http://www.theseoblog.org We're Changing our Domain Completely...What Better Reason to Start An SEO Blog? Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:31:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Learn from TKG & The Ruby Group experts on how to use the Internet to drive traffic to your website and how to convert that traffic into leads and sales once they get there! Learn more about this upcoming workshop now! July 15, 2009 8:30 AM-11:30 AM Breakfast starts @ 8:00 AM Cost: $49 Sandler ... http://www.theseoblog.org/lead-generation-closing-workshop/ Come out to The Karcher Group office on Wednesday, July 1st to meet local tweeters from the Canton/Akron area.  Come and spend some time with your tweeps and enjoy food & drinks - TKG is picking up the tab! Follow @NEOtweetups on Twitter for the latest info. http://www.theseoblog.org/canton-akrontweetup/ Last year Google announced that they would be able to index Flash, but nothing really came of it. Flash, in my opinion, is problematic from a search perspective. Google is now announcing that they have added external resource loading to their Flash capabilities. If the Flash content pulls information in ... http://www.theseoblog.org/google-to-finally-index-flash/ Biz Stone posted on the Twitter blog that Twitter is going to be rolling out Verified Account Beta, a feature that will help Twitter identify which accounts and real and authentic. There have been cases on Twitter where people have registered famous people or actors names to get a following. Here ... http://www.theseoblog.org/twitter-takes-step-to-fight-spam/ Microsoft announced the other day that they are launching their next generation search engine called "Bing". They are pitching Bing as a decision engine which means they want to help consumers make choices or find particular bits of information. The 4 main areas it will focus on are purchase ... http://www.theseoblog.org/microsoft-launches-new-search-engine-bing/ Learn web marketing strategies from the best at our upcoming SEO seminar, May 29th being held at the University of Akron. Special guest speakers include Anita Campbell; CEO & Editor in Chief of Small Business Trends & Jake Baillie of STN Labs. When registering, enter discount code: JENNIFER to receive $50 ... http://www.theseoblog.org/akron-seo-seminar/ For the last several years, businesses have been looking to the web for less expensive advertising & marketing options.  With the current state of the economy, local businesses are now investigating online opportunities  & jumping on the local search bandwagon! "With yellow pages being out of date before they’re even off ... http://www.theseoblog.org/local-search/ Heading to Columbus tonight to meet up with Jake for dinner, then speaking on link building & social media at tomorrow's SEO seminar. Read all the SEO seminar details & register online. There are just a few spaces left... When registering, enter discount code: JENNIFER to receive $50 off. http://www.theseoblog.org/columbus-seo-seminar-tomorrow/ YouTube.com is quickly becoming the fastest growing resource for online searchers. Internet searchers are looking to video sharing website, YouTube to provide them with the information they're looking for. Gone are the days of soley using Search Engine's to find what you're looking for. I know, this is old news....but some companies ... http://www.theseoblog.org/youtube-optimization/ Social media has opened up a whole new world when it comes to link building. Gone are the days of the massive directory link submissions,  begging anyone and everyone for a link, and praying to the DMOZ god of directories for a link (well mostly, anyway). Contextual link building is not new, ... http://www.theseoblog.org/contextual-links/