Friday, June 7, 2013
SEO for Small Businesses Part 2
Posted by Eric Bunde
In my previous post, I introduced the idea of why Search Engine Optimization (SEO) was important to small business. Hopefully I was clear and you understand the importance of SEO. I became painfully aware as I was creating web sites and good content, but I still was not getting ranked by google and drawing the viewers that I expected. I had heard of SEO in the past, and thought I understood it (or as much as I was interested in knowing). Then I attended a
Thursday, June 6, 2013
SEO for Small Businesses
Posted by Eric Bunde
This post will hopefully make it very clear why SEO for small business is a must, an absolute must if you are a small business. As an introduction, EJB Consulting is not an SEO company, I have been learning about SEO and found it to be extremely valuable. As I do assist business owners, I thought I would make the case as to why you should take notice and implement SEO into your online strategy.
SEO for Small Businesses
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Seo Santa Clarita, How to Optimize WordPress
As I discussed in a previous post, I have joined the www.Meetup.com Search Engine Optimization SEO Made Easy! SEO Santa Clarita This group is founded by Chaz Key, the talented SEO Jedi-Master and owner of www.nineeye.com his Search Engine Optimization company based right here in Santa Clarita, Ca.
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SEO So Easy, Santa Clarita
So have I learned anything? A resounding YES. I talked about how I was doing all of the big ticket items (switched my site over to a WordPress platform, writing great original content, posting regularly), but I was not getting the results I thought I deserved. I found out I was missing the "secret sauce", SEO (search engine optimization). I wrote about the instant success I had once I started utilizing the SEO mindset into my blog posts. I now know how to "rank" a site and get it on the first page of the google results. Give it a try, search www.google.com for SEO Santa Clarita you'll see my blog posts.
The SEO So Easy meetup group is so much more than the details of SEO. It is about networking and helping other small business owners. It is a place to discuss ideas with very, very knowledgeable people. Every time I leave a meetup, I am motivated to start implementing what I have learned. I also have a lot of creative new ideas that I got by interacting with the group! As I said, it is more than just SEO, for example here is a list of some of the topics we have covered (and yes, these are FREE courses):
Small Business and SEO Santa Clarita Ca
If your a small business owner, and do any type of business on the internet, or have an online presence. You would benefit from joining the SEO SO Easy meetup group. Just click the link and join, I did mention it's free...
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Article: SEO Santa Clarita, How to Optimize WordPress
Article Source: EJB Consulting, LLC
Author:Follow Eric on Google+
Resources: NineEye, Meetup.com
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Santa Clarita, CA, USA
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The SEO Game ALL in
The SEO game… I'm all in
For a while now I've been playing, and learning, with SEO as a kind of experiment. I like to think of myself as tech savvy- I've built over 20 computers from scratch, embraced the Internet, and manage seven different websites learning to code HTML on a text editor. I’ve switched over to Macs after years as a PC guy embracing all things Apple, and I keep up on tech listening to podcasts like Macbreakweekly and TWIT by Leo Laporte on my commute to work.
I thought I was doing all the things right. In a sense I was, I had all the major things covered:
- I switched my website from flash to a WordPress template (it even has SEO plugins).
- I was creating quality original content for my website.
- I dove into all things social, as in social media,
- Facebook page for the company
- A Twitter account that would cross tweet my posts.
- Google+
I thought I was doing everything right but I was missing one key ingredient. It turns out that ingredient was SEO.
Santa Clarita SEO
A colleague of mine received an email invitation to attend a meet-up. He was unable to attend and forwarded me the invitation because he thought I may be interested. To say I was skeptical is a little bit of an understatement. After all I thought I knew what I was doing; I manage seven websites after all!![SEO Santa Clarita](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sjyqQQ0Ux2VLZAL8pynYFrf_zU5nJaX4x_Kz3Nd1dVhjdg1KPo1DoxLshGrkWSHhrglqiIEHoNeDkd7CIfy7oNiHTNNRoJXlIt5wa8cqF4cARSR59KeB4VgXYZhYr2uRfG0yE=s0-d)
The meet up
I've never been to a meet-up before and frankly I was expecting a sales pitch. Looking at the invitation I saw the owner of an SEO company trying to sell his product to a bunch of new, eager customers or clients. I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong (don't tell my wife). The meet up location was being held at the Intero realtors’ office (one of the sponsors), again a red flag for me thinking a sales pitch was coming. And, wrong again.
Meet Chaz Key
Chaz Key is the owner and principal at http://nineeye.com. To say Chaz is passionate about SEO is an understatement. To quote him" I am a local SEO here in Los Angeles. I love to write and express myself. Using the power of the internet to educate and motivate. Don't forget to connect with any of the Social Media Sites! The internet is more than just a platform to make money, the internet is a voice to be heard... Chaz Key". Chaz is a dynamic speaker and his enthusiasm is contagious. He immediately expelled any misconceptions that I had about this meetup being a sales pitch by establishing ground rules.
Rule #1: no pitching this group is here to learn and share ideas if you want to sell something come early or stay late.
Rule #2: Frankly I don't remember what rule number two was because I was so surprised by rule number one.
Another thing that added to Chaz's credibility, at least in my eyes, was his statement that he was going to share his knowledge with the group… it was up to us to implement that knowledge. He would give us the tools we would have to use them.
So what is the secret sauce in SEO?
What Chaz Key has figured out is how to channel in and direct search engines like Google and Bing to connect people to the things they are looking for; and he was sharing it with us.
Results!
After the very first meet up I was motivated to start implementing what I'd learned. I knew I had huge gaps on my pages and posts (again the details). What encouraged me was Chaz's enthusiasm, so I set right to work. I immediately saw positive results. As you can see from the images I still have a ways to go, but I can't argue with success. SEO works. After every meet-up, I find more and more that I can do to fine-tune my website and increase my page rank.
So, if you're looking to learn about SEO in Santa Clarita; I would highly recommend you join SEO Made Easy meetup group hosted by Chaz Key and Anthony Franck. Take a chance, if you're like me when I first saw the invite I thought “I've got nothing to lose but everything to gain.” I was RIGHT
Article: The SEO Game, I'm All in
Article Source: EJB Consulting, LLC
Author:Follow Eric on Google+
Resources: NineEye, Meetup.com
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