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Archive for October 2010

SEO Begins with Keyword Research

By Todd
Thursday, October 14th, 2010

As I’ve mentioned before (e.g. in SEO is an Ongoing Effort ), there are two aspects to search engine optimization (SEO): on-page and off-page.  However, before we can perform that optimization, we have to know what keywords and key phrases we’re optimizing for.  Therefore, all SEO efforts begin with keyword/phrase research.

Basically, you want to get a list of 100+ key phrases that are relevant to your business ranked by search volume and understand the competition for those phrases.  Sounds daunting doesn’t it?  Bear with me for a second.  There are numerous tools out there, each with their own strengths that can help with the task.  My favorites are:

  • Google’s keyword tool: https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
  • WordTracker’s free tool:  http://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/gtrends/

These can help you drill into what people search for when they are looking for you.  That’s important–your goal is to discover what people search for when they are looking for you. Not how you think about looking up your business.  Think like your customer and use the tools to come up with at least 10 phrases that people would use to find you.  Rank them by search volume.  Now you have a foundation to start on.

Categories : Keyword Research, SEO, Web Strategy

Simplify Your Life–And Your Website!

By Todd · Comments (0)
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

There is soooo much information out there about how to create your web presence!  It is confusing and often conflicting–inducing a lot of stress.  Here’s a tip: don’t sweat it! Relax about the technology already.  The single-most important facet of your website is the opt-in and compelling free offer. If you want to stress about something choose to stress about that.  Make your offer compelling, talk about benefits and give value away in exchange for an email address.  Period.

I hear you saying, “But ‘big’ sites rank better!”  Bah!  Total bunk–well, ranking doesn’t matter right away.  What should you do with the other 47 pages of valuable content you’ve gathered and created?  You’d like to create an equivalent 47 individual web pages navigable by your visitors, wouldn’t you?  Take my advise–throw it all out.  Keep your navigation simple.  Don’t waste your time creating those individual pages full of content your visitors will never see.

Now that I’ve got you all riled up, take that content, chop it into bite-sized, digestible pieces and begin to post it on your blog.  Utilize appropriate tags and categories so your viewers can sort, index and access it various ways.  Schedule entries to show up later (preferably on Monday thru Friday), entering several blog entries per sitting until your content is all entered, categorized and tagged on your blog.  Your readers will love you for it.

Products for sale are a different story of course, but that’s a topic for later…

There.  Isn’t that easier?  Say ahhhh….

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Categories : Blogging, Business, Design, Web Site, Web Strategy

You Cannot Make Money With Social Media Marketing–Unless…

By Todd · Comments (0)
Friday, October 8th, 2010

Forget about social marketing for a second. Everyone wants to know how to make money on Twitter and Facebook. It’s simple–you can’t… Unless you get those names into your own emarketing database! The key is really your own blog–focus on getting your Facebook friends and Twitter followers back to your blog–and opt-in.

Instead of thinking, “How do I get my Twitter and Facebook feeds to show up on my website?” turn it around. Think, “How do I get links to my blog entries to show up on my Twitter feed and Facebook pages and refer people back to my valuable information?” Encourage your following to view your website as the source for valuable information on your topic. Train them to visit your blog and site.

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Categories : Business

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