Internet marketing is an 'umbrella' term that covers almost all activities related to promoting a business on the internet. While internet marketing includes things like paid advertisements, link buying, banner ads and email newsletters, a large portion of internet marketing is search engine marketing and website optimization which are subtler types of marketing.
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a type of search engine marketing and can best be described as the practice of website optimization through small changes on your website and lots of testing on these changes to help your site climb to the top of the list of a search results page. When a potential client does a search on Google, Yahoo! or MSN for a product or service that you offer, there is no better place to be than #1 in the search results. Search engines use a lot of different qualifiers to pick who will be on top, and knowing these will increase your chances of getting there. By making some small changes to your website (website optimization) you are marketing your site not just for potential clients, but you are marketing to the search engines as well.
While SEO has been around for several years, the true benefit of website optimization is only now becoming recognized as an essential part of the marketing mix. As the costs of spending for paid online advertising continue to increase, website optimization is a way to ensure quality traffic for a low cost - nothing!
If SEO can bring visitors to a website for free - why doesn't every website optimize? As the field of search engine marketing continues to grow and more advertising dollars are being spent online, the number of websites being optimized IS growing. Anduro Marketing has been helping online business in North America and specifically Calgary optimize their websites for better search engine positioning for over 5 years. The demand for SEO services in Calgary is on the rise for both large companies as well as small business with no storefront in small towns. Our Calgary based search engine marketing specialists and website optimizers know how to help your business grow online.