The Cost of Search Engine Optimization

A great article on the cost of search engine optimization can be found at http://www.startupjournal.com/columnists/smalltalk/20060927-smalltalk.html. Note the next to last paragraph - "If you're unsatisfied with your own attempts to improve search rankings, then think about hiring outside help. But take bids from several firms, and get a list of previous clients to interview and see how much their search rankings improved." You know your business better than anyone else and should always attempt to do something first before looking externally.

How Much Does Search Engine Optimization Cost?

A great article on the cost of search engine optimization can be found at http://www.startupjournal.com/columnists/smalltalk/20060927-smalltalk.html. Note the next to last paragraph - "If you're unsatisfied with your own attempts to improve search rankings, then think about hiring outside help. But take bids from several firms, and get a list of previous clients to interview and see how much their search rankings improved." You know your business better than anyone else and should always attempt to do something first before looking externally.

Entrepreneurship can be hard on a friendship

Eve Tahmincioglu wrote a great article for the New York Times last week that was then carried in a number of other papers. Friends Don't Always Make Good Partners can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/business/07sbiz.html.

Wrench article discussed in class

The article discussed in class on Thursday (Wrench Wins Awards, But Will It Be a Hit?) is posted at http://www.startupjournal.com/columnists/enterprise/20060322-bounds.html.