| They call it the World Wide Net, so why just | | | | perhaps help it rank better, because of the link |
| concentrate your firm's search engine submissions | | | | importance these sites provide to you.Check log |
| on U.S. search engines?The main reason to get | | | | files for user country location and most often |
| your real estate website listed on the foreign | | | | used keywords in search engine search. This may |
| websites is: Good foreign search engine rankings | | | | demonstrate the need to offer the site in another |
| will generate new clients!This is especially true if | | | | language (or to provide a link to Alta Vista's |
| your firm is located in a major metropolitan area. | | | | Babelfish) if there are a lot of hits from another |
| Here is some of the actual business created | | | | country. Knowing the keywords used to arrive at |
| directly from our top foreign search engine | | | | the site helps to decide on variations and changes |
| rankings: Potential new immigrants, business | | | | to the site theme.Just in case you are wondering |
| persons considering setting up a business office, | | | | if it's all worth your time, Pew Internet & |
| foreign nationals considering immigration, and a | | | | American Life Project says: "As vehicles for |
| foreign couple whose son got arrested in Orange | | | | finding information, search engines are extremely |
| County and they needed to contact a local | | | | popular among both men and women. About 90% |
| Orange County attorney to help.Why heed my | | | | of men and women who go online use search |
| advice? Well, let's add some real world credibility | | | | engines, and about 40% use them on a typical |
| to back-up my advice. So how does our own | | | | day. Men and women generally use the same |
| main legal website rank on foreign search engines? | | | | kinds of search strategies, using search engines |
| We have many number one page placements. | | | | most commonly, but also starting searches on |
| Below are just a few of our PAGE ONE foreign | | | | familiar, proprietary websites or following |
| search engine rankings for the very competitive | | | | recommended links. Although men and women |
| phrase Orange county attorneys on our Los | | | | say equally that they find the information online |
| Angeles-Orange County legal website; - | | | | that they are looking for, men are a lot more |
| Sympatico (Canada - MSN-UK - MSN-France - | | | | confident in themselves as searchers."Also, search |
| MSN Germany Google Mexico - Google UK - | | | | engine rankings are a vital component of an |
| Google Germany - Google JapanCheck today to | | | | Internet presence: More than three quarters of |
| see if your website is listed on the top foreign | | | | hits on Internet home pages are directed there |
| search engines. A good starting point is to check | | | | via a search engine; and half of consumers |
| the engines hyper-linked above. Perhaps the best | | | | research online prior to making purchases.Before a |
| way to obtain high foreign search engine standings | | | | quest for higher rankings, you should obtain a |
| is to first achieve top ranking on the major US | | | | comprehensive report on your site's current page |
| search engines.Proper submission to the major | | | | one through page three search standings. You |
| directories is critical. One of the most significant | | | | need a base-line or starting point to see if your |
| changes in search engine marketing in recent | | | | efforts are effective. |
| years has been the rise in popularity of | | | | To enhance your report's usefulness, I would |
| human-reviewed directories and catalogs like | | | | suggest that you run the same report for your |
| LookSmart, Yahoo, and Open Directory. You can | | | | biggest legal competitor. This report will then give |
| recognize directory listings since they are often | | | | you not only a benchmark but a set of goals to |
| called "Web Site" results rather than "Web Page" | | | | strive for.The second important report you should |
| results. Once you submit to a directory, it's | | | | run is a link popularity report. Good quality |
| difficult to go back and correct mistakes later. | | | | incoming links are vital to top search engine |
| Some of them like Yahoo and LookSmart charge | | | | ranking. Here again it is imperative to run this |
| you for the privilege of simply being reviewed for | | | | report against your local competitors.Investing in |
| inclusion. Therefore, it's of utmost importance to | | | | improving your law firm's search engines standings |
| get it right the first time.Get listed with the | | | | could become the most cost effective career |
| human-powered directories of Yahoo, LookSmart | | | | investment you make.Copyright 2006 Promotions |
| and the Open Directory. If this is all you do, you'll | | | | Unlimited. All rights reserved.Bob Schwartz offers |
| get plenty of traffic. Both get lots of visitors or | | | | free trial & low cost software for search engine |
| "power" other sites that get plenty of visitors. In | | | | optimization. Improve your sites creditability w |
| addition, getting listed with them helps | | | | Free website awards. |
| crawler-based search engines locate your site and | | | | |