http://seo.magnetiks.com We Don't Build Web Sites, We Build Companies Wed, 07 May 2008 20:27:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bad company corrupts character. Links are much like referrals in the real world. The better people you hang with the more perceived validation you receive. When you started in business you probably did not know very many people but as you got more clients then people would refer business to ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/12/11/why-are-links-so-important/ It is obvious that the referred customer is the best customer. They have a reputable person that they trust sending them to purchase a product or service from a worthy company. The trusted friend has saved them time by doing the research and was satisfied with their purchasing ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/11/02/the-benefits-of-video-testimonials-on-your-website/ Do you know the profile of your website visitors? Regular website statistics can provide a lot of information in regard to who is visiting your site. Unfortunately business owners do not have time to give these statistics a proper analysis. This is an essential part of determining exactly ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/10/17/are-your-visitors-viewers-readers-or-users/ For myself, Flash is a great tool. I am more the "viewer" catagory of website visitor. I love the intensive graphically enhanced sites that have the wow factor integrated. Cool intros, visually stunning headers with slick motion graphics and so on.The big problem with these Flash elements is that currently ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/10/09/search-engine-friendly-flash/ Creating a web page layout that keeps consistent across all browsers can be quite a challenge. I was presented with a project this past week that provided me an opportunity to do some experimenting. The results were quite nice. I ended up with a smooth, clean, and consistent layout that ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/10/01/design-tips-web-page-layout/ In order to manage how the Search Engines are ranking your main keyword phrases you need a tool that will spider the search engines you are interested in and determine your rank or position on the page or pages.  In order to accomplish this task we use a tool called ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/09/18/ranking_manager/ In today’s world of ever growing small business the internet can provide a cost effective method for any company to gain exposure. When you put your business online it is absolutely critical for your website to correctly translate your business model in every aspect. This kind of translation requires a ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/09/11/custom-web-sites-vs-templates/ A proper press release is a pseudo-news story that is written in third person. It should demonstrate to an editor or reporter the newsworthiness of a particular person, event, service or product.Press releases are often written as news becomes available but can also be a part of full press kit. ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/08/21/why-write-a-press-release/ What good is a salesperson that is never seen or heard from? That is what a website without search engine optimization is doomed to be. Good salespeople know that they need to be in front of the right people at the right time for sales to take place. The nice ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/08/21/online-salespeople/ So my task this week was do some research on submitting a press release.  I was thinking"Cool something that should be fairly easy to decipher."  I thought writing it was 90% of the battle but I now realize that submitting to the right place is just as important as the ... http://seo.magnetiks.com/2007/08/20/press-release-submission/