I received a call from a client here in Denver, Colorado. He is in the process of writing a book and was agonizing over just the right domain name. He wants to do a blog and his book is along the lines of abundance. He wanted to know from a SEO perspective if it would be better to use his name or a descriptive domain name with keywords.
From a personal standpoint I like to use domain names that are descriptive of what you do or offer and have a great keyword or two. I say that for a couple of reasons: keywords in your domain will never hurt and hopefully it will keep you on track to the theme of the blog. For example, if my blog title is Denver SEO Speaker-I need to keep with that general theme in order to have a meaningful presence in the searches. Conversely, if my domain name were Steve Mertz I could be all over the board in my writing. The most important thing to remember is to use keyword rich titles in your blog posts and support those titles with unique content that actually uses the keywords and phrases you want to rank for.
Last point-when you have people link to your blog ask them to use descriptive keywords that are relevant to your SEO efforts. There is no substitute for quality inbound links that include your important keywords.
Here is an interesting article and comments from Problogger on How to Choose a Domain Name.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Executive Coaching Colorado
Henry Kissinger once said:
Think of all the great business leaders you have admired-the chances are very good that at some point they have had the assistance of executive coaching. Coaching takes good leaders and make them great. The old styles of leadership are relics of the past. David Fink says it very succinctly:
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.We've all heard the old cliche that leaders are born-but there are many more examples of leaders who were coached to very successful positions. Transform Coaching is located in Denver, Colorado but serve clients across the country. The foundation of their business is executive coaching. The coaching sessions can be one-on-one or in small groups depending on the dynamics and the needs of the organization.
Think of all the great business leaders you have admired-the chances are very good that at some point they have had the assistance of executive coaching. Coaching takes good leaders and make them great. The old styles of leadership are relics of the past. David Fink says it very succinctly:
People are more easily led than driven.Transform Coaching are experts in the field of facilitating positive change and allowing individuals in organizations to achieve personal and professional excellence. They have found that executive coaching facilitates leadership development, team development and succession pplanning. With a proven record in executive coaching and leader training; Transform Coaching look forward to working with your organization.
SEO Speaker Boston Bound
SEO speaker will be headed to Boston, Massachusetts on September 13th, 2008. I have the pleasure of speaking to the National Speakers Association/New England Chapter. This will be a great meeting and the general public can attend the meeting.
The meeting will be all about SEO for blogs and websites. I will also discuss website strategies and social networking.
I have several requests for private consultations on SEO. If you would like to meet privately call me at 303-619-8972 or shoot me an email: Steve at seospeakers.com
I hope to see you in Boston!
Steve Mertz
Website Strategy Speaker
The meeting will be all about SEO for blogs and websites. I will also discuss website strategies and social networking.
I have several requests for private consultations on SEO. If you would like to meet privately call me at 303-619-8972 or shoot me an email: Steve at seospeakers.com
I hope to see you in Boston!
Steve Mertz
Website Strategy Speaker
Making Money Online
Well, it's finally happening-I'm writing my first book and will use my blog to publicize it and gain traction with the search engines! The book is called: Our Footprints are Different...But Our Hearts Are the Same. It's a children's book and is meant to be an inspirational story for those who incur a physical disability at an early age.
It will be fun to incorporate all of my SEO strategies to drive readers to my blog and hopefully book sales-let the games begin!!
It will be fun to incorporate all of my SEO strategies to drive readers to my blog and hopefully book sales-let the games begin!!
Expert Witnesses Services Colorado
Expert Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS) is a great resource for attorneys in need of well-credentialed expert witnesses. They are located in Denver, Colorado but help attorneys across the United States find the right expert witnesses.
They have expert witnesses to cover every imaginable field. They have a great deal of expertise helping attorneys find the best expert witnesses in the areas of Personal injury expert witnesses and medical malpractice expert witnesses. When an attorney needs the best expert witnesses in these areas; there is no room for error and its imperative to find the right expert witness the first time. Both personal injury and medical malpractice expert witnesses require a great deal of knowledge and an ability to communicate that clearly and concisely in a courtroom setting.
