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Susan Sisler, Technical Services Manager, is celebrating her 5th anniversary with The Search Guru! Congrats, Susan!

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Leslie Carruthers was interviewed by The Daily Northwestern about Google’s Search Plus Your World. She provided context of this new offering inside of social media and Google’s personalized search. One of the nation's most respected college newspapers, The Daily (of Northwestern University) has won dozens of regional and national awards. The Daily received 21 awards at the Illinois College Press Association's awards in February 2011. It has also received the Pacemaker Award, long-regarded as the Pulitzer of college journalism, six times in the past decade - most recently in 2010.

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Rustic Beauty of Amish Heartland Meets Up With Cutting Edge SEO Techniques of The Search Guru

On Wednesday, August 15, 2007, Leslie Carruthers will assist members of the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce in marketing their websites using expert search engine optimization tools. Chamber members interested in increasing targeted traffic and sales online are meeting with Carruthers at The Amish Door Inn in Wilmont, on Route 62, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Seminar attendees include owners of restaurants that serve wholesome and hearty Amish meals; bed and breakfast hosts and hostesses who provide cozy quilted comfort, tour guides that provide insight into Amish culture; and more.

Topics to be covered on August 15 th include:

  • assessing your company’s website,
  • setting benchmarks,
  • conducting keyphrase research,
  • effective copywriting,
  • blogging, the “Golden Child of Google,”
  • online public relations techniques,
  • benefits of local search and the importance of
  • analytics.

The Search Guru's vision is to help people grow their business, be successful, and make a positive contribution, with a proven record of achieving measurable results for customers through the use of cutting edge SEO techniques.