Posts Tagged ‘search engine positioning’

How Search Engine Marketing Specialists can Compare Google and Bing Results Side by Side

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

pandabeeWith the release of Microsoft’s Bing search engine, the further development of real-time search, and the first rumblings of Google’s new Caffeine search engine, 2009 was a year that signaled change in the world of online search. And you can expect to see competition between Bing and Google to ramp up. That means search engine marketing specialists will have their hands full testing both search engines against each other in 2010.

One Website that may become a killer app for search engine marketing specialists is Panabee, Apparently combining the austere elegance of the panda with the hard working nature of the bee, Panabee offers the chance for searchers to see how search results from popular sites rate side by side. That means search engine marketing specialists can easily see how their targeted search terms compare in Google and Bing. Or they can see how Twitter compares with either search engine. Or Yahoo, or Wikipedia. There are also advanced options that let users compare searches for image, video, shopping and news sites.

Since Panabee attempts to fit two webpages into one via two columns, it can be a little annoying to scroll through the search results. But despite that, Panabee looks like it could be an excellent resource for any search engine marketing specialists who want to conduct research fast.

Why You Should Concentrate More Natural SEO Efforts Towards Bing & Yahoo

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

1418288072_1b35d8b66b_oIf you have been following this natural SEO blog, you’ve noticed that we’ve been talking a lot about Microsoft’s new Bing search engine and the deal that the software giant struck last month with Yahoo. And we’ve been getting a few responses that run along the lines of what’s the big deal? Everyone uses Google anyway. Concentrating on Microsoft or Yahoo for natural SEO is a waste of time.

Yes, Google still leads in the search engine market, in pretty much all imaginable categories. And if you’re a dedicated Google user (confession: I am. I use Gmail, Google Reader and Google News several times a day), it may seem pointless to spend time and money on gaining natural SEO positioning for Microsoft’s Bing and the new Bing-powered Yahoo search engine. But those impressions can be deceiving. As the technology blog at the New York Times reported last week, the gap between Google and Bing is not as large as many think.

In raw usage, Google still commands 65 percent of the search market. But another crucial measure that anyone specializing in natural SEO should pay attention to tells a different story. Yahoo and Microsoft’s “searcher penetration” in the United States is 73 percent. Searcher penetration is the percentage of people who use a search engine, even if only infrequently. In other words, while most Americans still use Google for the majority of their searches, 73 percent of Americans still turn to Yahoo or Bing regularly.

So why is that important? It means that if Yahoo and Bing have access to nearly three quarter of online Americans. That means that if they can find a way to convince users to switch from their search engines and away from Google, they’ll be able to get their message to the majority of computer users. That could mean big changes for natural SEO as well.

You can see the full report statistics here at the comScore Website.

10 Unconventional Ways to Promote Your Website

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

searchcircusblog2Whether you’re into the idea of “guerrilla marketing” or whether you prefer more conventioal channels of promotion, there are may be a few simple ways to promote your Website that you’re unaware of. Are you doing all you can when it comes to boosting your brand? Check out our Squidoo lens that lists several simple things you can do to promote your business Website. Boost your traffic. Make inroads online. It’s easier than you think.