SEO by Chris Estes

After a long break from blogging I am back in the saddle again.  I moved to New York City a little over a month ago and I am long over due on posting.  So over the next few days look for me to publish some new info. 

Some friendly reminders:

Don’t forget to up-date your blog software to the new version.  – The lastest version comes with some pretty nice additions and cleans up the administration area.  Make sure you check it out as it also comes with some DB upgrades.

Windows Vista is still a waste of time.  My new job requires me to use it.  It does have some promising features  but overall it is more problem than good.

Social media, or social bookmarking, has been a big fashion for quite sometime. But, What’s the hype?

As a search engine marketer I can tell you that social media is marketing. If you have ever been to sites like StumbleUpon, Digg, Reddit, or Mixx you have noticed most of the content is geared towards selling something. Whether it be promoting the iPhone or a political candidate it is all a sales pitch. Original intention of these sites was an arena for information sharing. Marketing job boards are riddled with postings for marketers with blogging and social-media experience. Social media has become the new avenue of marketing. I have not seen a major university put Search Marketing in the course guide, I am sure it will eventually be an elective or maybe even a requirement.

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Notice the the colors? Notice the Design? What do you think?

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