Google Adds Positive Attributes To Look For When Hiring An SEO

... might be useful when making a decision on which SEO firm to hire. The list includes: Can you show me examples of your previous work and share some success stories?Do you follow the Google Webmaster Guidelines?Do you offer any online marketing services to complement your organic search business?What ...

Jul. 1, 2008 at 8:56am Eastern by Barry Schwartz

A Small Business Marketing Success Story: Pink Cake Box

... successful small business. And as Jesse Heap—whose wife, Anne, is the pastry chef and cake designer—says, they owe much of their success to solid online marketing. "I don't think we realized how critical the web would become to our business," Jesse told me recently via ...
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Mar. 13, 2008 at 7:37am Eastern by Matt McGee

April 2008: Search Engine Land's Most Popular Stories

Below are Search Engine Land's 10 most popular stories from April 2008: ======================================== Top 10 Most Popular Stories: April 2008 ======================================== 1) Twitter Wrote This Column For Me - By now you have probably seen a bunch of talk about Twitter. And after ...

May. 6, 2008 at 1:14pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

Small Business Success Stories: What We've Learned So Far

... florist, and a real estate agent: Those are the four small business owners I've profiled in this space recently. Before I continue with more online marketing success stories, this seems like a smart time to step back and see what we've learned to date. Listening to the experiences of others can be a ...
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Jul. 3, 2008 at 7:41am Eastern by Matt McGee

A Small Business Marketing Success Story: Teresa Boardman, Real Estate Agent

The real estate industry has a bad rap in the upper levels of search marketing. We deplore the SEM agencies that sell ineffective and/or shady tactics to the real estate industry. We criticize the agents and brokers who are victimized by their own ignorance or indifference. I've called real estate ...

Jun. 5, 2008 at 7:38am Eastern by Matt McGee

A Small Business Marketing Success Story: K9cuisine.com

... , and you have an interesting small business that offers plenty of lessons for other small, online retailers. As with the previous small business success stories I've featured, I have no relationship with Anthony Holloway (or anyone at K9cuisine.com) and have never met him. Here's our interview. Matt ...

Jul. 31, 2008 at 7:05am Eastern by Matt McGee

Search Month: June 2008 Search News, In Review

Search Month is a monthly newsletter that recaps stories covered on Search Engine Land over the past month. It's also available by feed here. Below, news about Search Engine Land itself, then our 10 most popular stories from June 2008, then a major story for various search topics along with other stories ...
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Jul. 7, 2008 at 4:04pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 3, 2008

... actually get some laws enacted now. Yesterday's move might be the ultimate incentive, as US politicians realize that what they've. Small Business Success Stories: What We've Learned So Far A baker, a guitar teacher, a florist, and a real estate agent: Those are the four small business owners I've profiled ...
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Jul. 3, 2008 at 3:05pm Eastern by Barry Schwartz

A Small Business Marketing Success Story: Avante Gardens

... , and many small, independent florists are losing. Like other small businesses, they don't have the time or knowledge to keep up with the latest marketing trends and tactics. But there are other challenges, too. Way back in 1998, the FTC warned consumers about phony marketers pretending to be local florists ...

May. 8, 2008 at 7:24am Eastern by Matt McGee

A Small Business Marketing Success Story: John Tuggle, Guitar Teacher

... millions of dollars in revenue and dozens of employees . or it can be a one-man-band, turning passion into a living. This month's small business marketing success story is about the latter. Meet John W. Tuggle, a guitarist living in Athens, Georgia. John has been playing guitar for 17 years, and giving ...

Apr. 10, 2008 at 11:05am Eastern by Matt McGee