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Search engine optimization is a process that involves performing tweaks on web site to increase its ability to rank highly in search engines. Many great search engine companies can rank on the first page or top ten in search results from major search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo. These kind of results are called “natural” or “organic because they are based solely on the search engines algorithm and are not manipulated.



There are several different things involved in search engine optimization which can include images, local search and “vertical” search engines. Search engines choose which websites you see based upon their algorithm. So if you type in “Utah Search Engine Optimization” you will see some ads and the natural results. Most people choose the first search result depending on it’s relevancy of the initial search term.



There are two recognized types of SEO; Black hat and White hat. Black hat means that search engine results are achieved using deceitful or manipulative tactics. Most professional firms do not use any of these methods because of the great risk it entails. You can be charged legal but perhaps worse your website will get banned from Google’s search engine all together.



The second is White hat SEO which is the main stay of internet marketing. Most companies perform this type of SEO and can yield amazing results from it. This type of search engine optimization typically involves techniques focused on making a website authoritative and popular. Because these two factors are the base of which all search engine algorithms work from achieving these two things can help you rank well. Be careful and think when you choose your search engine optimization firm.





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John Alexander
John has taught keyword research and SEO skills to small groups of business owners and Webmasters from over 80 different countries world wide since 2002. John is also the Director of Search Engine Academy ; Co-director of Training at Search Engine Workshops offering live, SEO Workshops with his partner SEO educator Robin Nobles, author of the very first comprehensive online search engine marketing courses at SEO Training Online and the SEO Workshop Resource Center.
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Stephanie Robey
Stephanie Robey is President and CoFounder of Pivot Positive, LLC - an Internet marketing business focused on helping people start work at home ventures. Previously, she was employed at The Search Agency with over 20 years experience in graphic design and 10 years experience in online marketing. She was responsible for launching the Conversion Path Optimization (CPO) unit where she and her team have conducted hundreds of optimization tests for online companies across multiple verticals.

She is a successful entrepreneur having started and sold 2 companies and remains on the board of directors of the third, PhotoSpin.com   Stephanie began her career in the direct marketing realm creating and producing direct mail for many of the major cable television companies and directly attributes her understanding of Internet marketing to those early offline experiences.  Stephanie is a graduate of San Diego State University with a BFA in Graphic Arts and also holds an Executive MBA from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.

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(Visit William's Website) William Atkin is a writer for the web design/internet marketing company Utah Web Services, a subsidiary of Wiworks Inc. For over 9 years they have provided regional and national web services to clients in all industries. We have provided Utah Search engine optimization to business nationwide.

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