Not too long ago the prospect of conducting a website redesign would get your “SEO guy” excited – and not in a good way. In the past, websites could lose a huge percentage of their traffic, search equity, backlinks, and directory placements due to a new website being launched. This can still happen, but only [...]

Website and server speed is part of search engine optimization. We have implemented a website monitoring service that independently checks the performance and uptime of your server. While the occasional outage wont generally have any impact on your search rankings, repeated downtime and slow response times will hurt you. But how do you know if [...]

It is every business owners worst nightmare – you wake up one morning and your website has vanished from Google. This was the plight of one frantic website owner we encountered recently. The site owner was convinced that something his SEO company had done caused his website to receive a Google penalty. His site was [...]

I recently participated in the website redesign process for a group that supports the meeting and group travel industry. The Board of Directors asked if I could put together some questions for the final selection process. I thought this would be good material to share on the blog. Web Designers and Developers – Take Note! [...]

Moving or Redesigning You Site SEO & Linking Considerations Your web site is going to move to a new server, or be involved in a site redesign at some point. Often this transition is simultaneous. The prospect of expanding your web presence can be exciting, and help boost your bottom line if done correctly. If [...]

Does the amount of time it takes your web site to load have an effect on your Google Search Results? As with all things “Google” the answer is Yes, No and Maybe all at the same time! YES – Adwords: Website load times have a direct impact on placement and cost for Adwords Pay-Per-Click advertising. [...]