Craigslist Launched A Search Engine Optimization Career!
September 27, 2008
Craigslist helped launch our SEO career, yes it’s true. We had had a lot of success using Craigslist to market our organically grown plant business back in 2005 and 2006. However, we could not overcome a severe drought that has gripped the desert southwest were we live for several years.
We closed that business and took the summer off to rest and reflect on our future. With a new source of income needed, as the autumn months approached, we called upon our past experience. Running a janitorial business. We knew that commercial services were not the route that we wanted to take.
So we chose to open, a professional house cleaning service. What we experienced using Craigslist was a race to become the lowest priced vendor asked to clean homes that hadn’t been cleaned in years. That was not the vision we had for our business.
We observed that none of my Craigslist competitors had a website to link to in their ads. That’s when the lights went off… So to speak, in my head… “If only we had a professional website that we could link to in our ads”, there we could explain how dependable we are and why our services were worth a premium price.
The problem was that there was no money for a professional website to be designed. When like any good entrepreneurs we realized that bartering was our only option. Finally, a designer agreed to exchange his services for ours. However, his time table was not in sync with ours and we needed a website now.
Our solution was a one page free geo-cities website from Yahoo. The site was up in an hour or two. Now, it was time to visit Craigslist to place a free ad that included a link to the new one page website.
My phone rang early the next morning, the caller explained I am on your website and I would like to set up an appointment for a consultation. We agreed to work together and this couple became my most lucrative client. This is our story of Craigslist launching an SEO career? I knew that day this Internet thing was where we were headed!
The rest is history!
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Does Your Service Website Meet The “Needs Factor.”
September 26, 2008
It is fair to say that many buyers of website services and many designers don’t understand that service website visitors are “Need Buyers.” They as a group do not want to be provided with any “Wow Factor” from your website.
Believe me, when my vehicles AC wet out on April 14th in Tucson, I wasn’t buying “Wow” when I did my Google search for “auto AC repair Tucson.” I needed my AC fixed, as of yesterday. I was a “Needs Buyer.”
All I cared about was, could you solve my problem (Need) today? (Benefit) During my Google search if I clicked towards your website and it loaded slow because of flash on the site I would just click away.
If you didn’t make it easy for me to determine that you could solve my problem I would also leave. It’s fair to say that most service purchases are accompanied with a fair amount of stress. This is especially true for purchasing for buying website services. The consumer generally isn’t sure what is best for their needs.
Our websites are designed to clearly define what your website is offering. We also define the benefit for the consumer. The benefit here is that you are the business that best can fulfill their needs. We also assist you in providing what is known as “a call to action.” This is the part where you actually ask for their business.
The service business website needs to create leads and appointments, so there primary goal is to create an inquiry by email and preferably by phone. If the designer that you are choosing doesn’t understand how to build a website for the ‘Needs buyer” you should probably find one that does.
Think about it…. If your homes roof is leaking or your car will not start, do you really care about a websites look and feel? No, you want to know this, “Can you solve my problem, and now?
Does your website offer solutions?
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Older Internet Entrepreneurs Rule!
September 16, 2008
This post is based on a Wall Street Journal article dated 05/06/2008. The story goes on to take a look at the true image of an Internet entrepreneur. Despite the success of a college dropout like Bill gates, this is not the true image of the Internet guru.
It is often seen that the Internet has been built around a bunch of 20 something college dropouts. However, the Kauffman Foundation recently altered this view. They surveyed some 600 or so entrepreneurs who started businesses over the decade from 1995 to 2005 and who have revenues that exceeded a million dollars.
Their report concluded that the average age was 39 and that 24% where over 45. The report noted that only 8% did not earn a college degree. It also noted that almost sixteen and a half years had passed between college graduation and when they started their internet business.
Well, we haven’t made our millions, but our business training began when I was 52 and this business was launched when I was 53! We may not have gotten there yet, but we have a written business plan and a drive to succeed that says that we will.
Do you rule?
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Is Your Website Too Busy?
September 13, 2008
A good sign that your website is to busy can be found by taking a good look at your Google analytics. If you see that your website has a high bounce rate then your website just might be to busy. Busy websites think that everything needs to be crammed into the home page or any page for the matter. They seem to not be able to comprehend the concept of KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid!
As an internet marketer and SEO provider I visit dozens of website a day. I am amazed by how many websites are so busy that I couldn’t find what I was looking for. These sites cram so much information that it makes using the website very difficult. Try visiting a major retailer and you will see what I mean.