You can rely on Expert Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS) to help you with all of your needs and know that your expert witnesses come with the best credentials and a commitment to fully help you with all of your needs.
They have expert witnesses to cover every imaginable field. They have a great deal of expertise helping attorneys find the best expert witnesses in the areas of Personal injury expert witnesses and medical malpractice expert witnesses. When an attorney needs the best expert witnesses in these areas; there is no room for error and its imperative to find the right expert witness the first time. Both personal injury and medical malpractice expert witnesses require a great deal of knowledge and an ability to communicate that clearly and concisely in a courtroom setting.
You can rely on Expert Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS) to help you with all of your needs and know that your expert witnesses come with the best credentials and a commitment to fully help you with all of your needs.
Motivational Speakers
Imagine being a world class motivational speaker today-what would it take to be called on consistently by Fortune 500 Companies? It's fair to say that there is a great deal of cynicism and skepticism out there today, right? Most of us got exposed to a motivational speaker sometime in high school. It seems they were either fabulous or just learning, on you!! Today a world class motivational speaker has to have the perfect balance of content and humor. Audiences today will not stand still for a motivational speaker who just uses canned humor with no content that is relative to that audience! Audiences today, and meeting planners, demand that you actually know the audience and their challenges very well. Once the organization's challenges are known; what goes better than humor in helping to solve the issues and making the audience the hero's of your presentation. The best motivational speakers in the world are not only humorous but they give audiences the tools to problem solve and strive for their personal best! Let me introduce you to Craig Zablocki, your first challenge is to pronounce his name correctly! Craig brings his business acumen and background as a humorist to audiences around the world. Craig is meticulous in this research and his presentations are loaded with meaningful content and a very large dose of humor-what more could you want ;) You may be asking yourself who says Crag Zablocki is a world class motivational speaker? That's a fair question and here are a few testimonials for you to consider:
Could your organization use a top notch humorist that brings a ton of meaningful content? Read what Sun Microsystems said about this humorous motivational speaker:The simple lessons you taught us about ourselves will stay with our team forever. Thanks for being a huge part of our 2006 Sales Rally. Our people are very important to us...and your message made our people better in life and in work. We couldn't have asked for more. Charles Burkell, Training Specialist-FEMA
Craig Zablocki is fabulous. He garnered the highest rating of any previous presenter. Robin Blatt, Director of Operations-Sun Microsystems
If you are a meeting planner and need the best motivational speaker for your next event please consider the talents of Craig Zablocki. You can view Craig's LinkedIn profile on Motivational Speakers here.
Google Adwords
When speaking to audiences on Search engine optimization (SEO) the question of AdWords inevitably comes up. Some folks claim that AdWords is SEO... I'm not in that camp but Google AdWords can be a useful tool while you are working on your organic search results.
The New York Times recently had an article talking about marketers honing the focus of search ads. They were interviewing Jessica Jensen of the site Low Impact Living. She says she has not cut back spending on search advertising and says: "I can't stop advertising, so instead I'm spending every dollar and dime efficiently."
She mentions that during last year's holidays, she marketed products such as energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures. This year she's all about products that help cut utility bills-seems to me like we are talking about similar items. While AdWords do allow you to turn on a dime a refocus your marketing efforts; it appears that a good SEO campaign could also help her efforts.
At the end of the day, if she's spending $20,000 a month on AdWords more power to her-so long as she is netting $50,000! Use AdWords correctly and they can help but don't forget about solid SEO strategies that have withstood the test of time.
The New York Times recently had an article talking about marketers honing the focus of search ads. They were interviewing Jessica Jensen of the site Low Impact Living. She says she has not cut back spending on search advertising and says: "I can't stop advertising, so instead I'm spending every dollar and dime efficiently."
She mentions that during last year's holidays, she marketed products such as energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures. This year she's all about products that help cut utility bills-seems to me like we are talking about similar items. While AdWords do allow you to turn on a dime a refocus your marketing efforts; it appears that a good SEO campaign could also help her efforts.
