Google has thrown down the gauntlet with the Chrome OS. Unlike other operating systems to date, Chrome is browser-based and designed to be used in the “cloud:” a suite of remotely hosted web apps. This isn’t the first time a company has tried to center computing on remotely hosted applications but it is by far […]
Search Engine Marketing
Should you hire a Professional Services SEO Company
I was at the Business Opportunity Show this weekend in Toronto ON, Canada and had the opportunity to present a seminar on “Why your website is broken. Learn How to turn it into a profit center,” on two different occasions. The weekend was great and quite exciting, as I was able to speak with hundreds of entrepreneurs […]
Five SEO Cues to Look for in Search Results
Everyone wants a top 10 Google rank on a high volume keyword, but just because companies and their internet marketing strategy people all want the same thing doesn’t mean that they should all use the same methods. Keyword phrases aren’t just about the numbers – they have factors that create qualitative as well as quantitative […]
SEO, Social Media and the Attention Economy
Recently, Google webspam and SEO guru Matt Cutts reiterated Google’s position on paid blog entries. Google doesn’t like them. What he was light on explaining was how exactly Google can tell an entry has been paid for, though his example “ Kmarts” recent paid reviews promotion, where the company gave bloggers $500.00 gift cards was […]
Coaching Clients for Strategic Internet Marketing
I was reviewing some correspondence with one of our clients the other day when I was struck by the importance of coaching as a part of the SEO and marketing process. People tend to ignore this because on the surface, it seems to undercut one of the features of outsourced marketing: Clients can get back […]