These sites are often put together as if they were a newspaper and use a multi column approach. When I see these pages beginning to load I usually leave. Experience has shown me that these sites are so difficult to use that I seldom find what I am looking for.
Earlier this year we needed to find out where we go to vote for the primary election in our city. We had moved since the last election cycle and didn’t know where our polling place was located. My honey said she heard on the evening news that voting information was available on the TV channels website.
I am sure that it was there but I could not find it so I gave up and called the local Democratic headquarters for the information. That site was trying to do way too much and ended up not being useful.
This is where market research is very useful. Ask your friends, family, business associates, and strangers to visit your website. Ask them for an honest evaluation of their experience. Take the time to make up an evaluation form. Limit it to 5 or 6 open ended questions.
Be prepared to make changes and to except criticism. What you and your web designer consider a great feature may be driving away potential customers. The ultimate goal is to convert the visitor into a customer.
We build business websites with only one or two columns and with a minimum of distractions. Everything is simple, clean, and straight forward. We avoid the cute and creative by simply focusing on selling. We recommend that you do the same.
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A SEO Blog List: Another Small Business SEO Solution
September 11, 2008
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Thanks for visiting our list of SEO (search engine optimization) SEM (Search Engine Marketing) Blogs. This list also includes blogs that cover blogging and web design. This list is being created on an ongoing basis. It is being developed to provide some small business SEO solutions.
We are often asked where to start when attempting to learn SEO and website marketing. So we are combing through a group of over 800 blogs this month to find relevant blogs that provide useful information. If you would like to be included or you want to suggest a quality blog then please leave a detailed comment that includes the blogs url and some information about the blog. The more information that you provide the better.
Also Note: All blogs need to be actively posting. We review all blogs and inactive blogs will be removed. No Black Hat blogs will be listed. New blogs should have at least 20 blog posts prior to submission to our list. A trackback will go a long way to getting a blog listed.
This list is meant to be a education tool so please do reward these blogs with useful and respectful comments. This list is in no way an advocacy for spam.
We currently are adding blogs on a daily basis throughout September
This material is copy protected it is not to ever be reproduced and placed on your blog or on a forum.
As of 09/23/2008 the list contains 192 blogs/websites.
10e20 – Chris Winfield has a stable of great writers. They cover SEO and general Internet marketing.
123 - Great social media site that offers tools and white papers.
5 Star – An affiliate marketing blog.
97th Floor – Search Engine Marketing and general industry blog
About.com – Web search
Accessible Web Design – Web Development
Ad Center Blog – Microsoft official site
Advanced Web Metrics – Analytics
Affordable Internet Marketing – Includes valuable tutorials on internet marketing
Aim Clear – PPC and Organic SEO
Algojunkkie – Search Engine Optimization Rescources
Alibi Promotions – Online marketing blog
Alister Cameron – Blogologist
All Business - A D&B company for small business resources and advice
Altogether Digital – PPC and affiliate marketing
Amplify Interactive – Maximizing online visibility
Andrea Yager – Internet Gazillionaire – Based on a true story
Andrew R H Girdwood – SEM topics
Andy Beard - Niche marketing
Antigua Web Solutions – Web Design, Linux, Blogging
Apogee Weblog – SEM and PPC strategies
Apple Pie And Custard – UK blog SEM, Social Media and PPC
Ask.com – Official blog
Ask Kalena – Search engine advice
AskaX World – Tips and tricks and other stuff
Ask The SEO Guru – One stop for SEO
Ask Owen – Your neighbourhood Geek
Attraction Marketing – All about marketing
Axandra – Search engine news
Baron VC – Social media
Beanstalk – SEO news blog
Big Foot Web Marketing – Make money blogging
Big Marketing For Small Business – Hosting internet technologies
Big Oak SEO Blog – SEO services co
Billy’s Blog – Multivariate testing, landing page and champaign optimization
Biznology – Internet and search marketing from author Mike Moran. A well written blog
Blizzard Internet Marketing – A newsletter on Internet marketing
