by Craig Rentmeester | Jan 6, 2009 | SEO
Here is a link to Google's SEO Starter Guide. It covers many of the factors discussed in my on-page SEO book, called We Have a Web site. Now What? Some unique things that I covered are how to properly optimize PDFs (Page 16), and a helpful list of non-Google...
by Craig Rentmeester | Dec 16, 2008 | Advertising, Marketing & PR, SEO
Here is a link to the 2008 Ad Age Search Marketing Fact Pack. Here are some of the key things I noticed when looking through the data. Keyword Data As the Internet continues to gain content, search queries continue to get more and more specific. See slide 14 for the...
by Craig Rentmeester | Dec 11, 2008 | Marketing & PR, SEO
It's annual planning season. The hot topic in a lot of companies right now is sure to be 'How can we reduce or maintain our marketing budget in 2009 while still achieving sales growth". The conversation then turns to the Internet. Let's redesign our...
by Craig Rentmeester | Dec 8, 2008 | SEO
Here is a link to an article from Search Engine Watch that discusses 25 best practices in web design for small businesses. One useful tip that I overlooked previously was targeting locally known names — such as Twin Cities, SoHo, DIA, LAX, Orange County, etc....
by Craig Rentmeester | Oct 8, 2008 | SEO
When I look at web sites, which is quite often, I tend to look for how well their content is optimized — from an on-page perspective, of course. Even when I am just trying to take in the content, I can’t help but notice title tags, directory and file names...