At the end of the day, if she's spending $20,000 a month on AdWords more power to her-so long as she is netting $50,000! Use AdWords correctly and they can help but don't forget about solid SEO strategies that have withstood the test of time.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
SEO Joint Ventures
We are looking to do joint ventures with companies that have a good, solid product but little if any web presence. There are many great companies that have products to sell and have not made the jump to the internet.
We provide the SEO assistance. This means we build your website to be SEO friendly, help with providing unique and authoritative copy and add social media. Some of the social media we use includes Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
The benefits of being on the first page of a Google search can make a huge impact on your bottom line and that is our focus. It is not enough to be on the first page from SEO eforts; its all about conversions. We monitor the traffic to your site and make any necessary adjustments to increase your SEO Efforts. If you are interested in pursuing further talks please be in touch. You can call me at 303-619-8972 or email me. steve at seospeakers.com
Thanks, Steve Mertz
We provide the SEO assistance. This means we build your website to be SEO friendly, help with providing unique and authoritative copy and add social media. Some of the social media we use includes Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
The benefits of being on the first page of a Google search can make a huge impact on your bottom line and that is our focus. It is not enough to be on the first page from SEO eforts; its all about conversions. We monitor the traffic to your site and make any necessary adjustments to increase your SEO Efforts. If you are interested in pursuing further talks please be in touch. You can call me at 303-619-8972 or email me. steve at seospeakers.com
Thanks, Steve Mertz
Denver SEO Training
Denver SEO Speaker will be conducting a workshop on SEO in Denver, Colorado, December 10th, 2009. The Colorado Defense Lawyers Association has asked me to do this SEO presentation for their attorneys.
In this workshop there wont be any magical formulas for showing up on the first page of a Google search. It will be stressing the importance of hard work and proven strategies to increase your Google presence in searches.
Some of the topics I will cover include:
Website optimization
Blogging
Social Media
How to Write for the Internet
Website Architecture
Website Navigation
Keywords and Phrases
The workshop will be limited to the first 15 to sign up and the meeting will start at 2pm and go until 4pm. The SEO workshop will be at The Bridge, in Park Meadows. You can reach Bo Donegan for more information and to sign up for the Denver SEO Workshop.
In this workshop there wont be any magical formulas for showing up on the first page of a Google search. It will be stressing the importance of hard work and proven strategies to increase your Google presence in searches.
Some of the topics I will cover include:
Website optimization
Blogging
Social Media
How to Write for the Internet
Website Architecture
Website Navigation
Keywords and Phrases
The workshop will be limited to the first 15 to sign up and the meeting will start at 2pm and go until 4pm. The SEO workshop will be at The Bridge, in Park Meadows. You can reach Bo Donegan for more information and to sign up for the Denver SEO Workshop.
Denver Auto Repair
I was speaking to some Denver auto repair owners on Tuesday who specialize in Toyota and Lexus auto repair. Yes, even auto repair owners are interested in learning about search engine optimization (SEO) and how it can help them enhance their web presence. Our Denver SEO firm continues to see many small business owners migrate away from the Yellow Pages and stake their claim on the Internet.
There continues to be a great deal of confusion about what constitutes SEO and the delineation between SEO and pay per click. Many of the Denver auto repair dealers had participated in some pay per click programs-with mixed results. At the end of the day, they were most interested in how SEO could help them achieve a more prominent position in the searches and show up organically, or free, in the searches.
It was great meeting with these owners and discussing some of the fundamentals of good SEO including:
There continues to be a great deal of confusion about what constitutes SEO and the delineation between SEO and pay per click. Many of the Denver auto repair dealers had participated in some pay per click programs-with mixed results. At the end of the day, they were most interested in how SEO could help them achieve a more prominent position in the searches and show up organically, or free, in the searches.
