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Search Engine Ranking Can Make Or Break Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Their computers then merge your ads with search results when users search words imply an interest in your products. If you sell widgets, and a user is searching for widgets, your ad will appear on the first page. This is NOT the same as or better than Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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SEO for Startups

SoCal CTO

They are in a space where there is lots of search traffic, but they didn't have anything particularly interesting to say about how they were going to get ranked. And to me, there seems to be a lot of confusion by founders of startups around search engine optimization (SEO) and how it works for a startup.

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Startups Stick with Organic vs Paid Search Results

Startup Professionals Musings

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).

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5 Keys Steps For Every Startup Roadmap To Revenue

Startup Professionals Musings

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot.

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5 Steps On The Success Path For Every Small Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot.

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5 Tips to Alignment With New Consumer Buying Habits

Startup Professionals Musings

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot.

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Search Engine Marketing - No Panacea for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Their computers then cleverly merge your ads with search results only when users search words imply an interest in your products. If you sell widgets, and a user is searching for widgets, your ad will appear on the same page as the search results for widgets. This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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