by Carolyn Shelby on December 11, 2007
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I’m absent from this episode of SEO 101 because I think I was stuck in Omaha working, so it’s just David (NeO) Brown and Brian (#1 Tool) Mark answering a listener question about what he should expect from his SEO consultant in terms of service, reports and support. This is a great episode, and I even ended up taking notes :)
In a nutshell, a lot depends on your payment level. If your budget is less than a couple thousand dollars a month, Brian believes you’re better off keeping your money and using it towards PPC. On the other hand, if your budget is $2,500 a month and up, you should definitely feel like you’re getting your money’s worth. Download the podcast to listen to Brian and David go in-depth into what you should be looking for from your consultant or firm and what kinds of results you can/should expect.
Programming Note!! Tune in to WebmasterRadio.fm on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 1pm/Noon/10am (Eastern/Central/Pacific) to hear the special 100th episode of SEO 101. It’s basically a clip show, but it’s full of out-takes and stupid stuff we said when we didn’t realize Brian was recording, so I’m sure it will be hilarious (and hopefully not too embarrassing!).
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by Carolyn Shelby on September 25, 2007
I’m not even entirely sure what to say here. I mean, can you honestly say your business provides search engine optimization services when you sell websites that are built entirely in Flash and, literally, the ONLY two links on the WHOLE site that a spider can see go to YOUR site… not a site that has anything to do with the client?
It is a pretty site… too bad it’s all Flash, but it’s nice to look at none-the-less. Check out the site in Lynx though. There’s hardly anything there at all.
Holy Mackerel! is a seafood restaurant… you wouldn’t know that from the Lynx screenshot though. Seafood is in the domain, so I guess that’s helpful; however, it might be more helpful to have the title tag say something like “Holy Mackerel! Seafood - Lombard, IL” or maybe even add in “Restaurant” after Seafood. Just “Holy Mackerel!” isn’t descriptive enough. The page is pretty crystal clear about the location, which is good, but you still don’t really know this is a seafood place if you can’t see the Flash.
Now look at the source…
Even operating under the assumption that the client is completely IN LOVE with the Flash site… which they’re entitled to be, it’s a very slick site… one would still think that a company who SEOs the crap out of the links to THEMSELVES might take some time to consider the needs of the client when putting the design together. [click to continue...]
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