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How To Game Google to Improve Your Search Engine Rankings

April 24, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Online, it’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. Google seems to be a great partner one moment, and the next it makes a change that turns it into your worst enemy. That’s the challenge facing today’s online marketers. bloggers, webmasters…whatever you call us. While we all want to be at the top […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Technology Tagged With: Google, Russ Fordyce, search engine optimizaton, SEO

SEO Success Tips For Small Business

December 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Success with search engine optimization can seem elusive, but success does exist. Working towards that success is more crucial today than when Google, Yahoo, and MSN Search – now known as Bing – were first introduced. The secret to SEO enhancing your site – and your business – is to schedule regular checks and implementation […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: @ZimanaAnalytics, #Boost2013, Pierre DeBois, search engine optimization, SEO

The New SEO for Small Business Owners – QA with Chris Bennett

September 1, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Chris Bennett @chrisebennett, the CEO of Central. Chris and his Co-Founders created website builder so small business owners all over the world can build their […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat Tagged With: online marketing, SEO, website

Small Business SEO Basics

April 29, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 10 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @WayneHurlbert. Wayne is a well known SEO and internet marketing consultant. He is also a highly regarded speaker and business book reviewer. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: blogging, melinda emerson, search engine optimization, SEO, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, Wayne Hurlbert

Understanding the Basics of Search Engine Optimization

September 4, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @bskogrand. Brant Skogrand, APR, MBC, is the chief communications officer of Skogrand PR Solutions, a public relations, social media and search engine […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: @bskogrand, Brant Skogrand, keywords, search engine optimization, SEO

5 Ways to SEO Power Your Blog

July 22, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article You are taking all levels of effort to make sure your blog is branded, engaging and consistent, but are you powering it with SEO tactics to fuel an engagement from the most important of Internet entities – Google? Google loves to scour blogs and is happy (yes, happy) to reward genuine ‘white hat’ […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: @milestech, blogging for business, Chris Miles, SEO, small business tips

How to optimize search engine traffic on a time budget

November 22, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Websites can require a considerable amount of time to be optimized. The inclusion of social media into search results means a website will probably go unnoticed without a marketing or social media campaign.  Creating a marketing effort is easy if you have a team. It can be daunting for small business owners that do not […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: compare your keywords, drive traffic, google analytics, keywords, melinda emerson, meta descriptions, meta tags, Optimization, pay per click, Pierre DeBois, PPC, search engine optimization, SEO

How to do Facebook Ads for Business

March 20, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

  On Facebook, 850 million people spend more than 350 minutes a month hanging out online. To some, it may be how they keep in touch with college friends, the way new moms share photos with family, or where sports fans go to cheer on their team and connect with other fans around the world. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Social Media Tagged With: cost per click, CPC, facebook, Facebook ads, SEO, setting up ads, targeting

Do It Yourself SEO for Small Businesses

March 6, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

No matter how you approach a search engine optimization or (SEO) project, the ultimate goal is to increase your brand’s online visibility in the search engines. This visibility will help increase traffic, conversions and sales. Leveraging the possibilities of internet marketing can be overwhelming for small business owners who are already wearing many hats within […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: DIY, do-it-yourself, Google, google adwords, Keyword Tool, keywords, Measurement of your SEO, SEO, small business

How Google+ Transforms Google Search for Small Businesses

February 18, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Let me ask you a question to get us started: when was the last time you used Google? I don’t just mean Google.com, I mean YouTube, Google Drive, Google Maps, have Android on your smartphone, use a Google Calendar, Google Hangouts, and Gmail etc. When you take all of Google’s products and services into […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles, Social Media Tagged With: @martinsherv, Google, Martin Shervington, SEO

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