Why Am I Not Getting Any New Business From the Internet? Too often I’ll see business owners cut their own throats for the lack of this information, so pay attention. This is a question we are frequently asked (Luckily it is far less complex than it looks). Internet Marketing is a specialty, which is why…
What is SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? Even though internet marketing is now quite old, some of our clients still ask us, “What is SEO?” It’s simple. It stands for Search Engine Optimization. A Search Engine is like Google, Yahoo or Bing. It’s where you go online to search for whatever it is you’re looking for….
It’s common in our business to hear people say, “we’ve found a cheaper SEO company” or “such and such company will do it for half of what you charge.” When people say this to us, we don’t fight them on it, we just educate them. The first question we have to ask is, “Will they…
How long does SEO take to start working? Probably longer than you want it to. SEO is a long-term marketing strategy, it is not for the short-term minded person trying to get next-day results. You’re working with entities like Google, who change all the time, whereas you technically have no control over what they’re doing, you’re being…
We had a little surprise earlier this week… SEOmoz, a highly respected authority in SEO, conducted a nationwide survey unbeknownst to us or anyone else. SEO Surgeons ended up ranking in the top five nationwide as being one of the most actionable and ethical SEO companies in their survey (nearly 100 companies)! This is a great…
Anyone who has been in business for a long time knows this fact: Your satisfied clients rarely (without prompting) write positive reviews about your business, but that one nasty client who you probably shouldn’t have sold in the first place, he’ll slam you all over every review site he can, starting with leaving a good…
Expanding a business can seem like mysticism to some. Some are great at it, some aren’t. But why? Let’s get the obvious factors out of the way: Do a good job, have good customer service and value your customers, work hard, market and advertise a lot, be a professional. If you’re not even there yet,…
Well, are you? Let’s first look at what what Herd Mentality is: Herd Mentality is when you act the same way as the people around you, ignoring your feelings or observations of facts in the process. In other words you’re REACTING. You don’t think, you don’t observe, you’re REACTING. Anyone who’s been successful…
Why Should I Use SEO? Every year people ask me why they should be using Search Engine Optimization. My answer is always the same– that’s where your new customers are looking for you! I’ve seen a lot of marketing trends come and go from SMS Marketing (text-message marketing) all the way back to Fax Broadcasting…
Yes, it is an unfortunate truth that there are some… “not so great” service providers in the SEO world. What you have to know is that good SEO works. You’ve been burned, possibly several times and finally concluded that SEO and internet marketing is a racket. But it is not true. The concept is that…