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Slow and Steady Wins the Optimization Race

By Stephanie Fraley - Last updated: Friday, April 9, 2010

The number of websites that link to yours is one of the biggest factors influencing search rankings. Some optimization companies take advantage of this by offering to sell links from their website or negotiate the buying of links for you. Although giving your website a temporary boost, this tactic can be devastating for your website and long term internet marketing strategy.

Can’t I just have my (insert family member) build my website?

By Stephanie Fraley - Last updated: Monday, March 29, 2010

When it comes to building a new website, you usually don’t have to look far to find many options. With so many low cost options out there, does it make sense to just use one of these resources instead of investing more money to hire a professional website developer?

Don’t ignore your on-line reputation

By Stephanie Fraley - Last updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I recently met with a firm in South Bend Indiana who had a reputation problem. Their reputation problem though was not with their word of mouth referrals. As a matter of fact over 80% of their new clients came from a referral from a past client. Their bad reputation was on-line and the implications [...]