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That situation can be avoided if you spend the time before an agreement is signed to have a frank and sincere discussion with your client about what they can expect from your efforts. » Full story » Print version Search Engine Watch Experts Columns Carrie Hill Better Targeting = Better Leads -- Demographics for SMBs  SEW EXPERTS: LITTLE BIZ Demographic targeting can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Applying some small business common sense to the topic can bring you some great rewards, once you understand who wants to buy what you're trying to sell. » Full story » Print version Joshua Palau Fishing for SEO  SEW EXPERTS: OUTSOURCED The old proverb about giving a man a fish vs. teaching him to fish is often frustratingly applied to SEO. It seems as if SEO agencies are constantly asked to teach people to fish while other marketing services are safe from this request. The key to getting past such requests is to better educate your agency counterparts and better understand the motivation behind this all too common request. » Full story » Print version Ron Jones Setting up PPC Campaigns 101, Part 1  SEW EXPERTS: SEM 101 Are you starting a pay-per-click search advertising campaign and want to get everything set up for optimal efficiency? Or have you started a PPC campaign and realized that you're in over your head? Here's a step-by-step process for setting up PPC campaigns. » Full story » Print version eSearchVision - Improve your SEM business today! We have transformed the marketplace with our unique pairing of quality service & innovative technology. With over 5 years in the industry and some of the biggest brands around the world on our roster, eSearchVision offers the most advanced all-inclusive platform in the SEM industry Learn how we can transform your business today www.esearchvision.com News from the Search Engine Watch Blog Yahoo Adds Targeting to Search and Content Ads Posted by Kevin Newcomb  Mar 17, 2009 Yahoo has added some new features to its Sponsored Search and Content Match ads, including demographic targeting, ZIP-level geotargeting, and dayparting/ad scheduling. As Carrie Hill wrote in her Small Business Marketing column today, demographic targeting is already available from Google and Microsoft, but it is a welcome addition to Yahoo's ... » Continue reading Adobe Launches SEO Technology Center for Flash Posted by Kevin Newcomb  Mar 17, 2009 In the not-so-distant past, sites built using Adobe's Flash technology were invisible to search engines. Both search engines and SEOs have continued to work on ways to make those pages show up better in search results. Last summer, Adobe lent a hand, by providing its Flash technology to Google and ... » Continue reading Come To IM Charity Party During SES NY Posted by Frank Watsonhttp://www.kangamurramedia.com  Mar 17, 2009 There will be a great charity event on Monday night March 23rd during SES NY. All money goes to charity and there is an open bar for 4 hours at the Heartland Brewery in Union Square. All are welcome. Here is a creative video Greg Niland of GoodRoi did - he ... » Continue reading YouTube Dominates Online Video Market on Both Sides of Pond Posted by Greg Jarboe  Mar 17, 2009 Two weeks ago, I reported that YouTube had surpassed 100 million U.S. viewers for the first time. According to comScore Video Metrix, 100.9 million viewers watched 6.3 billion videos on YouTube.com in January 2009 -- an average of 62.6 videos per viewer. Today, comScore reported that 23.5 million U.K. viewers ... » Continue reading SES New York Veterans Don't Need No Schedule Optimization Posted by Greg Jarboe  Mar 17, 2009 With Search Engine Strategies getting underway next week, veterans of SES New York don't need no stinking schedule optimization services -- even if I do offer them for free. A quick look at the conference agenda will reassure them that there is enough content to make a return trip ... » Continue reading Search Engine Watch Forum Discussions Weird KW Results in Analytics  Mar 17, 2009 I ahve a site that is apparently in the Google Sandbox, therefore I do not have any significant rankings for the main keywords I have targeted. However in my Analytics, Google shows up as the top referring search engine for my site. When I check which keywords are ... » Join the discussion New Targeting Options Now Available  Mar 16, 2009 Hi All, I wanted to let you know about some great new audience targeting features that we just launched for our Sponsored Search and Content Match products. Specifically, we've introduced: - Ad scheduling, a dayparting tool that enables advertisers to schedule their ads for display at different times and days across an ... » Join the discussion U.K. Comparison Shopping?  Mar 16, 2009 Expanding from U.S. & Canada only into UK and EU markets, and just beginning to look into available options. Is anyone working with comparison shopping sites in the UK? Any recommendations? Sites that have worked exceptionally well for you, or any that haven't? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. » Join the discussion

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