B.L.Ochman’s What’s Next Blog.com - Blogging
Blog By Belinda Jackson - Web Chameleon online marketing
Blogger Design – More than just good content
Blog.gaiiucci.net – Social media and marketing
BlogStorm -SEO and online marketing from the UK
Blue Hat – Advanced SEO tactics
B P Wrap – Internet marketing and SEO from a different point of view
Brent Csutoras – Social media, online marketing and SEO
Brian Mark.blogspot.com – Online business
Brian White – Webspam, Google et.cetera
Britopian – Social media
Bruce Clay Inc. – Internet business consultants
Bull3t – The rants and raves of the interweb
Bulldog Reporter Daily Dog – PR views, news and tools
Business OnLine – SEO blog
Cape Code SEO – SEO – Social Media and more
Capture the Conversation – Word Of Mouth Marketing – Social Media – Search Visibility
Cartoon Barry – Search round ups and personal muse
Charlene LI - Co-author of the book Groundswell
Christian Nielson’s Blog – SEO, webmaster, hosting
ClearSaleing – Advertising Marketing
Click Equations – Truth in search
Click Fire – Views, tools and content for webmasters
Clicky Media – Internet Marketing
ClickZ – News and advice
Clix – PPC
Closed Loop Marketing – Search Marketing and usability
Coffee Blogger - Blogging tips for fun and profit
Commerce 360 Blog – Paid and organic marketing and analytics
Comparisionengines – Understanding shopping engines
CompSci.ca – Technology
Compete – Analytics
Computer Chit Chat – Internet, blogging, and technology
Consumer Generated Media – The consumer is in control
Conversation Marketing – Internet marketing
Conversion Rater – Web conversion and more
Copyblogger – Copywriting tips
Cornwall SEO – Linkbait
Creative Business Growth – Links and social media
Daily Blog Tips – Very useful blogging stuff
Darin.cc – SEM
Darren Singleton – SEO
Dave B – Blogging, Twitter, and more
Dave Fleet - Internet marketing and social media
Dave Naylor – Search marketing
David Leonrdhart – SEO marketing
D Miracle – Small business solutions
Digerati – Internet marketing
Digital Biographer - Social media
Digital Products Review – The name says it all
Direct Marketing Observations – Marketing and technologies
Diva Marketing - Blog marketing
Dosh Dosh – Internet marketing
E-Business Advantage -Using WordPress to build an empire
E-Consultancy – New,Tips and Insights
Economics Of Selling Online – The name says all
E-Marketing Performance – Search marketing to render your competition powerless
E-Money Marketing – Online and general marketing
e-Writings – Online Public Relations
Endless Plain – The Serengeti Communications
Engine Works – Power through search engines
Eric Landers Blog – Life on the interwebz
Erum Munir – SEO
Expansion + PRoactive - Anticipation of PR trends and changes
Fathom SEO – Marketing, news and trends
Finding The Sweet Spot – Business strategies
Find Resolution – A community space for all things query marketing
Fiddy P – Get hits or die tryin
Flyte – Strategies For small business
Fresh Egg – Internet marketing and web design
Frogster - Web,frogs and internet marketing
Frye/Wiles – A creative agency
Fuel Interactive – PPC and more
Future Bells – Internet technology
Future Now’s Marketing – Optimization
Geeky Speaky – Blog, directory and forum
Get Elastic – Ecommerce
Get Started Today Online – Online business
ChrisG – Blogging and new media
Google Analytics – An unoffical Google analytics blog from ROI Revolution
Google Blogoscoped – Google
Google Operating System – Unoffical
Google Webmaster Central – Offical
Got Ads – Ads
Greywolf’s SEO Blog – SEO, social media
Groove Commerce – Ecommerece
Hamlet Batista dot com – Advanced SEM tips
High Rankings Advisor – Helping sites be the best that they can be
Hit Tail – Real Traffic,Real Time,Real Results
Hit Wise – A experian company
Hobo – A UK SEO blog
How To Start An Online Business – Moller marketing
Hubspot – Internet marketing
Huo Mah .com - The path to profitable traffic
iCrossing – Digital marketing
I’d Rather Be Writing - Technical communication blog
Ignite - The original social media site
I’m Not A Doctor – Marketing
Industrial Search Engine Marketing – Industrial, B-2B
I Need Hits – Marketing
Influential Marketing Blog – Marketing, advertising & PR stratagies
Inside The Marketers Studio – David Berkowitz’s marketing blog
Internet Geek Girl -Written by Stephine Agresta’s
Internet Marketing Strategy & SEO Techniques – Promotion and marketing techniques for all web pro’s
Internet Marketing Sucks - Internet marketing tabloid
iON – Post click marketing
It’s Write Now - Insights into writing and blogging and life optiminization
Jaan Kanellis – Search marketing
Jacob Morgan’s Blog – A different kind of marketing
John Cow – Making money online blogging tips
John Honeck – Just read it
Johnon.com – Webmastering & SEO
