I was playing outside with my son Jacob this weekend, and made an interesting observation. He was running back and forth from the yard to the garage, pulling out a different toy each time. He'd take out the soccer net, and before I could get out the soccer ball he was on to the next toy. I'd come up with a game to play with the new toy, and he'd already be on to the next. It dawned upon me that the challenge of keeping his attention long enough to get into a game is the same challenge faced when trying to get website visitors to reach your targeted message.
Collecta is a new search engine that returns results based on real-time content from various sources across the web including blogs, social media sites, news publications and more. It was released today and is one of the latest real-time search engines to enter the market.
If you’re new to Search Engine Optimization and looking for ways to improve your presence in natural search engines, link building through directory submission is a great place to start. Follow these tips and guidelines for navigating through the sea of online directories and choosing quality ones that are worth your while.
Recently Sitepro presented collaboratively with Lee Adelman from CURT Manufacturing at the 2009 Manufacturing Advantage Conference . The presentation, titled "There's No Recession Online", discusses CURT Manufacturing's success using online retail and company reseller sites coupled with engaging media. The company has experienced significant financial success despite manufacturing it's product in a declining market in addition to the current recession. This video featuring Lee Adelman (VP, E-commerce and Retail, CURT Mfg.), Mike Phillips (Owner, Sitepro), Keif Oss (Senior Producer, Sitepro Video), tells the strategy behind CURT's recent success. View this video and learn why "There's No recession Online".
In an effort to help educate clients and the community about various aspects of web, video and other multimedia content, Sitepro has created a series of podcasts which will be released regularly. An RSS feed and "subscribe" option will be available shortly.
Our first podcast, "Search Engine Optimization (SEO)" can be accessed through the player below. Join our host, Sitepro's Steve Allingham, along with Joe Ruppert (Owner: First Recovery Solutions) and Lauren Haugh (SEO Specialist with Sitepro.com). Listen in to get useful tips on making your website more searcheable for your viewers or potential customers. SEO isn't just a fad, it's a critical part of online marketing which any business must have.
Sitepro recently joined Twitter where you can follow our latest news, events, and activities. Check us out at http://www.twitter.com/sitepro and become a follower! Give it a try and see how it can work for you or your company.
The subsequent links that are sometimes displayed in a column-like fashion beneath the first listing in Google's search engine results pages (SERP), known as sitelinks, have received a makeover. Google announced yesterday that they've changed the way they do the now called one-line sitelinks.
The sitemap page is a critical addition for SEO and allowing search engines to crawl your site. Over the last year or so, sitemaps have been evolving. Once the standard stand-alone page that simply linked to every page, designers have found clever ways of integrating a sitemap into the framework as a usable site tool. Learn more about this new trend after the break.
Aren't blogs part of this "social networking" fad for younger people, simply journaling to each other online about what's going on in their lives? As a professional who has been employed in the business sector for over twenty years that is exactly what I thought social networking was all about. Boy was I wrong.
This January I had the privilege of attending the Internet Retailer Conference in Miami, Florida. Read more about how it changed my perspective on social networking, and blogs in particular, after the break.
The word "Blog," makes many people cringe, roll their eyes or go huh?, but many companies are praising the application of a Blog on there website for many reasons.
