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SEO and PPC Together the Persuit of Greater Visibility

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Let’s all agree on some terminology here:

The term Search Engine Marketing (SEM) includes Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and paid search (PPC) Pay Per Click management.  In addition, these strategies should be always be considered together for best results.

Many of our clients ask which strategy they should pursue, PPC or SEO? What is the best way to get relevant visitors to click to their website?. The answer is to aggressively pursue both strategies, if you are interested in the greatest return on your investment. The SEO traffic is great when you can get it, but you can’t control the Search Engines. Our recommendation is to always supplement your visibility with a professionally managed paid search marketing campaign.

There are some great benefits of SEO and PPC together, including:

  • Share the keyword data. Information from your PPC campaigns can help you identify your best converting keywords which can be applied to your overall strategy.
  • Converting phrases from PPC may also convert well for your SEO campaign.

If you do run PPC and SEO programs together, monitor them closely to assure positive results from both. Using both programs can enable you to share data between campaigns making both more effective.

 

8 Website Content Marketing Initiatives for 2012

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Google recently announced that they would now places a large emphasis on new content or “Fresher, more recent results”. Its an important goal to take a look at your old website content and maybe give it some fresh new content for 2012. Read More: Website Content Marketing

The Biggest Mistakes SMBs Make with SEO and Internet Marketing (and How to Avoid Them)

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For small business owners, SEO and search engine marketing (PPC) presents an amazing and cost-effective opportunity to drive traffic, leads and sales online. The biggest mistake I see from otherwise smart, talented marketers at small businesses are…Read More SEO Small Business

Content is King or Queen: Make Your Content Make a Difference

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Content, content, content. It’s an obvious part of any interactive website experience. In fact, you’ve probably heard content is king, or queen, or some sort of royalty. Yet, content is elusive. Often, you don’t realize your content isn’t cutting it until it’s too late. Does any of this sound familiar? http://bit.ly/hU0l7B

10 Tips to Speed Up Your B2B Website

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Its 2011 and if your site is slow, people will leave. What you may not know is that Google also uses site speed as a ranking factor. Bottom line- the faster you can make your site, the better your chance of obtaining organic success. Here are 10 tips to speed up your site. Read More: http://bit.ly/g36eHe

Being Found Online & Connecting With Customers 10 Tips

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There’s an interesting paradox I’ve noticed having to do with an analog vs. a digital existence. You may have the best looking physical location imaginable, and yet because you can’t be found online, you can’t connect with customers and thus don’t exist. Have you encountered it?
It has to do with online search. Through online search businesses have the opportunity to be found and connect with potential customers. We used to have the Yellow Pages. I remember sitting on stacks of them as a kid so I could reach the dinner table. Who uses them anymore? People found businesses this way; well those days are gone.
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How Obvious Is Your Call To Action?

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If you don’t ask for the sale someone else will. In short, keep your call to action clear by making sure it is the most visually prominent thing on the page, placed above the fold, and written in words that reflect the visitor’s perspective, and you should never have to worry about visitors wondering “What am I supposed to do now?” Read More

Your Website Should Tell a Story For SEO Sake…

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When it comes to Search Engine Optimization your website should tell a story, beyond SEO the secret to a successful site is that the same content should make prospective buyers want to read it! What is the story that your customer cares about? What problem do you solve? How do you entertain them? How do you make their lives a little better? Tell that story. Read More: For SEO, you need a story to tell