Microsoft Offering Seo Services
First off thanks to Search Engine Serious for the hat tip I didn’t like it when Google bought a Seo Company, but this is Odd microsoft have put 2 packages together 1 – $5,500.00 and 2 – $8,600.00, ok at present you have to be an ISV, But with the statements like
Did you know your search engine
rankings can be negatively affected by:
• Having more than one company Web site.
• Making content available in multiple places.
• Using flash content.
• Having the name of your product shown only with images or a logo, rather than text.
seems a little weak, and Build an effective link strategy, growing your popularity, traffic, and organic rankings… hmmm link strategy
so what do you get for you dollar
Introduction
Learn all about the ISV SEO Service through this general explanation of SEO and its benefits to your company's
marketing strategy.
Site Design, Aesthetics, and Usability
Once customers find your Web site, keep them there with a compelling user experience. We provide a critical analysis
of your Web design, layout, and usability from an end-user's perspective. Includes link validation, file sizes and page
load times, cross-browser compatibility, ease of navigation, and form submission.
Search Engine Friendliness (SEF)
Examination of SEF factors, such as page titles, META and ALT tags, headers, keyword usage and density, indexable
page copy, and search engine saturation, can help your Web pages best comply with an engine's ranking criteria.
Web Site Architecture
A comprehensive assessment of your Web site architecture includes W3C standards compliance, robots.txt file check,
URL structure analysis, domain canonicalization, 301 redirection, site maps, custom 404 error page check, IP address,
and hosting concerns.
Link Popularity
A link strategy is a great way to grow your link popularity, traffic, and organic rankings. You'll receive a report on the
quantity of inbound links to the Web site and suggestions for improvement.
Keyword Research Top 10 or Top 50 (depending on package)
The right search term could determine how easily customers find your business. You'll receive a list of relevant
keywords and phrases, including search frequencies to target for optimization.
Keyword Rankings
This ranking report of targeted phrases identifies keywords that can help drive traffic to your site.
Competitor Analysis Package 2 only
Find out how your Web site compares against three competitors in terms of rankings and SEO strategy.
Web Site Analytics Package 2 only
By implementing a strategy for monitoring and analyzing Web site traffic, you can target your marketing efforts on
high-quality leads.
Recommendation Top 5 or Top 10 (depending on package)
Our summary of your most critical issues—and recommendations for their resolution—can help you improve your
Web presence.
Consultation Time 1 – 3 hours depending on packge
Expert SEO consultants are available to provide guidance during the implementation of recommendations.
SEOmoz Online Premium Subscription Offer
Receive a free three-month subscription with the purchase of an annual membership. When you sign up, you'll also
receive exclusive access to SEO articles, Web tools, and insider tips and tricks not available to the general public.
seriously this looks like a traffic power pitch .. sorry guys
DaveN
12 Comments
Andreas - http://www.resultatmedia.se
When will Yahoo start offering seo-services…
Stephen - http://www.bonytoad.co.uk
What, no submission to the top 200 search engines?
Rasmus - http://www.tlamedia.dk
Wow, if Microsoft can do it, so can I – eg. manipulate the Live.com serps 😉
What’s up with the relationship to Seomoz? Am I in fact buying a SEOmoz service from MS?
Dave Dugdale - http://www.rentvine.com/blog/
I am sure Danny will have a field day with this one.
Todd Mintz - http://www.srclarke.com
So I clicked on the Search Engine Serious link then I clicked on the link to Microsoft and I saw the following:
http://www.toddmintz.com/microsoft.jpg
Funny:.)
Seriously, Microsoft is charging high $$$ for services worth at most several hundred dollars.
Terry Howard - http://www.terryhoward.net
Just 2 thoughts:
1 – Don’t these guys read the papers? Didn’t Google give the feds a major pause when they incidentally purchased a search marketing company in the process of acquiring DoubleClick? Seems like a pretty bonehead move.
2 – The ideas of what may or may not help your site give me some serious insight into why their algo and search results have consistently been the laughing stock of legit marketers and the playground of spammers. “Having more than one company website” alone makes me curl into a ball laughing my ass off.
Pocket SEO - http://pocketseo.com/
It looks like they are just going to run some basic automated tools on the sites, and then give you 1 to 3 hours of consulting time.
Ulco - http://www.gintou.nl
They’ve been offering this since mid. november. I actually ordered their cheapest package just to see what they had (and who was doing it). Wasn’t very impressive, looked nice but most of it were automated analyses. I couldn’t really find who was behind it (can’t believe MS is doing this themselves).
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Dubai - http://dubai.fastrealestate.net
I thought the word “package” was banned in SEO…
Yicrosoft Directory - http://www.gh-yicrosoft.info/
LOL! I’d rather have an SEO where I was greeted at the door, like perhaps Walmart (they could out SEO Sams Club any day).
Matt Ellsworth - http://www.articlesnatch.com/blog/
thats crazy. and people griped about google owning a firm that does SEO…