Comments on: Can You Be Found Where People Are Looking? http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/ Helping you build search engine friendly websites Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Grow your brand | Mosaica Media http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-48619 Grow your brand | Mosaica Media Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:03:43 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-48619 [...] media. The post in many ways was a follow up to a post written a few weeks earlier that asked can you be found where people are looking. The running theme of both posts was to expand your sphere of influence. Instead of seeing the goal [...] [...] media. The post in many ways was a follow up to a post written a few weeks earlier that asked can you be found where people are looking. The running theme of both posts was to expand your sphere of influence. Instead of seeing the goal [...]

]]> By: thinks » Blog Archive » 10 ways for businesses to participate in social networks… and why they should http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 thinks » Blog Archive » 10 ways for businesses to participate in social networks… and why they should Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:52:17 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1209 [...] Is your business engaged with your customers using social media? In this excellent writeup of why small businesses should participate in the social dialogue, Yellowhouse explores how consumers use these tools. Even better, Ze Frank pointed out at the Forrester Consumer Forum last week how brands help provide context for their customers. Also at the Forum, Sam Decker captured 10 steps for participating in a meaningful way. Simply put, there’s no reason not to provide context to your customers within the social sphere. Your customers now experience your brand in these spaces, engaging in a dialogue with one another. Are you interested in listening? Are you part of the dialogue? [...] [...] Is your business engaged with your customers using social media? In this excellent writeup of why small businesses should participate in the social dialogue, Yellowhouse explores how consumers use these tools. Even better, Ze Frank pointed out at the Forrester Consumer Forum last week how brands help provide context for their customers. Also at the Forum, Sam Decker captured 10 steps for participating in a meaningful way. Simply put, there’s no reason not to provide context to your customers within the social sphere. Your customers now experience your brand in these spaces, engaging in a dialogue with one another. Are you interested in listening? Are you part of the dialogue? [...]

]]> By: Building a Presence » Pat B. Doyle http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Building a Presence » Pat B. Doyle Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:57:40 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1208 [...] If you liked this article:  Subscribe by RSS    Subscribe by email    Stumble it! RelatedPosts: [...] [...] If you liked this article:  Subscribe by RSS    Subscribe by email    Stumble it! RelatedPosts: [...]

]]> By: Steven Bradley http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Steven Bradley Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:06:47 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1207 That's interesting. I guess stumblers are interested in conversions then. Kind of ironic that when they started converting more in a sense on conversion posts. Still a better conversion rate than you might have gotten with some other social media sites. I haven't had any leads through StumbleUpon, but it's only recently people started stumbling my content. Stumblers do seem to stay longer on the site than others. That’s interesting. I guess stumblers are interested in conversions then. Kind of ironic that when they started converting more in a sense on conversion posts. Still a better conversion rate than you might have gotten with some other social media sites.

I haven’t had any leads through StumbleUpon, but it’s only recently people started stumbling my content. Stumblers do seem to stay longer on the site than others.

]]> By: Khalid Hajsaleh http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Khalid Hajsaleh Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:48:12 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1197 Stumble did not give us any leads for a long time with. However, things changed when our posts for conversion stared getting traffic from stumble upon. The average time on site for that traffic is close 7 minutes which is decent. Also the bounce rate dropped a for that traffic. Leads started coming in about a month ago. Of course, the amount of traffic we are getting every week from stumble is close to 3k with around 3-4 conversions. Very bad conversion ratio but like I said, I can not complain about getting any leads! Stumble did not give us any leads for a long time with. However, things changed when our posts for conversion stared getting traffic from stumble upon. The average time on site for that traffic is close 7 minutes which is decent. Also the bounce rate dropped a for that traffic. Leads started coming in about a month ago. Of course, the amount of traffic we are getting every week from stumble is close to 3k with around 3-4 conversions. Very bad conversion ratio but like I said, I can not complain about getting any leads!

