Author Archives: Greg
SEO Workshop boasts John Alexander as special expert SEO instructor
Just in! John Alexander, Search Engine Academy co-founder, will be joining SEO Expert Instructors Barry Byers & Greg Mate for 2 days of the Advanced 3-Day SEO Workshop November 14 & 15 2007 in Oakville (Toronto, Ontario). Nov 12-13 is … Continue reading
Social Bookmarking Basics
Social bookmarking is a hot topic of late. Promotionworld has some basic definitions for the terminology along with the hotspots to….. well, be social. The idea of social bookmarking is appealing but is it worth the time? Just one of … Continue reading
Google Improves Algorithm | Ask.com Feels The Pain
Ask.com traffic is down 28% acoording to Parent company , Answers Corp. The company links the slowdown in search engine traffic directly to changes in Google’s algorithm. Just like search engine optimizers, Ask is now analyzing the algorithm change and … Continue reading
Digg Replaces Google With Microsoft
Digg has signed a 3 year exclusive ad deal with Microsoft according to BusinessWeek. Microsoft will be able to put their product in front of a high-tech savvy audience, according to Andy Beal.
Google Now Honoring The Underscore
Stephan Spencer discusses several of Matt Cutt’s comments at WorldCamp 2007 including Google’s move towards viewing the underscore as a word separator. Here are several of Stephan’s highlights from Matt’s presentation. Matt claims that Google treats URLs with a query … Continue reading
US May 2007 Searches | Google’s Relentless Domination
According to Hitwise, Google continued to dominate May 2007 percentage of US searches. Google 65.13% Yahoo 20.89% MSN 8.40% Ask 3.92%
In-House SEO Requirements | Search Engine Watch Forum Discussion
A Search Engine Watch forum discusses the skills a full-time SEO should possess, including 5+ years of experience, keen knowledge of coding and a couple of successful sites as a reference. Fine skills to be sure but how about; nunchuk … Continue reading
Marketing Trends In Traditional Media
Bambi Francisco’s MarketWatch article on demonstrates how consumers are forcing change in traditional media. In the magazine industry, advertising pages at Time Warner Inc.’s Time magazine were down 23.8% in 2006 from 2000. Newsweek’s ad pages fell about 17.6% in … Continue reading
Web Site Conversion Tips | eRetailers Network
Marketing Pilgrim gives you a terrific summary of a webinar from eRetaliers Network. The webinar includes powerful tips on increasing your web site conversion rates. You can download the eRetailers Network report here.
Pay-Per-Booking Service On The Way From Genbook
TechCrunch provides information about Genbook. The company “is building a “pay-per-booking†product to allow local businesses to capture online bookings in real-time. The product will be distributed through online directories and local search engines, and businesses will pay a fee per booking.” Pay-per-action … Continue reading
