(This post is a bit overdue – my apologies.) This month’s Vancouver Search Engine Marketing Meetup’s presenter was Ani Lopez, a Vancouver SEO consultant who specializes in multi-lingual and multi-country SEO. Very suitable topic for Vancouver, one of the most multicultural cities I know. SEO projects, accordingly, have to deal with particular challenges a this […]
Vancouver SEM New Ning Community
Vancouver SEMs have a new Ning community to ask and answer questions, exchange ideas, and network online: http://vancouversem.ning.com. Following the success of the Vancouver SEM Meetup Group we would like to invite all of you SEMs, SEOs, PPCs (can you PPCs?) and those who have questions about the topic to join and participate. The Ning […]
Do We Need SEO? …um, YES!
Have you noticed an increase on articles praising social media and asking, “do we really need SEO?” Well let me answer that for you, YES. Social media is mighty powerful, true, but it’s not a substitute for SEO, it’s part of it. Here are some of the really, really basics some non-believers of SEO are […]
The Vancouver SEO Meetup Group Changes Name!
The Vancouver Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Meetup Group is changing its name to The Vancouver Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Group. The reason is that we have many members who would like to hear and discuss a variety of issues beyond SEO – in fact we do that already.
Vancouver SEO Meetup, Aug 09 #vancouverseomeetup
Two nights ago the Vancouver SEO Meetup brought together some of the most influential SEOs in Vancouver. This was the first SEO Meetup featuring a presenter, Alex Brabant from www.emarketing101.com, and he did a great job presenting about SEMPO Canada. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect for this meetup. Yet, I was […]
The Link Request Letter I Received Today
Today I received a letter requesting a link from my blog. Because I’m a relatively small player, I though some of you might be interested in seeing what one of these looks like. Link building is ultra-very important when trying to build our site’s authority, page rank, and overall SEO awesomeness. What is “link building” […]