Will Scott
Will Scott has been working online since 1994. From a time when most people hadn't even heard of the internet, Will was putting it to work for business. As a former Vice-President of Local Matters a decade ago Will Scott was at the forefront of Online Directories. From Directories to Small Businesses to White Label services for Directories, Will has been getting top of page rankings for clients since the turn of the century. Search Influence, Will Scott's current initiative is a scalable production house for Search Engine Optimization, Local SEO and Social Media for small and midsize businesses. Whether direct or through their white-label partners, Search Influence compete successfully and profitably online. Nothing gives Scott more joy than watching his team members grow into top-notch online marketers.
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Yelp Makes Small Businesses Scream
I got this link by email from one of our clients (for Botox, San Francisco folks can’t go wrong with Dr. Roy Kim – yes, it’s a blatant link-drop) and it got me going on a pet peeve of mine: Small Business owners giving up control over their own online …
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Dress shabbily, they notice the dress. Dress impeccably, they notice the woman.
This came to mind while working with our designer on the redesign of the Search Influence web site. I thought it appropriate. Coco Chanel – from Quoteland.com
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7 Searches You Should Have Already Done with Gustav on His Way
So it looks like Hurricane Gustav is heading this way and it makes me think… What are the 7 searches we should have already done in preparation for Gustav? Is it too late to find a Hotel near Graceland? I’ve never been to Graceland and it’s on my list. Hurricanes …
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Reputation Management – DKI Gone Bad
So, I was reviewing my ranking for “Swine Insemination” on the heels of my last post and noticed the ad on the right, below: Dynamic Keyword Insertion is one of the ways Google tries to allow advertisers to make their ads more relevant to users searches. In this case it …
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Joycelyn Elders says it’s OK to Google Yourself
I want to apologize for any juvenile references to follow — my 40th birthday is ~ 6 weeks away and this may be part of my mid-life crisis. Or as my friend Michael, a New Orleans commercial insurance agent, says: “go Google yourself”! Surely you realize Dr. Elders didn’t really …
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Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide
I just saw this – I’m sure others have written about it since its publication but I must have missed it somehow. Finally, the document we’ve all been asking for! Google has released the official Google SEO Starter Guide. More to come when I have a chance to read it …
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David Mihm Rocks – WordPress Spam Injection Sucks
I happened to stop by Mihmorandum, the blog of Portland Oregon Website Designer David Mihm and David solved a problem I didn’t know I had. WordPress Spam Injection = Google Penalty for My Blog (But Not Website) I had been wondering for about two weeks why I was no longer …
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How to Outsource Your Brain for Fun AND Profit
This post is in response to a request for Business How Tos at Sparkplugging.com in response to the question “How can I increase the profitability of my business?” A little background Way back toward the end of my time punching someone else’s clock I had an idea for a service …
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Makita 18V Power Tools
Makita 18V Power Tools
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LinksHog (Nate Figueroa) Thinks I’m a Plastic Surgeon
A company who’s domain is linkshog.com The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas film has been spamming my clients. Here’s why I call it spam versus just unsolicited email (I’m not averse to well done unsolicited email). They clearly have no human review The search phrases they call out are inappropriate …
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