The idea for this post has two sources. The first was a post on SEOmoz about someone’s failed attempt to get quotes for SEO. In light of that firestorm, I was asked if I would write a blog post about how potential clients should approach SEO companies they are looking to do business with. A [...]

If you’re not in control of your digital identity, the odds are pretty good that someone else is, or will be if you have any brand recognition at all. Consider the recent example of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, whose digital doppelganger created false identities spanning a range of social media sites and even claimed [...]

When arguing that it’s not a monopoly, Google likes to say that its competitors are only a click away.  This idea is perhaps even more applicable to companies that don’t have such a huge “mindshare.”  So if your organization wants searchers to find things on its site, it’s important that you learn to use Rich [...]

As someone who sells SEO as a service it is often not in my best interest to tell people they can do SEO on their own. But it’s true. Just as changing the car’s oil, fixing clogged pipes, or painting a house are all relatively easy, most business owners can SEO their website on their [...]

The holiday season is almost upon us. In fact, it started in July. More on that shortly. Part of planning a SEO campaign, especially for anyone involved in B2C retail, is to optimize with holiday events in mind. Obviously, gift giving is a tradition that no retailer can miss out on, so SEO campaigns for [...]