As a brand new internet business just starting out, there are so many things stacked against you its not funny. For example you have a brand new domain name (you probably only registered it for a year), no links, no page rank, nothing! How do you intend of getting the search engines to know who [...]

I have to blog about this to get it off my chest.  There are people that should not be allowed use the internet, or for that matter be allowed to breed (ok that was harsh-so I take it back).  These are the same kind of people that for some reason think they can run an internet [...]

As a search engine marketer you must stay up to date with the trends and what is going on in the “online community” … Whats hot, whats not … we all remember the dot bomb era of the late 90s right?  Well I have been keeping my eye on a few companies that have been [...]

A quick post – I found a tool I’d like to share! Something every small internet (or big) business owner needs to be aware of is thier “return on investment” Wikipedia talks about ROI in these terms: In marketing, the notion of “return on investment” is an increasingly important topic for Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) [...]

A great question was asked a few weeks ago and I feel its time to talk about it again.  (BY THE WAY) I love getting emails with SEO related questions.  Please feel free to email me any questions that you have matsiltala (at) gmail.com.  I can’t promise when I will get to them, but I [...]

I got asked a really good question yesterday regarding SEO and Sales Copy type sites.  Funny, I have never been asked this question, but thinking about it, its such a great question I had to talk about it. Can search engine optimization be implemented on a sales copy website? Yes, is the simple answer … [...]

Some people may not have a problem with this kind of stuff, but I do. I really do not like to have to carry around a USB storage device, or for that matter make the keys in my pocket any fatter by adding a keychain storage device. Well I found a pretty cool solution. Now [...]

In the world of Search Engine Marketing and Optimization you can get lost. Everyday you receive an email from a company claiming they can get you to the top of the search engines in as “little as 48 hours” etc. How do you sift through the legit stuff and the people that just want to [...]

How can you get around (and avoid altogether) the spammy blogs that are floating at the top of the search engine results?  I am tired of all of the blogs out there that appear to be legit, and receive good rankings on the search engines, but when clicked on it takes to to a spammy Viagra [...]

A great idea for any business owner that has both an offline business, and online business selling the same products and services is to take advantage of the local market through the keywords they go after.  It sounds simple, like duh; but you would be surprised at how many go about it in the wrong [...]