Abe, best of luck out in Pittsburgh. We’ll miss your constant off the wall “Would you rather…” questions and enthusiasm that you bring to every project!

Some people are accusing Google of telling people to “do as I say, not as I do” because of how many ads Google shows in their search results through their pay per click program. However, we still think this recent update is another step in the right direction, pushing web designers and developers to develop sites that present relevant content instead of ads.

To read more about the algorithm update, check out this Google Search blog post.

Mashable recently worked with EyeTrackShop, a company that runs eye-tracking studies for advertisers, to find out what users look at on different social media sites. You can check out the study here.

A couple of takeaways we learned from this study:

• On Facebook, profile pictures and recent content are king. However, Google+ users are less inclined to study profile pictures as they are to spend time looking at your recent content and your circle of friends.
• Recent content is extremely important on Facebook and Google+, but Flickr and Twitter users are more likely to browse through your older posts in addition to your newest content.

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

If you follow our blog, you’ll notice that almost every video we post or share is from TED. I’m sure most of your have heard of TED before, but if you haven’t, it’s about time to check it out. Yes, there are other videos that we watch from design websites, social media, and online magazines, but TED is one of the best sources of inspirational and educational videos on the web. Whether it’s a video about how leaders inspire action, the way algorithms are changing our world, or simply an awesome video about underwater life, you can find it on TED.

www.ted.com

We've optimized our website around "Kansas Web Design" as one of our top keywords. We're now the ranked #2 in Google for "Kansas Web Design".

SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the process of optimizing your website around specific keywords so search engines rank your website higher than other websites. SEM, or Search Engine Marketing, is the process of building online advertising campaigns around search engine results (Google AdWords is a great example of a popular SEM vehicle).

If your website isn’t quite drawing the number or type of visitors you’re looking for, there’s a good change SEO and/or SEM services may be your answer. By starting an SEO campaign, you can increase your website’s organic (free) search engine rankings for specific keywords related to your website. This will draw in new, high-quality visitors who are more likely to fill out a contact form on your site, give you a call or make a purchase.

When designed and managed properly, CPC advertising campaigns, like Google AdWords, can effectively draw new high-quality visitors to your website.

However, there are also times when you may not be able to rank in the first page of search results for some of your top keywords. This can often be the case if you’re in direct competition with many larger companies or organizations. This is when SEM can come into play. With well-built SEM campaigns, you can get your website featured on a search engine’s first page of search results for just about any keyword you like. And unlike traditional advertising, you only pay when someone clicks on your ad and visits your website!

If you’re interested in increasing traffic to your website, ranking higher in search engine results for your keywords, or even marketing a new service or product, visit our SEO / SEM page to read case studies and learn more about our search engine optimization and search engine marketing services.

With much more detailed information about their products and multiple ways for visitors to get in contact with GVS, the new website will help GVS grow as they expand their business.

Check out their website today to learn more about the Port-a-Probe vacuum grain sampler!

www.portaprobe.com