An SEO Checklist for New Local Businesses from SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin (Part II)

Previously, we discussed the importance of registering your new local business on online portals. These portals include major search engines such as Google and Bing, and even Yahoo!, as well as both local and regional portals like YP.com, Urban Spoon, and CitySearch. As the second half of this series ends, we discuss how research, reviews,…

Registration: The First Part of an SEO Checklist for New Local Businesses from SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin (Part I)

There’s a rumor that new websites cannot rank higher on search engines because of the age factor of inbound links. With fresh and high-quality content, even new websites can easily climb the ranks of Google, Yahoo!, and Bing. Recently, Rand Fishkin, CEO and co-founder of SEOmoz gave tips on how new businesses can rank high…

Rebranding Through SEO and Social Media (Part II)

The first part of this series discussed how SEO changes should be done once rebranding takes place. Purchasing new and previously or currently-owned domains, using redirects, utilizing SEO best practices, dealing with content to avoid duplication, and making site usable for visitors are just the first steps in migrating to a new domain to address…

Five Tips To Leverage Your LinkedIn Account (Part 2)

As promised, here are the remaining three tips for making the most out of your LinkedIn account, courtesy of Stephanie Sammons for the Social Media Examiner. 3. Leverage your existing natural network. Go to “Add Connections” in the navigation menu and make sure that you go through all the four connection channels. Find potential connections…

Three Tools That Can Help You With Your E-Commerce Enterprise

Change is constant, especially in the world of e-commerce. That is why as a business owner, you should regularly assess and reassess your business structure, solutions and tools to make sure that your business output is at par with what is going on in the market. In this article, we will share with you some…

YouTube for Small Businesses: Getting Started on SEO Videos (Part II)

With YouTube, Google Instant can display results real-time and SERPs now include video results in the listings. As of last year, videos included in the search results increased to 28%. The rate has certainly increased for this year, now that more and more small businesses are getting into SEO and internet marketing. From a consumers’…