It was great meeting with these owners and discussing some of the fundamentals of good SEO including:
- Good site architecture
- Relevant and authoritative copy
- Incoming links that are relevant and authoritative
- Best blogging practices
- Using Social Media to drive traffic
If your associaton or meeting needs a SEO speaker who will teach your members the fundamentals of good SEO please feel free to call me at 303-619-8972
Steve Mertz
SEO Speaker
SEO Meeting Colorado Springs
Yesterday I went to Monument, Colorado right outside of Colorado Springs to meet with a potential SEO client. Their main business consists of replacement windows, patio doors and entry doors. They don't show up anywhere in a Google search for any of those terms; and with their current website, the spiders will never be able to index their currnet site.
Their SEO problems start with the title bar-their name is prominently displayed with no mention of replacement windows, patio doors or entry doors. it gets worse-their entire home page is an image of text; Google is not reading it! I looked to see how many pages of the site that Google has indexed and the results are a grand total of two indexed pages by Google. Interestingly enough, they have a PR of 4 with no inbound links! The good news is the domain name has been hosted since 2001.
The navigation and site architecture needs help-those poor spiders will never find their way through this site! The navigation starts in the sidebar and continues on towards the bottom of the page-don't do this ;)
They actually carry very well known and quality brands including Andersen, Marvin, Velux, Cascade, and Solatube to name a few. When I clicked on the Andersen Windows tab it took me to a canned page of content from Andersen window. Rae Hoffman has a very timely article about why you should never steal content. While this Clint is not stealing content; they are missing the boat by not having unique and authoritative content. Rae gives a great overview on How to write your own quality content.
If this site sounds anything like your current site-do yourself a favor and call the SEO experts. Get rid of the trash site and start with a new site that will actually give you a chance to show up in the searches!!
Their SEO problems start with the title bar-their name is prominently displayed with no mention of replacement windows, patio doors or entry doors. it gets worse-their entire home page is an image of text; Google is not reading it! I looked to see how many pages of the site that Google has indexed and the results are a grand total of two indexed pages by Google. Interestingly enough, they have a PR of 4 with no inbound links! The good news is the domain name has been hosted since 2001.
The navigation and site architecture needs help-those poor spiders will never find their way through this site! The navigation starts in the sidebar and continues on towards the bottom of the page-don't do this ;)
They actually carry very well known and quality brands including Andersen, Marvin, Velux, Cascade, and Solatube to name a few. When I clicked on the Andersen Windows tab it took me to a canned page of content from Andersen window. Rae Hoffman has a very timely article about why you should never steal content. While this Clint is not stealing content; they are missing the boat by not having unique and authoritative content. Rae gives a great overview on How to write your own quality content.
If this site sounds anything like your current site-do yourself a favor and call the SEO experts. Get rid of the trash site and start with a new site that will actually give you a chance to show up in the searches!!
SEO Plugins for WordPress
Check out this Mashable article on the 20 best SEO Plugins for WordPress. I'm not familiar with each and every one of these but you can pick and choose. My favorite to date is the All in One SEO Plugin. I love this SEO tool and would be lost without it.
If you blog-SEO is on your radar, or should be and these tools will make your live easier. Thanks to Brett Borders for the heads up!
If you blog-SEO is on your radar, or should be and these tools will make your live easier. Thanks to Brett Borders for the heads up!
Personal Injury Attorneys Colorado Springs
McCormick and Murphy are christian personal injury attorneys located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Kirk McCormick and Jay Murphy have over 40 years of combined legal experience and their passion for their personal injury clients is well known by their clients.
Choosing the best personal injury attorneys can seem like an overwhelming task but here are some issues to consider:
What actual experience in personal injury cases do the attorneys have?
Have a plan of action to research the credentials of your personal injury attorney.
A good personal injury attorney will set reasonable expectations with clients before pursuing any personal injury case.
Feel comfortable with any attorney you choose for your personal injury case-be confident that they have your best interest in mind.
Check with your local bar association to ensure that your choice of personal injury attorneys is in good standing.
I have worked with the attorneys at McCormick and Murphy and feel comfortable that they will be a very good choice for your personal injury case. For more information you can see their YouTube video on personal injury attorneys.
For a free consultation please call the Colorado Springs Personal Injury Lawyers.
For additional information you may also reference Colorado Springs Automobile Accident Lawyers.
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