. With all the recent cutbacks it appears to be an perfect time to invest in SEO web marketing for increased brand awareness. In times such as these it is even more important for companies to increase their web presence.<br /><blockquote><br />"Our natural organic SEO methods allow us to move our clients and portals into top search positions for several of the most competitive search terms on the web." - Joe Sado, Client Relations Manager, Vexcom<br /></blockquote><br /><br />Increased web traffic, more targeted leads and a higher ROI for your advertising dollars are the proven reasons for investing your marketing budget in SEO. Over seventyfive percent of consumers and companies rely on search to find their suppliers and vendors. It is due to this trend and demand that Vexcom, Inc. has increased its service offerings to include high-end SEO.<br /><br /><br />Vexcom has expanded their SEO staff and has added several new clients over the past few months. Vexcom welcomes several new SEO clients, here are a few:<br /><br /><strong>Hawthorn Inc.</strong> A high-end <a title="Atlanta remodeling" href="http://www.hawthorninc.com/" target="_blank">Atlanta remodeling</a> and building company based in Decatur, Georgia. During this slow economy Hawthorn hired Vexcom to increase their web presence and build their client base. While Hawthorn is a small firm that takes only a handful of clients annually, they have not previously utilized the web as a marketing tool. In order to launch their new division Laurel Projects and give them a larger selection of clients, they sought out the best SEO company in Atlanta to increase their sales leads.<br /><br /><br />Vexcom has recently added staff and expanded its offices to accommodate its rapid growth. This expansion comes at a time when major companies in other industries have had to downsize or shut its doors. Vexcom has enjoyed a sudden high demand for their unbeatable SEO services.<br /><br /><blockquote><br />"SEO Marketing is vital in helping businesses to get the most sales with the least amount of cost. For the price of running a magazine advertisement, a business can use that money to see an immediate increase in leads by positioning themselves at the top of search pages. Organic SEO Marketing is keeping many businesses alive as well providing growth." said Wesley Warren, CEO of Vexcom, Inc. </blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote><br />"It's demand and growth such as this that has warranted us to expand our offices and hire additional programmers, and Public Relations and Writing experts. In a tense economy, we've decided to give our SEO clients survival tools, which as a result has added to both their growth as well as ours" Patrick Green, Director of Sales for Vexcom. </blockquote><br /><br />Colorwise decided to expand its market from traditional commercial color printing to include short run <a title="book printing" onclick="return false;" href="http://www.bestbookprinting.com/" target="_blank">book printing</a>. They looked at the internet marketing companies in metro Atlanta and settled on the premier <a title="http://www.vexcom.net/">SEO company</a>. Vexcom has a proven track record for successful SEO campaigns.<br /><br />Vexcom increased The Right Angle Inc.'s <a title="flower boxes" href="http://www.therightproducts.com/" target="_blank">window boxes</a> sales by 400% over last year. They had to hire additional staff to keep up with the demand. Vexcom, Inc. looks forward to further expanding their client base in the near future as many companies turn to the internet to achieve rapid growth with an affordable budget. Vexcom was established in 1995 and offers a wide range of web-based business solutions for their clients nationwide. Vexcom, Inc. specializes in developing interactive web sites, custom database driven web applications, Internet technology, content management , <a title="Atlanta web development" onclick="return false;" href="http://www.vexcom.com/" target="_blank">Atlanta web design</a> and <a title="Professional SEO" onclick="return false;" href="http://www.vexcom.net/" target="_blank">Atlanta SEO</a> search engine optimization.<br /><br /><strong>For more information contact: </strong><br />Vexcom, Inc<br />9755 Dogwood Road<br />Suite 150<br />Roswell, GA 30075<br />(678) 238-2300<br /><a title="http://www.vexcom.net/" onclick="return false;" href="http://www.vexcom.net/" target="_blank">http://www.vexcom.net/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20081108/bs_prweb/prweb1581984_2">Yahoo SEO news</a> - <A href="http://www.newsguide.us/technology/internet/The-SEO-Marketing-Wave-Brings-Promise-to-Atlanta-and-Nationwide/">US NEWS Guide</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-4223745574559752826?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-51506909433946416692008-11-03T16:19:00.000-08:002008-11-03T16:31:18.883-08:00Best and Worst practices for designing a good SEO websiteHere is a great tutorial on the best and worst practices for SEO.<br /><br />A few highlights from the extensive list:<br /><br /><br /><strong>Keywords in title tag</strong><br />This is one of the most important places to have a keyword because what is written inside the title tag shows in search results as your page title. The title tag must be short (6 or 7 words at most) and the the keyword must be near the beginning.