Google's $400k to stop SOPA | SEO Development do-it-yourself blog

Google's help in stopping SOPA had the hefty price tag of $400k. Websites, including Wikipedia and Wordpress, made a stand against SOPA and had immediate effects. In minutes the media and public started more than a buzz. The reaction was so strong that the Obama administration detached itself from SOPA as well as most of Congress. This is an example of people not consenting to laws that do not serve the majority!
 Read more about Google's SOPA interaction here.

Jacob Hines — HikeMySite.com
SEO Development and Web Development

11 tips for a better Facebook ad campaign | SEO do-it-yourself blog

Hello All!
The article I am linking to this morning provides 11 steps of how to improve your Facebook ad campaign. Facebook ads are a great way to market your business when your campaign hits a "plateau." Dynamic and changing marketing methods also greatly increase SEO Development (Search Engine Optimization.)
My advice: set a goal to achieve through Facebook ads and achieve it. It becomes a personal challenge to increase your business's exposure.

Jacob Hines — HikeMySite.com
SEO Development and Web Development

Put your business on Yellow Pages! | SEO Development

This post's sole purpose is to urge you to put your business on Yellow Pages! You can sign up for a free, basic version that will still help your SEO Development. I signed up my business for a free subscription and received a call the next day. A personal representative was assigned to me.

Not only was he there for when I needed him, he also brought me to AT&T, Yellow Pages Pay Per Call Program. This program is free for businesses to sign up for, there is no paperwork to initiate it, and you only pay if Yellow Pages' ad for your business brings a call to you.

The cost for different terms varies. Web Design is $29 (ish) per call that Yellow Pages forwards to me personally. These callers are searching for these services on a local level and are ready to spend money. The free subscription also includes your business's submission into the Yellow Pages phone book for your area.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me personally at jahines.uh@gmail.com

Jacob Hines — HikeMySite.com

SEO Development and Web Development

Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers [INFOGRAPHIC]

Check out the Pinterest infographics here!
Keeping Pinterest's effects on retailers is representative of the effect on consumers as well. Although Pinterest is more of a female-targetted site, it is still wildly popular. I hope you enjoy the graphics!

Jacob Hines — HikeMySite.com
SEO Development and Web Development

Customer Retention is a Shared Responsibility | SEO Development

This article is about the importance of customer retention. It addresses the common miscommunication that customer retention isn't everyone's job in a business. A truly customer-oriented business focuses on customer retention in most aspects. Even if the majority of new projects are not solely to improve customer retention, it is part of a business's culture.
New ideas and directions should always have the best for the business in action. These policies should reinforce customer satisfaction. It would also be a great idea to offer an extra incentive for current customers' purchases or referrals. Don't forget that your current customers provide the most reliable way to gain loyal customers. These customers come to your business out of their own will and are more willing to stay for the long-haul.
Read the article here.

For more information, feel free to contact me personally,
Jacob Hines -- HikeMySite.com
SEO Development and Web Development