CNN is reporting rumors that Google has a social networking site in the works, which could give Facebook some competition. This new social site/program is supposed to be called GoogleMe or Google Me.
Only Google knows the truth. Read the rest of this entry
Since its debut in 1996, Google’s search engine has experienced countless updates and revisions. But none of those revisions have changed the architecture of the Google search algorithm as much as the latest update, codenamed Caffeine. Read the rest of this entry
Step #1 – Research Your Keywords
One of the important steps you need to take for great SEO before you submit your site to the search engines is to research your keywords. Look for niche keywords instead of keywords that are so broad you’ll never rank well with them. Read the rest of this entry
A lot of people hear the term Meta Tag and worry that it’s all very complicated and they’ll never understand. But really getting the hang of Meta Tags is easy. Read the rest of this entry
Many small business owners are just becoming aware of a powerful and free way to get their business in front of thousands of local customers using what is known as local search marketing.
Google, Yahoo, and Bing have all added local search results to their results pages and have allowed small business owners to add their listing for free. Google call their version ‘Google Places’ and a Google Places listing is made for you as part of Page One Consultants SEO services. Read the rest of this entry
If they don’t have the guidance of a strategic website design company like Page One Consultants, many business owners make the mistake of commissioning a website without laying out a clear plan for their online business. This is a sure set-up for failure. There are millions of abandoned sites on the web due to lack of careful planning. Before getting started you should ask yourself some questions to avoid making mistakes down the road.
An article on Search Engine Guide, about Google’s May Day Update, suggested that Matt Cutts, of Google’s Webspam Team, said at Google I/O 2010, “this is an algorithmic change in Google, looking for higher quality sites to surface for long tail queries. It went through vigorous testing and isn’t going to be rolled back.”
Vanessa Fox, formerly of Google, in another article at Search Engine Land suggested that the update primarily affected e-commerce websites that rely upon a product manufacturer’s product description… In other words, if a webmaster uses the default product description given by the original product manufacturer, then the product sales page will have taken a hit in Google’s search listings… Read the rest of this entry
In a way Social Media online is just like making friends in the real world, because it is all about connecting and creating a conversation with people that draws them towards your business.
The first thing you must do is connect with the social media culture. Some people think that they can be anti-social in social media and think they can broadcast their message and people will still come.
That simply is not going to happen. Not in social media. You do not build ‘it” but instead, build relationships that can become doorways and then eventually become customers. Read the rest of this entry
