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Keep The Marketing and IT Teams Apprised

For those who have been following this blog since its inaugural month, you may remember a post entitled “Incorporating SEO in Website Creation” in November. It reiterates the novelty of search engine optimization and highlights the benefits in considering SEO factors early on in any website design project.
However, the marketing and IT departments need to [...]

Video Ads Tested in Google Search Results

With last year’s introduction of universal (blended) search results followed by the $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube, we knew that video ads were next to appear on Google search result pages. Google has begun testing last Thursday according to a NYT article.
It looks as though these ads will operate on a cost-per-click basis and be [...]

Effectively Using Pay Per Click & Banner Adverts

Pay per click advertising has become a staple in most online advertising strategies over the past few years, with the growing use of search engines for looking up just about anything. All the while, banner advertising has been cast aside and deemed ineffective simply because no one clicks on them anymore. Unfortunately, the purpose of [...]

Three Important Reasons for SEO and SEM

Internet usage and its ability to quickly and easily spread information has without a doubt been changing the way we shop in general. Let’s look at three reasons why businesses need to really implement a strong search engine optimization and marketing plan.
1. Comparison Shopping
With the onslaught of product information floating around the Internet, it’s important [...]

Excluding Poor Sites From Content Network

As many of us have come to realize, the seeds of search engine optimization can take months before bearing fruit. Pay-per-click advertising is a much quicker means in acquiring search engine traffic, although it’s usually more expensive as well. In this post we will discuss how to make pay-per-click advertising cheaper and ultimately improve your [...]