Website Development

Search engine optimization scams are common and all-too-often prey on the people that can least afford to be scammed. These seem like cheap alternatives to legitimate SEO activities, so budget friendly to those with small budgets, but here is an explanation of why you should try to avoid their traps. Most of us have seen them, they are the emails that say things like:

"Guaranteed top page placement in search engines!"
"Exchange links with my website to help your website place higher!"

These scams are predicated on sound search engine marketing principles, but they leave out some very important details that cause them to result in very little value for your organization.  I will explain my own personal theories on these scams, but first, a brief overview of the basics of what these scams are based on, search engine optimization:

Having looked at many institution websites with an eye for marketing effectiveness, I have come across a few things that most sites could add relatively quickly that could significantly improve the

Many institutions and educational organizations are launching new websites these days. Many are not .edu websites, surprisingly.

The concept of integrated marketing is simple, all of the different parts of your marketing campaign are stronger when integrated than when managed separately.  This is an approach that the t

I've touched on most of the reasons for this in many of my recent postings.