<br />+3<br /><br /><strong>Keywords in URL</strong><br />Keywords in URLs help a lot - e.g. - <a href="http://domainname.com/seo-success.html">http://domainname.com/seo-services.html</a>, where “SEO services” is the keyword phrase you attempt to rank well for. But if you don't have the keywords in other parts of the document, don't rely on having them in the URL.<br />+3<br /><br /><strong>Keyword density in document text</strong><br />Another very important factor you need to <a href="http://www.webconfs.com/keyword-density-checker.php">check</a>. 3-7 % for major keywords is best, 1-2 for minor. Keyword density of over 10% is suspicious and looks more like keyword stuffing, than a naturally written text.<br />+3<br /><br /><strong>Keywords in anchor text</strong><br />Also very important, especially for <a href="http://www.webconfs.com/anchor-text-analysis.php">the anchor text of inbound links</a>, because if you have the keyword in the anchor text in a link from another site, this is regarded as getting a vote from this site not only about your site in general, but about the keyword in particular.<br />+3<br /><br /><strong>Keywords in headings (h1, h2, etc. tags)</strong><br />One more place where keywords count a lot. But beware that your page has actual text about the particular keyword.<br /><br />Learn more <a href="http://www.webconfs.com/15-minute-seo.php">http://www.webconfs.com/15-minute-seo.php</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-5150690943394641669?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-70741222267626264992008-10-08T08:56:00.000-07:002008-10-08T09:00:39.681-07:00PR Highlights SEO Benefits to Internet Marketers<span style="font-size:85%;">3rd October 2008 8:54 pm</span><br /><br />A leading 24-7 Press Release distrubution has today produced a report highlighting the benefits of a Search EngineOptimised (SEO) press release. Internet marketers now regard a SEO press release as an integral component for an effective Internet marketing strategy.<br />It is commonly known that search engine rankings play a significant role for a website’s visibility.<br />The majority of Internet users will only looks at the first few sites listed from a search. For this reason, developing an effective SEO strategy by incorporating an Optimised press release is not only a necessity but vital in keeping up with the competition and winning the search engine game.<br />“We have seen remarkable growth in customers using our premium service for that very reason,” said Michael Iwasaki, co-founder of 24-7 Press Release. “Marketing on the Internet has only become more and more difficult over time and we see more astute customers who understand the value of a SEO press release.”<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.hitsearchlimited.com/news/9991473/"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.hitsearchlimited.com/news/9991473/</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-7074122226762626499?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-16181184869223743682008-10-01T13:25:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:47:13.773-07:00Is Your SEO Site User Friendly<strong><span style="font-size:85%;">So you have your site SEO ready and now you need to be sure your site is user-friendly. I found this great article with some great tips.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Creating SEO-Friendly Websites</span></strong><br />SEO is one of the most important online marketing trends available right now. Almost everyone knows that you need good quality text, keywords and links combined with lots of popularity and a good reputation to make it big. But it’s also important to take a holistic view of your online business pages. Your website is a valuable SEO tool in itself. By building (or remodeling,) your website so that it’s more easily accessible to spiders, you can boost your search engine score astronomically. It’s also important to have the “SEO-friendly website” conversation with your website design company and/or SEO firm if you have one to make sure that they on the same page as you. So with out further ado, here are some things that you should keep in mind when building or redesigning your website:<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>....for more click link below:</strong><br /><a href="http://blog.loveclients.com/2008/09/29/creating-seo-friendly-websites/">http://blog.loveclients.com/2008/09/29/creating-seo-friendly-websites/</a><br />source: Colleen with loveclients<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-1618118486922374368?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-63739247562733448422008-09-24T10:41:00.000-07:002008-09-24T10:44:56.226-07:00Spend More on Marketing in a Recession, SEO Expert UrgesSpend More on Marketing in a Recession, SEO Expert Urges<br />Businesses should spend more on marketing and particularly search engine optimisation during the current downturn in the economy rather than less, says a SEO expert.