Estimates for marketing expenditures for 2010 are in, and it looks like companies spent about $20 billion on PPC (that's pay-per-click advertising, those results that show up on the top of your SERPs) this past year, and only about $2 billion on SEO (that is, on making sure their sites show up in organic search results). [...]
Your company's SEO and PPC campaigns should both be aiming to bring more quality traffic (i.e. eyeballs that convert to sales) to your site. Why, then, is there often such an envenomed struggle within a company when it comes to deciding how much money to allocate to each? SEO and PPC both have strengths and weaknesses, [...]
You've got a cool website with fantastic products. You've got the lowest prices around and awesome shipping options. Of course customers are going to naturally start flocking to your site. You don't need search engine optimization (SEO), right? Not so much. Let's say that your site is the best around. As soon as someone sees it, [...]
Do you run regular searches for your brand name? How many of the top results do you own? How many belong to competitors or contain negative press about your company? Dominating your brand's search engine results page is important for brand visibility, customer accessibility and public relations. If someone has heard of your company and runs [...]
For over 3 years now, Marketplace Earth has been a leader in Ecommerce SEO services. In the midst of a severe economic recession, our clients have consistently achieved positive growth in their rankings, traffic and sales. Marketplace Earth is unique in that we offer a revenue share contract with our partners. What does that mean for [...]