Last week, I had the good fortune to spend 2 days with a good friend and mentor, Corey Creed. Corey is partially responsible for my desire to learn and enjoy Search Engine Optimization.

Corey led a seminar for website designers, business owners and individuals interested in increasing their website placement and traffic in an organic search. Organic rankings are the results shown in the middle of the Google results page. Sponsored rankings are listed at the top and right side of the results and my be shaded or separate from organic results.

The training provided me with even more knowledge of how Google works, what it is looking for and most importantly, how to make my pages rank higher on the list. Many of the topics we discussed have already been implemented into our website design, while the newer methods will soon be included. Overall, our office greatly increased our abilities to enhance webpage rankings.

As much as I enjoyed the knowledge, visiting with my friend was great too.

Thanks Corey!

Kevin

Recently I was asked to review a website and provide a quote to redesign & host. Upon presentation to the owner, he replied that he was going to use a local student to build the website for less than 20% of my quote. I wished him well and offered future assistance if needed.

Here’s the issue: A large amount of the websites we acquire are from former webmasters that are unreachable by the website owner. The previous webmaster usually relocates without notice and the domain name and files are typically lost. The website owner usually has to start over with a new domain name and marketing campaign.

I know price is important and the down economy has everyone pinching pennys and counting coins, but the old addage “You Get What You Pay For” still applies.

Not just building a website for your business, but in all aspects of your business, use a reputable service provider. You wouldn’t want a handy man building your home on Lake Norman, would you?

Price is important, but quality and service after the sale is too!

Kevin

Friends,

I will be conducting a free seminar on Blogging very soon. The event is scheduled for Monday June 14th, at the Charles Mack Citizens Center in downtown Mooresville, from 3:00 till 4:00 pm.

We will discuss:

• What is a Blog?
• Why should I Blog?
• What does a Blog do?
• How do I Blog?

These along with any questions will be covered in the open-forum style series of seminars focusing on the Social Media and Internet Marketing.

My seminar is sponsored by the Mooresville/South Iredell Chamber of Commerce. Guests and members are all welcome!

I look forward to seeing you there.

Kevin Smith

www.Mcbryde.com