Getting Found on Google

You can build a great website but if you can't generate traffic, you can't generate revenue and profits. This is a very frequent topic we hear from our clients. There are two ways to help people (including customers and strategic partners) find you on search engines:

• Natural search (SEO) which is free, or

• Buying ads directly from Google, Bing, Yahoo etc, which is called Search Engine Marketing (SEM).

With SEM, you can start seeing results right away by buying keyword ads on the leading search engins, while SEO is incremental and happens over time.

Getting started with SEO:

1) Perform a keyword analysis,

2) Create a blog, leave guest comments on other high volume sites, write guest blogs,

3) Optimize images,

4) Link internally, and

5) Incorporate SEO-specific tools into your site like Yoast for WordPress sites.

Remember to check your Google Analytics data regularly and adjust your investment of time and money based on results, not intuition.