5 Reasons Not To Hard-Sell Your Blog

  May 16, 2013
  Category :     Blogging | SEO Blogging
  Philip O'Hara
What is the most annoying sound in marketing? We’re bombarded in Houston by the hard sell every day, whether we are ready to make a purchase at the time or are just casually looking to see what’s out there. From department stores, to car dealerships, to magazines and TV programming, to the internet, we can’t escape the push to sell...

Niche Internet Marketing in the Houston Area

  May 10, 2013
  Category :     SE Internet Marketing | SE Online Marketing
  Philip O'Hara
Not all businesses are the same, therefore not all internet marketing can be the same. At Directory One, we specialize in developing and implementing internet  marketing strategies that work for your specific trade. Call Directory One at 713.465.0051 to learn more about our niche internet marketing services or to schedule a consultation. Internet Marketing in the Medical Field Houston is home...

The End of Google Places: Organic SEO Services Important As Ever

  May 6, 2013
  Category :     SE Internet Marketing | SE Online Marketing
  Philip O'Hara
The virtual world is constantly changing. To stay at the cutting edge of SEO means one need to be on top of all the new innovations that search engines, particularly Google, are coming up with. Google recently removed its Places application leaving many businesses without any kind of map on this major search engine. This has removed many people off...

Tips for Using Natural Anchor Text

  May 3, 2013
  Category :     Search Engine Optimization | SEO,   SEO Content Writing |SEO Copywriting
  Philip O'Hara
Houston writers spend a lot of time researching keywords and considering each variation carefully. You’ve done the same for your website. Then you hear that you should use those keywords as anchor text. But what is anchor text exactly? Anchor text is merely the words that you use to link to another page. The words contain the URL (http://) that,...

Houston SEO Company Reflects on Google Penguin

  April 28, 2013
  Category :     Internet Marketing News,   Website Marketing
  Philip O'Hara
It has been about a year since Google implemented its Penguin algorithm update. As someone who works for a Houston SEO company, it is interesting to reflect upon how much has changed in the way internet marketing works since then. If you have noticed that your website has dropped significantly in search engine rankings over the past year, please call...