]]> By: Steven Bradley http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 Steven Bradley Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:41:43 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1196 Interesting Khalid that you're getting leads from stumblers. I haven't seen anyone else report that, but I've noticed as have others that stumblers tend to have the lowest bounce and stick around longer than other social media visitors. Is there a specific type of content that seems to work best? Kristine I've noticed the leads from forums come in waves. The first few months I post resulted in nothing followed by a couple of months in a row of new clients, most of whom are still clients today. Then for awhile nothing and back to more leads. It might have something to do with how active I happen to be participating at a given moment or maybe it's one or two recent comments. Funny line about the bad tv commercials. Interesting Khalid that you’re getting leads from stumblers. I haven’t seen anyone else report that, but I’ve noticed as have others that stumblers tend to have the lowest bounce and stick around longer than other social media visitors. Is there a specific type of content that seems to work best?

Kristine I’ve noticed the leads from forums come in waves. The first few months I post resulted in nothing followed by a couple of months in a row of new clients, most of whom are still clients today. Then for awhile nothing and back to more leads.

It might have something to do with how active I happen to be participating at a given moment or maybe it’s one or two recent comments.

Funny line about the bad tv commercials.

]]> By: Kristine Shreve http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Kristine Shreve Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:43:32 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1199 For me the forums generated a lot of traffic at first, and not so much now. Of course, I've slacked off a bit and don't post as much as I used to. The radio interview I did generated some contacts, and the blogs seem to bring in interested people. Right now I'd say the blogs bring in the most people, the readership counts are steadily rising. Not, of course, that everyone who visits us buys, that only happens in bad television commercials. We do seem to have a steady stream of new people stopping by, however, so it means people can find us, which is good. For me the forums generated a lot of traffic at first, and not so much now. Of course, I’ve slacked off a bit and don’t post as much as I used to. The radio interview I did generated some contacts, and the blogs seem to bring in interested people. Right now I’d say the blogs bring in the most people, the readership counts are steadily rising.

Not, of course, that everyone who visits us buys, that only happens in bad television commercials. We do seem to have a steady stream of new people stopping by, however, so it means people can find us, which is good.

]]> By: Coffee Drip - October 10, 2007 http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Coffee Drip - October 10, 2007 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:16:11 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1198 [...] Can You Be Found Where People Are Looking? Steven Bradley @ The Van Blog [...] [...] Can You Be Found Where People Are Looking? Steven Bradley @ The Van Blog [...]

]]> By: Khalid Hajsaleh http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Khalid Hajsaleh Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:17:09 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1200 Linkedin and couple of the groups related to it have generated a good number of our leads. Second to that is stumble upon. Of course if I look at the traffic coming from stumble upon compared to the conversion rate for that traffic then the numbers are very low. However I can not complain when I get 4-5 leads a week from that traffic:) Linkedin and couple of the groups related to it have generated a good number of our leads. Second to that is stumble upon. Of course if I look at the traffic coming from stumble upon compared to the conversion rate for that traffic then the numbers are very low. However I can not complain when I get 4-5 leads a week from that traffic:)

]]> By: Steven Bradley http://www.vanseodesign.com/marketing/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Steven Bradley Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:48:00 +0000 http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/uncategorized/can-you-be-found-where-people-are-looking/#comment-1201 Don't worry Kristine. You're all over the SERPs for your name. I think you're business is there too. I agree it's not easy work. It takes time to leave comments that add value everywhere. Thanks for leaving some of that value here by the way. Do you find there's any one place that ends up leading to people contacting you? For me it tends to be posts I've left on forums. Don’t worry Kristine. You’re all over the SERPs for your name. I think you’re business is there too.

I agree it’s not easy work. It takes time to leave comments that add value everywhere. Thanks for leaving some of that value here by the way.

Do you find there’s any one place that ends up leading to people contacting you? For me it tends to be posts I’ve left on forums.

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