<br />(<a href="http://www.prweb.com/">PRWEB</a>) September 22, 2008 -- Daniel Robinson, of Bolton-based Vizcom Design Limited, says: “Despite the credit crunch and downturn in the economy, now is not the time for businesses to reduce their marketing budget and particularly their expenditure on search engine optimisation because research suggests that 75% of businesses use search engines in order to find their suppliers.”<br />“If anything, marketing spend should rise in an economic down turn because companies have to fight harder for a slice of the business that is available. Marketing and SEO can be key to helping some businesses to differentiate themselves from their competitors during a recession and win vital work to keep them going or even grow.” “Admittedly, convincing clients to maintain their marketing spend or even increase it during a recession is not usually easy though!”<br /><br />Daniel, who advises a wide range of small and medium-sized businesses across the North West of England on SEO, added: “We all know that there is a lead-in time between investment in marketing and its results, so pulling back in expenditure can often lead to a loss in momentum in getting across key marketing messages and can, in turn, lead to a consequent loss in customers and market share. Winning new customers and market share after the economy has picked up can take a long time.”<br />He says that search engine optimisation has shown to be more cost effective for many businesses than a pay-per-click approach.<br />“Businesses that invest in search engine optimisation will generally get a much better return on their investment than pay-per-click and certainly much better than spending money on some traditional forms of marketing like an ad in a telephone directory.”<br />For those businesses that are prepared to invest in search engine optimisation, he says, that good SEO can cost less a month than a full tank of fuel.<br />Interestingly, he counsels clients to avoid designing their website purely to pander to search engines.<br />“We tell clients that they should design their website for users, primarily, and then for search engines. For example, this means that businesses should not get obsessed with scattering lots of keywords throughout the website.”<br />“Good design means visitors visit the more important pages of a site - pages that can lead to more sales or to pages with products and services providing the most profitable margins,” said Daniel.<br />“Businesses that invest in good SEO can often see increased traffic to their sites and increased sales within weeks if not days.”<br />“I am a great believer in a famous remark by Peter Drucker, the late and great father of modern management, that marketing and innovation are investments and everything else in a business is a cost.<br />“Those that invest in SEO stand a much better chance of riding out the economic storm, whilst those that don’t will be left with having to play catch up when the economic upturn comes about in a couple of years.”<br />For more information please visit <a title="Search Engine Optimisation Manchester" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" href="http://www.vizcomdesign.co.uk/Search+Engine+Marketing/70/" target="_blank">Search Engine Optimisation Manchester</a><br />###<br /><br />Source/original story at: <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1347674.htm">http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1347674.htm</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-6373924756273344842?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-39924456476003297912008-09-17T08:21:00.000-07:002008-09-17T08:34:10.448-07:00Growth for PPC and SEOPay per click advertising (PPC) and search engine optimisation (SEO) will see growth this year and in 2009, according to a report by an investment bank.<br /><br />for more information:<br /><a href="http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.21599">http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.21599</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-3992445647600329791?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-58480968936920090862008-09-10T11:07:00.000-07:002008-09-10T11:11:40.501-07:00Top SEO MethodsYour main goal is to market your site. One great way to market your site is to get your website listed first on search engines. The first step in doing so is to consult with an SEO company that uses top SEO techniques.<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Here are some of the techniques used to improve the client’s traffic:<br /><br /></strong><strong></strong><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Directory Submissions</strong></span> increases traffic by submitting your URL in the most suitable category listing.<br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Social book Marking</strong></span> one of the best methods to generate immediate traffic for your URL is by submitting your URL to related social communities online.<br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Blogs & Forum Postings</strong></span> posting on blogs frequently is a great way to boost your SEO rankings and get your site ranked more rapidly. Posting on forum related sites is also another great way to promote your URL<br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Article Submission</strong></span> gets your site or company mentioned in content links from authority websites. This brings direct traffic to your site and improves search engine rankings.