SEO in Richmond? Definitely! Richmond businesses are getting more and more Web savvy every year. And although its not yet as big a business in Richmond as in Boston or New York, search engine optimization (SEO) is becoming much more important for local merchants.

Mike Small, founder of SEO Partner, has consulted for dozens of companies since 1999 – from Sidney Australia to Boston Massachusetts. More recently in the mix is Richmond Virginia, which has hundreds of businesses who can benefit from SEO.

So how does this affect you? That’s easy. The reason Richmond is getting more SEO aware affects just about every city in the US. Even if your business is local, your competition might be global. Case in point; one of my first local clients was a Richmond based florist who was losing most of his local floral deliver business to national Internet mogul 1-800-FLOWERS.com – That is, until we Trumped their position on Google and took the business back.

And the same thing affects local bakeries, candy shops, and even print shops. In short, SEO can help any company reclaim business and get a bigger piece of the local pie as well.

Richmond, VA (PRWEB) October 2, 2007 — A pre-release of the new book, SEO Notebook by SEOpartner.com, promises to give business Website owners and Webmasters leverage in real-world SEO techniques and strategies. Scheduled for full release through Borders, Amazon and Barnes & Noble on November 1, 2007, there will be 5,000 advance copies of SEO Notebook released on October 2, 2007 available through www.theSEOnotebook.com.

Over half of all first time website visitors reach their destination through a search engine. Today, the Google™ search engine indexes over eight billion web pages. Webmasters vie for the top spot using specific search terms (keywords). However, the average web page has one-half million or more competitors for each keyword. Search Engine Optimization is widely recognized as the most efficient manner of free targeted Website visitors. Successful SEO methods however, remain allusive to those who need them most - business Website owners and Webmasters. SEO Notebook fills that void with a compilation of successful SEO methods, formulas and strategies that answer real questions proposed by Website business owners and Webmasters.

Unique in many ways, SEO Notebook is a compilation of hard-hitting answers, tips, and insider tricks of the trade composed by top SEO experts who offer advice and insight on www.SEOpartner.com. A popular blog, SEOpartner.com made it to the number one position on Google™, Yahoo! ™, MSN™ and other top search engines in less than ten days. It has stayed on top since its debut (two years running at #1) by using the same information presented in SEO Notebook.

In addition to tips, SEO Notebook offers the "BIG 3″ - special insights enabling busy readers to improve their odds of success while minimizing time, effort and expense. For example, the budget-conscious search engine optimization software available at www.SEOeliteWeb.com helped one of the authors obtain 121 top five rankings on Google, in less than three weeks, thus earning a spot in the "BIG 3." Above all, information like this is why Scott Jason, President of SEO Project Management Group, stated, "Any Website owner who reads SEO Notebook will enjoy an unfair advantage over their competition."

Advance book sales of SEO Notebook will be limited to 5,000 copies to ensure that purchasers receive a truly unique advantage over their competition. Book purchases can be made beginning October 2, 2007 by visiting www.theSEOnotebook.com. The price of this no-nonsense 61-page insider’s guide is $9.95 paperback or $5.95 for the PDF immediate download.

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Realtors Experience Déjà Vu with a New Technology Twist

2003 through 2005 were banner years for real estate sales. Record low interest rates combined with moderate to strong job markets created a supply/demand balance resulting in the fair market value of homes nearly doubling in many regions across the United States. Add to this the exceptional number of active Realtors and you have got a story reminiscent of the mid 1980’s. But two decades later, there is a new twist in the form of websites that help newly licensed agents outsell 10-year veteran brokers.

Based on information gleaned from top industry associations it appears one thing will remain consistent regardless of market conditions: Those Realtors with the greatest Internet visibility will be in the best position to prosper. For example…

* Homebuyers used the Internet more than other media to search for homes; Internet usage for searching was 71%, which is more then used newspapers (41%), home book or magazines (24%), Television (17%). (NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2003)

* Homebuyers who search for homes online are more likely than other buyers to use a real estate professional to buy their home. (NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2003)

* Homebuyers, who found an agent online, were more satisfied with their agents than traditional buyers in all aspects of the home buying process. (CAR Internet Versus Traditional Buyers Study 2003)

With over half of all Web traffic coming from search engines the problem becomes the solution – at least for those with the money to hire search engine optimization (SEO) consultants. Unfortunately this can be an expensive undertaking and finding SEO experts who specialize in real estate Web optimization is a rarity. It was for this reason ‘SEO Answer Book; Special Edition – Website Optimization for Real Estate Professionals’ was created.

Researched and written as a joint effort between real estate professionals and SEO experts with minimum five years specializing in real estate web optimization, SEO Answer Book; Special Edition tackles scores of challenging issues facing real estate Website owners everyday, such as…

* How to get the fastest results without compromise

* Why most people fail at SEO and how to avoid these pitfalls

* How to quickly find the best SEO strategy for any Website

With hardcover and soft cover editions available in bookstores beginning February 2006, advance copies of this 162-page soft cover edition ($19.99) are available now on Amazon.com and at the publisher’s expedited order site; www.SEOAnswerBook.com. To facilitate the need for fast delivery, SEO Answer Book offers five shipping methods and is available for immediate download as a limited edition electronic book ($12.21). Both editions are available at http://www.SEOAnswerBook.com.