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SEO And The Snake…a true story

Monday, October 12th, 2009

I am fortunate in that I get to spend a good amount of time in the “East Texas Piney Woods” where I’m within 15 minutes of 3 major lakes.  Lake Fork is one of those lakes and if you’re a fisherman you know Lake Fork is considered the bass capital of the world!   Recently one of the fisherman was telling me a story about a family who came out to fish at Lake Winnsboro.  They had all the gear, and pretty much appeared as if they knew exactly what they were doing.  The wife had a spiffy rod and reel and got busy baiting her hook and casting into the water…while her husband and son did the same.  After several unsuccessful attempts to catch a bass, the wife casts her bait and suddenly begins yelling, “I’ve got a fish!  I caught a fish”.  Furiously reeling her fish in, she triumphantly draws her rod up to pull the fish out of the water.  My friend said just about that time, everyone within 5 miles of Lake Winnsboro could probably hear the wife screaming bloody murder!  Instead of seeing a bass on the end of the hook, she had somehow managed to catch a snake!  Clearly upset by this freakish fishing folly - the wife panics and throws rod, reel and snake into the lake, upsetting the husband who had just bought the new rod and reel.  Needless to say, that put a damper on any further hopes of fishing that day!

By now you may be wondering what this has to do with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Top SEO Marketing’s core focus of search marketing.  It reminds me of all the people I’ve met who told me stories about the disappointing results they received after they paid their web design company additional dollars for “search marketing”.   Business leaders who only thought they knew what search was all about - and web designers who presented on the right “sound point keywords” to appear as an authority.  Together this ill planned and ill equipped venture was a bit fishy from the start.  Expectations high, the CEO begins to plan on how bes to handle the leads the “optmization” will produce.    Not too long after writing a check out to the web design turned SEO expert, the CEO begins to feel as though he’ll never get a nibble to his web site from search.  Instead of pulling in qualified leads, up pops the snake!  When questioned, the newly minted SEO person tells you its Google’s fault, not theirs.

When you go fishing you expect to see a fish on the end of your line.  When you go to hire an SEO company, make sure you can tell the diference between a fish and a snake.  If you do get burnt by an SEO company, do not think all SEO companies are the same.  Don’t throw in all the equipment, let us show you what we have accomplished for other bsinesses simlar to yours and what we believe it will take to make a credible lead generation tools from your web site,  www.topseomarketing.com

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Online Search Engine Marketing

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

How can search engine marketing help your company compete in today’s business climate?  If you are like most companies, you’re trying to get the most of your advertising dollars but you have trouble distinguishing between what works and what is just hype.  It’s difficult  when you are not familiar with the new online media and all the new options and buzzwords out there.  Take some consolation in the fact that this is a significant problem for companies large and small.

See if any of these questions sound familiar: 

  • What demand generation campaigns will net you the best ROAS? 
  • Can we afford a long term solution? 
  • How do you avoid the trap of pay per click dependency? 
  • What is the best way to reach potential customers utilizing the internet? 
  • How affective are directories? 
  • What is social media?
  • Are Yellow Pages still a good way to spend our marketing dollars?
  • Will spending money to make videos increase my search engine rankings?
  • Should I shift my yellow pages ads to directories online?

The Old Versus The New

The Internet has definitely changed the way potential customers are finding new products and services for business and consumers. Gone are the days that people rely on the Yellow Pages to let their fingers do the walking.  Today those fingers are walking over the keyboard, mobile phones typing queries into search engines. The amount of information given by phone books, looks outdated when compared with pulling up a web site full of the latest information, locations and products.  Below are some revealing facts from the Kelsey Group.

  • 74% of US households use the Internet as an information source when shopping.
  • Approximately 45% of searches had a buying intent.
  • The percentage of respondents who used yellow page directories decreased from 75% to 62%.

Today more than ever businesses need a company that can take them where they will be found online by new customers and keep them away from expensive submissions where there is no measurable return on investment.

Managed search engine marketing companies can provide analytics to track pay per click, organic campaigns that include social media, local search placement, press release distribution, copywriting in addition to optimization and  email advertising without the additional cost of hiring a PR or ad agency. 

If you are looking for an affordable solution to managing advertising spend, laying down a foundation for long term sustainable sales channel or seeking a company that will help you navigate the advertising options online, visit www.topseomarketing.com or give us a call at 214.288.0853.