Coming up this month:
more exciting news.... Read the rest of this entry »
Twitter has exploded in the US, and like most innovative things, Canadians are slow to the punch. The networking tool that permits no more than 160 characters per update has only ONE thing going for it--mobile.
Twitter can be updated, and updates may be sent, by your mobile device. That means your cell phone is the cornerstone of Twitter, not the web. In fact, Twitter is pretty lame when it's just the web leveraging its reach.
Sure, I am aware that you have a different 'relationship' with Twitter followers than Facebook ones (people tend to accept broad 'followers' but only permit 'friends' into their Facebook profile.) However, if you have to log online all the time to update and view updates, then what's the point? Stick with Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »
There is a type of prospective clients that always ask two questions right off the bat:
"what can you do for my web site"
and
"how much will it be?"
Both of these questions assume that we have a certain 'level' or 'flat rate' that we apply for different sized budgets.
Well, the answer is frankly, "I don't know", but I'm willing to find out.
You see, the web marketing firms who offer flat rate packages are doing more harm than good, and in fact do NOT comprehend basic business mechanics. Stay away from these so called firms because they're just going to take your money and under perform.
**Updated April 14th, 2009**
flamesforum.com and stampedersforum.com have two things in common. Both are professional sports teams in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and both are owned by Distinct SEO. Since late 2006 Distinct SEO have been working with both, in particular FlamesForum.com.
"Being from Calgary we wanted to pick up some local sports web sites and do make a statement in the local market. We love our hometown teams and wanted to start new communities in a market that had room for new entrants," remarked Barry Nagassar, Owner of Distinct SEO.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Seth Godin, marketer extraordinaire, recently blogged about SEO. You might remember him from the review we did on his book Tribes. Seth comments that the key to ranking in all the mess that's out there is to find something your good at and give it a unique name.
We'd agree, but we'd also like to point out that, given his example of plumber, going local is equally important. Read the rest of this entry »
We're not sure we'll create a company Twitter account, but in the meantime, we'll commit to updating our Facebook Page a bit more. Join and get to know some of our clients and blog subscribers.
Look forward to seeing you there!
***This is a repost from August 2006 with some additional insights.***
Looking for the next untapped SEO market? Well for the longest time proponents of mobile phones have pumped web access. The logical connection would be for SEOs and webmasters to start thinking about making their content available to the online world. I say for the longest time because it was 2003 when I first heard rumblings of mobile internet, but the speeds and cost issues have made the impact on the industry very slow. This is also why I'm not saying that mobile search is the 'greatest' untapped SEO market to be had. Read the rest of this entry »
If you aren't aware of Twitter then check out this blog. Heck, you need to add this web site to your news readers because they always have exceptional information on things web.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/17/99-essential-twitter-tools-and-applications/
