SEO = Search Engine Optimization

If you have a web site, chances are you've heard of SEO or Search Engine Optimization. And if you haven't, then I can pretty much guess that your web site isn't attracting many viewers. Am I right?

(FYI, this is not a good thing if you are relying on the World Wide Web as a part of your company's marketing campaign.)

If you haven't employed an SEO strategy, then you are basically making it harder for search engines and web crawlers like Yahoo and Google to find you. Meaning when potential customers do an Internet search, the likelihood of them clicking to your site is low. Very low.

Don't worry. We are here to help. Basically, search engines rely on keywords, links and click rate formulas to find companies like yours online. These parameters help the search engines rank sites in their listings. The higher the rank, the higher up on the list a web site will land, and the more likely a customer will click through to your site.

You can get around this by purchasing a spot, say, in Google's AdWords. But every time a user clicks your link, you pay for it. And ultimately search engines rank "organic" sites higher than "paid-for" sites. And so do Internet users.

So, if you have a web site or are thinking of having one built, be sure to learn about optimization and implement those ideas from the very start. Check out this link: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35291

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