Comments on: Sam’s Club Search Marketing : Good or Bad for the Industry? http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:21:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Daryl Quenet http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-1128206 Daryl Quenet Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:12:55 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-1128206 @Birmingham SEO The link to their services now redirects to the homepage. I think that ship has sunk. @Birmingham SEO
The link to their services now redirects to the homepage. I think that ship has sunk.

]]> By: Birmingham SEO http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-1079226 Birmingham SEO Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:32:21 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-1079226 I wonder how the Search Business is Working out for them? I wonder how the Search Business is Working out for them?

]]> By: Anne Haynes http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-859681 Anne Haynes Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:42:45 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-859681 Lot’s of agencies out there are looking for a cookie cutter approach to search marketing services. Danny Sullivan mentioned the Sam’s club offering on webmasterradio.fm a few weeks ago. The sad thing; this search marketing package has been around for years! This is why we search marketers are having a tough time explaining the logic, time and effort it takes to implement a solid SEO campaign. From my little research it sounds like a custom CMS system people buy into when they find out they need SEO. The Innuity crew explains that they’re system has SEO built in and that’s why using there system is the best. Clients move their static site into a “dynamic” CMS (with no rewrite) and are upsold on other search marketing services. Bottom-line; the biggest part of SEO is the offsite optimization strategies! Thanks for the website, but how about some referral traffic! Lot’s of agencies out there are looking for a cookie cutter approach to search marketing services.

Danny Sullivan mentioned the Sam’s club offering on webmasterradio.fm a few weeks ago. The sad thing; this search marketing package has been around for years! This is why we search marketers are having a tough time explaining the logic, time and effort it takes to implement a solid SEO campaign.

From my little research it sounds like a custom CMS system people buy into when they find out they need SEO. The Innuity crew explains that they’re system has SEO built in and that’s why using there system is the best. Clients move their static site into a “dynamic” CMS (with no rewrite) and are upsold on other search marketing services.

Bottom-line; the biggest part of SEO is the offsite optimization strategies! Thanks for the website, but how about some referral traffic!

]]> By: Oh wow http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-855223 Oh wow Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:29:11 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-855223 Have you guys actually researched what this company is selling? It's all about getting your business on local search engines like, Google Maps, Yahoo Local, places like that. There are so many small businesses trying to compete with large companies with small budge PPC campaigns or basic SEO work when we all know that doesn't work. Yet if you do your research you will see everyone has a better chance at the local search engine level. It's just that everyone one is stuck on getting on Google.com when they are likely going to get more traffic from local people search for their business and or services on Google Map for example. I have a small SEO business and after reading a lot about local search engine start to work on get my business on all of them. Of course it took a while (2-3months) but I glad I did it has help me a ton. Have you guys actually researched what this company is selling? It’s all about getting your business on local search engines like, Google Maps, Yahoo Local, places like that. There are so many small businesses trying to compete with large companies with small budge PPC campaigns or basic SEO work when we all know that doesn’t work. Yet if you do your research you will see everyone has a better chance at the local search engine level. It’s just that everyone one is stuck on getting on Google.com when they are likely going to get more traffic from local people search for their business and or services on Google Map for example. I have a small SEO business and after reading a lot about local search engine start to work on get my business on all of them. Of course it took a while (2-3months) but I glad I did it has help me a ton.

]]> By: Fuzzy Beaver http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-848356 Fuzzy Beaver Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:22:32 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-848356 I used to work for the agency that Innuity bought out and eventually dissolved. Those guys haven't a clue what they're doing. They turned SEM into an assembly line affair, a cookie cutter one-size-fits-all approach. I feel bad for those small businesses who get suckered into this deal. I used to work for the agency that Innuity bought out and eventually dissolved. Those guys haven’t a clue what they’re doing. They turned SEM into an assembly line affair, a cookie cutter one-size-fits-all approach. I feel bad for those small businesses who get suckered into this deal.

