New Workshop with Calgary Technologies
Calgary Technologies Inc. is launching an exciting new program this fall and we are calling all leaders! This program has been customized for the entrepreneur that wants to stay on top of the latest trends in technology and business. Designed to deliver one day workshops with guaranteed take-away value, this is your opportunity to keep [...]
SEO consultant or SEO employee?
One of the good things about the Internet is that there’s a lot of information out there. That’s also one of the bad things. The trouble is, how do you sort out the good information from the bad.
On this site, the owner (well regarded in the search engine optimization community) contends that you don’t really [...]
Can the canned copy: use original content on your website
Recently I ran across a major problem with a client’s website. It was quite by accident really. I discovered that a large portion of the copy on their website was canned copy.
Well, no big deal you say? Actually it is. This is known as a duplicate content issue, and is something that can get your [...]
Internet marketing, not just SEO
It’s really only been in the last year or so that the word “search engine optimization,” or SEO, has really come out in the mainstream. Before that, SEO sounded more like a corporate title than a process.
If you’ve done a little bit of research, you understand how important search engine optimization can be. You’ve probably [...]
Does your website need a spring cleaning?
The other day there was a story on CBC Edmonton about the garbage problem in our fair city. This one was about the stuff that doesn’t make it into the can. It’s a problem I have with the house I’m renting too. The hedge seems to catch all the garbage blowing by and funnel it [...]
#1 on Google
Just a quick pat on my own back. I did a quick check on my rankings and was surprised that I’m now in positions 1 through 4 for “search marketing Edmonton,” “web marketing Edmonton,” “Internet marketing Edmonton,” and “seo Edmonton.”
Not bad I think. About 15 minutes after I realized that I was suddenly [...]
5 Steps to a Better Press Release
Press releases are becoming quite popular as marketers see the value of getting results in the news engines. Making sure you take some simple steps will ensure great results with your next press release.
#1. Great content makes a great press release.
Press releases are as good as the time and effort put into writing something [...]
SES Toronto session on Press Release SEO
I’m out at the Toronto Search Engine Strategies Conference and just finished a day of workshops.
Greg Jarboe of SEO PR taught a session on press release marketing and the buzz/boost benefits. Press releases offer a unique internet marketing tool that can give you both the online buzz you want and also the boost to [...]
Five Questions to Ask Your SEO Firm
Search engine optimization isn’t just a technique for getting hits on your website, it’s a growing field all its own, with new SEO companies popping up every day. With so many firms claiming to be experts, it’s obvious that many of them aren’t.
Your risk, as a business owner, when getting involved with a less-than-ethical SEO [...]