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How SEO Elements Trigger Search

April 4, 2013
SEO = Performance on the web. SERP's don't happen by chance, find out why.

We love questions from our clients! Not only do we have an opportunity to teach, but we also learn from the process. It’s a win-win for every one involved. We recently received a great question from one of our SEO web development clients, Jim Lewis of COMSTOR. He asked a great question about basic SERPs. Here’s [...]

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Search Consulting | Beyond the Web

October 11, 2012
Search Engine Marketing Consultants have to look beyond the web to help their clients convert leads.

Every business owner who understands the value of the web is looking for one thing from it… more customers. The primary focus for any Search Engine Marketing Consultant is to figure out how to bring the most potential customers to their client via the web. However, we can only drive leads. Any search consultant that [...]

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DIY websites | Where to start?

August 15, 2012
Search Engine Marketing Consulting starts with keyword research. If you're building your own website, this is where you need to start.

One of the questions I get a lot after a presentation is, “I want to build my own website… where do I start?” As a Search Consultant I want to answer with, “Well… where are you at?”… Which usually turns into a long conversation that ends with, “I really have no idea”. The next question is, [...]

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WW SEO Blogging Seminar PPT

August 3, 2012
Search Engine marketing Consulting | Portland Internet Design

If you attended The Willamette Writers Conference in August 2012, this is my SEO Blogging presentation in PDF and PPTX format. These are free for all. If you want to ask a question or get involved in a discussion, please register and have at it. I also enabled a “hoop” for you to jump through. We discussed hoops in the seminar. :)

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Search Marketing Consulting | Plugins

June 19, 2012
WPMUDEV has outstanding plugins for just about everything you need in WordPress | Search Marketing Consulting PID

Plugins… which ones should I use? As a Search Engine Marketing Consultant, I get asked this question a lot. Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer. While there are tons of free plugins available in the WordPress repository, most of them lack support and are not kept up to date. This means they may not work with [...]

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Seminar 2 Content

June 13, 2012
Search Engine marketing Consulting | Portland Internet Design

If you attended one of our SEO seminars you know how much info was packed into 4+ hours! Here’s the presentation from seminar 2 for you to download. These are free for all. If you want to ask a question or get involved in a discussion, please register and have at it. Presentation 1 | [...]

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Google Authorship | Search Consulting

May 30, 2012
What Google Authorship Means for Your Business

What it Means for Your Business In recent months, you may have noticed profile pictures showing up in your search results. Google is now displaying author information to help users discover great content. These “rich snippets” results (see below) are made possible through Google Authorship markup and can easily be setup by creating a Google+ [...]

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PID Overhaul – The shoemaker’s Kids…

May 28, 2012
The shoemakers Kids have no shoes... The Portland Internet Design Website suffered this fate.

“The shoemaker’s kids have no shoes…” One of the first people I connected with in the web development and SEO world said this to me when I asked about his website. He was a brilliant coder and SEO guru whose website looked like a late 90’s remnant. When I asked him why he said, “The [...]

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Search Marketing Consulting

May 25, 2012
Why Hiring a Search Engine Marketing Consultant is smart.

Consulting… a Smarter Choice When I first started learning about SEO and professional web development, I saw a lot of ads for Search Engine Marketing Consultants. I was on a mission to learn everything I could as fast as I could. I ignored the consultants because I thought I could do it all on my [...]

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SEO Seminar 1 Content

May 20, 2012

If you attended one of our SEO seinars you know how much info was packed into 4+ hours! So here’s the presentations for you to download. These downloads are free for all. If you want to ask a question or get involved in a discussion, please register and have at it. Presentation 1 | The [...]

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