Archive for January, 2006

Contingency Web Design and its Impact on Search Marketing

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

As search marketing becomes more and more competitive, USWeb clients are getting better at understanding the power of good landing pages, conversion optimization, and contingency Web design. [more…]

How microformats affect search engine optimization ( SEO )

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Microformat Diagram

So if you haven’t heard by now there is this new term called microformats spreading like crazy across the net. At first it can seem overly confusing but when digging into the heart of the matter the exact opposite is true. So what are microformats? Microformats are sets of simple data formats built for today’s technology (XHTML mostly) to solve simple problems. To speak in plain English a Microformat in most cases is a set of XHTML code embedded in web pages that provides a structured set of data that can be utilized for other means. [more…]

Don Skeoch of Teleflora

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Don Skeoch,

I would very much like to talk to you about the search engine marketing for Teleflora. We currently have a client that is the most highly search optimized floral website in the world. Everyday we deliver thousands of targeted visitors to their site to purchase flowers. [more…]

Mod_Deflate vs. Mod_Gzip , Comparing the Two

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

I have gotten some good questions about my previous posting, The Benefits of Gzip. Some people have asked about the difference between gzip and deflate, which comes pre-installed on the newer versions of Apache Web Server. [more…]

Orange County Data Recovery

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Regional terms are usually easier to rank for than more broad terms. While some terms like data recovery are huge click price terms, with an incredible amount of competition in the organic listings, the more regional terms, like Orange County data recovery, tend to be less crowded and competitive. [more…]

Las Vegas Preconstruction Condos

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Las Vegas is all about flash. And the new preconstruction condos market there is no exception. From the Cosmopolitan to the Sky, there are more condos going up on the Las Vegas strip than I think anyone ever thought would exist. [more…]

Vitamins and Supplements Search Engine Marketing

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Health information is one of the top uses for search engines. One of the business models that can benefit from that is the vitamins and supplements industry. So, let’s talk a little about vitamins and supplements search engine marketing. [more…]

Michigan Cherry Filling

Friday, January 27th, 2006

What does Michigan Cherry Filling have to do with Internet marketing? Well, it’s a term that a prospect we’re speaking to should rank for. It’s also probably delicious. [more…]

Splogs – The Ugly Side of Web 2.0

Friday, January 27th, 2006

A recent report by a Boulder Colo.-based company, Umbria Communications, suggests that 20% of blogs on the Internet are Spam, or Splogs. [more…]

Orlando Hotel Search Engine Optimization

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

With click prices climbing in Google and Yahoo, Orlando hotels are left with some tough marketing decisions. While the major travel portals like Hotels.com leverages search engine marketing firms like USWeb to push out their organic rankings, many other hotels in the Orlando area haven’t tried search engine optimization. [more…]