Search Engine Optimization

I have just added a page attacking the term Search Engine, why? Well 227,000,000 web pages suggest that any success will look good for our company.

The page offers a full Google search using their search engine, with the results opening up in a new web page. So searching is made easier, after all Google are the kings of Search Engines.

Yes another moan, I have just found one company trying to show how good they are at SEO by attacking Professional Guaranteed SEO, well with 177,000 competing web pages I would expect them to be number 1. But who other than potential clients being told to search it, would search it?

As to the eMarketing Services post earlier, well within hours we are 5th on Google for eMarketing services, I wonder what we will be in the morning for Professional Guaranteed SEO?

A little moan here! I was search on Google for Search Engine Optimization and saw a couple of AdWords ads that took my eye, so I clicked them. One is pertaining to offer eMarketing Services, now to me that is desperation, they have chosen an easy term to get to the top in to impress clients (that said the site is nice), instead of attacking the really big ones like search engine optimization.

The other site (I will not name them, they do not deserve any link juice at all) offers Linkbuilding as if it was something completely different to search engine optimization! Why? Search engine optimization should include both on and off page optimization unless the client only wants a report into how there site looks. Well that’s my opinion anyway.

Just to reiterate, Drabdesign offers both eMarketing Services and Linkbuilding, however we see it all as Search Engine Optimization.

People often ask what is the difference between Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization? Well I have placed a basic page explaining the difference on my Search Engine Marketing page.

We have just signed a contract with a company who deal with all sorts of household maintenance. Urban Solutions are North West London’s leading maintenance specialists and while researching keywords for them I was surprised by how much a PPC add for Emergency Plumbers London was. I thought the cruise industry was awful, however at £5.35 for a top position for an innocuous term such as Emergency Plumbers London is dreadful.

So if you are looking for Emergency Plumbers London, then use this quote form or Call 020 8731 0612, mention Drabdesign, please. 

I have just read a great post in Pet Forum re mistakes that can be made when starting to build websites and is a must for every one who stumbles across this post to read who has doubts about getting professional advice.

I was looking recently at a website that lists the top 10 search engine optimization companies based on 5 criteria, all to do with rankings for given search terms.

• search engine marketing
• search engine optimization
• search engine optimisation
• search engine ranking
• search engine submission

Now I do not want to cause problems, but I have one with this methodology, why when everyone says search engine submission is not really necessary is this one of the criteria?

Toady it is Monday June 9th 2008 and before today I did not have pages to do with search engine marketing, search engine ranking or search engine submission on my website. This means I have no chance of getting to the top for these search terms and there by become one the UK’s top 10 search engine optimization companies. Well not until now that is. I have about 6 months to get there, wish me luck!

I have just changed the structure of the posts on this blog and added yet more redirects (do not like too many). These Search Engine Optimization changes are necessary, I feel adding long tail (or short ones) to the URL really can have a big effect on Search Engine Optimization.

So the Royal Caribbean Cruise Up For Sale URL now has the words Royal Caribbean Cruise Up For Sail in it, this will enhance its Search Engine Optimization, hopefully!

I was wandering how much value there is in the websites I own? The unwritten premise in that statement is how do I value them and which is worth the most? I assume the one that would give me the greatest return would be if I put the Royal Caribbean Cruise up for sale, which is probably the valuable, so how much would I get for it?

With more than 4,000 visitors a month at 25p a click (using PPC as a way of determining a value) would value the site at £1000 per month (the amount a company would need to spend to get the same number of hits). In business often 1.5 times income is a good place to start, so this would mean that the Royal Caribbean site could be worth £18,000. The real cost per click is about 40p (using AdWords) so perhaps it is worth more?

This post will be added to in the morning but a passing note, if I was offered £10,000 would I sell? I will let you know tomorrow.

 Get Sky Digital TV, Broadband, Phone for £26, order online! I have not really used my site for advertising before, but I received an email from one of my affiliate schemes and believe it or not as I have not signed anyone up for Sky TV, Sky Digital TV, Broadband or Phone package if I get a new sign up they will pay me £400.  

I am not sure how long the deal will last for, but I thought, well here goes, add a link. The deal is only for my first sign up, but worth the two minutes it has taken me to right this post. So if any readers want a Get Sky Digital TV, Broadband, Phone for £26, order online! Then use this link!