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Wednesday December 13, 2006
Got a call today to SEO-SEM 2 constructions website in the state of Florida.(Cha Ching)
Emailed some of my old leads to see if they were still in marketing for Search Engine Marketing Services
Have an appointment with the electronics firm tomorrow
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SEMcents Today
This article is at the website Informit.com. Some great search info for newbies to search engine marketing. Here is part 1 of building your search Mojo
Wednesday December 13, 2006
Got a call today to SEO-SEM 2 constructions website in the state of Florida.(Cha Ching)
Emailed some of my old leads to see if they were still in marketing for Search Engine Marketing Services
Have an appointment with the electronics firm tomorrow
###
SEMcents Today
This article is at the website Informit.com. Some great search info for newbies to search engine marketing. Here is part 1 of building your search Mojo
Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches
Date: Dec 1, 2006 By Michael Miller.
Article is provided courtesy of Que.
Most
people use Google in a very inefficient and often ineffective manner.
If all you do is enter a few keywords and click the search button,
you're one of those users who don't get as much out of Google as you
could. In this article, Google expert Michael Miller shows you how to
search smarter — and more effectively.
Google is a very sophisticated search engine, but most users don’t use its full power. The average user enters a keyword or two into Google’s search box, clicks the Search button, and waits for Google to display the first page of search results. This is a rather brute-force method of searching, unfortunately, and typically generates a ton of mostly unwanted results.
There is a better way to search—one that generates a smaller, more targeted list of results. All you have to do is implement a few simple tips, and you’ll soon be generating more and better Google search results.
Tip #1: Use the Correct Methodology
Whether you’re conducting a basic or advanced Google search, there is a certain methodology you should employ. Follow the proper method and you’ll get very targeted results; ignore this advice and you’ll either get a ton of irrelevant results or a dearth of relevant ones.
While there are many different (and equally valid) approaches to web searching, I guarantee that this particular approach will generate excellent results. It’s a six-step process that looks like this:
- Start by thinking about what you want to find. What words best describe the information or concept you’re looking for? What alternate words might you use instead? Are there any words that can be excluded from your search to better define your query?
- Construct your query. Use as many keywords as you need; the more the better. If at all possible, try to refine your search with the appropriate search operators—or, if your prefer, with the Advanced Search page.
- Click the Search button to perform the search.
- Evaluate the matches on the Search Results page. If the initial results are not to your liking, refine your query and search again—or refine your search by switching to a more appropriate search site.
- Select those matching pages that you wish to view and begin clicking through to those pages.
- Save the information that best meets your needs.
In other words, it pays to think before you search—and to continue to refine your search after you obtain the initial results. The extra effort is slight, and well worth it.
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February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Monday December 25, 2006Opened presents: We did not get to see SEMTA Clause. I know bad pun. Played with MP3 player. Loads of fun.Merry Christmas to all. Or do you like SEMcentsmas. Yea original is better.SEM Today:Tip 1 Tip 2 Tip 3 Tip 4 Tip 5 Tip 6 Tip 7 Tip 8 Tip 9 Tip 10 Today All Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches Google is a very sophisticated search engine, but most users don’t use its full power. The average user enters ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Monday December 25, 2006Opened presents: We did not get to see SEMTA Clause. I know bad pun. Played with MP3 player. Loads of fun.Merry Christmas to all. Or do you like SEMcentsmas. Yea original is better.SEM Today:Tip 1 Tip 2 Tip 3 Tip 4 Tip 5 Tip 6 Tip 7 Tip 8 Tip 9 Tip 10 Today All Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches Google is a very sophisticated search engine, but most users don’t use its full power. The average user enters ... -
February 6, 2007 10:41 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Saturday December 23, 2006Went to Starbucks had coffee. Goofed off looking at houses near a lake. More Blogging and forums.SEM Today: Tip #9: Search the Google Directory Google indexes billions and billions of web pages in its search database—which more often than not produces an overwhelming number of search results. The quantity is there, but sometimes you’d rather have a few quality results. When quality matters more than quantity, bypass the main Google search engine and use the Google Directory instead. The Google Directory is a relatively small database of web page listings, each ... -
February 6, 2007 10:41 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Saturday December 23, 2006Went to Starbucks had coffee. Goofed off looking at houses near a lake. More Blogging and forums.SEM Today: Tip #9: Search the Google Directory Google indexes billions and billions of web pages in its search database—which more often than not produces an overwhelming number of search results. The quantity is there, but sometimes you’d rather have a few quality results. When quality matters more than quantity, bypass the main Google search engine and use the Google Directory instead. The Google Directory is a relatively small database of web page listings, each ... -