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Press Releases</span></strong> are an excellent way to get the advertising and let your audience know about upcoming events, company changes or updates. This is a great means of driving traffic to your website.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Video submission</span></strong> is a great way to advertise your URL by uploading videos content that is product related with the goal of attracting more clients.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-5848096893692009086?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-1985122703726481712008-09-03T14:23:00.000-07:002008-09-03T14:34:06.210-07:00Seo Tip of the Week:Getting basics right improves SEOBusinesses can see increased traffic to their websites by getting the basics of SEO web design right, according to an industry commentator.Chris Lake, the editor-in-chief of E-consultancy.com, thinks that while there are many ways to attract traffic, for businesses with a limited marketing budget it's the basics that are most important.He said: 'Read up on how to make your site search-engine friendly, and if you can afford it, look at employing a search agency or a search expert in-house.'Mr Lake also believes that businesses should embrace Web 2.0 technologies to make sure there are as many links back to their site as possible.'There are lots of examples of companies attracting large numbers of visitors by producing videos or blogs that end up being picked up on the licks of YouTube, Digg and Yahoo Buzz,' he said.One such example is the 'Will it Blend?' campaign by the makers of Blendtec Total Blender.A series of adverts featuring items being dropped in the company's industrial strength blender (to find out if they will blend) became a huge hit on YouTube and in turn gave the company's brand more exposure.<br /><br />source:<br />BCS News<br /><a href="http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.21078">http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.21078</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-198512270372648171?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-32792661611819035542008-08-25T14:03:00.001-07:002008-08-25T14:06:34.255-07:00SEO SuccessDesignQuote.net is #1 on alexa for <a href="http://www.alexa.com/browse/general/?&CategoryID=470796&mode=general&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity">Graphic Design Employment</a> and FreelanceDesigners is #2<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-3279266161181903554?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-14088254550207469472008-08-20T09:16:00.000-07:002008-08-20T09:26:54.125-07:00Measuring a SEO SuccessSEO success shouldn't ultimately be measured by rankings but by conversions. High rankings don't always mean that the client's website will benefit from such results. Ranking should not be the end goal of any marketing campaign. The reason being is that rankings can move up and down so naturally this fluctuation can be difficult to keep track of. In actuality traffic doesn't always equate to more sales or customers if the quality of the traffic is poor. Ultimately the in the end, each clients ideal aim is to improve sales or convert it into clicks or subscriptions and so forth. This goal can easily be achieved by delivering full service SEO, PPC, and functionality tests.<br /><br />The principle goal of conversions is to get people to buy products and services or subscribe to a blog. The mission of a SEO or online marketing campaign should consist of conversion which equates to money changing hands or bloggers increasing their subscribers or newsletter list. Some cases customers aren’t selling a product or service and are more interested in searches for branding purposes. They may then want to consider measuring the success of the campaign by the additional search traffic. This can be measured by the bounce rate and average time spent on site. Again rankings should not be the ultimate focus, but a means to an end. So keep in mind:<br /><br /><ul><li>Conversion/profit</li><li>Cost per click - advertisers only pay when a user actually clicks on an advertisement</li><li>Bounce Rate - the average percentage of initial visitors to a site</li><li>Pages viewed - each time a visitor views a webpage on a site, how many hits are generated</li><li>Click thru rate - measuring success of an online advertising campaign</li><li>Impressions - measuring the worth and cost of a specific e-marketing campaign</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-1408825455020746947?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-24101215322208439252008-08-06T11:30:00.000-07:002008-08-06T11:51:07.183-07:00Top Five SEO Design Mistakes<p>The Web is overflowing with sites search engines can't index. The problem is largely due to URL structure, back-end programming, and poor design choices. I could fill a book with the search-friendly design mistakes I've seen. For starters, here are the top five mistakes I typically encounter:</p><ol><li>Design First, Optimize Second</li><li>Splash Pages</li><li>Lack of Focused Content</li><li>Balance HTML-Formatted Text and Graphics</li><li>Lack of Customer Focus</li></ol>For more please click link: <a href="http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3412591">http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3412591</a><br />source: <a href="http://www.clickz.com/3622842" s_oc="null">Shari Thurow</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-2410121532220843925?