SEO/Online Marketing Category Archive
By PhilWebServices, Nov. 2, 2010 in SEO/Online Marketing | 0 Comment
Pay per click is a form of internet advertising wherein advertisers only pay their host when an ad is clicked. PPC is known by many names such as Cost Per Click, Pay Per Placement, Pay Per Ranking, or Pay Per Position. It is a proven advertising method that is cost-effect for advertisers because they only pay for the generated traffic that comes to their sites. Advertisers are able to have maximum exposure for their products and services but are still in control of the amount of money spent on their advertising campaign. With pay per click, advertisers are enabled to effectively track whether or not their ad campaign works.
Using pay per click as one of your advertising campaigns can help with the placement of your site in search engine results. Using keywords that are most relevant to your products or services can help put your site at the top of the results list. These keywords are groups of words that are relevant to certain target markets. They are up for bidding to interested advertisers when advertisers pay for them from search engines. With content sites, advertisers are usually charged a fixed rate per click.
Although the bid-based and flat-rate models have different ways of determining the cost per click, advertisers still need to consider a click’s potential value relative to its source. Different factors play a role in determining that value including the type of visitor that comes to the website and how advertisers can benefit from it. Website visitors are considered potential customers, so they are usually associated with revenue whether on a short-term or long-term basis.
When using pay per click advertising, an advertisement displays when a keyword search matches your keyword list or when a content site displays the relevant content. Now, pay per click advertising is enhanced with features that enable advertisers to select the countries in which their ads are displayed and with the corresponding language. These features have enabled companies to reach a more global target market. Thus, ensuring an increased in sales, which proves that pay per click advertising is a cost-effective advertising that works!
By PhilWebServices, Oct. 26, 2010 in Outsourcing Philippines, SEO/Online Marketing, Small And Medium Business (SMEs), Web Hosting/Domain Registration | 0 Comment
The ubiquitous presence of web hosting companies worldwide has given you the opportunity to select from a lot of services that can meet your needs at a reasonable price with great value. But, you shouldn’t choose just any web hosting plan or from just any web hosting company. Every company offers web hosting plans that can cater to your needs based on certain requirements. So, choose wisely when deciding on securing a low price web hosting plan. Make sure that it can meet your requirements and deliver the best value for your money. Also know that selecting a reputable web hosting company to provide you with the services you need can be very rewarding.
So, what should be the factors when considering not just any low price web hosting plan? Here are the following suggestions:
Make sure that the price you get can give you the value for your required services. Is it a reasonable investment for the services you currently need?
Be certain that there is consistent professional and technical support in order to experience less anxiety of unexpected downtime or going beyond your bandwidth.
Confirm that you can also upgrade as your needs require.
These are only suggestions from which you can base your search for a web hosting company with web hosting plans that can meet your requirements. Knowing some of these factors can help you with your decisions. Being aware of what to look for and what to expect from your search, can eliminate unnecessary confusion and worries. Investing in a web hosting plan for your web site shouldn’t be taken lightly even if it’s a low price web hosting plan. Everything should be taken in consideration just like when you are putting in a large investment for your other businesses.
But, you may be wondering where you can get a hosting experience with great value from a low price web hosting company. It’s not impossible! You’re search for that anticipated experience is over. With PhilWebServices, you can be assured that low price web hosting is not synonymous with cheap service. We are confident that we can give you the best value for your money.
By PhilWebServices, Sep. 11, 2010 in SEO/Online Marketing, Small And Medium Business (SMEs), Tips And Tricks | 0 Comment
For the tech-savvy, the use of Internet and new technology can be fairly easy. A few minutes, and one can easily figure out the ins and outs of an application or the functionality of a website. However, in the real world, we have to consider the fact that not all people share the same proficiency in navigating their way around the web. Others easily get lost in the maze and lose interest altogether. Now, if these are prospective clients, then that would easily translate to loss of sales. These people are known as the average users.
To further identify the things you can do to enhance usability of your website for average users and what are the things you need to avoid.
Known URL
Let’s say the user knows the URL of the website. For savvy web users, they would easily type it in the address bar and be able to easily retrieve the page or be directed to the website without any problem. But surprisingly, novice users tend to key in the URL in the Google search bar or whatever search engine they are using. According to statistics, a lot of people actually do this instead of typing directly in the address bar. Now, this is not a real problem since it will still lead them to the website, albeit longer than necessary. But this poses a problem if your website is not listed in major search engines. If so, don’t be surprised to hear some clients complaining your website cannot be found.
Review Search Engine Results
According to studies, when searching using certain keywords, the average user spends time reading the titles of the results, and only click on the hyperlinks on the results that they find relevant to time. Why is this important? Pay better attention to your choice of keywords to be included in your Title Tag so many people can find more relevance in your pages and invite them to click on the link.
These are just a few of the things that you need to pay better attention when trying to make your site more usable for the average users. Remember, its not just about the design and content, you also need to give importance on the designing your sign to be easily navigation and use. What may seem to be simple for some, can be far too complex for many.
By PhilWebServices, Sep. 1, 2010 in SEO/Online Marketing | 0 Comment
Its no secret. From an SEO perspective, web page titles are very important as these are the string of words that will describe a web page and what its all about. Additionally, it is the very first words that search engines crawl when it attempts to look up the content of a site and indexes it.
Of course there is also the fact that searchers will first see the page title in page results which basically gives them an idea what the page is all about. If your page title meets the criteria the searcher is looking for, it increases the chances of your link being clicked on.
With such role and impact, it is only fitting that page titles should be given importance. With this in mind, how does one exactly enhance their meta tags? First, it is important that your meta tags are unique for each page. Why? Well, since it is imperative that no two pages on your site is the same, then why would you put the same meta tags which basically gives a synopsis of the web page. Aside from this, with unique meta tags for each page, you can easily spread your keywords and use all of those keywords.
Another important concern for most people is the question whether it is a good idea to include the company name in the keywords. This decision would largely depend on your branding strategy. If it is already a well know name or brand, then you may want to promote the whole company with the said brand. I hope keeping all these into consideration, you have a better idea on how to formulate your meta tags.