Chris Brogan on How to Use Google+ for Business

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I love Google+. I think they've got another big hit here. To me it combines a lot of the best of the other social networks. I don't think it necessarily replaces all the others, but it's a great place to hang. Oh man! Another Network to Learn!??! Now, for some of you who are still trying get your head around social networks, you're probably thinking, "Oh GEEEEEEeeeezzz, Now I've got another … [Read more...]

Do You Write Your Copy for People or for Google? (Optimizing Your Text)

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The answer is... Both, of course.  When you're putting together the copy for your website, you ultimately want to write copy that is search engine optimized (SEO).   What Does Search Engine Optimized Mean? When it comes to the text on your site, it means that your text includes valuable keywords that would most likely be used in a search for the kind of services or products you … [Read more...]

Effective SEO You Can Do Yourself – Title Tags

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  SEO, or search engine optimization, is what everyone strives for with their site. Although a lot of SEO happens off the page - link building, social networking, article writing, etc.. - what happens "on the page" is still very important. Title Tag (or Page Title) - Still the King! One of the most powerful SEO areas on your site is the Title Tag. The Title Tag determines the … [Read more...]

Chris Brogan Free Seminar on Google+ for Business

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Google+ If you haven't checked out Google+ yet, it's a great new social media spot online for you to, well, be social. :-) I’ve just been playing around with this for a couple of days, but in my mind Google has done it again. They’ve created another awesome (FREE!) online service. To me (and many others, from what I hear) Google adds the best features from other social media … [Read more...]

5 Ways To Make Your Website More Effective In 2011

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If you're creating a new website or redesigning your current site in 2011, then good for you! Nothing like having a nice fresh face on your site to start the new year. Here are five suggestions to help you get more bang for your buck with your website this year: Make Your Site Blog Driven Unless for some weird reason it just doesn't make sense, build your site around your blog. This … [Read more...]

Saving Money – SEO You Can Do Yourself – Title Tags

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Title tags are the string of words you see across the top of your browser when you go to a web page. While the keyword meta tag is pretty much useless these days, TITLE tags are still quite useful and one of the best things you can use to help your page's SEO (search engine optimization) Using WordPress If you are using WordPress it's very easy to edit the title tags of each of your pages … [Read more...]

SEO Tips to Help Your Site Do Better With Google

SEO (search engine optimization) is important these days to help your site do better in searches on sites like Google and Yahoo, among others. The better your site does naturally in Google searches, the less you have to pay in advertising costs. However hiring SEO specialists to do the work for you can also be expensive. This just depends on how much competition you've got. Here are some tips … [Read more...]