Look how old this is! I post at SearchCommander.com now, and this post was published 19 years 4 months 7 days ago. This industry changes FAST, so blindly following the advice here *may not* be a good idea! If you're at all unsure, feel free to hit me up on Twitter and ask.
Search Engine Optimization in Oregon & Washington is no different than anywhere else in the world. It doesn’t matter what target market your trying to reach, you still have to have some basic fundamentals in place to have a prayer of getting fournd in the SERPS.
About a year ago, I wrote a primer for website designers as a sort of Search Engine Optimization crash course, or “SEO 101” . It still holds pretty true today, although I’m in the process of updating it now, and writine another one defining the next steps to take. Before you contract with a search engine expert, have your web designer read the article linked below, and then implement what they can. You’ll be glad they did…
Search Engine Optimization for beginners – SEO101
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