For many years as a consultant, when a small business said they wanted a site search engine, I was flummoxed. The best site search option was clearly Google, but it was ugly (you had very little control over the appearance of the search results) and, of course, laden with text…
Speaking tomorrow night at SeattleTechStartups Meetup
Tomorrow evening I’ll be speaking at the SeattleTechStartups meetup (starts at 6pm– click the link for details). The topic will be “Bootstrap Marketing for Web Startups: SEO, SMM, and Viral Marketing“. For the uninitiated, that’s Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, and Viral Marketing. If anyone has anything in particular…
The SEO marketing factor that no one talks about
Just read a great piece on Small Business Hub about SEO entitled Stopping The Google AdWords Morphine Drip: How We Saved $183 Last Week. These guys echo a sentiment that I’ve been expressing for a long time (and just posted about a few weeks ago)… Investment in SEO is virtually…
Search Engine Marketing and Instant Gratification
Human beings are pretty hardwired for instant gratification. We’d all be healthier and happier if we went to the gym regularly, ate right, brushed our teeth, went to the dentist, avoided overexposure to the sun, etc. Instead, we sit in front of the TV because it’s easy and entertaining. We…
Bargh! Battling a guy who is trying for the world record for sleep deprivation
I am a big proponent of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) at Jobster… I find the elusiveness of it exciting and the economies of scale interesting. Anyhoo, I’ve always tried to “own” the search phrase “Tony Wright” in search engines. I have a big leg up (owning the tonywright.com domain), but…
