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Avatar Went Hot: October 11, 2007 - 12:00 am
Posted By: CameronOlthuis 270 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.investors.com)
Category: SEO
Why it's advantageous for smaller businesses to focus on SEO instead of PPC. Some great quotes in there from one of our own, Chris Winfield.
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from MattSiltala 270 days ago #
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I have been preaching this one for years.  Thanks for sharing Cameron...

from TimDineen 270 days ago #
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Wow - I saw this get posted via "Live" and by the time I read it and voted there were 10 votes.

Nice job, Chris, getting placement in Investor's Business Daily.

from chriswinfield 270 days ago #
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Thanks for the mention and submit Cam. 

I've talked to this reporter for many years and it's always been about the paid side of things (that's what 'investors' care about) and different moves by GOOG, YHOO, etc.  But then he went on vacation recently and started talking to the dive company he used in South Africa and was amazed that they got all of their business from SEO.  So he was fascinated with this and what it means for the search engines' business/revenues/etc.  I always like to see SEO get any coverage in the main stream media.

Thanks Tim, I appreciate it..

from aimClear 269 days ago #
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Congratulations on the great press Chris. It's stuff like this that gives SEO a GOOD name. You represent us well.

from Lisaweb 269 days ago #
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I NEVER recommend PPC to my clients unless their keywords are so competitive that the cost of SEO would far exceed that of PPC. And for folks that need that kind of SEO - well I refer them to the big guns like Bruce Clay. That's just too much work for a little shop like me. But truthfully, PPC is more like extortion than advertising. It's sad to see these little guys that have to shell out thousands each month, just to make a meager living. The bid wars and the click fraud line Google's pockets, but creams these little guys. Who do you think is gonna win this game? What a scam. Reminds me of the old mob days, when hoodlums extorted money from the neighborhood shops for "protection" while the shop owner's children stand there shoeless. Seriously, it makes me want to vomit.

from toddmintz 269 days ago #
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Generally, the correct answer is do both SEO and PPC.  However, there are plenty of situations where PPC would actually be the better choice, especially if a time factor is involved.

Still, a most excellent article.

from joegriffin 268 days ago #
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They randomly put my company in the article, which is pretty cool, i.e. Submitawebsite.

from Jill 267 days ago #
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Congrats, Chris, nice quotes!


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