Over 120 thousand blogs are created every day

With numbers like that you’ve got to wonder, who am I, and why am I creating another blog to add to this ever-growing mix?  My name is Rebekah, and I’m a local bay area internet marketing and search engine optimization strategist.  The purpose of this blog and website is to share with you tips and advice on not only how to create your web presence online – but how to beat the odds and gain visibility, while avoiding many of the scams that are now prevalent on the internet.

In fact:

More than 133,000,000 blogs have been indexed by Technorati since 2002

- I will teach you how to stand out

77% of Internet users read blogs

- How many of those users are searching for what you have to say and offer? I will offer tips on getting those readers to your blog or website.

Bloggers participate in an average of 5 activities to drive traffic to their blogs.

- What are these tactics? Stay tuned to find out more.

My goal is to help you to be in these statistics below:

56% {of companies} say that their blog has helped their company establish a positioning as a thought leader within the industry.

58% {of companies} say that they are better-known in their industry because of their blog

Especially given the fact that:

More than 147 million Americans use the Internet.

Over 57 million Americans read blogs.

This blog will share insider tips on how to leverage the power of SEO, Internet marking and social media to be among one of those companies.  With stats like these, everyone can use some advice on boosting their visibility.

Not only will I be sharing my tips on SEO, but will discuss aspects that pertain to my “whole seo” strategy, detailing why and how you should take advantage of:

• SEO tactics to develop a thorough SEO strategy for your website
• Developing, maintaining and promoting your personal or corporate blog
• How to use internet marketing strategies to attract more visitors and gain more leads.
• Social Media and the role it plays for you and your business
• How to get the most out of your PPC campaigns

I will also be answering YOUR burning SEO questions – so submit your questions and I will (try my best – depending on the amounts received) to post your question and the answer on what I will be calling “WTF is this Wednesdays”

First tip!

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* Statistics courtesy of Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere reports