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Why SEO is so Great for Small Business (SMB)

by Chaosmap on January 15, 2010

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Small businesses need a presence on the internet and that means they must rank decently in the search engines. This is where search engine optimization (SEO) proves to be so helpful. It aids in boosting the presence of the small business’ website in the rankings. From this, a potentially large stream of organic traffic can be tapped to flow to the site. Of course, there’s a balance between traffic keywords and “buying” keywords. We want the most targeted keywords possible, so good keyword research is imperative.

Increasing search engine rankings is based on several factors. Link building and integrating proper keywords into the text of the website remain the most important of components. Thankfully, it is not all that complex to implement such steps. The process is affordable which means your business can earn significant income with less cost than, for example, rising PPC costs, or expensive Media Buys.

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(Slightly tongue-in-cheek here, but read on…)

Are you familiar with this quote? It’s the Bessie Stanley Quote, but often erroneously attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. It’s what SUCCESS is attributed to:

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

If you can use this in your daily life, apply to your business, to your friends, to your family, to your religion, to your physical and spiritual being, you may indeed become the most spectacular SEO that ever bore fruits on this planet.

P.S.
So, the next time you do your keyword research, write a piece of (awesome) content, hunt down quality links, interact with your clients or co-workers, give a little extra. You’ll feel better.

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SEO = Talk Soup = Success?

November 12, 2009

Why, dear reader, do I keep having the same discussion over and over? Is it me? Is there something wrong with the tone of my voice? Maybe it’s my last name, it’s hard to pronounce. I’m almost out of ideas.
Somebody explain why I keep having this conversation:
Poor me: “Hello, may [...]

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The #1 Way To Generate Leads Online

November 2, 2009

Disclaimer: This post is not biased in any way!
It is true that you must work with practitioners that know what they are doing here, but SEO (search engine optimization) is truly the top way to generate (quality) leads online. Using this approach, you are optimizing your website (pages!) for search engines and thereby [...]

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Why Should You Get a “Google” Blog?

October 24, 2009

Simple. Watch this SEO / Blog video from Google directly. Have you considered a blog?

What do you think?

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The World’s Biggest SEO Resource List

October 23, 2009

Well, probably unofficially so, but -  if you need a great place to start for SEO blogs, you need to look at what Guy Kawasaki and his team have put together.
It covers many more things than just SEO (search engine optimization).
Here’s are some good websites and blogs to start looking at:
http://seo.alltop.com/
http://social-media.alltop.com/
Enjoy the weekend guys!

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Top Internet Marketing Mistakes To Avoid

July 29, 2009

Whether you are working with an Internet marketing company or on your own, it is important to make sure that your Internet marketing efforts succeed. Just as there are many Internet marketing tricks that you should try, there are also a lot of Internet marketing mistakes that you should try to avoid. This [...]

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Avoiding Problem SEO Clients: Five Red Flags To Watch Out For

July 24, 2009

No one wants to turn away business, but sometimes it is necessary in order to avoid big problems and hassles in the future. Here are five red flags to be on the lookout for when potential SEO clients approach you.
1. Their website is brand new and/or it needs too much work, and client doesn’t understand work [...]

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What does Google say about Page Rank?

September 15, 2008

Pagerank (Google Larry Page & Sergey Brin responsible) has been written about – a lot. What does Google say about it themselves?
We stand alone in our focus on developing the “perfect search engine,” says Google co-founder Larry Page. … Something that, “understands exactly what you mean and gives you back exactly what you want.”
To that [...]

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How Keywords Reveal What People are REALLY Searching For

May 28, 2008

What’s the first basic skill anyone working in SEO learns how to perform? 
Chances are, it’s doing keyword research and finding out what people are searching for with respect to whatever website that SEO’er is optimizing. 
Is it a website about dog products? 
Well, are people searching for ‘dog beds’ or ‘dog pillows’?  What has a higher search [...]

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