by Peter Gustafson | Jan 3, 2015 | Local SEO Services, My Rants |
You’re probably dumbfounded trying to figure out the best SEO firms to do your site right? It’s maddening when you start comparing one to the other. But why? For starters, no two are alike silly:-). Since 2001, I’ve been consulting with some of the...
by Peter Gustafson | Dec 28, 2014 | Local SEO Services |
Funny story–a few months ago a new client asked me why there’s so few local business SEO people doing reliable work. Hmmm…I thought. Actually, I wanted to reply with an honest assessment of how this industry is rampant with backwards thinking hacks....
by Peter Gustafson | Aug 30, 2014 | Local SEO Services |
A while ago I was reading an article about what SEO marketing experts do. It was actually pretty funny because most of the author’s research was based on social media and PPC. I hate to break the news to you but SEO marketing experts don’t qualify as pros...
by Peter Gustafson | Jan 23, 2014 | Google, Local SEO Services, My Rants |
One of the mind-numbing practices I see done by many local SEO experts is how they’re going bonkers around the hype surrounding semantic SEO. Believe me, I agree with the practice for site owners that have unlimited budgets to hire semantic SEO specialists....
by Peter Gustafson | Jan 22, 2014 | Google, Local SEO Services, My Rants |
You have a site but are probably wondering what new SEO writing tips can help you rank better. Maybe your content was written by your staff. Perhaps you wrote most of it yourself to save a few bucks. Or did you hire a writer? A massive trend in the last few years...
by Peter Gustafson | Jan 17, 2014 | Google, Local SEO Services, Search News, Videos |
At least one question you can finally mark off your list is whether or not over-optimized SEO links build your rankings? Nope, ne and niet. But some of my readers have the addicting urge to crank out more links. Sure your SEO guru cousin says you need more links. The...
by Peter Gustafson | Jan 16, 2014 | Local SEO Services, My Rants, Videos |
Wow-wee they use to say back in the 1950’s–but now you’re thinking it and you’re about ready to hire SEO expert help. Doing so will only make a difference in your business if you hire right. Years ago when I was about to hire SEO expert...
by Peter Gustafson | Jan 8, 2014 | Local SEO Services |
If you ask any expert SEO sales geek about social media, they’ll probably drool all over themselves spouting off the benefits. If you’re one of these types, don’t bother reading further than this sentence. Okay, so I’ve been accused of being...
by Peter Gustafson | Jan 2, 2014 | Local SEO Services |
It’s 2014 and just think about all those SEO expert services you missed out on last year? Relax, you’ll be fine. Sometimes making no decision is your best choice when thinking about hiring SEO expert services. Believe me, I’ve heard a few whacky...
by Peter Gustafson | Dec 31, 2013 | Local SEO Services |
When I worked in the media industry for a national advertising agency, we would often get local SEO services sales reps trying to steal our clients. Why not right? Our clients were big and small. Even the tiny ones were spending $15k a month in media. The bigger ones...
by Peter Gustafson | Dec 30, 2013 | Local SEO Services |
This morning I was contacted by a small business owner asking about their approach to SEO writing. Normally I’ll dive into their site content and then evaluate everything in a video screencast. I find this approach is the fastest way to cutting through the usual...