Posted January 27, 2011 by DIYSEO Team (6 comments)
Nowadays, it is imperative for small businesses to have a web presence. However, a large percentage of businesses remain without a website, and a larger percentage do not even show up on search engines. The infographic below illustrates some interesting statistics around small business web presence and SEO knowledge. Our mission is to make this [...]
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Posted December 16, 2010 by DIYSEO Team (36 comments)
Ask anyone in the SEO industry how important keywords are, and you’ll get the same answer from everyone. Choosing the best keywords for your website is crucial in search engine optimization. Keyword targeting is essential because SEO efforts can take time and energy, and you want to be sure that you’re rewarded with great search [...]
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Posted November 11, 2010 by DIYSEO Team (3 comments)
Recently, we came across a great study from TMP Directional Marketing and 15Miles that describes the importance of local search strategy for small businesses. If small businesses overlook this influential marketing component, they could miss a crucial segment of their targeted customers rather than gain nearby, untouched customers from competitors that don’t participate in local [...]
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Posted November 3, 2010 by DIYSEO Team (1 comments)
This morning, we are excited to announce the launch of our free SEO Report Card. The brand new Report Card grades websites based on a set of SEO success factors and is aimed at helping small businesses ultimately get ranked in search engines. The tool offers small businesses a user-friendly method to easily understand the [...]
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Posted October 14, 2010 by DIYSEO Team (1 comments)
According to a recent study, potential customers rely heavily on search engines to research products and services. In addition, 79% of people always or frequently click on SEO results. This once again confirms why small businesses need to focus on getting great SEO results! The results provide a nice summary of how people interact with [...]
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Posted September 24, 2010 by DIYSEO Team (0 comments)
We are always looking for published articles that feature helpful content for small business SEOs. Recently, one piece of commentary in particular caught our eye. We wanted to send out a quick post to recommend Neil Patel’s recently published article called, “The SEO’s Handbook – 53 Resources For First Time SEOs”. Patel, who is the [...]
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Posted September 15, 2010 by DIYSEO Team (17 comments)
Engagement on social networks is a great way for small businesses to help their search engine optimization (SEO) and drive customer acquisition. Social networking can help small businesses develop relationships, influence purchases, and help drive repeat business. Today, we’re highlighting St. Pete Brasserie, a Tampa Bay area restaurant that proactively uses social media to attract [...]
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Posted August 12, 2010 by Julie Zare (5 comments)
Nowadays, small businesses are concentrating more on their local search engine results. Even well-known establishments, such as the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago (remember the SNL skit?), are focusing on how to improve their local rankings in search engines. Check out our newest infographic that offers top tips for small businesses that wish to optimize [...]
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Posted July 14, 2010 by Dan Olson (2 comments)
Another key piece in our most recent site release is the expansion of our Local tasks and curriculum. Many search engines have significantly increased the visibility of their local listings (an example of Google’s listing is below), and we feel our new curriculum will provide a clear path for small businesses to get to the [...]
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Posted July 14, 2010 by Dan Olson (0 comments)
We had a number of major features and updates in our most recent release. The first notable item is the launch of our new Ongoing SEO area. Ongoing SEO is the area of the site for the clients that completed and graduated from the various levels of SEO School (such as Kindergarten or Grade School). [...]
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