Paid Performance: A New Pricing Structure for SEO Companies

"Pricing structures" have always been the source of much discussion among professional SEO's. Knowing how much to charge for SEO services is difficult, and it depends on so many factors. So in the beginning, most SEO's tend to charge less for their services, then spend hour upon hour getting results for their clients.

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How to Profit from Initial Consultations

"I'd love to work with you, but..." How many times have you heard these words? As a professional service provider looking to grow your business, isn't it sometimes frustrating to hold an initial session with someone who you'd love to work with but the potential client has a whole list of reasons why s/he would love to work with you, but...?

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10 Minute Search Engine Optimization

Many small businesses simply do not have the resources to hire a search engine optimization (SEO) company to promote their web site. There are countless resources online for do-it-yourself (DIY) optimizers where professional SEO's offer general recommendations and advice. This article is my opportunity to offer more of my SEO experience in the form of a 10-minute optimization process.

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Data Access with ADO.NET

This will be a multi-part article dealing with ADO. We will begin with a bit of history of ADO, what it is, why it's so important, and finally how to utilize it in a COBOL environment. This first article will provide a brief history of data access as well as provide the basic flow for using ADO to access data. The sample included with the…

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