Great article on SEO ranking factors. Results are based on 72 SEO experts and you might find some very interesting facts that you have been overlooking. Of course there are probably 72 other "Experts" that would say different things but it's a start. Read more here Dan ACRBO.com [+]

Sometimes no matter how many times you explain something to a customer they just don't get it. I do Search Engine Optimization all over the United States for customers. Now depending on the type of business they have I pretty much know ahead of time if I can get them listed on the first page of Google and Yahoo. With that said just because you get them listed on the first page of major search engines that does not guarantee results. Point in case....Company out of California does pool renovations, design, repairs etc...They service the high end customers of California so you can pretty much guess where their customers live. Received the call from the potential customer and they said what they wanted and how their website was nowhere to be found on the search engines for any type of search. Did [+]

Recently had a "potential" customer meet with me about doing what he referred to as a website. So I met with him went out things about his business and then he asked "So you do websites right?"...My answer was "no what I do is create a web presence"... Now some of you might think what in the heck is that, so i'm going to explain it to you. Anyone and I do mean just about anyone can create a website. My child created on in I think 8th grade. So yes when I say anyone I mean exactly that. Now a "web presence" is someone who can not only create a website but can make it so people can actually find the site. An example is if your domain name is "my business website" and someone goes to google and types in [+]