Monthly Archives: June 2008

3 advantages of SEO over traditional marketing

Search Engine Optimization has changed the way businesses do business. The Internet has allowed most businesses to be in front of their customers 24 hours a day, and in turn, that has made search engine optimization a key element to … Continue reading

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Top 5 Pitfalls of Do-It-Yourself SEO

There are several pitfalls you are sure to run into when trying to do SEO on your own. Here are a few of the biggest ones that come to mind. 1. Improper keyword analysis and strategy 2. Underestimating the value … Continue reading

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Top 10 Recession Proof Industries

Has your SEO Business suffered losses from the economy? Perhaps you need to think about targeting Recession Proof businesses. Here is a top ten list that is sure to help! #1 – Health Care #2 – Energy #3 – Education … Continue reading

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Google’s Webmaster Chat – Reinclusion Request

Question: After a reconsideration request, do you typically notify webmasters that the penalty has been lifted? Answer: John Mueller If you recognize that your ranking / indexing has improved, chances are that it has been accepted. if not, I would … Continue reading

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Top 4 People in Search

In the 6+ years of our small SEO business, there have been four people that have stood out head and shoulders over anyone else in the search business. In the early days, I was hooked on WebmasterWorld. I couldn’t get … Continue reading

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You will never see the benefit of SEO – Part 2

…if you don’t provide quality responses to the email you receive. Sounds easy.  It’s not.  Let me explain.  In Part 1, I talked about the general trouble most companies have simply answering email.  Today we are going to talk about … Continue reading

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Introduce Yourself

Please introduce yourself here and let us know you are watching our Blog, it will help encourage us to write more. I’ll start. My name is Dan Guay, Owner of Hay Meadows SEO. You can read more about me (and … Continue reading

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SEO, where do our new clients come from?

After moving from Washington to Indiana, I had some really good friends and family (and God) that wanted to see our family make it on our own. You can read more about our beginnings here, About Us. These *closest* friends … Continue reading

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You will never see the benefit of SEO…Part 1

…if you don’t respond to the e-mail it generates. I stumbled across some research yesterday that boggled my mind. It was the Hornstein Associates’ annual e-mail responsiveness survey. The 2007 survey was sent to 49 companies, including the Financial Times’ … Continue reading

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Welcome to Hay Meadows SEO Blog

This is a company-wide blog in which we will have several authors sharing our experiences as it relates to Hay Meadows and the search engines. We are excited to share some of the tricks of the trade with you here … Continue reading

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