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More on First Page Results on Google
First Page ResultsDo you know how to get first page results on Google? Apparently we do. Interestingly, after posting my article on the importance of getting listed on the first page of search engines like Google, Yahoo, and MSN and brand benefits associated with that first page ranking, I started noticing hits...
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Case Study - One page checkout process vs multi-page
One Page E-Commerce CheckoutComparing the single (one page) checkout process to a multiple page process and conversion rates. There was an excellent study done on the Vancouver 2010 olympic online store to compare conversion rates of a one page, two page, and four page checkout proccess. The single page checkout process was the...
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First Page Search Engine Results
Be First Page in the Search EnginesBeing on the first page of the search engine results, like Google, Yahoo, and MSN, not only will improve your ROI but will increase your brand image. According to a new study more than half of search engine users will click on the very first page of results. 62% of search engine users click on a result...
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Do You Know These Tips to Quickly Improve Landing Page Conversion Rates
Landing Page ConversionsIncrease landing page conversions with these simple tips. Increasing conversions is a big topic lately. Here are some more great ideas from ioninteractive for increasing conversions on your landing pages for this year. Keep your Organic and PPC landing pages separate. Targeted traffic from PPC have...
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Simple Steps to Increase Landing Page ROI
Landing Page ConversionsEasy and simple steps to increase landing page conversions and ROI. You've brought people to your site through great SEO or PPC, but now what. What can you do to help make sure that those people buy? Here are some simple ideas from EMC to increase landing page conversions. Include an image along...
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Discover the Importance of Home Page Text
Relevant Words on the Home Page
Your customers are looking for specific and relevant keywords on every page including your homepage. There are many different features about your customers that can affect what they are looking for on a website and how they act. In order to increase conversions from your website, it is important to...
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The Power of the Title Tag in Rankings
Great Title TagsGive every page a unique title that is focused on that specific page's keywords. One of the main things that unknowing webmasters do is create pages that have all the same title. This happens because they do one of the following: tagThey use a template for their html and don't take the time to change...
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Custom URL or Vanity URL for Facebook Pages
Facebook Custom Address URLHow to add a custom "vanity url" to your facebook Pages page. Here is how Facebook describes Page usernames: “Usernames allow public entities to easily promote your presence on Facebook with a short URL. This username can be used in your marketing communications, company website and business...
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A Goal for Every Page
Individual Web Page GoalsGet specific. And stick to it. I know we have spoken a lot about strategy and goals lately, but I can't stress how important it is to have a focus for your website. While reading "Web Word Wizardry" by Rachel McAlpine, she made a very good point. In a broad sense, every commercial web site...
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Never Miss a Chance to Sell
Sell, Sell, SellOne of the biggest mistakes that companies make is failing to recognize and act on opportunities to sell. Isn't selling one of the main goals of the organization? So why do people shy away from the opportunities that are placed before them all the time? Here are just a few places that are commonly...
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Better Links for Better Ranking
Linking and Search EnginesThe type, authority, quality, and quantity of links that link to your site is critical to great search engine placement. The Internet is based on links. Plain and simple. That is why we call it the world wide web. Pages interlinking between hundreds and thousands of other pages creating an enormous web...
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Is Your Website Search Engine Friendly?
Search Engine Friendly WebsitesIf your website isn't search engine friendly, your website is not earning you enough money. Far too many web designers are actually graphic designers claiming to be website designers. Unfortunately, they know nothing (ok... maybe next to nothing) about how search engines work and what is necessary...
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Allinanchor, Allintitle, Allintext and other Google Keywords
Google KeywordsGoogle Keywords like: Allinanchor Allintitle Allintext Site Link can give you a greater understanding of how to get better placement in Google. Each of these keywords can help you understand better where you can focus your efforts to increase your ranking in Google. Here is a breakdown...
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Scannability - How People Read on the Web
ScannabilityIncreasing the scannability of your website can determine just how many people will read what you have to say.Did you know that 79 percent of website users do not read pages on the web word by word. They scan them. This has to do with how the web presents information. People cannot leisurely read a little...
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Want a Simple Way to Save Time and Money?
Frequently Asked QuestionsSave money and time by adding a Frequently Asked Questions page to your website. I absolutely love how Rachel McApline describes how having a website can save you money and provide more efficient communication.Time saved is money saved is money gained. A well-organized, clearly written website can...
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You are Nothing without High-Quality Content
High Quality ContentYour webpages need high-quality content. Remember the dread of writing that 20 page research paper in high school? Although you don't need 20 single spaced, typed pages to get a good grade (or ranking) on the web, you do need two things:High-quality ContentAn Understanding of How People Read on...
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The Secret to Communicating Your Business Effectively
Blind SpotsAvoid these common website mistakes that keeps your website from communicating effectively. Too many people have the "reading the label from inside the bottle" mentality when they think about their business. A great article by Todd Follansbee still holds true for all businesses online. Here are some...
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21 Things That Best Converting Websites Know That You Don't
Increase Conversion RatesTakeaways from Bryan Eisenberg's talk at SES London 2010. So what do the best converting websites have in common? Communicate unique value proposition – You have 7 seconds to persuade (or 8-10 seconds if you have really, really good content). Establish credibility on every landing page. Make...
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) TipsBasic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques that are so simple that anyone can do them. While there are numerous tricks and tips to get better search engine placement (let alone the tips specific to every individual search engine), here are some very basic search engine optimization tips...
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SEO and Forget It
Google's Sandbox - SEOIn this "fast-food", "fast-paced", "broadband" era, many people don't realize that it takes time to get out of the sandbox before they can move up on the search engines. I don't know if it is just the fast-paced time that we live in, or if people have just forgotten that patience is a virtue,...
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PageRank is Dead. Long Live mozRank
PageRank replaced by mozRankPageRank is dead. Really. It's not coming back. Thankfully we have mozRank. PageRank is not Rankings I want to make sure that you don't think that PageRank is how well your page ranks for a given keyword set. PageRank was Google's original idea of how to give weight or a numerical value to...
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Online E-commerce done correctly
E-commerceOnline e-commerce done correctly. I was very impressed with Utrecht Art's confirmation page (and a few other nice things about the way they do their online shopping experience. Provide promo code on their site. (and had it prepopulate the promo code once you get to the checkout page) Best sellers...
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Four Steps to a Better Ranking in the Search Engines
Better RankingsFour basic things you can do now to improve your search engine rankings on Google, Yahoo, and Bing. The single question I am asked more often than any other is, "How can I rank better in the search engines." While there are thousands of different things that people can do to rank well, we have found...
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What exactly is a bot like Googlebot
Googlebot and other SpidersGooglebot, Yahoo Slurp, and MSNbot and similar spiders, bots, and crawlers are the programs that harvest information for search engines. For anyone tracking statistics on their website, Googlebot, MSNbot, and Yahoo Slurp can be welcomed guests. These three search engine bots gather (harvest)...
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Are you in the 'Golden Triangle'
The Golden Triangle - Rank in the Top 3A recent eye tracking study shows that there is a "golden triangle" where 100% of searchers look when using search engines.After all the buzz about the importance and benefits of being on the first page of search results, we have even more evidence that being in the top three is even more important....
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