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-22446853908925215052008-08-03T23:13:00.000-07:002008-08-03T23:15:01.396-07:00Introduction to Online Search Engine Marketing SEOby Wesley E. Warren<br /><br />Build it and they will come. That might work in the movies, and it may have worked in the early 1990's but with the amount of pages on the internet today, estimated in the billions, just building a site is not enough. You may have head the term SEO or <a href="http://www.vexcom.net/">Search Engine Optimization</a>, this is the method of increasing a web sites position in search results pages in order to drive more traffic to a website.<br /><br /> Since almost everytime a person begins to look for something on the internet, they begin at a search engine. Google has become the 800 lb. gorillia in this arena but there are also several other smaller contenders (albeit with a much smaller market share) such as Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask and many other smaller specialized engines and directories.<br /><br />It is critical to be listed on the first page, as most users (estimated at 90%) will not click past the first page of results. In order to reach these positions the site must be optimized.<br /><br />There are two ways to get a site listed on the first page of a search engine. The first way is to purchase pay-per-click advertising that will be listed under sponsored links on Google. This can be a great way to quickly get listed on the first page of Google. With Googles pay-per-click ads (called Adwords) you create text links that appear to the right and sometimes above the natural or organic search results. The amount you are willing to pay for each click determines the position your ad appears. You bid against other advertisers for higher posiion on the page. Depending on the competition you can pay from a few cents to up several dollars for each click. If you are in a very competative business, this can get very expensive. A moderately priced keyword that cost $4 per click can quickly add up to hundreds of dllars per day. This is only for the click, so the visitor may or may not actually make a purchase from your website.<br /><br />The key to having a successful web site, bringing in a consistent flow of users is to make sure your web site is regularly checked by search engines (this is known as indexing). Additionally a site should rank well for search terms (eg. keywords), ranking refers to the position a site appears in the search results. For example, if you search the term "widgets" in google, the top position, or number 1 spot is currently occupied by widgets.yahoo.com, the default format for most search engines, including Google is to show 10 listings per page.<br /> <br />Stay tune for Part 2<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-2244685390892521505?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840377973080307874.post-31668665343555715772008-07-30T12:14:00.000-07:002008-07-30T12:18:11.534-07:00Exactly What Is a SEO and What It Means To You<p>For those you who are just getting the hang of internet marketing may find the information a bit foreign or overwhelming. What you do understand is that there are certain things that need to be in place in order to get noticed and get business to flourish. That is where SEO comes in. Some may ask what an SEO is. A SEO is an acronym for "search engine optimization" or "search engine optimizer." Many website owners are maybe wondering if hiring a company that specializes in search optimization services is the way to go. The first thing to do is to look into the possible advantages of having SEO added to your site. SEO’s can provide useful services for website owners such as:</p><ul><li>Website development & SEO training</li><li>Keyword research </li><li>Full site review and possible recommendations for your site content </li><li>Assistance with hosting, redirects, error pages & use of JavaScript </li><li>Content development </li><li>Management of online business development campaigns<br /></li></ul><p>If your considering a search for a company that provides SEO services it would be to you advantage to consider Vexcom. If your considering a simple site redesign, or your planning to launch a new site then that definitely would be the way to go. Vexcom will ensure that your site will be designed search engine-friendly and improve your existing site. Vexcom has been in the web development business since 1995 and have developed high-end web applications for fortune 500 companies. Vexcom continues to work with Leading National organizations to implement cutting-edge web technology. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7840377973080307874-3166866534355571577?l=atlantaseo.blogspot.com'/></div>Karine "Soleilwriter"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01368503880724635895noreply@blogger.com2