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 Dave Bascom Named in Top 40 under 40February 2010 | |
 Dave Bascom Named in Top 40 under 40Utah Business magazine named SEO.com president, Dave Bascom, among its 2010 Forty Under 40, a distinction recognizing top Utah "business leaders, tech gurus, professionals and entrepreneurs" less than 40 years old. "I can't think of anyone who deserves this recognition more than Dave does," said Nelson James, vice president of client services. "He has put countless hours of blood, sweat, and tears into this company and it shows in our growth, success, and the success of our clients." With innovation and persistence, the 34-year-old Bascom led his company to record growth and profits during the recent economic recession. Just a few years ago, he started his company in his basement. In the last year, the search marketing firm has grown from 12 employees to more than 60, moved to a larger office in Salt Lake County, and increased monthly revenue by more than 300 percent. In 2009, SEO.com has been named as one of the top 10 SEO firms in the country by PromotionWorld, one of the top 25 fastest growing companies in Utah by the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum, and among the Emerging Elite by MountainWest Capital Network. "It’s been a great ride this year, and a lot of fun to see all the hard work pay off," Bascom said. "To look back at where we came from, as a tiny start up, is quite satisfying." Below, Bascom provides insight into his awesomeness by sharing his personal and business philosophy. Don’t Settle for Average I strive for excellence in all areas of my life. That doesn’t mean I don’t screw up sometimes. In fact, I fall short of excellence every day, but I keep trying. I learn from my failures and try to do better the next time. As long as I am constantly learning and improving, I am on the right track. In my business, I hire people who also strive for excellence. I don’t want people who will be complacent with just being mediocre. I want people who are willing to work hard to become the best in their field. Exceed Expectations Do the Right Thing Trust People Give Back Have Fun |  SEO.com Blog Merging Flash with SEO, by David Scoville Granted, we have lots of proof that search engines do index Flash text, images, and links. But unfortunately, many limitations still make it difficult to get the kind of rankings we enjoy with plain, old HTML. Indeed, SEO and Flash are like water and oil — mixing the two has been nearly impossible. Read more. 9 Surefire Networking Tips For SEO N00bs, by Scott Cowley If you’re new to SEO, you may be wondering how long it takes to get to where the real SEO pros are – speaking at conferences, writing books, running the show. I still don’t know the answer to that one, but from my own short experience, I’ve found it’s better to be really good at SEO and help make your clients happy than to aspire to be a famous SEO. That being said, your life and business career can be significantly more fulfilling if you learn how to network early, and become involved in the “SEO peoplesphere.” Read more. Book Review: ‘The Art of SEO’, by Dave Bascom One of the newest books in print about search engine optimization is “The Art of SEO,” published by O’Reilly and written by Eric Enge, Stephan Spencer, Rand Fishkin, and Jessie C Stricchiola. So what do you get when you pull in four of the most respected people in the SEO business to write a definitive book on the subject? Pretty much exactly what you’d expect: lots of juicy SEO goodness. Read more. Does Your Website Deserve to be Ranked?, by Jon Cuevas In search engine optimization, and with our websites in general, we do things with the intent of deserving a good ranking. We use a number of methods to target a specific market and we seek for quality links to link back to our sites. But do our sites really deserve it? Do our sites really deserve to rank well? Read more. |
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 SEO.com NewsSEO.com Weighs in on Health Here's the skinny: To promote good health among employees, SEO.com is holding a Biggest Loser competition. Participants will have their body composition tested before March 1, and then retested on May 31. The employee with the largest percentage decrease in body fat will win a free iPAD. Senior SEO Specialist TJ Welsh organized the competition and said, "Most of us sit at a computer all day, and the most exercise we get is typing on a keyboard. I wanted to motivate employees to eat better, lose weight and increase activity." Of course, Dave Bascom, a former taekwondo guru, agreed and decided to offer a coveted iPAD for the winner. Stay tuned for updates in the next couple months. | |
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