SEO

Finally, Glass Almanac Has 1 Visit from Bing (and Yahoo, too!)

Filed in Bing, Google, SEO, Yahoo by Matt McGee on September 12, 2013 1 Comment
Finally, Glass Almanac Has 1 Visit from Bing (and Yahoo, too!)

Since I mentioned a month ago that Google and Bing are handling my new GlassAlmanac.com website soooo differently, I want to share this update: The site finally got its first visit from Bing. And it also has one visit from Yahoo, too! The Bing visit happened back on August 25, two weeks after I wrote […]

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Google & Bing Are Handling My New Website Soooo Differently

Filed in Bing, Google, SEO by Matt McGee on August 14, 2013 13 Comments
Google & Bing Are Handling My New Website Soooo Differently

Some of you may know that I recently launched a new hobby blog/website. It’s called Glass Almanac, and it’s all about Google Glass. The site launched back on July 6th, but in stealth mode. Then I did a public launch on August 8th. “Stealth mode” doesn’t mean I kept the site out of search engines, […]

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Here’s a Great SEO Quote (from @TheGrok)

Filed in SEO by Matt McGee on July 15, 2013 8 Comments
Here’s a Great SEO Quote (from @TheGrok)

From Bryan Eisenberg in a recent post: In the near future, companies that will get great rankings won’t think of their websites and digital content as the center of the universe. They will think about the customer as the center of the universe. Here’s the full article, well worth reading.

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SBSM Mailbag: How Best to Charge Small Businesses for SEO Services?

Filed in MY BEST POSTS, SEO by Matt McGee on July 9, 2013 8 Comments
SBSM Mailbag: How Best to Charge Small Businesses for SEO Services?

Kris recently sent in a good question about providing SEO services for small businesses; more specifically, about the business model and billing: I usually work on a monthly retainer-syle basis with no contract. I sometimes feel apprehensive about this because I feel that huge value is delivered in the plan and strategy that is done […]

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New York Times Article Shows the Reality of Small Businesses & SEO

Filed in SEO by Matt McGee on April 1, 2013 9 Comments
New York Times Article Shows the Reality of Small Businesses & SEO

The New York Times has been running a series about female entrepreneurs/small business owners called She Owns It, and the latest installment includes some of the most honest quotes I’ve ever seen about how SMB owners think and feel about SEO. Today’s article talks about a few business owners that recently redesigned their websites. Beth […]

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Deja Vu: SEO Advice from 2012? or was it 2002?

Filed in SEO by Matt McGee on March 10, 2013 4 Comments
Deja Vu: SEO Advice from 2012? or was it 2002?

It’s pretty amazing to me that in December 2012, the National Association of REALTORS® would run an article offering SEO advice that includes 1.) Submit your web site to the major search engine directories. 4.) Add outbound links. I’m seriously left wondering if the date on the article is a typo — should it be […]

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