SEO Case Study: Content is NOT King

SEO Case Study: Content is NOT King

The prospect wanted to go after the key phrase “corporate wellness Michigan”. They had their heart set on this term. Now, this was not really based in any kind of keyword research they had done. They were in the corporate wellness business and, by golly, they wanted to dominate the search results … Read more

How To Work Keywords Into Your Website

How To Work Keywords Into Your Website

One of the most important things you can do to improve your rankings in the search engines and directories (Google, Yahoo, Bing, DMOZ, et cetera) is to ensure your website is optimized in accordance with the keywords and key phrases you are looking to target. To “optimize” a website for search engine … Read more

Marketing Mastery Series: 5 Steps to Powerful Article Marketing

Marketing Ideas Article Marketing

Today, article marketing is probably one of the most powerful and inexpensive forms of online marketing available to small business owners and non-profits. For those not savvy with the term “article marketing”, here is a quick definition: In exchange for a little sweat and focus, an article author (you) shares their wisdom … Read more

Social Media: Average Time Spent

Marketing Ideas 101 Social Media Stats 2012

Average minutes per visitor to social media sites. Facebook (405) Tumblr (89) Pinterest (89) Twitter (21) LinkedIn (17) MySpace (8) Google+ (3) Does not reflect mobile usage. World-wide data as of January 2012. Sources: comScore, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter.com. How much time to you spend on these social media sites? Any … Read more

Dispelling 7 Common SEO Myths

SEO Case Study: Content is NOT King

(Excerpt from Ideas Online, as seen in the Marketing Ideas Academy, Module 4, Online Marketing.) Let us begin by dispelling a few myths about the art and science of search engine optimization (SEO). Myth #1: If you purchase a new domain with maximum information per square inch, you’ll rank higher in the … Read more