February 6, 2007 10:40 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Friday December 22, 2006Coming up on Christmas weekend, trying to checks from clients before chrismas. Mail arrived no luck.Read Blogs and Forums for several hoursSEM Today: Tip #8: Search for Specific Facts When you’re looking for hard facts, Google might be able to help. Yes, Google will always return a list of sites that match your specific query, but if you phrase your query correctly—and are searching for a fact that Google has pre-identified—you can get the precise information you need at the top of the search results page. What types of information are we talking ... -
February 6, 2007 10:40 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Friday December 22, 2006Coming up on Christmas weekend, trying to checks from clients before chrismas. Mail arrived no luck.Read Blogs and Forums for several hoursSEM Today: Tip #8: Search for Specific Facts When you’re looking for hard facts, Google might be able to help. Yes, Google will always return a list of sites that match your specific query, but if you phrase your query correctly—and are searching for a fact that Google has pre-identified—you can get the precise information you need at the top of the search results page. What types of information are we talking ... -
February 6, 2007 9:27 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Wednesday December 20, 2006Worked on forums and blog search. Follow up on house siding clients. Checked on function and lead generation.Mutual corpSEM Today: Tip #6: List Similar Pages Have you ever found a web page you really like, and then wondered if there were any more like it? Wonder no more; you can use Google’s related: operator to display pages that are in some way similar to the specified page. For example, if you really like the articles at SEMcents, you can find similar pages by entering related:http://www.semcents.com ###Tip 1 Tip ... -
February 6, 2007 9:27 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Wednesday December 20, 2006Worked on forums and blog search. Follow up on house siding clients. Checked on function and lead generation.Mutual corpSEM Today: Tip #6: List Similar Pages Have you ever found a web page you really like, and then wondered if there were any more like it? Wonder no more; you can use Google’s related: operator to display pages that are in some way similar to the specified page. For example, if you really like the articles at SEMcents, you can find similar pages by entering related:http://www.semcents.com ###Tip 1 Tip ... -
February 6, 2007 9:27 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Tuesday December 19, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Received a call from the electronics company wanting to wait until after christmas to get things going.Did lots of Blogging and forum posts. other than that kinda slow.About par for the course.Enjoy tip 5SEM Today: Tip #5: Search for an Exact Phrase When you’re searching for an exact phrase, you won’t get the best results simply by entering all the words in the phrase as your query. Google might return results including the phrase, but it will also return results that include all those words—but not necessarily in that ... -
February 6, 2007 9:27 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Tuesday December 19, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Received a call from the electronics company wanting to wait until after christmas to get things going.Did lots of Blogging and forum posts. other than that kinda slow.About par for the course.Enjoy tip 5SEM Today: Tip #5: Search for an Exact Phrase When you’re searching for an exact phrase, you won’t get the best results simply by entering all the words in the phrase as your query. Google might return results including the phrase, but it will also return results that include all those words—but not necessarily in that ... -
February 6, 2007 9:27 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Tuesday December 19, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Received a call from the electronics company wanting to wait until after christmas to get things going.Did lots of Blogging and forum posts. other than that kinda slow.About par for the course.Enjoy tip 5SEM Today: Tip #5: Search for an Exact Phrase When you’re searching for an exact phrase, you won’t get the best results simply by entering all the words in the phrase as your query. Google might return results including the phrase, but it will also return results that include all those words—but not necessarily in that ... -
February 6, 2007 9:27 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Tuesday December 19, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Received a call from the electronics company wanting to wait until after christmas to get things going.Did lots of Blogging and forum posts. other than that kinda slow.About par for the course.Enjoy tip 5SEM Today: Tip #5: Search for an Exact Phrase When you’re searching for an exact phrase, you won’t get the best results simply by entering all the words in the phrase as your query. Google might return results including the phrase, but it will also return results that include all those words—but not necessarily in that ... -
February 6, 2007 9:22 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Monday December 18, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Give me SEM or give me death.Better to SEM once than not to SEM at all.Just Do SEO.It is better to SEO than receive.SEO or not to SEO. That is the SEM question.Got a call from a customer, said he had sent my name to someone else as a referral.Everything is slowing down due to the holidays. Maybe tomorrow will be more excitingSEM Today: Tip #4: Search for Similar Words Not sure you’re thinking of the right word for a query? Do you worry that some web pages ... -
