Do No Evil - Google Ben Kemp, a search engine optimization consultant since 1997 illustrates his frustration with Google in an article recently appearing in SiteProNews.In my humble opinion, the goal at Google is to convert ALL businesses into advertisers on their AdWords network, after all Google is a business whose bottom line is profit. [...]
How unlimited is "unlimited"? Remember "If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is!" It's all about enticing one to use a product or service. Food and cosmetic companies give out free samples in hopes that you're going to enjoy the sample and buy the product. Automobile companies offer free test drives [...]
Yelp! That word could be coming out of the mouths of small-business owners when they hear how much the online reviews site is overcharging them for advertising. At a time when much online advertising is being sold for 60 cents per thousand impressions (CPMs), Yelp is charging some local advertisers $600 per 1,000 impressions. That’s [...]
Google recently launched algorithmic change that looks at the layout of a webpage and the amount of content above the fold. Above the fold is a term used to describe content that is visible when a webpage first loads. Aimed at providing better search experience by providing Google users with high quality search results and [...]
HTML5 is all the talk. While many features are going to be great there is still so much work needed to provide standardization. I'm excited but with all of Google's algorithm updates, the constant flux in the quality of search engine results I am apprehensive that the www is going to be further splintered. Apple's [...]
ALERT! osCommerce web site owners, in light of the recent spike in web site hacking, specifically osCommerce web site's, it is extremely important to protect your business and your customers by upgrading your web site software and installing all security patches provided by the distributor. osCommerce is an online shop e-commerce solution available for free [...]
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What is the REAL cost of website hosting? Wow, you cannot believe your luck when you find this great deal for website hosting only $3.95 per month, you add on daily backups for only $19.95 because we all know how important it is to have everything backed up. Upon switching to your "too good to [...]
One common website repair request we receive at Internet Market Consulting involves repairing website design errors and penalties caused by "Black Hat" Internet Marketing SEO Search Engine Marketing companies. If you are new to the world of SEO and SEM you may not know all of the actual subtleties involved but in all reality, if [...]
I always advise my small business clients starting new businesses to be conservative and have reasonable expectations about the income potential their small business. Traditionally, brick and mortar stores will not pull a profit for at least two years from opening. During difficult economic times, I recommend giving a business five years before expecting to [...]
