http://www.spiread.com/blog/keyword/search-engine-optimizationFri, 30 Jul 2010 12:37:30 -0400BasicBlog associated with "search-engine-optimization"http://www.spiread.com/blog/keyword/search-engine-optimizationSpire Ad RSS Generator http://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/07/30/our-new-research-reveals-3-costly-mistakes-996-of-small-businesses-are-making-with-their-websiteshttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/07/30/our-new-research-reveals-3-costly-mistakes-996-of-small-businesses-are-making-with-their-websites We just completed a research study and the results were a little frightening. We looked at the websites for hundreds of small businesses in our local area, and checked them on 9 costly mistakes that we tend to see people make on their websites. When looking at 3 of the most costly mistakes, we found that 99.6% of local businesses were making at least 1 of these 3 mistakes. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT Search-engine-optimization - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/03/16/seo-why-links-matterhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/03/16/seo-why-links-matter Whenever we design a website for a client, we do a lot of search engine optimization work - to help ensure that Google and the other search engines can find the content. However, the structure of the site is only half the battle. Once your site is structured the right way, it's extremely important to get inbound links that point people back to your website. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT Search-engine-optimization - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/01/21/third-final-internet-marketing-seminar-expected-to-sell-out-soonhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2010/01/21/third-final-internet-marketing-seminar-expected-to-sell-out-soon If you haven't heard, we've been leading a series of Internet Marketing seminars in partnership with the Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce. The first event was December 3 -- it sold out in less than 2 weeks. The second event was January 13 -- it sold out in less than 3 days! The final opportunity to attend will be Thursday, February 4 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST Search-engine-optimization - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2009/12/03/todays-internet-marketing-seminar-in-mansfield-ohio-was-a-successhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2009/12/03/todays-internet-marketing-seminar-in-mansfield-ohio-was-a-success We had a full house at this morning's internet marketing seminar in Mansfield! Thanks to the Mansfield Richland Chamber of Commerce for hosting the event and promoting it to their membership.Today's event booked up in under a week and there were more than a dozen people on a waiting list. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:13:28 EST Search-engine-optimization - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2009/10/21/get-500-worth-of-consulting-for-75-at-our-internet-marketing-seminar-in-mansfieldhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2009/10/21/get-500-worth-of-consulting-for-75-at-our-internet-marketing-seminar-in-mansfield It's official. I'm tag-teaming with my friends at the Mansfield-Richland Area Chamber of Commerce to present an internet marketing seminar at the Mansfield Chamber Conference Room. I'll be presenting three 1-hour presentations on the latest topics like lead generation, online sales, search engine optimization, email marketing & social media. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:11:09 EDT Search-engine-optimization - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2009/02/11/are-you-paying-a-monthly-fee-to-list-your-business-on-some-websitesread-thishttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2009/02/11/are-you-paying-a-monthly-fee-to-list-your-business-on-some-websitesread-this Bottom line, if you are paying one or more monthly fees to have a listing on somebody else's website, please consider the three powerful alternatives explained here. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:23:13 EST Search-engine-optimization - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2008/12/12/beware-of-this-search-engine-optimization-rip-offhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2008/12/12/beware-of-this-search-engine-optimization-rip-off One of our SEO clients forwarded me an email they received from "Global Vibrations Inc" in Washington DC. Here's an excerpt... Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:57:08 EST Search-engine-optimization - Blog http://www.spiread.com/blog/2008/09/17/spire-is-1-for-ohio-website-design-in-googles-10-packhttp://www.spiread.com/blog/2008/09/17/spire-is-1-for-ohio-website-design-in-googles-10-pack I've been kind-of quiet about our ranking up until now, because I thought it was a fluke. What I found is great news for small local businesses who think they can't compete on the search engines. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:42:16 EDT Search-engine-optimization - Blog