Archive for the ‘Ethical SEO’ Category

What PR Means to Ethical SEO Companies

Monday, February 9th, 2009
Before search engine optimization was called SEO, businesses had to use print, TV and radio media to promote their brand. However, the old Public Relations (PR) strategies have changed and PR has a new meaning for ethical SEO companies .

When SEO companies and experts discuss PR, they are usually not referring to Public Relations. The following are the new definitions for PR:

  • Page Rank – This is a tool that you can add to your browser toolbar. It’s a rectangular button with green or blue seemingly stretching across the box to indicate the Web page’s strength. Once thought to be an important element in determining search engine results, many SEO companies do not pay as much attention to it anymore. However, when SEO companies submit your Website to business link directories, it may play a semi-important role.
  • Press Release – Still an important PR with SEO companies provided they contain relevant keywords for your business and direct links also referred to as optimized press releases. With SEO companies writing press releases, a business is able to reach more media outlets with the Internet and provide more opportunities to find customers/clients.
  • Public Relations – Yes, SEO companies still use the standard abbreviation, but it usually doesn’t include the standard methods of building a company’s reputation. Instead, ethical SEO companies use link building, optimized Web copy writing, optimized and targeted paid search campaigns (i.e. Google Adwords), social media and more.
If you are a business who needs help with your PR, call our experienced and certified SEO experts at SearchCircus.com. We are an organic and ethical SEO company, ready to help you.

Getting back in to Google’s Good Graces with Ethical SEO

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

OK, so you’ve used a bunch of shady SEO tactics and you can’t find yourself on Google’s results page. Or maybe you’ve hired an unethical SEO firm and again, you’re nowhere to be found when you search for your targeted keywords. What gives?

You’ve probably been blacklisted by Google. We’ve seen it happen all too often. It’s usually the result of Webmasters using dangerous and unscrupulous SEO techniques, or businesses who hire fly-by-night SEO firms who employ those same practices. That’s why it’s important to choose an ethical SEO firm when looking to boost your Google rankings.

But let’s get back to that blacklisted site. Is all hope lost? Fortunately, no. Google believes in forgiveness, and you can ask them to reconsider your site. But it’s important that you’ve purged all that nasty, dangerous stuff from your site before resubmitting it. A good, ethical SEO firm will know what needs to go and what ethical SEO techniques can stay.

It may take time after resubmitting to get ranked by Google, but if you keep up with ethical SEO, you should see your rankings steadily rise.