Low-Cost Search Tactics

Although search marketing is not known as being an extremely expensive marketing endeavor, it still takes some monetary resources. Not every small mom-n-pop business has the budget to fund these efforts. Matt Van Wagner of Find Me Faster explains that, in spite of these circumstances, the Web offers every business an opportunity to be found, even with a small budget.

Making Your eCommerce Site Convert

As more and more people are shopping online as opposed to shopping at brick and mortar stores, it only makes sense that ecommerce sites would want to do everything they can to ensure that their traffic is converting. In this interview, Khalid Saleh of Invesp Consulting shares the shockingly low number of conversions some ecommerce sites are getting but also shares how they can improve them.

SES Chicago: Ensuring Your Website Has a Clear Purpose

Website usability is one of those things that most companies know is important but put it on the back burner when comparing it with creativity and web design. The fact is that a lot of companies want their site to look so impressive and so unique that they leave out checking to see if a potential consumer can actually use it. Matt Bailey of SiteLogic Marketing advises companies to always conduct a “Mom Test” to get a true usability answer.

PubCon 2008 Exceeds Expectations

Brett Tabke, the CEO of Webmasterworld, is the man behind the PubConference series. He is responsible for how good or how bad the show turns out. This year’s event has done nothing but receive raving reviews and was the #1 search term on Twitter for several days.

PubCon has something for everyone. It doesn’t just feature SEO, marketing, IT, or social media – it’s a combination of all those and more. In the above video, Brett says how they tried to focus on quality sessions at this year’s show.

Vanessa Fox and Nathan Buggia Introduce O’Reilly Found Conference

As individuals, Vanessa Fox and Nathan Buggia have earned their respected status in the search industry. Vanessa’s list includes Google, Zillow, Search Engine Land, and most recently Nine By Blue. Nathan is currently the lead program manager for Microsoft’s Live Search Webmaster Center and has worked for a decade involved in nearly every area of web technology. Now, these great minds have come together in an effort to unite web developers with search engine optimization.