]]> By: Les Blatt http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-848201 Les Blatt Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:18:08 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-848201 Your commenters have it right. Five years ago, these are mostly the same people/companies who were asking, "Do I really have to spend money and be on that Internet thing"? It is a long, slow educational process, and there will always be those who believe price is the only consideration, and they will always wonder why they are not succeeding. Your commenters have it right. Five years ago, these are mostly the same people/companies who were asking, “Do I really have to spend money and be on that Internet thing”? It is a long, slow educational process, and there will always be those who believe price is the only consideration, and they will always wonder why they are not succeeding.

]]> By: neo http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-848199 neo Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:14:12 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-848199 First came the geocities copycats that ran through communities creating one page worthless websites hidden in web malls. At the beginnning they were charging like $2500 for one of these pathetic hidden one page sites. Since no one ever came to these sites, it totally turned off all the small businesses to the idea of the Internet . It made it so much harder for legitimate website developers to come back through and recharge again for something that really worked. Looks like history will repeat itself again with, "Oh yeah, I tried SEO, it didn't work for me." Guess I'll have to start a huge anti-Sams Club SEO campaign that will sit right below their listing and explain exactly what your $25 will get you. I'll even provide a virtual match and lighter fluid so you can burn your virtual $25 right there online and get the same results you'll be getting from SEO through Sam's Club. Hey free speech everybody. That's what the Internet's there for. First came the geocities copycats that ran through communities creating one page worthless websites hidden in web malls. At the beginnning they were charging like $2500 for one of these pathetic hidden one page sites.

Since no one ever came to these sites, it totally turned off all the small businesses to the idea of the Internet . It made it so much harder for legitimate website developers to come back through and recharge again for something that really worked.

Looks like history will repeat itself again with, “Oh yeah, I tried SEO, it didn’t work for me.”

Guess I’ll have to start a huge anti-Sams Club SEO campaign that will sit right below their listing and explain exactly what your $25 will get you. I’ll even provide a virtual match and lighter fluid so you can burn your virtual $25 right there online and get the same results you’ll be getting from SEO through Sam’s Club.

Hey free speech everybody. That’s what the Internet’s there for.

]]> By: SEO for Yahoo Small Business - Terry Reeves http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-827921 SEO for Yahoo Small Business - Terry Reeves Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:24:20 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-827921 I have to agree with Dan. I find that those businesses who question the price tend to also be the ones who understand the least about SEO. If price is your only concern, there are thousands of alternatives on the net. I still get weekly emails selling $49.00 Search Engine Submission Services. Somebody must be buying or they would be selling something else. I have to agree with Dan. I find that those businesses who question the price tend to also be the ones who understand the least about SEO. If price is your only concern, there are thousands of alternatives on the net.

I still get weekly emails selling $49.00 Search Engine Submission Services. Somebody must be buying or they would be selling something else.

]]> By: Peter Davis http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-827908 Peter Davis Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:13:05 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-827908 Eventually, SEM will become a commodity. It cant' always remain this much fun, can it? Eventually, SEM will become a commodity. It cant’ always remain this much fun, can it?

]]> By: Dan Perry http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/comment-page-1/#comment-827865 Dan Perry Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:50:46 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/sams-club-search-marketing-good-or-bad-for-the-industry/6147/#comment-827865 I think it's a sign that Online Marketing has hit the mainstream. Also, for those that say “Why should I pay you when I can pay Sam’s Club $25/$50/$100 per month?”, would anyone really want that business for a client? Anyone seriously considering paying $100/month, and seriously questioning paying more is never going to be satisfied with results. I think it’s a sign that Online Marketing has hit the mainstream.

Also, for those that say “Why should I pay you when I can pay Sam’s Club $25/$50/$100 per month?”, would anyone really want that business for a client? Anyone seriously considering paying $100/month, and seriously questioning paying more is never going to be satisfied with results.

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