In e-commerce the feeling about this time of year is much the same. Most of us are finally over the residue and left over ’stuff’ from the holidays, we’re starting to notice there are issues to address and realize it’s time to start thinking forward again. In this vein I say “out with the old, in with the Yahoo!”

March is a super time of year to clean up your store – analyze what worked this past season and what really needs to be improved for the seasons ahead. In your analysis consider the following items: your Yahoo! Store Design, overall aesthetic, general usability and functionality. After all we’re looking for conversion – right? Think about the customers you have serviced this past year and the obstacles you ran into along the way. Consider any feedback you received from your them – what were their experiences and how could you improve upon those.

Yahoo! Stores offer an unlimited number of e-commerce solutions and SEOwhat provides all those with a spin most other companies cannot. We have the added advantage of having not only a stellar in-house design team especially training to build Yahoo! Store Designs but we design your store with the power of Search Engine Optimization that’s not out of the box. Our methods are tried and true and tailored specifically for your application.

So, don’t waste another moment stuck in the snow, pick up your spring cleaning gear and utilize the power of now to improve your Yahoo! Store.

Why do we say this?  Well why not?  Google indexes text/ data, as well as images to make them relevant.  Whats to stop them from combining them in the future?  Not only that, but properly naming you images will help you in organization.

So how do you properly name an image? Good question and as of right now, there is not “perfect” answer but the same holds true as with all things, make it relevant.  If your image is of a golf putter you are selling, whay have it named “putt0234img.jpg” when it could be named “golf-putter-01.jpg”?  Clearly its obvious what the last image is, and if its this obvious to you, why wouldnt it be to the search engines?

Be proactive, think outside the box.  Even if 1 of 4 things you try works, that’s 1 thing more than your competitor.

There are other ways to style your navigation as well – I’ll cover those another time! :)

If you’re able to give good advice, people trust your opinion and look to you for answers. Once this happens, you won’t need to market yourself or your business as much because you will have already done that in a positive way.

If you don’t have the staff or the time to utilize blogs, message boards and forums regularly, hire a SMO expert to help.

Potential purchasers love to see that you have been able to satisfy the expectations of other online shoppers by reading about their experiences. Dynamic testimonials give you the unique ability to display some of these thoughts and feelings in a strategically placed area of your website where readers can gain confidence and you gain the credibility! Our SEOwhat.com version of this feature change on intervals that you set. The other nice features is that it can house a variety of text lengths which means you don’t have to worry about meeting or exceeding a specific word count.

Another added bonus, from a customer perspective, is that it is a great way to send a little value back to your clients – everybody likes to see their name in print and they may feel extra special because you cared enough to share their thoughts with the world. Dynamic Testimonials are an easy way to thank your clients for taking the time to share their personal experiences. Consider adding this unique and positive feature to your store today.

Not sure how to tie it all together and make it work? Hire an expert to handle it for you. An SEO expert can implement SEO on your Facebook page and get you and your business on the right track!

Social Media Networks are just that – SOCIAL. In order to even make your presence felt by others – you need to add a bit of personality to your profile. Don’t use a generic avatar, or worse yet, have no avatar at all. If you don’t want a personal photo of yourself on these sites at least choose something memorable. Make connections with fellow Diggers or Stumblers and invite them to join your network. This one tip alone will really push you towards success.

An in-depth review and analysis of your website should come with a myriad of information such as a complex listing of where you are ranked for all the major terms in your industry. Also, because linking is so important to search engine optimization, a quality report will also show you how many inbound links both you and your competition have. Density analysis in a report is another valuable asset as this report specifically breaks down the phrase density on your pages and helps you to see the keywords and phrases for which your page is actually optimized. At SEOwhat.com we include these items, and several others in our Step 1 Website Review and Analysis report because we realize the valuable difference these results can make for your online presence.

If you want to know where you are ranked, really, this invaluable review and analysis information might just be the leverage you need to propel you to the next level.

Catherine Seven, CEO / Founder giving  a brief tour of the new office that opened up in Mankato, MN 56001.

As the progression of the office takes place we will keep you posted!

Check it out: http://www.seowhat.com/bookmark-this-page-yahoo-design.html

Matt Cutts of Google. He states, “In order to prevent things from becoming stale, we tend to use the current link graph, rather than a link graph of all of time.”

Keep it going… one month just ant going to cut it, even after 6 months you still need to prove to Google your creditability and that you the webmaster/ website are here to win it in the Search Engine Land!

So I guess that does mean C7 inst selling, she is just telling it how she knows it. >> keep your monthly seo package, stick with your plan, and never look back!

http://www.seowhat.com/seo-packages.html

Use your URL sometimes, your company name other times, a main keyword “SEO Experts” occasionally, “SEO information” as well, “best SEO company” some other times, etc. This will help with link building and at the same time keep Google happy, because we all know ‘if Google isn’t happy, nobody’s happy!’

