5 Sure-Fire Ways Not to Link Build

  June 6, 2013
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO
  Philip O'Hara
Link building is important to search engine optimization. It is the map that lets search engines know how pages are related. Relevancy is key to the recent changes in the algos. You don’t want to be insignificant to your visitors and other authorities in your field, do you? 5 Sure-Fire Ways to Kill Link Building Not understanding the real importance...

Don’t Bounce (Rate) Along in Website Analytics

  May 30, 2013
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO,   SEO Analytics
  Philip O'Hara
Most of Directory One’s Houston clients pay close attention to the traffic their website generates. They focus on how many visits their website gets every month. After all, a high number of unique visits mean that potential customers see you and know you’re there. The thinking is that the larger the number of unique visitors a site receives, the greater...

Are You Delicious-ly Backlinked?

  May 25, 2013
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO,   SEO Link Building
  Philip O'Hara
Are you Delicious-ly backlinked? Most of us know Delicious as someplace you can create an account and store all your favorite links just in case your computer crashes. Many of us have an account with hundreds of stored sites we might use for just about anything. Call it insurance against fatal disk error. It’s not Mounds of chocolate Fruity umbrella...

Helpful Tips for a Houston Website Redesign

  May 21, 2013
  Category :     Web Design | Website Redesign
  Philip O'Hara
A company's website should be an accurate representation of its values and services. Furthermore, it should also attract potential customers and convert views to actual calls and visits. Whether your website never made it to the first page of search results or its been the first listing for years, at some point you will need to update the outdated look...

5 Reasons Not To Hard-Sell Your Blog

  May 16, 2013
  Category :     Blogging | SEO Blogging
  Philip O'Hara
What is the most annoying sound in marketing? We’re bombarded in Houston by the hard sell every day, whether we are ready to make a purchase at the time or are just casually looking to see what’s out there. From department stores, to car dealerships, to magazines and TV programming, to the internet, we can’t escape the push to sell...