Why SEO Isn’t Like a One Night Stand

December 30, 2011 Anita Schott 0

One of the most frustrating realizations for business owners who are beginning the search engine optimization process – and especially those who are launching new business websites or changing domain names – is that Google doesn't especially care for quick changes.

Traditional Advertising vs. Internet

April 17, 2011 Anita Schott 0

Internet marketing exceeds newspaper ads? In December, the Wall Street Journal reports another notch in the shrinking newspaper belt.  U.S. spending in 2010 on online ads will hit $25.8 billion, surpassing the $22.8 billion spent on print ads in newspapers. Newspapers have b …

G3 Group Donates Website

December 31, 2010 Anita Schott 0

The G3 Group donated design and hosting in order to help the children at St. Vincents during Christmas. Thanks to all who donated for a good cause. We had to work quick – 3 days from design to launch including integrating an option for people to donate via PayPal… …

How high is your bounce rate?

July 12, 2010 Anita Schott 0

Your "bounce rate" is one of the key performance indicators you should be monitoring in your web analytics. Bounce rate means a visitor came and left (without digging deeper into your site or performing any actions) - but often the implications can be a little more complex. …

Running Your Website by the Numbers

July 1, 2010 Anita Schott 1

A key performance indicator (KPI) defines and measures progress toward a business goal. I use the term to define the specific web metrics that measure your website's performance. Like your business KPIs, website KPIs can be vastly different for each and every website. Your we …

Guiding visitors down the right path

June 30, 2010 Anita Schott 0

The signs that guide me on the highway are not much different from the visual clues when navigating a website. There may be strong clues, weak clues, distractions, and even detours. Much like the restaurant before my exit at King’s Dominion – repeat visitors even use “r …

Usability and Your Website

April 23, 2010 Anita Schott 1

I attended the Search Engine Strategies 2010 conference in New York on March 22-26, 2010 and there was no shortage of information about usability and its direct impact on being successful. From eye tracking studies to results of real usability studies for the top e-commerce w …

Is BING gaining ground?

July 24, 2009 Anita Schott 2

Recent reports from comscore indicate BING is gaining ground… biting into Yahoo market share but not touching Google. Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in June with 65.0 percent of the searches conducted, followed by Yahoo! Sites (19.6 percent), and Microsoft …

When the going gets tough….

July 16, 2009 Anita Schott 0

SEO is much like a "long-term" investment... it's not a quick fix. Put your "SEO" net in the water, let it grow over time and pay nothing for the resulting catch.... that's a good investment!