If I am looking at Google Analytics and it says we received, say, 15 unique visitors on a particular day, does that mean real live people or does that also include Google bots? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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Similar to weight loss being a poor main goal for your health and fitness regime, where your pages rank for specific keyword phrases is also a poor main goal.

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Adding value to your website through free articles, blog posts, videos, and any other type of content that may be helpful to those at the not-ready-to-buy-yet stage, is a great way to gain extra traffic. The problem (if you want to call it that) with all this "value-added" content is that it brings those very people who will rarely convert into a lead or a sale. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

We have top organic rankings for the most important keywords, so should we really go for the expensive PPC positions above the organic results? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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So many people think that the term "long-tail keywords" means keyword phrases that have more than 2 words in them, but that's not at all what they are. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Our CEO is looking for a specific goal in site traffic generated by organic search, based on our implementing SEO recommendations. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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In last week's newsletter you mentioned appending email signature links with campaign tracking codes. Can you please detail how to do this? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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Think you're doing a good job of tracking and measuring the success of every link to your website that gets announced to the world in some fashion? Do you ever wonder where some of your "Direct Traffic" came from? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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I've been SEO'ing websites long before the 21st century began. Sometimes I feel I've been touting the same SEO processes and procedures for the past 10 years. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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I have a corporate client that is planning to purchase a company in Switzerland and they are wondering if I can do the SEO. But then it dawned on me, checking their rankings with a U.S.-based IP address might deliver different search results…do you think? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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To further add to your web analytics knowledge, today I'm going to explain how you can more accurately measure email and social media marketing efforts by using tracking links to create "campaigns" in GoAn. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

I've been thinking that, to go along with this new series on Google Analytics, we might start offering a Google Analytics review report, similar to our Recession Buster website review, but focused on what I find in your GoAn account. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

I've spent the last few weeks reviewing scads of websites for our new SEO Website Review clients and have noticed a lot of interesting things in the process.
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My question is, how should SEO services be evaluated? In other words, what measurable objectives beyond landing above the fold are appropriate? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

While traveling by plane to Florida to visit my grandmother for the holidays, we were sitting next to a couple with 2 small children, probably around 2 and 3 years of age. We expect a lot of children during holiday travel, and typically it's not that big of a deal. With this family, however, it was a different matter. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

I admit it. I'm a Google Analytics junkie. I try to stay away, but every now and then I hear it calling my name and I break down and log in. I feel the familiar rush of excitement running through my veins almost instantly. And I know anything else I may have planned to do that day won't get done because I'll be in my own world for hours. My analytics world. Just me and my stats. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh… Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

I'm about to renew our contract with our search engine ranking optimization software, but thought I'd check out other options before committing. What do you folks use?

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I wanted to give you a heads-up that ROI Revolution is starting their next Google Analytics Training Series on April 10, 2008. As you may remember, our High Rankings SEO associate was trained in Google Analytics through this series. They have been kind enough to continue to offer a $100 discount to any High Rankings Advisor subscribers who wish to attend. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

You briefly hit on ROI and basically described perfectly a dilemma I have. We are a B2B manufacturer of machinery that costs anywhere from the 10's of thousands to the 100's of thousands each. We sell a handful of these machines each year. Consequently, the buying cycle can take up to a year or more. How would you suggest we figure ROI and conversions for this kind of business? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Our friends at ROI Revolution are starting their next round of Google Analytics online training classes on January 10, 2008. There's still time to sign up, and still time to get a $100 discount using our affiliate discount code of HIGHRANKINGS in the coupon field. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Market Motive is a new, subscription-based website which brings together some of the top minds in the Internet marketing world to teach you SEO, Web analytics, PPC, social media, online publicity, and more. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Lyris, Inc. is combining the power of keyword research from Trellian’s KeywordDiscovery, PPC campaign management functionality, and ClickTracks into one powerful bid-management tool called “BidHero.” Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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The Google Analytics Online Training Course from ROI Revolution that we mentioned last week is starting this Thursday, Oct. 4. You can still apply the $100 High Rankings discount by simply typing "highrankings" into the discount code field when you register. I believe that even if you miss the first live class you could watch it online, so don't be shy about signing up late. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

In my search to broaden my knowledge, I came across the good folks at ROI Revolution. I checked into their credentials, and was pleased to see that they are a Google Analytics authorized consultant. Plus, their course covered training on every aspect of learning Google Analytics. I was quickly sold on their service and signed up for their Deluxe Google Analytics Training Series, which appeared to be the best value. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Forum member “ARothman” is looking for suggestions on how to determine which website leads actually become sales. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Randy (and some others) have some great advice on how women and men view the Web differently. You don't want to miss this thread! Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Google Analytics has a completely new interface, which I for one really like! It's cleaner and seems a lot faster as well. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

I found out quite by chance. I noticed a research brief in my inbox entitled, “Bad Web Experience Impacts Brick and Mortar Shopping.” Being primarily focused on Internet business, I really didn’t pay it much attention. But then I noticed it made reference to a customer’s online experience, too, so I read on. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

I have better backlinks than my competitor and my site is also optimized, but why is my competitor’s ranking better than mine? Our backlinks are around 90 and the competitor’s backlinks are around 55. What can I do for better rankings than the competitor? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

My friend and fellow High Rankings® Seminar speaker Matt Bailey writes today's guest article. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

KeywordDiscovery announced today that they have a UK-specific keyword database! Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

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I represent a golf accessory manufacturer considering doing some serious SEO/SEM. We are interested in determining the real efficacy of SEO/SEM as it translates into online unit sales growth or online revenue growth. I have searched through many, many sites and haven't been able to come up with any good stats that demonstrate B2C improvements in eCommerce sales after applying SEO/SEM. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>