Search engines are a primary source of traffic for most online businesses. But there are two distinct types of search engine traffic: Organic search traffic Paid search traffic Organic search traffic is the stuff dreams are made of. This occurs when someone searches a phrase related to your business on Google and a link to […]
Ranking Guarantees
Search Engine Ranking Results Cannot Be Guaranteed The best SEO company is one that does not promise or guarantee SEO results. This is because search engine ranking results cannot be guaranteed. There are countless companies out there, and many of them are scams. Not only are so-called “guaranteed results” not possible, they are also harmful to your […]
How to Spot a Bad SEO Company
As a small business owner, you likely do not have the time to do SEO yourself. You could hand if off to one of your tech savvy employees…however, they’re probably wearing several hats already, and likely haven’t spent the last several years learning about SEO. Choosing the right partner to help take your site’s SEO to the […]
Hummingbird, Penguin & Panda. Who Cares?
Hummingbird, Penguin and Panda are the names Google has coined for its most recent algorithm updates. Why should you care about this? Well, you shouldn’t. Not if you would like to keep your sanity. So why even write this post if these silly names don’t matter, and all I care about is ranking on the […]
Recap of SMX Advanced 2012
SMX Advanced 2012 was held in beautiful Seattle this year. While “beautiful” in Seattle means rain and clouds, we did get a few rays of sunshine, and it’s always nice to see the mountains (we’re from Chicago). While SMX Advanced is primarily for advanced SEOs, all of the information can easily be translated to useful, […]

