SEO plays an important role in helping deserving brands be more relevant, visible, and competitive. Discover the fun, complex world of SEO that ranges from content marketing to conversion optimization, analytics to content creation, and more.
Are you a small business owner? If so, you’re probably familiar with the benefits of SEO but unsure of how to get started. You probably feel like the key to success is held by only a few select individuals. Thanks to puffed up so-called SEO experts, many people mistakenly believe that SEO success requires spending…
Sure, you could say this post is late to the party since we’re well into 2012 by now (April 3 to be exact). But for those of you who aren’t heavily involved in the SEO industry or who don’t keep up with optimization news on a daily or weekly basis, you still might not understand the extent…
Good news fellow small business owners: Google is continuing to level the playing field for us. While this really isn’t anything completely new (quality content has always been critical for SEO), the fact that Google is coming out to verify this new penalty is pretty newsworthy. As I tell my small business owners during my…
Before I begin, I wanted to tell you that the original title for this blog post was “Keyword Research Basics: Select Keywords That Will Convert.” Kind of boring though, right? I thought I’d rev it up a notch and used the title that you now see. I’d love to know which you prefer (let me…
WordCamp Atlanta 2012, which took place the first weekend of February, seriously rocked. Not that I’d expect anything less from a conference designed exclusively to bring together WordPress enthusiasts. I had the privilege of leading two back-to-back sessions on search engine optimization for small business owners. My talk was formally titled, “SEO & WordPress: Do…
I’m truly excited about something that’s about to happen in the next week: the launch of my first ebook, How to SEO Your Site: DIY Techniques for Small Business Owners. In August 2011 I quietly decided to start writing my first “how to SEO” ebook for small business owners, solopreneurs and consultants who couldn’t afford…
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to present a workshop at Digital Atlanta’s 2011 Conference. My presentation was on educating small business owners and solopreneurs how to start an SEO strategy for their own business. We covered keyword research, on page SEO, link building, competitive analysis, myths and misperceptions about SEO, WordPress, Google Analytics and…
Friday, November 11, 2011 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Roam Atlanta, 5815 Windward Parkway (2nd floor), Alpharetta, GA 30005 Business Workshop: “SEO On a Budget: Do This Not That” Atlanta’s hottest conference on social media, technology and marketing is only a few weeks away. This week-long conference, Digital Atlanta, features multiple free and affordable workshops, panels and…
I just finished my 9-week Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Online Training Workshop. Check out my snazzy new certificate: Updates, course overview and takeaways to come soon.
I’ve been noticing for awhile now that clients have a challenge integrating and leveraging all of their existing marketing activities. And I don’t blame them! It’s difficult taking individual business activities and incorporating them into a cohesive, seamless, automated lean mean marketing machine. That also applies to recycling and distributing valuable content. Have you taken…
