SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 1, 2008

I went to a meetup yesterday that was on the topic of Internet Marketing / SEO / SEM. What's interesting about that opinion is that there were people in the room who were more than happy to share their ideas around tools and techniques to use as part of the discussion. It felt like a bad time share presentation.

SEM 150

SEM SEO West Los Angeles Case Study 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But you also vastly expand the universe of those who will discover the topic and want to do a deep dive, learn more and then spread the idea to others. It’s why super smart people shouldn’t hate on the idea of simplifying if it provides a tool for the masses. How do people drive SEO growth? Underbelly.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

You’ll have no idea when you’re off course. How many adds came through organic SEO? How many through SEM? For example, if you have developers, content people or SEO folks working on SEO programs you’ll need to allocate their time / costs to this effort. SEO is seldom “free.”.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). In the early days you don’t really want 3 extra teams hearing your ideas and gearing up to compete before you feel you’ve got a solid head start. Be careful about this advice.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

It’s direct, authentic, non-packaged creative around a particular set of ideas. Brad proudly described how the company successfully used thought leadership marketing to seed a marketplace in which companies can outsource their SEO campaigns to a legion of independent, third-party “optimizers.”

Marketing 233

Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. WordStream – Provides software and services that help businesses manage SEM and SEO campaigns. This is unintentional and inevitable.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. See specific guidance on “ How to Give Your Startup Idea The Sniff Test.” Sales and marketing costs.

Startup 102

Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM Social Network 102