Why SEO Is Like Exercise
by: Jeremy Knauff
Search engine optimization is usually misunderstood by most people outside of the industry (and unfortunately, misunderstood by quite a few people in the industry as well). One of the biggest assumptions people make is that SEO works just like any other form of advertising - once you pay for it, it's there. That's not the case. Often times it can take six months or more to show results in the four major search engines (which collectively hold over 90% of the market). When a company or individual promises to deliver results faster they are either lying or using techniques that the search engines consider spam. The latter puts you at a risk of being banned from the listings all together. Another misconception that a lot of people seem to have is that once their site has been optimized they are all set for life. Since the search engines are continually changing how they rank websites and your competition is always looking for ways to climb above you, what worked last year (or even last month) may not work anymore.
The best way to look at SEO is to compare it to exercise. When you first start, you won't see any results - sometimes it can take several months of hard work to see even a small improvement. After a while you will start to see some moderate results, maybe you'll shed some extra weight or tone up your muscles a bit. As you continue to put in the work the results will become obvious to others as well. Now, if you decide that you're happy where you are and simply quit exercising you will not stay where you are - you will begin to fall behind again. SEO is no different.
If traffic to your website is important to your business then you should strongly consider professional search engine optimization services, but you should also have realistic expectations. You should take some time to talk to a few different companies before making a decision. Remember - no one can deliver results over night and a company that uses questionable techniques could easily get your website banned all together!
About The Author
Jeremy L. Knauff is the founder of Wildfire Marketing Group, a guerilla marketing firm in Tampa, Florida that has helped many companies increase their sales & profits. content@wildfiremarketinggroup.com
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6 Keys To Getting Maximum Results In Minimum Time With Your Home Exercise Equipment (and save money!)
6 Keys To Getting Maximum Results In Minimum Time With Your Home Exercise Equipment (and save money!)
by: Tom Storms
I used to love going to the gym.
The sounds, the smells, the grunts, the groans.
Nothing seemed more inspiring.
Then life got in the way.
I got busy.
Very busy.
Working with my fitness clients and athletes took up a lot of time, and frankly, I wasn?t too thrilled about taking the time to drive to the gym anymore.
I do have a life, you know.
Then there was the fight for parking not to mention the fact that I had to wait to use the equipment while someone else finished up his or her workout.
I didn?t really like the music they played so loud I had to shout over it so my training partner could hear me, and the sales staff was constantly hounding me for referrals.
But I have to tell you about my new favorite place in the world to workout.
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Why SEO Is Like Exercise
Why SEO Is Like Exercise
by: Jeremy Knauff
Search engine optimization is usually misunderstood by most people outside of the industry (and unfortunately, misunderstood by quite a few people in the industry as well). One of the biggest assumptions people make is that SEO works just like any other form of advertising - once you pay for it, it's there. That's not the case. Often times it can take six months or more to show results in the four major search engines (which collectively hold over 90% of the market). When a company or individual promises to deliver results faster they are either lying or using techniques that the search engines consider spam. The latter puts you at a risk of being banned from the listings all together. Another misconception that a lot of people seem to have is that once their site has been optimized they are all set for life. Since the search engines are continually changing how they rank websites and your competition is...
Why SEO Is Like Exercise
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Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
by: Tina Titas
As the holidays approach, a feeling of dread creeps in. Not only is money getting tighter, but your pants are, too. It's the same old story. Colder weather keeps you stuck indoors, while the yummy holiday cooking fattens you up. Not this year. Not me! I refuse to gain those holiday pounds and you can, too. No, you don't have to sign any contracts at an expensive gym. You can get the body you want on a limited budget.
You may not realize it, but workout videos are more fun and exciting than they used to be.
Workout videos are also much less expensive than a gym membership or buying home workout equipment like a treadmill or elliptical trainer.
If the thought of buying workout videos reminds you of leg warmers and striped leotards, you've got some catching up to do. You're not stuck with the boring workout videos of the 80s and 90s anymore. Believe it or not, the same sought-after trainers...
Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
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Exercise Bikes - Recumbent or Stationary?
Exercise Bikes - Recumbent or Stationary?
by: Andre Best
Exercise bikes are a wonderful way to get a low-impact exercise workout. Of course today's bikes like those from Sportsart, Tunturi, Nordictrack, Schwinn, and Pro Form are a far cry from the bikes offered many years ago.
You know the ones - the lightweight plastic flywheel, the tiny seat, and no statistical monitoring whatsoever.
Well, as you probably know today's exercise bike offers a stationary bike rider so much more. Now a person has to decide between getting the lower profile comfortable recumbent style or the high-seated traditional stationary style bike.
Of course each has its advantages but to ensure that you get the most value and best fit for your needs one should ensure that any bike reviews consider several critical and necessary features.
Because an exercise bike provides a lower-impact workout they also require longer usage to get maximum benefit. What does...
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Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) as a Fun Exercise Program
Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) as a Fun Exercise Program
by: Derick Yung
One of the main reasons people quit an exercise program is a lack of motivation and goal setting.
You may start an exercise program in hopes of losing weight and becoming more fit.
However, as you continue exercising, you may feel that you're putting in so much effort but gaining so little.
You become unmotivated because it's just too much work.
With Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), kids, teens, and adults can find a way to stay motivated, exercise, and have more fun.
Dance Dance Revolution is a music game available on both console and arcade.
You can choose from a variety of energetic dance songs.
As the song plays, you have to step on a specific pattern of arrows in response to the song's beat.
Like most games, learning Dance Dance Revolution takes practice.
There is a range of tempos, song genres,...
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Beginning Runner: The Benefits of Water Aerobic Exercise
Beginning Runner: The Benefits of Water Aerobic Exercise
by: Kely Braswell
As beginning runners (or any runners for that matter!), we often tend to stick to the one thing we know: Running.
And at Ordinary Runner (http://www.ordinaryrunner.com/) we certainly believe EVERYONE should be a runner!
However, running does give us quite a pounding on our legs! Our joints and muscles are repeatedly shocked throughout the course of a run... And the more intense the run, the more pounding they take!
Cross training a day or two a week can work wonders!
What is cross training, you ask?
It basically means that you "cross over" for a day into another aerobic exercise area, instead of only running, in order to help prevent injury. (Or to recover after an injury!)
Don't get me wrong! Running, as we've stated before, is NUMERO UNO as far as aerobic exercises go! Nothing...
Beginning Runner: The Benefits of Water Aerobic Exercise
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