Comments on: SEO Landscape for Small Businesses in 2010: What You Need to Do Now http://www.web.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/seo-landscape-for-small-businesses-in-2010-what-you-need-to-do-now/ Small Business Website Design | Online Marketing | eCommerce Website Design Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terence Hooi http://www.web.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/seo-landscape-for-small-businesses-in-2010-what-you-need-to-do-now/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Terence Hooi Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:02:39 +0000 http://www.web.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-1126 Oops!!! I still add a list of keywords for a page that I have written because this will build my tag cloud and these words become my true meta information for the page that I can use for later reference. Oops!!! I still add a list of keywords for a page that I have written because this will build my tag cloud and these words become my true meta information for the page that I can use for later reference.

]]> By: Patrick Hare http://www.web.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/seo-landscape-for-small-businesses-in-2010-what-you-need-to-do-now/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Patrick Hare Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:10:20 +0000 http://www.web.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-762 Thanks for the comments. One of the things we've found with personalized search over the past few weeks is that established sites have gotten good traffic thanks to the search histories of their visitors. Also, you can get unfiltered results by adding "&pws=0" (without the quotes) to the URL of Google search results, then pressing enter. Thanks for the comments. One of the things we’ve found with personalized search over the past few weeks is that established sites have gotten good traffic thanks to the search histories of their visitors. Also, you can get unfiltered results by adding “&pws=0″ (without the quotes) to the URL of Google search results, then pressing enter.

]]> By: Kathryn Johnson http://www.web.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/seo-landscape-for-small-businesses-in-2010-what-you-need-to-do-now/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Kathryn Johnson Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:21:34 +0000 http://www.web.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-651 Thanks for the relevant information regarding search engines and how they apply differently to individual searches. This updated info will help me keep my clients on the front page of any search engine. Thanks. Thanks for the relevant information regarding search engines and how they apply differently to individual searches. This updated info will help me keep my clients on the front page of any search engine. Thanks.

]]> By: Mark http://www.web.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/seo-landscape-for-small-businesses-in-2010-what-you-need-to-do-now/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Mark Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:19:22 +0000 http://www.web.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-630 Regarding personalised search, you say "With millions of different search histories changing Google's results, understanding your true search engine position is going to become more problematic." I think this is now true, but then it also points to something which has always been true . . . search engine position isn't a very good indicator of SEO success. It's too variable anyway, let alone with the new developments above . . . and furthermore, it's just a means to an end . . . more visitors, better visitors, and more conversions. These are what you need to track, not the rankings. Regarding personalised search, you say “With millions of different search histories changing Google’s results, understanding your true search engine position is going to become more problematic.” I think this is now true, but then it also points to something which has always been true . . . search engine position isn’t a very good indicator of SEO success. It’s too variable anyway, let alone with the new developments above . . . and furthermore, it’s just a means to an end . . . more visitors, better visitors, and more conversions. These are what you need to track, not the rankings.

]]> By: Suzanne Vara http://www.web.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/seo-landscape-for-small-businesses-in-2010-what-you-need-to-do-now/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Suzanne Vara Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:39:13 +0000 http://www.web.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-611 Patrick, The personalized search is great but it also skews results for people who are not as savvy and know that they are your results and not the entire world's. It is a great tool for keeping things local, and for the small business to be able to be on the front page of the search engines is an opportunity to get found when there would probably have not been a chance. I think it is beneficial for many industries that thrive on location marketing. As you do not have to be logged into your Google account for personalized search, can you "erase" your personalized search if you clear your cookies? Just curious. Patrick,

The personalized search is great but it also skews results for people who are not as savvy and know that they are your results and not the entire world’s. It is a great tool for keeping things local, and for the small business to be able to be on the front page of the search engines is an opportunity to get found when there would probably have not been a chance. I think it is beneficial for many industries that thrive on location marketing.

As you do not have to be logged into your Google account for personalized search, can you “erase” your personalized search if you clear your cookies? Just curious.

]]> By: Richard Roy http://www.web.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/seo-landscape-for-small-businesses-in-2010-what-you-need-to-do-now/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Richard Roy Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:54:58 +0000 http://www.web.com/blog/?p=1605#comment-581 Very good article. It's certainly quite interesting to see how 'Internet Search' has changed and continues to change. User behavior consequently changes each time there is a major shift in how information is presented. Very good article. It’s certainly quite interesting to see how ‘Internet Search’ has changed and continues to change. User behavior consequently changes each time there is a major shift in how information is presented.

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