NVTC’s Get on Board with Social Media. Your Competition Is.

by Ronan March 1, 2010

People came out in force for NVTC’s ‘Get on Board with Social Media. Your Competition Is’. There must have been close to 100 people in the room at the Towers Club in Tysons Corner. You could tell just how hot Social Media by the buzz in the room.
The panelists were:
1.      Brian Dresher, [...]

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Loudoun business community have good reason to be optimistic

by Ronan February 17, 2010

You can’t help but be optimistic during these recessionary times when you look at the Loudoun business community. During the ten year period from 1998 to 2008 employment at companies in Loudoun County experienced huge growth. The number of jobs in the county doubled during this time span and more than 66,000 new jobs were [...]

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How to Add and Improve Your Google Local Business Listing

by Ronan February 15, 2010

For Northern Virginia businesses looking to improve their SEO, they should have at the very least a local Google business listing. You can edit the content of your Google listing, add it for the first time, and delete old locations.
Since more people search locally on Google than anywhere else, it’s critical you get your business [...]

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How to Use Content and Search Engines to Get Qualified Leads Online – Part 2

by Ronan February 10, 2010

The following two steps outline the types of content to publish and how to increase the number of prospects that contact you from your website or blog.
STEP 4
For you to increase the number of qualified prospects visiting your website, or other Web outposts like your blog, you need to develop content in the form of [...]

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Northern Virginia SEO | Ronan Keane talks about SEO vs. PPC

by Ronan January 25, 2010

Is SEO or PPC better for your business. Many people claim that people don’t click on sponsored search ads. However, Google makes billions each year on Sponsored Results.  So which is better, SEO or PPC?

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How to Use Content and Search Engines to Get Qualified Leads Online – Part 1

by Ronan January 24, 2010

Google loves published content. Text on blogs, videos on YouTube.com, pictures on Flickr.com, and audio on Odeo.com.  Google loves it all. Google is in the business of indexing all the published content on the Web because companies and individuals are looking for information and content every minute of every day.
That’s why your company’s content (and [...]

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Anita Campbell, SmallBizTrends.com Reviews ‘Startup Success’

by Ronan January 21, 2010

I’m humbled that Anita Campbell, editor-in-chief of SmallBizTrends.com reviewed ‘Startup Success’, the ebook Rieva Lesonsky and I recently co-authored.
Startup Success reviews 50+ of the best Web 2.0 websites small business owners and entrepreneurs can start using now to save thousands of dollars while managing and growing their business in a smart way. Read Anita’s review.

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Ronan Keane | Northern Virginia SEO Services – STOP advertising and start publishing

by Ronan January 4, 2010

With Google’s recent partnership with Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed and news sites, it’s even more critical to stop investing in print advertising and to start investing in publishing over the Web.
Read Google’s official blog post here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/relevance-meets-re…
Ronan Keane.

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