SEO – search engine optimization – has certainly seen better days. However, it still remains a core marketing strategy for many Web businesses and even social media. In February 2010, marketing Sherpa polled 2,300 communication specialists and reported that 79% of those participants in the retail and ecommerce world plan to heighten their social media involvement this year. That signals a new era for Internet marketing whereSEO make be taking a back seat. Websites are now moving from optimizing for better search engine placement to optimizing content to build stronger customer and prospect relationships. All proof that SEO and SMO (social media optimization) are becoming more intertwined. According to Website Magazine, “Those who will excel at SEO and SMO are those who are best able to create a level of respect and trust with their audience, and can control the tone and direction of content.”
So what are the most popular SEO agencies on the Web today? Here you go – listed in order of rank:
Ebrandz.com, SEO.com, NationalPositions.com, Beanstalk-inc.com, SEOinc.com, iProspect.com, seoimage.com, CustomerMagnetism.com, evisibility.com, RankPay.com, SEOp.com, 97thfloor.com, thesearchagency.com, seerinteractive.com, atlantaSEOworks.com, WebMetro.com, HighPosition.net, IntraPromote.com, Webpagefx.com, IncreaseVisibility.com, ThinkBigSites.com, Jump2top.com, ExclusiveConcepts.com, SEOcompany.com , WebsiteBreakthrough.com, LoveClients.com, Crexendo.com, WebWiseMedia.com, pageTraffic.com, Weblinx.biz, Outrider.com, exa.com.au, LeverageMarketing.net, Anuvatech.com, Firstinsearch.com, SEOsapien.com, seo-gurus.net, PeakPositions.com, QualifiedImpressions.com, SlingshotSEO.com, ResolutionMedia.com, eliteSEOmarketing.com, e-storm.com, keywordperformance.com, ephricon.com, seologist.com, webimax.com, whitehatmedia.com, directhitsolutions.com, positionresearch.com.
Thanks for this useful article – great information for those of us who have online businesses.