States With Highest Demand for Search Engine Optimization

As time goes on, more and more companies are realizing that they must change their ways and prepare for the future. When it comes to the future of marketing, one word comes to mind: Internet.
Google Insights & Google Trends Merge

In a move that makes total sense, Google has decided to merge their Google Trends page with the Google Insights tool to form one powerful, helpful hub of search engine goodness.
Drastically Boosting Exposure, Revenue via SEO

According to Google’s statistics, 42% of search engine users click the #1 listing in Search Engine Results Pages (SERPS). The question is, where does your website rank?
Lawyer SEO Tip: Identifying Target Markets is Key

Here at The Brainchild Group we work with a variety of law firms throughout the country, and after many years of experience we’ve found what works and doesn’t work. In particular, being overly broad and failing to identify specific target markets, or the correct markets, is an illness many firms suffer from. Lawyers must decide […]
How Ethical is Your SEO Company?

As Search Engine Optimization (SEO) continues to gain attention and become a much-needed service, I feel it’s important for businesses to know what they’re getting into.
On a Limited Marketing Budget: SEO or Social Media?

Nowadays times are tough for businesses, and often they’re stuck in a predicament: Invest in social media marketing or search engine optimization (SEO). The question is, what’s best?
Yahoo Site Explorer Closes Shop – A Sad Moment

Yahoo has officially pulled the plug on its famed — and very useful — Site Explorer. The nifty tool has gone to a new home; one that will hopefully carry the torch in all its glory. Yahoo stated:
SEO Strategy: Reaching for the Stars Isn’t Always Best

I’m a firm believer in reaching for the stars, however trying to own the world with search engine optimization (SEO) is a horrible, costly idea. Let me explain…
Google Freshness Algorithm Update Highlights Importance of Blogs

I can still hear the voices of naysayers echoing in my head while a tiny cricket plays a sad song on a violin. Google’s new algorithm update has sluggish companies and social media-unfriendly SEO practitioners running for the hills. The window of opportunity has shut.
SEO Failure: 8 of 10 Major News Websites Lack SEO

While getting my fix the other day, I realized that most news sites have very poor SEO, which is a major downfall and tremendously hurts traffic.