John W Ellis – SEM,SEO,PPC
Junta42 - Content marketing
Karl Ribas – Marketing
Komarketing Associates LLC. – Marketing
Leap Frogg – Make your website work
Learning SEO Basics – SEO
Leveraging Ideas – Social media, venture capital, and start up’s
Life Dev - SEO
Link Building Best Practices – Link building
Link Building & Development – Roger Montti’s insights
Link Worth – Thing’s internet
Live Search Webmaster Center – Offical site
Local MN Blog - Trends and news from Minnisota
Loc@l SEO – Local marketing made simple
Local SEO – We listed ourselves just because we can. This takes you to our Local SEO page
Manhattan Marketing Maven – Practical hands on marketing
Manish Pandey – My look on web 2.0
Marketing Blagger – Blogging, the internet and small business marketing
Marketing Experiments Blog – Insights, answers,and research
Marketing.FM - The intersection of marketing and technology
Marketing Logic – Matt Bailey’s knowledge
Marketing Pilgrim – SEO and more
Marketing Prof’s Daily Fix – Opinions, commentary, news
Marketing Vox – The voice of online marketing
Marketo – B2B marketing
Martin Boweling.com – Online reputation
Maryland Internet Marketing /Maryland SEO – SEM, SEO
Matt Cutts – The guru of Google
McAnerin Muse - Organic SEO
Media Buyer Planer – Advertising multimedia
Mediadonis – Marketing
Media Post’s Search Insider – The inside line on search marketing
Media Vision Blog – Marketing
Me Myself And I - Link building
Metamend – SEO, SEM
Micro Persuasion – Emerging technologies affect on marketing
Modern Street - A blog about the web
More Visibility – SEM, SEO, analytics
More Than Scratch The Surface - WordPress, websites & web developement
Mountain View SEO – SEO from the Home of Google
Muhammad Saleem – Social media
Multilingual Search - Global marketing news
My Creative Team Thinking - Advertising, marketing, PR and web design
Natural Search And Mobile SEO – Bryson Munie commentator
Natural Search Blog – A collective conscious
Neil Shearing’s – Marketing strategies
Net Business Blog - Affiliates
Newspaper Girl – Internet and affiliate marketing
Non-Liner Creations – Marketing
Nusuni Dot .Com – Ramblings about the internet
Occam’s Razor By Avinash Kaushik – Analytics
O’Flaherty – Technology, life and passions
Online Marketer.com - Marketing
Online Marketing Blog – Top Ranks blog on marketing, digital PR, social and search engine marketing
Original Signal - Web business
Out Of My Gord – SEO
Page Traffic Blog – Get new customer everyday
Pajama Professional – Maximize your earning potential in your PJ’s
Pandemic Blog - Insight into viral social media and marketing
Pandia Search Engine News – That’s what their about
Pepperjam – Marketing agency
Performancing – Helping bloggers succeed
Phil Bradley’s Weblog - Search, design and development
Pixelhead Online - Link building and SEO tip’s
PPC-Advice.com - Marketing advice
PPC Discussions – Paid search and everything in between
PPC Hero – PPC strategies, news and tips
Pro Blogger - Blogging
Pro Net Advertising - SEO
Pure Visibility - Marketing
Pushon – Marketing
ProBlogger – Blog tips and help
Pronet –
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Radically Transparent - Reputation management
Ramblings About SEO - SEO, marketing
Randa Clay Design - Blogging and WordPress web design
Raven – Daily multiple choices of SEO articles
Read Write Web – Social networking
ReelSEO - SEO video tips
REO Speedwagon – SEO and more
Reve News – Affiliate marketing
Robin Good - Marketing
Ryan Shamus.com – Internet marketing in a web 2.0 world
Screenwerk - On and off line media
Searchblog – Search media, technology, and more
Search Brains – News for the professional
Search Cap: Daily Search Engine News Recap – Links to a multitude of articles
Search Engine Guide -Top dog of small business guides
Search Engine Journal – One of the best SEO resources
Search Engine Land - The of the Best SEO blogs
Search Engine Marketing Thoughts – Blogation – Affiliate marketing tips
Search Engine Optimization Journal - SEO
Search Engine People - Get found
Search Engine Tigers – Local and in house marketing tips
Search Engine Watch – SEO industry leader
Search Engine War – SEO and more
Search Marketing Gurus – Where marketing meets the information super highway
Search marketing Sage – Marketing
Search Perspective – Local search topics
Search Quant - Marketing
Search Rank – Link building guide lines
Search Views - Dispatches and discussion on search
Search Written – A study in content SEO
Seer Interactive - SEO
Sem Angel – SEM, web analytics
Semi - SEM insights
SEM Clubhouse – SEO, SEM
SEM Geek - Making sense of paid search marketing
SEM Hints - Marketing hints, tips and tools for online business
SEM PDX - Portland’s SEM community
SEM Scholar – SEO, SEM training and certification