In today’s market there’s simply not much that can’t be presented online. Whether your business sells products or services your business partners, potential employees, customers and perhaps even investors should be able to quickly locate you and the products and services you sell, and the most effective way for them to do that is by accessing the world wide web’s database. The truth is that NOT having a business website these days can be more costly to your business than investing in having an online presence. In our immediate economy consumers of all ages and types virtually see the World Wide Web as a credibility factor. When they can’t find you online, then you might as well not exist.

That being said, it is also not enough to just have a website. Because your image and the value of your product or service will be determined by the presentation of your website, you want to strongly evaluate what type of presence you want to create and then invest in your project accordingly in order to make a good impression.

Last note—don’t forget that the World Wide Web levels the playing field for all products and services. Now you’re not just competing for traffic and business locally but you’ve entered a pool that is literally boundless. This shouldn’t scare you, it should excite you and entice you too think all the more about how you can make your online presence unique, professional, enticing and trust worthy.

Your website will be an extension of your business, so treat it as the important “X” factor that it can be!

If you don’t have breadcrumbs on your site but would see the necessity and want to add them, purchase our Breadcrumbs Enhancement.

• Tumblr offers a bookmarklet you can drag to your browser’s toolbar and use to add links and media to your Tumblr site.
• There’s also a Facebook application that allows you to cross-post your Tumblr items to your Facebook account.
• You can download the iPhone application so you can take photos or record video while you’re out and about and post those directly to your Tumblr page.
• If you have a Mac, you can download a dashboard widget so you can share things directly from your desktop without going to your browser.
• You can choose to automatically or selectively share your Tumblr posts on Twitter.
• You can even post to Tumblr via text or e-mail from your phone.

There are so many third-party applications for Tumblr it would be a shame to not take advantage of this great service!

This is specifically for Stores that are still using Store Editor v2. v3 stores won’t need this.

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Social Media alone will probably not be the deciding factor in saving your business, but your business can no longer be a market leader without an effective presence in Social Media. You have to invest resources in Social Media – no longer can you say it’s not worth the time or money. If you cannot invest resources, time and faith in Social Media, your business will get left behind by those who can and do.

Take Social Media seriously and use it to build your online presence.

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SEOwhat.com will check to see what keywords your visitors and or the surfers are using or will be using when searching for your website.

Give us your top 5 terms and we will turn around and let you know what the people are googling for and start to watch your traffic and sales increase! >> Just by targeting the right terms!

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The article is based on company information available on the clients’ website or through a brief interview (via phone or email) with the client. The article will include opinions, reviews and other generalized information relevant to the topic and will focus on one keyword. The content created for an article can be used by the client at their discretion. Client approval is not required prior to submission to Article directories and submission sites. Once submitted, the article is generally live within 1-14 days from the time of submission.

Clients may suggest topics for content, however direction and creative liberty are at the discretion of the copywriter.

SEO Social Web Articles are not equal to traditional corporate product or service reviews. An article will be submitted to a variety of paid and free social web article sites and directories. The submission fees established represents the minimum amount required to generate SEO benefits.

Site posting represents adding the press release to the clients own website, news blog or other relevant web page.

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To set up a Twitterfeed account:

1. Go to Twitterfeed.com.
2. Complete the sign-up form with an email address and password.
3. Choose whether you’d like your feed to be sent to Twitter or Facebook.
4. Connect with the appropriate account by clicking either the Authenticate Twitter (to send your feed to Twitter) or Connect with Facebook (to send your feed to Facebook) button.
5. Type in the name of the feed you want to send out.
6. Type in the URL of the feed you want to send out.
7. Click Update Feed.

If you want to be even more detailed, you can use advance settings:

• update frequency (every 30 minutes, every hour, on up to every day)
• whether to include the title and/or post description
• which service to use to shorten your links (e.g., bit.ly, SnipURL, TinyURL, etc.)
• post prefixes and suffixes

Many websites make the mistakes of not valuing the customer experience from start to finish. Lots of time and effort generally is invested into the homepage and front ends of a website, while it is essential to present your most valuable commodities and assets up front, don’t let the visitor down by a less-than or confusing purchasing experience. The truth is that many conversions are lost simply because customers are either frustrated or simply turned off by a websites checkout process. It is important that you gather all the required information you need to complete the sale but it doesn’t have to be difficult or boring.

Consider having a non-basis third party walk through your website’s entire process from start to finish and give you some feedback about what their experience was: where pieces were missing, confusing, frustrating, etc. Then consider implementing some of their valid ideas into your website. Maybe some small, but important details might just help your user experience increase and result in a boost in your sales.