How to create a landing page: find tips about this key organic SEO strategy.

June 22nd, 2009 by Kelly

Organic SEO tips: how to create a landing page

Let’s say that you sell 20 products online, with each one falling into one of two categories: Product Type A and Product Type B. You’ve created a unique page for each of your products, which is terrific, but what’s the next step?

The next step is to create a landing page for Product Type A, with links to each of the ten products in this category, and a landing page for Product Type B, with links to each of the ten products in that category.

This internal linking strategy will accomplish two goals:

  • make it easier for human site visitors to find the products they need
  • make it easier for the search engine spiders to index the content and return these URLs in response to relevant search queries

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Business blogging: corporate blogs can and do influence buying decisions.

January 26th, 2009 by Leslie

Thinking about business blogging? If not, then why not? Blog readers have increased by 300% and they say blogs influence their purchase decisions.

In a study sponsored by BuzzLogic and conducted by JupiterResearch, the reliance upon blogs for information has increased significantly. Even more important to your business:

  • 50% of blog readers say that blogs influence their purchasing decisions
  • 31% of readers say that blogs are useful for technology purchases
  • 56% of people who say that blogs are useful in purchasing decisions say that blogs with a niche focus and topical expertise are the most useful

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Why you shouldn’t use link brokers.

September 21st, 2007 by Leslie

Say no to link brokersIt may seem easy to simply hire a link broker to purchase several links for your website, but there are several reasons why you should reconsider this tactic. Read the rest of this entry »