February 6, 2007 9:22 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Monday December 18, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Give me SEM or give me death.Better to SEM once than not to SEM at all.Just Do SEO.It is better to SEO than receive.SEO or not to SEO. That is the SEM question.Got a call from a customer, said he had sent my name to someone else as a referral.Everything is slowing down due to the holidays. Maybe tomorrow will be more excitingSEM Today: Tip #4: Search for Similar Words Not sure you’re thinking of the right word for a query? Do you worry that some web pages ... -
February 6, 2007 9:03 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Tuesday December 19, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Received a call from the electronics company wanting to wait until after christmas to get things going.Did lots of Blogging and forum posts. other than that kinda slow.About par for the course.Enjoy tip 5SEM Today: Tip #5: Search for an Exact Phrase When you’re searching for an exact phrase, you won’t get the best results simply by entering all the words in the phrase as your query. Google might return results including the phrase, but it will also return results that include all those words—but not necessarily in that ... -
February 6, 2007 9:03 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Tuesday December 19, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Received a call from the electronics company wanting to wait until after christmas to get things going.Did lots of Blogging and forum posts. other than that kinda slow.About par for the course.Enjoy tip 5SEM Today: Tip #5: Search for an Exact Phrase When you’re searching for an exact phrase, you won’t get the best results simply by entering all the words in the phrase as your query. Google might return results including the phrase, but it will also return results that include all those words—but not necessarily in that ... -
February 6, 2007 9:03 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Tuesday December 19, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Received a call from the electronics company wanting to wait until after christmas to get things going.Did lots of Blogging and forum posts. other than that kinda slow.About par for the course.Enjoy tip 5SEM Today: Tip #5: Search for an Exact Phrase When you’re searching for an exact phrase, you won’t get the best results simply by entering all the words in the phrase as your query. Google might return results including the phrase, but it will also return results that include all those words—but not necessarily in that ... -
February 6, 2007 9:03 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Tuesday December 19, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Received a call from the electronics company wanting to wait until after christmas to get things going.Did lots of Blogging and forum posts. other than that kinda slow.About par for the course.Enjoy tip 5SEM Today: Tip #5: Search for an Exact Phrase When you’re searching for an exact phrase, you won’t get the best results simply by entering all the words in the phrase as your query. Google might return results including the phrase, but it will also return results that include all those words—but not necessarily in that ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Sunday December 24, 2006Very nice day weather wise. Did some blogging and forum talk. Very slow. Had a large christmas eve party with lots of foodSlainte / CheersSEM Today: Tip #10: Use Google’s Other Specialized Searches The Google Directory isn’t the only alternative Google offers to its main search engine. Depending on the type of search you’re doing, you may get better results by using one of Google’s more specialized search sites. These include: Froogle searches online shopping sites for the lowest prices on specific products. Google Answers is a paid ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Sunday December 24, 2006Very nice day weather wise. Did some blogging and forum talk. Very slow. Had a large christmas eve party with lots of foodSlainte / CheersSEM Today: Tip #10: Use Google’s Other Specialized Searches The Google Directory isn’t the only alternative Google offers to its main search engine. Depending on the type of search you’re doing, you may get better results by using one of Google’s more specialized search sites. These include: Froogle searches online shopping sites for the lowest prices on specific products. Google Answers is a paid ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Sunday December 24, 2006Very nice day weather wise. Did some blogging and forum talk. Very slow. Had a large christmas eve party with lots of foodSlainte / CheersSEM Today: Tip #10: Use Google’s Other Specialized Searches The Google Directory isn’t the only alternative Google offers to its main search engine. Depending on the type of search you’re doing, you may get better results by using one of Google’s more specialized search sites. These include: Froogle searches online shopping sites for the lowest prices on specific products. Google Answers is a paid ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Sunday December 24, 2006Very nice day weather wise. Did some blogging and forum talk. Very slow. Had a large christmas eve party with lots of foodSlainte / CheersSEM Today: Tip #10: Use Google’s Other Specialized Searches The Google Directory isn’t the only alternative Google offers to its main search engine. Depending on the type of search you’re doing, you may get better results by using one of Google’s more specialized search sites. These include: Froogle searches online shopping sites for the lowest prices on specific products. Google Answers is a paid ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Saturday December 23, 2006Went to Starbucks had coffee. Goofed off looking at houses near a lake. More Blogging and forums.SEM Today: Tip #9: Search the Google Directory Google indexes billions and billions of web pages in its search database—which more often than not produces an overwhelming number of search results. The quantity is there, but sometimes you’d rather have a few quality