Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. You might write a piece now and then that catches fire but there is nothing repeatable that would be useful for a business.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Search engine marketing is simply buying advertising for your business from Google or another search engine company. Campaign setup and ad copy writing.

SEM 90

SEM Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2013

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on paid search results (appear on the first page of search results, right hand column, despite low SEO rank). This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Cost per click (CPC).

Paid Search 90

Paid Search PPC Organization SEO 90

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.)

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. In our industry we call that a TAM (total addressable market) and I’m sure you can even Google methods for calculating a TAM. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Such Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is modern-day snake oil. No one, including the engineers who work on Google’s constantly evolving search algorithms, fully understands how to reliably and consistently boost search results via artificial means. However, Search Engine Management (SEM) is not a “set and forget” exercise.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164