Chris Kelly

Chris Kelly

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  • 0 comments 2,902 reads
    Posted on 2010-09-09

    Connecting with today’s new socially-enabled buyer, or “Customer 2.0”, has become especially challenging for B2B sales organizations. And along with the web increasingly becoming the preferred channel for customers to do their research and shopping, having a functional website has become not just an option, but a necessity. Yet, B2B websites still have basic inbound marketing and SEO problems that are unwavering in holding back their success.

    So without further ado, he are 5 key website optimization issues most commonly made by B2B websites:

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    Posted on 2010-08-19

    The title tag is an HTML title element critical to both SEO and user experience that is used to briefly and accurately describes the topic and theme of an online document.

    The title tag is displayed in two key places:

    • Internet Browser – Title Tags display in the top bar of internet browsers.

    title tag in browser

    • Search Result Pages – Search engines display title tags in their results along with another less important on-page factor, the meta description tag.

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  • 2 comments 1,716 reads
    Posted on 2010-08-04

    301 Redirect – A redirect is a technique for forwarding one URL to another URL. It’s a useful and dangerous tool to seamlessly forward visitors and search engine spiders to a new URL for one of several reasons including if a website needed to change its domain or a time sensitive page like a contest has expired and is no longer relevant. 301 redirects, unlike 302 redirects, also transfer PageRank and SEO value to the new URL.

    Breadcrumb – A breadcrumb is a navigational trail used on web pages to display where the page sits in the hierarchy of the website. Each level of the breadcrumb is usually a link back to the referenced page. An example breadcrumb looks like this: “Home > Category > Product Page”

    Canonical – Similar to the 301 redirect, URL canonicalization is an HTML tag to help eliminate duplicate copies of the same page on a website. Unlike redirects, canonical...

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    Posted on 2010-07-21

    Twitter has fast become one of the leading online resources for finding, connecting and engaging with customers and prospects. Most organizations and salespeople have Twitter profiles, but only a few percent actually drive leads and generate a return on investment from Twitter. With so much potential, why are most Twitter profiles unsuccessful? Like most things online, the general consensus is that most users don’t know what to do or how to optimize their profile pages for success.

    Without further adieu, here are 5 steps for twitter optimization:

    1. Fill Out The “About You” Info (Http://Twitter.Com/Settings/Profile) Making Sure To Set a Location and Fill Out the Bio.

    Great way to add credibility and promote trust on first impressions. Not only does having this information make you stand out from other Twitter users, it shows that you are...

  • 0 comments 3,078 reads
    Posted on 2010-06-22

    How many Google searches do you perform each day as part of your lead generation and qualification process? And how often do you have to change your search to find what you were really looking for? For those sales people who don’t have access to an enterprise sales intelligence application and rely on free resources like Google, there are a lot of inefficient searches performed every day. What many people may not know is that Google actually has advanced search capabilities that act as shortcuts to find the right information you need. The list below is not comprehensive, but I’ll guarantee they’ll change the way you listen, connect and engage with Customer 2.0.

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  • 2 comments 2,771 reads
    Posted on 2010-06-12

    Starting a new site, taking on an existing project or performing a new role, search engine optimization can be a daunting task if you don’t have a lot of experience. Everyone has to start somewhere and with the use of automated tools and web based services, you can learn SEO fairly quickly and start to yield pretty amazing results with hard work and dedication.