Comments on: Delayed Gratification: The key to untold riches down the line http://hamletbatista.com/2008/10/01/delayed-gratification-the-key-to-untold-riches-down-the-line/ Advanced Search Engine Marketing Tips to Succeed Online Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:24:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MikeTek http://hamletbatista.com/2008/10/01/delayed-gratification-the-key-to-untold-riches-down-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-34162 MikeTek Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:01:33 +0000 http://hamletbatista.com/2008/10/01/delayed-gratification-the-key-to-untold-riches-down-the-line/#comment-34162 This is an important observation, and one I think anybody doing search engine marketing needs to keep in mind. So many of the clients I have worked with as an SEO consultant have a hard time grasping the idea that user intent and expectations should be a prime focus when analyzing traffic and conversions. When a pattern emerges and you can identify what traffic sources (both referring sites and keywords) are sending the richest traffic with the highest conversion rate, that information is gold. It should inform the next steps you take in optimizing both your content and your advertising methods. Thanks for a great post, Hamlet. This is an important observation, and one I think anybody doing search engine marketing needs to keep in mind.

So many of the clients I have worked with as an SEO consultant have a hard time grasping the idea that user intent and expectations should be a prime focus when analyzing traffic and conversions.

When a pattern emerges and you can identify what traffic sources (both referring sites and keywords) are sending the richest traffic with the highest conversion rate, that information is gold. It should inform the next steps you take in optimizing both your content and your advertising methods.

Thanks for a great post, Hamlet.

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