Semvironment - Turning clicks into customers
SEO 2.0 - Lots of up to date information
SEO And Tech Daily – The daily scoop on SEO and more
SEO Aware - Improve your visability
SEO Blog – Marketing
SEO Blog Marketmou - SEO, SEM
SEO Book – Learn rank dominate
SEO’Brien – Search and online marketing
SEO By The Sea – Research and services
SEO Chicks – The SEO blog with attitude
SEO Copywriting – Secrets from top writers
SEOCRACY – Databases free downloads Datapresser.com
SEO Design Solutions – Marketing services and solutions
SEO Diva – SEO advice and tips
SEO Expert & Consultant - Tony Adam
SEO:Gadget - SEO
SEO Home .com UK – SEO
SEOish - Google gadgets and SEO
SEOmoz – Read and rank better
SEO Pitfall – Tips, tools and techniques
SEOptimise – Marketing news
SEO ROI – Leaders demand results
SEO Rondtable – Another industry leader
SEO Scientist – Applying the scientific method to SEO
SEO Scoop – News, tips and theories
SEO Smarty – Consulting
SEO Snack – A tastey tidbit of smart SEO news delivered daily by many authors
SEO Space – Organic marketing B2B
SEO Speedwagon – Intrapromote co. looks at SEO
SEO Theory – And analytics
SEO Web Tips – Tips, tricks and tutorials
SEO Workers – SEO tools and more
SEO World – Strategies, tips and insider information
SEO-Yack Yack SEO – Not just any old SEO blog
Seth Godin’s Blog – Riffs on marketing, respect and the way ideas spread
Sexy Widget - Reviews and analysis of widgets, tool bars and distributed businesses of all flavors
Shandy King – SEO
Shimon Sandler - SEO, PPC and other marketing tatics
Shoe Money - Skills to pay the bills
Shoestring Marketing – For independent professionals and small business
Site Point Blog – Industry news for web professionals
Skelliewag.org - Blogging
Smackdown – SEO
Small Business Branding - Branding and marketing advice
Small Business Search – Marketing
Snydey Sense – Internet marketing
Social Desire – Social media
Social Marketing - Social Marketing
Social Media – Pod cast, blog and news channel
Social Media Club – Social media
Social Media Group – Putting the power of social media to work for business
Social Media Mom – Social media and networking
Social Media Optimization – Merging of traditional, SEM and social media
Social Media Systems – This blog focuses on social media, odds and ends, and WordPress stuff
Solo SEO – SEO for all
Somewhat Frank – Web, personal technology and social media
Soshable - Social media
Spinn – Internet marketing news and discussion forums
Spin Thicket – Advertising, PR and media news
Stephan Spencer’s Scatterings – SEO and web marketing
Straight Up Search – Oneup web blog for SEO and marketing
Tamar - The natural search conversion agency
Tech Crunch - Multiple authors profiling and reviewing new internet products and companies
Techmeme – Lots of topics
Technology Evangelist - News, articles, blogs and interviews
The Big Wave Blog – The latest from SEM industry lineup
The Future Buzz – Social media, marketing, PR and creating a buzz on the web by Adam Singer
The Invesp Blog – E-commerce and landing page optiminization
The Jungle Map – Your guide through internet marketing from your friends at Hippo Internet Marketing
The Link Spiel – Link Building
The Palatnik Factor.com – Marketing
The PPC Book - PPC
The Search For Conversions – Search market industry
The Shop.org Community – Marketing and consumer trends
The Social Media Marketing Blog – Social media insights in the increasingly complex world of new marketing
The WebMarketCentral Blog – Web marketing portal B2B
The Wpromter – PPC advertising, online marketing and the business of search
Tiger Two Tiger – Online reputation management from Tiger Two
Tim Nash – SEO blog and training
Topix – Search engine news from many sources
Traffick – Search engine enlightenment
Traffiked – Social media and internet marketing
Understanding Google maps & Yahoo Local Search - That’s all folks
Unlock The Online World – Blogging tips, tricks and other information
Web Analytics Book - Analytics
Web Analytics World – Authored by Manoj Jasra
Webatlantis – Your comprehensive collection of tips and winning strategies
Web Connoisseur – Dustin Woodard’s thought’s on search,analytics and the web in general
Web Ink Now – Online thought leadership and viral marketing strategies by David Meerman Scott
Weblog Tools Collection - WordPress
Website Magazine - Direct media exchange
Web Strategy By Jeremiah – How web tools enable companies to connect to customers
WhoIsAndrewWee.com - Blogging, affilate marketing social traffic generation
Winning The Web – Internet marketing strategies
WordPress Theme Designer – SEO
WordPress Web 2.0 Spotter – Guides, blogging tips and strategies
W S Radio’s – Live radio feds online marketing
Yahoo! Search Blog – A look inside the world of search from the people at Yahoo!
