Posted by Jean Lloyd on Apr 29, 2009
Last week, we were very fortunate to have our representatives from Google come to visit during Boot Camp. During their visit, they dropped off some super cool Google aprons & cook books for the team here. We wanted to say THANK YOU to Google for all they do and for the gifts that you see [...]
Posted by Michael Jozaitis on Apr 24, 2009
That’s right, I did. But, it’s surely not over spilled milk or the stain on my new poplin shirt.
Geocities, yes that beloved relic of ages ago, has finally closed it’s doors…
It’s actually hard to believe that the site was still up and running until a few days ago; but alas, it is no more.
I’ve got [...]
Posted by Jean Lloyd on Apr 24, 2009
Hi everyone… my name is Jean and I’m… *deep breath* sick of Twitter.
Now, I’ve been a big proponent of Twitter and some of the newer social media outlets that have appeared in the last couple of years. Some clients here at Boot Camp this week still know me as the “Twitter Girl” from the presentation [...]
Posted by Robyn Snyder on Apr 17, 2009
The long-tail, the short-tail, the peacock-tail (okay, so I threw that one in there for good measure)…what does it all mean?
A short-tail keyword is typically a one or two word term such as “feather boa”. People who search such terms are typically in the early stages of the buying cycle, and are still researching. Others [...]
Posted by Jean Lloyd on Apr 17, 2009
If you read the official Inside Adwords blog, you’ll already know that Google is planning a complete overhaul of the Adwords web interface. They’ve even started a new series to highlight the upcoming changes, dubbed “New Interface Thursdays”.
I attended a webinar a couple of weeks ago that went through many of the features in the [...]
Posted by Robyn Snyder on Apr 10, 2009
Are you confused about Social Media Optimization (SMO)? Don’t worry; you aren’t alone!
Solid Cactus recently partnered with eMarketing NEPA, a local business networking group, to demystify the enigma of SMO, which is a form of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Solid Cactus’ smallest and tallest SEO superstars Alicia Magda and Jeff Stolarcyk reviewed best practices and [...]
Posted by Leigh McGlynn on Apr 9, 2009
Just when we thought Google Adwords reporting couldn’t get any better…
Introducing the new Adwords conversion metrics. They now allow us to record not just the conversions, but how many items the consumer actually bought. For example:
If you were shopping online for a Custom Designed Dog Bowl and ended up buying a Dog Life Jacket as [...]
Posted by Eric Colon on Apr 6, 2009
So you have an ecommerce business, website, google etc.
You put alot of time in and still not getting the results you need ?
So when you look out over the deep abyss of the internet, you need to get or get going in the right direction.
So start with this basic to do list.
Start with the [...]
Posted by Michael Rowland on Apr 2, 2009
Hi, its Manimal with Solid Cactus. Your gonna be in a great mood all day cause you’re gonna be clicking your troubles away with SEM-WOW. You will be saying “WOW” every time you use Solid Cactus SEM. We got PPC, SEO, Email and Affiliate Marketing. A lesser company doesn’t work for you like Solid Cactus [...]
Posted by Robyn Snyder on Apr 2, 2009
On Saturday, March 28th, the world celebrated “Earth Hour”. Participants turned off lights for an hour from 8:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. to raise awareness about global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. Check out these amazing photos where structures seem to disappear into thin air; be sure to click on the photos where [...]