Ranking Channel

Ranking Channel is Shifting Gears in a New Direction

Maximus — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:00:44 +0000

Howdy everyone!

It’s been quite a while since I last posted and I couldn’t feel any worse about that! Since the last time you visited, quite a few things have changed.

New Website Look n’ Feel
Well first of all, have you noticed that the website looks a tad bit different? I don’t claim to be a designer by any means, but I can’t help but be proud of the way the site turned out as the overall design was a Maximus Kang original. Check out the old gray and dull theme against the new white and much cleaner look.

Well, I have to give credit to my fiance for her feedback and her brother for his hands-on work. This is actually a great transition into the next section.

New Ranking Channel Logo
My future brother in law, KJ Chun redesigned my logo for me. He currently works for Methodologie, a marketing strategy firm that specializes in the creation of amazing brand designs. Check out the difference between the old design and his design.

I personally think it’s a HUGE improvement from the maroon colors and the tv logo to the more cutting edge red colors!

More Branding with My Cartoon
Ever since I was making a profit off of my peers by reselling pencils, my childhood goal has been to become a cartoon character. Now that I was able to get a cartoon created for myself, I decided to brand my website with my character. Hey, it’s my company so I can do whatever I want right?

Shift from DIY (Do it Yourself) SEO to Consulting Agency
We had lots of fun helping many small businesses around the country learn SEO and drive more traffic to their websites with their own efforts. Thank you to each and every one of our customers who made Ranking Channel’s service a success! We’ll continue to serve our existing customers, but we’ve shifted our business model to be more of a SEO consulting agency for small to enterprise-level businesses with 3 new levels of service:

the Mayor – local businesses targeting one major city
the Governor – mid-sized businesses targeting a larger region or state
the President – enterprise corporations targeting national visitors

As great as the teaching model has been for us to really nail down the fundamentals, SEO strategy is what we’re all passionate about here at Ranking Channel.

So enjoy the new site, look for more blog posts to come out, and feel free to share your feedback about our new look.

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #32

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:37:42 +0000

In your image ALT tags, include the word “image”, “photo”, or “picture” as a lot of image-based searches are for a keyword plus one of those terms. Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #31

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:36:16 +0000

Create a video sitemap and list it in your Google Webmaster account so that you can ensure that all of your videos across the web are getting indexed properly. Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #30

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:36:27 +0000

SEO is meaningless if you don’t have a call to action. Don’t just focus on getting your site to the top of the search engines if you don’t have an action for them. Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #29

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:36:14 +0000

Links from .edu domains can boost your site’s authority. So try and find some non-profit .edu sites and either give them free content or sponsor them. Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #28

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:35:55 +0000

As weird as it sounds, don’t be reluctant to link to other sites as this will encourage others to link to your website. Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #27

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:35:42 +0000

Think quality, not quantity when you think of building links. One authoritative link can do a whole lot more for you than a ton of poor quality links Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #26

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:35:26 +0000

URL file extensions don’t matter, so you can use .html, .htm, .asp, .php, etc. and it won’t make any difference at all in terms of your SEO results. Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #25

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:35:14 +0000

Don’t get obsessed and check your rankings every day. You are better off spending your time improving your SEO practices on your website. Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Tip #24

Maximus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:34:59 +0000

Do not spend all of your time and resources swapping links with everybody. They’re OK as long as the links are relevant and that it isn’t overdone. Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!

Maximus says: Got a question about SEO consulting? If you have a few minutes, let's chat!