Yahoo! Search Marketing Blog – Official site
Yahoo! Publisher Network – Advertising
Yoast - Tweaking websites
Yodel Anecdotal – Yahoo! company site
Your SEO Mentor - Learn SEO from your mentor
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SEO – Search Engine Optimization Is A Numbers Game!
September 7, 2008
SEO is as much a numbers game as anything else. Good basic SEO will only get you so far in the search rankings. We believe almost anyone with enough time and resources can obtain the first page of results for any search query. However, most companies do not have the funds or staff for such an undertaking. There are still many opportunities to reach the coveted first page of results.
Any successful SEO provider knows that if you go where the crowds aren’t you will be successful. That’s why so much effort goes into Keyword research. Keyword search, after all, is a billion dollar industry. You can look for long tail or obscure keywords to be successful. The huge benefit here is that using long tail search you have less sites competing for the keyword phrase that you have chosen, also your visitor is now highly targeted and ready for the sale.
A good example would be the search for “increased website traffic Tucson” There is no doubt that the person using this search query wants more traffic to their website and that it has a Tucson customer base.It just so happens that almost any day, if you did the search for “increased website traffic Tucson” you would find Tucson SEO Solutions in the #1 and #2 positions. We believe that you should practice what you preach or as we like to say if your going to talk the talk you have to walk the walk.
Many an SEO expert will read this and scoff, “That’s not a competitive search” and they are correct. However, it is the service that we provide and in our location. We should be at the top if we are any good at what we do. I am often amazed when I see companies offering SEO services and they can’t obtain first page rankings for themselves! This isn’t as uncommon as you might expect. We developed our keyword to reflect what we do and by our location. If you have a local business with a website you should be doing the same.
Do you need assistance developing your keywords to reflect your business and location?
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Niche SEO – What A Concept
September 7, 2008
We live in Tucson, Arizona, which is a website marketing backwater of sorts. Most business owners that I speak with at my many networking events have little knowledge of the services that we provide.
I ran a local SEO meet-up group but we were lucky if 5 people showed up. So it’s not easy to find a group to talk shop with. Desperate to mingle with others in the industry I traveled the 125 miles north to Phoenix to attend an SEO Meet-up group there.
It was run by a woman from New Mexico. She holds the Arizona franchise for a training academy and travels here monthly to provide training and to market herself through this group.
I was especially thrilled by what I had learned at this gathering. The focus of the meeting was to share our favorite SEO tools and website. It’s always nice to come across useful resources, especially the ones that are free.
In a private conversation after the meeting I discovered that this woman had been providing SEO services and training for seven years. Which is to say, a way long time in this industry.
I mentioned that we specialized in niche SEO and she expressed amazement at what she just heard. The concept of Niche SEO seemed about as far away as Yuma, or her native New Mexico. She explained that she had never heard of niche SEO before today. Actually, I wasn’t sure who was more surprised me or her.
Our version of niche SEO is exactly what the name implies. We offer SEO to niche industries. It’s merely a more focused approach to SEO. We simply go where the competition isn’t. After all, isn’t this what keyword search and long tails are all about? It’s about finding niches that are related to our client’s products or services that others are not using.
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