Brands may further their website promotion if they combine the attributes of both search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search on sites such as Google.
This is according to research director with Marketing Sherpa Sergio Balegno, who made this recommendation after the publication of the company's latest chart, which compared the quality and quantity of business-to-business search-generated leads.
The research revealed SEO delivered the highest rates in both the quantity and quality categories, providing the same number of high-quality leads than all the paid search sources - ranging from Google to MSN and AOL - put together.
Mr Balegno observed, however, that companies would profit from using paid search as well, because this gives advertisers greater control over the placement of result listings and timings of campaigns.
He noted that the "secret of optimising paid search results … is the sequential relevancy of the search term to ad listing to landing page".
In addition, he stated that the best strategies are those using both SEO and paid search "to give marketers and their sales teams the best of both worlds".
And Sam Tilston of Zoombits.co.uk added to this, advising SEO firms to consider using long tail keywords, as these deliver "very targeted and high quality" leads.
Read more Marketing Sherpa
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Advantage of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Apple’s iPad aimed by Black Hat SEO Spam
Apple’s new iPad has been the aim of a black hat SEO campaign which aims to trick users into downloading rouge safety and security software.
Black hat SEOs have managed to obtain malicious sites ranking for terms like “apple ipad rumor” and “apple tablet” across Google and other search engines. When users visit this site, they are encouraged to download some software which can taint their machines.
Here’s a Google screenshot showing the malicious results from Symantec:

Black Hat spammers naturally follow hot news items to try and get people clicking during to their sites. Google regularly acts quickly to block these sites from appearing, but constant new attacks and domain changes by the spammers mean it’s tough to wipe out all together.
Symantec is caution users to look at “iPad” results carefully and only visit trusted news sites and know information sources.
Black hat SEOs have managed to obtain malicious sites ranking for terms like “apple ipad rumor” and “apple tablet” across Google and other search engines. When users visit this site, they are encouraged to download some software which can taint their machines.
Here’s a Google screenshot showing the malicious results from Symantec:

Black Hat spammers naturally follow hot news items to try and get people clicking during to their sites. Google regularly acts quickly to block these sites from appearing, but constant new attacks and domain changes by the spammers mean it’s tough to wipe out all together.
Symantec is caution users to look at “iPad” results carefully and only visit trusted news sites and know information sources.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with SEO Company India is A Good Choice
Search Engine Optimization, today IS no more difficult as everyone is familiar with this term SEO. Now, most of companies are hiring in-house professionals to optimize the website and rank it on competitive keywords. With the increasing demand of SEO worldwide many companies in India establish themselves as a SEO service provider because they know this industry in India is at a peek and most countries outsource
work to India.
Article source: http://www.pr-inside.com/search-engine-optimization-seo-with-r1645298.htm
work to India.
Article source: http://www.pr-inside.com/search-engine-optimization-seo-with-r1645298.htm
Sunday, December 6, 2009
SEO Clarify in a Picture

Should be self-explanatory, but here’s the gen: if you don’t invest in content, you won’t get links. If you don’t get links you won’t get traffic – either through rankings or referrals. And if you don’t have traffic you don’t have any money to take as profit or invest in new content.
SEO is an art that touches on all parts of this cycle. Your content has to be right. You have to know where and how to get links. You have to understand your traffic, your site and your customers to monetise that traffic. And of course, you need to know how to measure your outputs.
Read more: http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk/seo-explained-in-a-picture.html#ixzz0YysE96sw
SEO is an art that touches on all parts of this cycle. Your content has to be right. You have to know where and how to get links. You have to understand your traffic, your site and your customers to monetise that traffic. And of course, you need to know how to measure your outputs.
Read more: http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk/seo-explained-in-a-picture.html#ixzz0YysE96sw
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Five Worries That Can Blow Your SEO Budget
Many small businesses are at financial dismerits when it comes to marketing their website. Too often they don't have the funds, time, or resources wanted to engage in as much marketing as they would like. Unlike larger businesses with deep pockets, small business often have to rely on do-it-yourself strategies built upon free advice gathered from forums, blogs, and social networking sites.
This gives them a lot to worry about, making convinced they are doing it right and that the results will be all they had hoped for. And hoping it doesn't break their budget in the process.
Worry Money every small business owner wants to get the most value for the money they use on their marketing efforts. Simply put, the ROI must be there. But even with a good SEO and a good campaign outline, you can still break your budget--or leave your SEO campaign ineffective--when you let your worries get the best of you. Worrying about smart things is smart. Worrying about the other stuff, well, that just sets you up for failure.
Here are 5 things you should stop worrying about if you don't want to blow your SEO budget over the top:
1) Worrying about perfection
2) Worrying about getting #1 rankings
3) Worrying about competitor movement
4) Worrying about traffic over conversions
5) Worrying about slow growth / instant success
This gives them a lot to worry about, making convinced they are doing it right and that the results will be all they had hoped for. And hoping it doesn't break their budget in the process.
Worry Money every small business owner wants to get the most value for the money they use on their marketing efforts. Simply put, the ROI must be there. But even with a good SEO and a good campaign outline, you can still break your budget--or leave your SEO campaign ineffective--when you let your worries get the best of you. Worrying about smart things is smart. Worrying about the other stuff, well, that just sets you up for failure.
Here are 5 things you should stop worrying about if you don't want to blow your SEO budget over the top:
1) Worrying about perfection
2) Worrying about getting #1 rankings
3) Worrying about competitor movement
4) Worrying about traffic over conversions
5) Worrying about slow growth / instant success
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