Interview for ‘The Circuit’ – Upright SEO Director, Allison Kulage
In November ’09, Allison Kulage presented the topic “Is Your SEO in Balance?” for Cincinnati (Ohio) technology community network, The Circuit. Impressed by her expert knowledge and enthusiasm, The Circuit released a subsequent interview with Allison for their January newsletter. In the interview, Allison educates readers on: why visitor behavior is #1 the “three-legged stool” … Continued
SEO Basics – If You Build it RIGHT, They Will Come
When you first built your site, did you have high hopes that “If you build it, they will come”? Sometimes website designers and site owners alike often get caught up in that field of internet dreams and forget the very important step of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). It might have worked for Kevin Costner in … Continued
5 Ways to Use Twitter to Get More Customers
Today on the ShoeMoney Blog there was a great post by Brian Norgard called “5 Ways To Find & Acquire Customers On Twitter“. I recommend that you click over and read his blog post. But first, we’ll summarize what Brian said here, and add a few comments of our own on a few great ways … Continued
How to Spot a Bad SEO Firm
Eric Enge of Stone Temple Consulting recently made an interesting post in his “Ramblings About SEO” blog titled “11 Ways to Recognize a Bad SEO Firm”. We liked it enough to share it with our readers as well. Here’s our summary of what he had to say, but you can also click the link above … Continued
SEO Myth #3 – If I put my keywords in my meta tags, this helps my rankings
It’s surprising that people still believe that meta tags are how you get your site ranked. If you’re not in the business of SEO, though, this common misconception is widely accepted. However, all SEOs know that all the major search engines completely ignore the meta keywords tag. And if you find an SEO that doesn’t … Continued
SEO Myth #1 – Changing hosting will affect my rankings
The question often arises – “If I move my web site to a new host or a new server, will it affect my search engine rankings?” The short answer is no, as long as you do it right. Clients move their web sites to a new host or a new server for a variety of … Continued
Headed to Search Marketing Expo West
I’m heading out west again the week of February 25th. This time for Search Marketing Expo West, which I am very excited about. Not only because I get to escape the snowy unpredictable Cincinnati weather for a week, but I’m looking forward to the advanced level of a search engine marketing conference.
Does your business need a blog?
There are 75,000 new blogs created every day (including this one today), and many millions more already up and running. Should you join the crowd and have a blog for your business? The short answer is yes! At least you should seriously consider it as we have.