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Archive for July, 2008
Stop the Roadblock: Corporate Linking Policies
Posted by Jamie Watanabe on July 25, 2008 within Search Engine Marketing. | No Comments
One of the basics of Search Engine Optimization is builidng links to your web site. The more reputable links seen by the search engines can correlate to a higher ranking. Yes, there are things to consider when evaluating a link exchange request; relevancy, the reputation of the other web site, etc. But, when your customers, users, or re-sellers want to simply place a link to your web site from their own web site, and they are not asking for a recipricol link, why are so many major corporations still requiring “permission” to do so?
Walk the Line: Building Stickiness Mixed with a Subtle Sales Pitch
Posted by Chris Cook on July 10, 2008 within Search Engine Marketing, Social Marketing, Web Site Optimization. | No Comments
Stickiness is anything about a web site that encourages a user to visit often and stay longer. Stickiness examples are:
- Content that is updated frequently and provides ongoing assistance or relevancy to the user (e.g. tips, blog entries)
- User ability to personalize the site to suite their needs (e.g. iGoogle, My Yahoo)
- Online communities/forums
- User feedback (e.g. product reviews, ratings, surveys)
July 4th Weekend Clearance Sales, Is Your Paid Search Up-to-Date?
Posted by James McGinn on July 3, 2008 within Search Engine Marketing. | No Comments
Isn’t it amazing that we are already at the July 4th holiday? Where does the time go? Probably spent getting ready for your July 4th holiday weekend clearance sale, right? In your preparation, did you update your paid search campaign to target “sale” keywords, or write new ad text highlighting your sale?
It is a common mistake among online retailers. You placed a huge message advertising the sale on your home page, key landing pages and your order confirmation page. You sent out a special sale message to your email marketing campaign list. However, you forget to update your paid search to let the rest of the online world know you are having a sale.