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30th Jun 2009

Happy Canada Day !!!

I just wanted to make a special notice to all our clients and website visitors that we will be closed tomorrow for the July 1st holiday. It's Canada Day up here in the great white north (which isn't all that white now as we hover around 21 degrees (that's about 70 degrees to those of you south of the border). :)So to our Canadian friends - Happy Canada Day and to our American friends - we look

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30th Jun 2009

Trust Not What You See On Google – Or Firefox

Just wanting to put out a general head's up that there appears to be some massive fluctuations going on in the Google SERPs and from what I can see - at least some form of the algorithm is garbage producing, to say the least, entirely lackluster results.As we all know - this happens from time-to-time and I can't blame them, they have so many updates that sometimes it's just not going to work out.

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30th Jun 2009

Share Your Way to Better SEO

SEO campaigns often become bottled up in silos and never reach their full potential. SEO covers many different areas of your business, so sharing information and strategies across all possible lines is not only preferable, but should be a required part of any engagement. ...

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30th Jun 2009

Selling SEO Projects Against PPC Campaigns

Search advertising is familiar and attractive to budget managers, like a trusted old friend. So how are you going to get some of that PPC budget for your SEO proposal? ...

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29th Jun 2009

3 Common Social Media Mistakes

Judging by the amount of media coverage of sites like Twitter and Facebook, a company might think they need to invest heavily in those areas ASAP. They might be wrong. ...

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29th Jun 2009

Blogs and Blogging 101, Part 1

Search engines will reward a site that has quality content with good rankings. For many sites, one of the easiest ways to add that quality content on a consistent basis is by starting a blog. ...

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26th Jun 2009

Bing — Early Estimations in Local Search

It's way too early to say Bing is a success, but initial trials are favorable. Where Bing could shine is in local search, a relatively untapped revenue source and a fragmented marketplace. ...

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25th Jun 2009

Google And … Of Course … Bing

In preparation for today's show on Webmaster Radio I did my obligatory ransacking of the web for SEO news. Of course - I do this on a regular basis but on Thursdays I dedicate a solid couple hours to just this one task as opposed to the "when I get a chance" aspects of most other days.Today I found a few interesting stories and so rather than report of something we've discovered or putting my

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25th Jun 2009

Link Marketing Challenges & Solutions

Two of the biggest obstacles companies face in link marketing are developing linkable content and making people aware of it. The key to success in these areas is to widen the scope of places where you get ideas. ...

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24th Jun 2009

If All Three Report It … It Must Be True

If all three search engines agree ... it must be true right? If that's the case then Beanstalk SEO is composed of the nicest staff and people you'll meet. For our regular blog readers you'll remember that last Friday I decided to run a test when I found that "polite seo" was actually a searched term to see how long it would take us to rank. 3.5 hours later it was ranking top 3 on Google for

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