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TSEG Helps out at the Greater Chicago Food Depository

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:22:25 +0000

Last week, our Chicago office volunteered for an afternoon at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. It was a humbling and eye opening experience for our team, as we were confronted by the reality that hundreds of thousands of people throughout greater Chicago wake up each day without enough to eat. Our team helped sort and repackage milk cartons that were then distributed to over 600 shelters, food banks and various charities throughout Cook county.

If you or your company are interested in helping a great cause – check out the Volunteer Opportunities listed on their website.

TSEG featured in Austin publications

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:31:59 +0000

This past week, news of TSEG’s recent growth has reached two Austin publications, the Austin Business Journal and the Austin-American Statesman.

In the Austin Business Journal article, published on Monday, the reporter highlighted TSEG’s new real estate developments, an addition of 1,360 square feet to our S. Lamar office. The article points out that this change was made to accommodate rapid growth of the company. For the full article, click here: http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/08/23/daily6.html

This story was also posted to ABJ’s sister publication, ABJ Entrepreneur here: http://www.abjentrepreneur.com/news/2010/08/the_search_engine_guys_double_lamar_office.html

Today, the Austin-American Statesman highlighted two recent promotions at TSEG, Marcela Curran to Social Networking Director and Sean Hall to Content Director. This story ran on the publication’s web site, as well as in their print edition in the Business section. For the full article (and a large portrait of our very own Marcela Curran!), click here: http://www.statesman.com/business/up-the-ladder-877166.html

Keep your eyes open for more exciting news about TSEG in the future!

Joe Devine Presents on ORM at WTLA in Hawaii

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:38:14 +0000

On June 14, 2010, Joe Devine will be presenting to the WTLA (Western Trial Lawyers Association) http://www.westerntriallawyers.org/ on the topic of Online Reputation Management. The seminar is based at the Fairmont in Maui, Hawaii and will include trial lawyers from 30 top plaintiff law firms from the western US. Mr. Devine’s presentation will be for CLE credit and will cover topics ranging from the use of Social Media to procurement of URLS as well as strategies to reduce the risk and rapidly respond in the event of online attacks. TSEG provides online reputation management and traditional search engine optimization services to law firms and businesses throughout the US.

TSEG launches new website

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:37:35 +0000

Hello world. True to the cliché that “the philosopher who erects palaces of thought, tends to live in the shack next door” at any given moment our own company website is always the lowest priority especially in relation to our client’s ongoing needs. Nevertheless, we rallied and feel our new website tells a more accurate story about who we are and what we’re about. We will miss the green penguins, cows and elephants and promise, in their absence, to not take ourselves too seriously.

Another spam email – Mima Oshira

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:34:00 +0000

Attorneys be very careful if you receive the following email as it looks like a scam:

My name is Mima Oshiro . I am a contacting your firm in regards to a settlement claim with my ex partner Kuan Oshiro who resides in your jurisdiction.We had an out of court agreement(Collaborative Law Agreement) for him to pay settlement in the amount of $448,450.00 plus legal fees.I am hereby seeking your firm's assistance in collecting the settlement due to me.It is my belief that he could attempt avoiding compensations according to our settlement,hence a Law firm/lawyer services is needed to help me collect the settlement payment from my ex-partner.

Google Rolls Out Local Paid Search

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:56:00 +0000

Google recently announced a new cog in its paid search advertising machine – sponsored local search listings. The new feature, aimed primarily at small, local businesses with limited advertising budgets, allows business owners to leverage their Google Local Business Search listings and show up in the coveted map results on search engine results pages (SERPs).

Some noteworthy features of this new program:

Businesses will be billed a flat monthly rate, so ongoing management is less necessary.
Businesses will be ranked based on category and physical proximity to the searcher.
Businesses will have the option of a built-in call tracking service.

Currently the program is only available in the San Francisco and San Diego. Whether local paid search prices are linked to AdWords pricing also remains to be seen.

Bing Slowly Growing in Market Share

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:41:00 +0000

The market share for search engine has been shifting lately as many of the large players in the search engine industry are attempting to refocus many of their key product offerings. Microsoft's Bing search engine recently grew from 9 percent market share, to now a market share of 10.7 percent.

Google grew nearly 3 percent in the same time period. This places Google's search market share to almost 65%. This dominant share has kept Google as the leader in the search engine industry.

If you would like to know more about search engines and how they work, contact The Search Engine Guys, LLC at 800-267-1704.

Google Increases Size of Search Box

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Google has recently announced that it has increased the size of the search box that is on its homepage. Google's Vice President of Search Products made the announcement on a blog shortly before the change took place. The change was decided on after a variety of factors and influences showed that it would be a good choice for the company.

Google believes that the increased size of the text box helps to emphasize that Google is focused on "searching". This type of focus on "searching" is one of the reasons that Google has maintained such a large market share for search engines.

If you would like to know more about search engine optimization, contact The Search Engine Guys, LLC at 800-267-1704.

Google Reveals News Ranking System

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:59:00 +0000

Google keeps its algorithms for ranking websites firmly under wraps. However, the company just revealed its methods for choosing which news stories to publish on Google News. Even explaining the way it works, however, Google shows some contradictory rules. According to a video released by Google, there are four basic rules used to rank news stories.

The algorithm attempts to immitate consumer behavior as closely as possible. To do this, it looks for new stories with established citations. It also gives more weight to local sources but prefers trusted sources. Striking the right balance seems to be the key to a highly ranked news story. This also applies to the search engine, for which Google has not and likely will not reveal its algorithm.

If you would like to know more about search engine optimization, contact The Search Engine Guys, LLC at 800-267-1704.

Search Engine Use

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:45:00 +0000

A report published by Pew Foundation showed that approximately 84% of all internet users use search engines. Going a step further, nearly half of all internet users use search engines frequently. These users turn to search engines for all kinds of information to help them in their daily lives. Many of them use search engines on a daily basis.

Because so many people turn immediately to search engines for information, it is important for any business to make sure it can be found. Unlike with a phone book, you do not simply pay for a spot. Every website that comes up on Google or any other search engine is given placement based on its relevancy.

If you would like to know more about search engines and how they work, contact The Search Engine Guys, LLC at 800-267-1704.