http://www.lvlogic.com/blog Search Marketing for Financial Services Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:21:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An SEO�s best friend (other than a stiff drink) is a good tool. Tools save us time and energy and streamline the process so we can get to making money instead of researching. They provide the information you need when you need it. But it is important to remember that ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/yodas-competitive-researc/ Okay, so it has been a little more than a week since Part I, but SES NY takes a long time to recover from. There are a ton of keyword research tools and tool lists out there, but it is still incredibly important to have all of your tools in one ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/yoda-keyword-researc/ I read an interesting article that discussed the importance of targeting and bounce rates and it got me to thinking about the clients that I have had, past and present and the buckets of money I have seen thrown away. So, I decided to put a list together of 10 ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/stop-wasting-money-10-ways-optimize-your-sem-efforts/ Firstly, let me say, I�m excited to be here with a group of such talented women. Secondly, the the two sentence intro on me is that I�ve been doing SEO, ppc and analytics in the forex industry and for myself at lvlogic for a little over 3 years. I can ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/how-to-build-a-bad-ass-brand-in-5-easy-steps/ Normally, I like to spend sometime using a new product before coming to a decision about it, but I couldn’t wait on this one. At the web metrics conference today in Washington D.C (which I am not at since occasionally even I have to do work) Avinash Kaushnik announced the ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/google-beta-review/ Not only was IM Charity Party the best party at SES San Jose, but thanks to amazing sponsors like ACS SEO, We Build Pages, BOTW, SureHits and everyone that attended, we were able to raise $40,000 for charity! We donated $26297.96 to the Children’s Hospital (Jon Kelly matched the original ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/40000-reasons-the-im-charity-party-at-ses-san-jose-was-a-success/ A few weeks back, I spoke at a small conference in Las Vegas for the Forex market called the Forex Affiliate Conference, which is run by the guys from the Casino Affiliate Conference. It was the smallest conference I ever spoke at (about 20 people) but it ended up being ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/lucky-7-conference-tips/ For anyone who hasn’t heard via Twitter, Sphinn, or Facebook, the charity event of the year is going be held at SES San Jose on Monday August 18th. For a $40 donation to charity, you will get 4 hours of open bar with some of your favorite online marketers like Neil ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/sses-san-jose/ 33 reasons why you should stay up late and go to the IM Charity Party at SES San Jose: 1. Networking happens AFTER the sessions are over. The best place to meet your future client/SEO/agency is at the hotel bar or at one of the conference parties 2. You might meet fookin’ ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/search-conferences-101-33-reasons-why-you-should-go-to-the-im-charity-party-at-ses-san-jose/ Google Ad Planner has been beta testing for more than a month now, but there still isn’t a lot out there about it except for 1 greatpost and an even better rant, so I decided to check it out for myself. At first, it looks amazing. The data is easy to ... http://www.lvlogic.com/blog/google-ad-planner/