http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com 503-997-6935 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:28:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week I attended the advanced seo series taught by Colleen Wright of the Search Engine Academy of Oregon.  I am a firm believer that you should never stop learning and you can be knowledgable in your subject of interest but once you think you know it all you are in ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/seo-learning/ Interested in SEO?  Here is a great article to check out The short attention span of web searchers: most never read past 3 results I have also read that it's better to be positioned in the 3rd spot vs. the #1 result.  So the pressure is on more than ever before to deliver ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/busy-lives-changing-the-value-of-top-placements-on-google/ Now that I have your attention really the most important rule to remember when participating in facebook, my space, twitter, squidoo, linked in, merchant circle, hub pages and the other thousand of social networks that are taking over the internet is DON'T BE A PITCH PERSON, DON'T FOCUS ON SELLING ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/the-most-important-rule-for-participating-in-social-media/ A few years back me and a colleague of mine were going back and forth holding the number one position in the local market for Portland web design and Portland SEO, and it was amazing to watch our efforts change from day to day. Most of what was true back ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/the-power-of-local-searches/ Today I met with a new potential client and had done my due dillegence before the meeting and had broken down all the services and their cost. The client and I met for lunch and it was a very nice time. However I caught myself going on and on about all ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/client-interface/ Last night as a I was sending my thank yous to new followers on Twitter and updating my Status on Facebook and accepting new friends there and checking out my space (which I have to say isn't my favorite) Facebook seems to be so much more user friendly and less ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/loving-social-media-to-connect-with-mentors/ Working Web Solutions is looking to fill our summer internship program with 1 to 2 canidates. If qualified and interested please submit current resume to Mary@workingwebsolutions.com Qualitifiation: Basic knowledge of css, html, xhtml, dreamweaver, photoshop 7, Familiar with W3C The World Wide Web Consortium Basic knowlege of search engine optimization Hard working, Reliable, Eager to learn, ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/job-openings/ Well we have successfully returned from our very first Disneyland trip. The whole time I am walking around bewildered as to how much money the fine folks at Disneyland are making off parents like me who just want to give their children the best. To give them this dream vacation ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/surviving-disneyland/ Secrets from the cave. So this post is gonna be dedicated to sharing my favorite resources that I have found to be very beneficial and very helpful in learning more about Search Engine Optimization. There are some basics about SEO that remain consistent but the method of optimizing your site for ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/secrets-from-my-cave/ Going to this year just made so much sense since everyone wants to learn more about getting good rankings. The group that was in attendance seems to have grown from last year or should I at least say from the InnoTech event, which just tells you more companies & ... http://www.portlandwebdesignblog.com/2008/this-years-pdx-search-fest/