results. When quality matters more than quantity, bypass the main Google search engine and use the Google Directory instead. The Google Directory is a relatively small database of web page listings, each ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Saturday December 23, 2006Went to Starbucks had coffee. Goofed off looking at houses near a lake. More Blogging and forums.SEM Today: Tip #9: Search the Google Directory Google indexes billions and billions of web pages in its search database—which more often than not produces an overwhelming number of search results. The quantity is there, but sometimes you’d rather have a few quality results. When quality matters more than quantity, bypass the main Google search engine and use the Google Directory instead. The Google Directory is a relatively small database of web page listings, each ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Saturday December 23, 2006Went to Starbucks had coffee. Goofed off looking at houses near a lake. More Blogging and forums.SEM Today: Tip #9: Search the Google Directory Google indexes billions and billions of web pages in its search database—which more often than not produces an overwhelming number of search results. The quantity is there, but sometimes you’d rather have a few quality results. When quality matters more than quantity, bypass the main Google search engine and use the Google Directory instead. The Google Directory is a relatively small database of web page listings, each ... -
February 6, 2007 11:50 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Saturday December 23, 2006Went to Starbucks had coffee. Goofed off looking at houses near a lake. More Blogging and forums.SEM Today: Tip #9: Search the Google Directory Google indexes billions and billions of web pages in its search database—which more often than not produces an overwhelming number of search results. The quantity is there, but sometimes you’d rather have a few quality results. When quality matters more than quantity, bypass the main Google search engine and use the Google Directory instead. The Google Directory is a relatively small database of web page listings, each ... -
February 6, 2007 10:10 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Thursday December 21, 2006Worked on set up of my electonic gadgets blog for my children, as soon as I finish the layout I will let them have it.Checked on rank, and link popularity of the website that I track.SEM Today: Tip #7: Fine-Tune Your Search with Other Operators The related: operator is just one of several operators you can use to fine-tune your Google search result. All these operators work the same way; enter the operator as part of your query, followed by the parameter for the operator directly after the colon (no spaces), like this: operator:parameter. ... -
February 6, 2007 10:10 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Thursday December 21, 2006Worked on set up of my electonic gadgets blog for my children, as soon as I finish the layout I will let them have it.Checked on rank, and link popularity of the website that I track.SEM Today: Tip #7: Fine-Tune Your Search with Other Operators The related: operator is just one of several operators you can use to fine-tune your Google search result. All these operators work the same way; enter the operator as part of your query, followed by the parameter for the operator directly after the colon (no spaces), like this: operator:parameter. ... -
February 6, 2007 10:10 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Thursday December 21, 2006Worked on set up of my electonic gadgets blog for my children, as soon as I finish the layout I will let them have it.Checked on rank, and link popularity of the website that I track.SEM Today: Tip #7: Fine-Tune Your Search with Other Operators The related: operator is just one of several operators you can use to fine-tune your Google search result. All these operators work the same way; enter the operator as part of your query, followed by the parameter for the operator directly after the colon (no spaces), like this: operator:parameter. ... -
February 6, 2007 10:10 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Thursday December 21, 2006Worked on set up of my electonic gadgets blog for my children, as soon as I finish the layout I will let them have it.Checked on rank, and link popularity of the website that I track.SEM Today: Tip #7: Fine-Tune Your Search with Other Operators The related: operator is just one of several operators you can use to fine-tune your Google search result. All these operators work the same way; enter the operator as part of your query, followed by the parameter for the operator directly after the colon (no spaces), like this: operator:parameter. ... -
February 6, 2007 7:53 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Monday December 18, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Give me SEM or give me death.Better to SEM once than not to SEM at all.Just Do SEO.It is better to SEO than receive.SEO or not to SEO. That is the SEM question.Got a call from a customer, said he had sent my name to someone else as a referral.Everything is slowing down due to the holidays. Maybe tomorrow will be more excitingSEM Today: Tip #4: Search for Similar Words Not sure you’re thinking of the right word for a query? Do you worry that some web pages ... -
February 6, 2007 7:53 PM
Making Cents-Sense in Search Engine Marketing wrote:
Monday December 18, 2006What do you think of my quotes.Give me SEM or give me death.Better to SEM once than not to SEM at all.Just Do SEO.It is better to SEO than receive.SEO or not to SEO. That is the SEM question.Got a call from a customer, said he had sent my name to someone else as a referral.Everything is slowing down due to the holidays. Maybe tomorrow will be more excitingSEM Today: Tip #4: Search for Similar Words Not sure you’re thinking of the right word for a query? Do you worry that some web pages ...
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