Appearing on Google's 1 - 10 web results is every web administrator's dream. With Google generating over 85% of all Internet search engine referred traffic, reaching that privileged ranking can differentiate the professional Internet players from the amateur website owners. If your company is not part of the elite, or the top 30 results, the probability of being contacted by a client becomes almost non-existent. Thirty spots are all you have. And only ten of them are reserved for the cream of the crop. Read 'Can we all fit in Google's top 10 results?'.

When we need something, increasingly, we search for it on the Internet. Being on a "short list" of high-ranking search results is imperative in this day and age--the higher the better. Top rankings give you the chance of having prospective customers knock on your virtual door, knowledgeable about your offerings and eager to buy before you ever say a single word to them. Read 'Hear That Knocking, That's SEO With Business At Your Door'.

Search Engine Optimization, also known as SEO, is the art and science of making web pages attractive to the search engines. The better optimized the page is, the higher a ranking it will achieve in search engine result listings. This is especially critical because most people who use search engines only look at the first page or two of the search results. Read 'Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization'.

Well, what I have long suspected seems to be true. Organic methods of search engine marketing simply must be taken seriously. Organic SEO refers to the manual type of page optimization vs. automatic submittal and page alteration." And "can be implemented by one motivated person, or you can always hire someone to do it. Read 'Organic SEO; great return on your marketing ROI'.