When you take up the gentle art of business blogging, there are a few steps you can take that will assist you with optimizing your blog. Blog optimization ensures that your blog reaches the market segment you’re speaking to.
Whileblog optimization is different than search engine optimization, you will use some of the same techniques […]

I ran across an interesting blog post about the value of blogging. The post is from Rick Spence, a marketer and blogger in Canada. Although his post is long, it’s worth the time to read it. He details why business blogging is so effective and what it will and won’t do for […]

When people use search engines, what are they mainly looking for? Is it products to buy, people to meet, or what? Yes, people look for all of those things, but what most people are looking for when they use search engines is information. And if you are not using the power of […]

If you have dedicated yourself to business blogging for the past few years you will have accumulated archives that are rich in relevant content. Does a post only serve it’s purpose at the time it is written? What about the wealth of information that you have preserved in your archives? And how does Google view […]

If you are trying to run a profitable website, then search engine visibility is crucial to your success. I know that is an obvious statement, but too many businesses don’t take it as seriously as they should.
So how can business blogging help you to increase your search engine visibility? The two main areas […]

Unlike a print or radio ad campaign where, once verbiage and images have been signed off on you are done, business blogging and social media marketing is almost a living thing, requiring your attention on a daily basis. But unlike that print or TV ad that fades from your customer’s memory as soon as it […]

I’ve you’ve ever wondered how important back links are in regard to your search engine visibility, consider this. Adobe Acrobat Reader’s website is #1 on Google.com for the search term “click here.” Right about now you’re thinking, “So what!” Well, have you ever considered how they got to be #1 for a […]

If you have taken any blog training, you no doubt are feeling that you have the formula down for search engine optimization and blog marketing. You probably may also be vaguely familiar with the love hate relationship between SEO and Google. One SEO expert suggests that the formula that you have learned, if applied without […]

A local skate board retailer is interested in how search engine visibility and optimization will cross over to mobile web. What modifications will he need to make to his blog and site? He is wise to express interest given that his users are heavy mobile users.
Though this area of SEO is evolving, there […]

When it comes to promoting your business online there are plenty of places to turn. Of course you can always advertise, but remember: advertising creates awareness, not sales. It’s good, hard marketing that builds your sales percentages.
Advertising and marketing combined will, however, build your search engine visibility. People today use search engines to find information, […]