Websmith Group | Web Application and Software Development, Strategy and Consulting » search engines http://www.websmithgroup.com Websmith Group provides web application development, custom programming, website planning and consulting services to small to mid sized businesses, non profit and grassroots organizations, and the arts and entertainment industries. We educate, plan, consult, develop & implement web based solutions. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:15:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Websmith Group provides web application development, custom programming, website planning and consulting services to small to mid sized businesses, non profit and grassroots organizations, and the arts and entertainment industries. We educate, plan, consult, develop & implement web based solutions. Websmith Group | Web Application and Software Development, Strategy and Consulting no Websmith Group provides web application development, custom programming, website planning and consulting services to small to mid sized businesses, non profit and grassroots organizations, and the arts and entertainment industries. We educate, plan, Websmith Group | Web Application and Software Development, Strategy and Consulting » search engines http://www.websmithgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.websmithgroup.com Introduction to How Search Engines Work http://www.websmithgroup.com/blog/web-development-tips/introduction-to-how-search-engines-work/ http://www.websmithgroup.com/blog/web-development-tips/introduction-to-how-search-engines-work/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:01:05 +0000 Kishau Rogers http://www.websmithgroup.com/?p=1078

Glossy Robot with Magnifying GlassSearch engines remain the leading method for finding information, products and services on the internet. Over 10 million searches were performed in August 2009 alone (source: Nielsen). Therefore, understanding how search engines work is important if having potential customers find you via search engines is ONE of your lead generation strategies (keywords: “one of”).

I will be posting a series of resources and videos that will help you better understand search engines and determine how much you are willing to invest in services & strategies for improving your search engine ranking. First, watch this 5 minute clip explaining the purpose of search engines, how they’ve evolved, and how they deliver & determine results to your queries (in general). The clip features Terry Winograd is Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University (Copyright: British Broadcasting Corporation. All Rights Reserved).

Video URL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLDHih81zX0)

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Kishau Rogers

Kishau Rogers is the President and Founder of Websmith Group, a web application development company. Her mission is to connect businesses with the information and technologies necessary to meet their goals EFFECTIVELY. Kishau Rogers holds a Computer Science Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and has over sixteen years of experience, which includes web, application and database development. Kishau also speaks, blogs, and writes articles to educate organizations and entrepreneurs on resources and best practices for ensuring effective, dynamic and innovation web solutions.

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