Bing Tests out a New Google Esque Local Search Results

Bing is now testing out a new local search results layout similar to that of Google’s. Before they adopted this new technique they would just display results in a “pack” type formation. With the new results Bing displays a mix of local results rather than businesses listings and map at the top of the page, above all of the regular organic links. The new format will potentially show:

• Listings appearing anywhere in the search results, not just at the top of the page. The map appears with the pack in this display.

• The old “pack” layout may also be replaced by blended listings — organic listings with local data blended in as part of the search snippet. The map appears in the upper right of this display, but floats as the user scrolls down the page.

Google + Good For Business

Google + is the latest in Google’s attempt at social networking. On September 20, 2011, Google+ was opened to everyone 18 years of age or older without an invitation. Google + helps you organize friends by topic: Friends, Family, College Buddies, Roommates, etc. Google + has a list of features, the three most prominent would be Circles, Hangouts and Sparks. These services basically let you categorize your friends, message and video chat in large groups, and find people, events, services, based on your interests and that of your friends. Google + is good for Businesses and business owners in the sense that Google Plus Circles makes it possible for companies or brands to engage with people about specific services and or interests rather than having to fit a variety of services or interests on one channel. Because Google + is part of the major search engine it uses Google assets, such as Google Search, Gmail and Google Webmaster Tools to help with business searches and promotion. Businesses are even showing that Google Plus buttons on their site are starting to perform better in search. To find out more on Google + check out the link :

Edriven Concepts Now on Facebook & Twitter

E-Driven Concepts is now pleased to announce that we are now on Facebook and Twitter! We want to make sure all of our customers are getting the latest info on E-Driven and it’s resources. By following us on Twitter and Facebook you will be automatically updated on all of our current news and advancements. As a company we strive to keep our customers updated and educated on the latest  in SEO, Google, Website management, WordPress, and many more! Follow us today and stay updated!

E Driven Concepts will Match any Company Web Hosting Package and Price

Website Hosting is a competitive field. At E-Driven Concepts we strive to provide the most updated and quality Web Hosting and SEO services. To prove how confident we are in our hosting services we are now offering a site hosting package and price match. We will give you if not the best price, a matched price to whatever any other hosting company says they can do for you.

Our high quality service includes fast and reliable servers, professional and friendly staff, multiple free tools, and a feature-rich hosting package. And all this provided at an unbeatable price! We offer high quality web hosting for many Open Source website applications. With our optimized Open Source hosting services you will be able to easily create and maintain a successful website. We are proud to support:


To Read More about our Hosting visit http://www.edrivenconcepts.com/hosting

E-Driven Concepts Visits OMS (Online Marketing Summit)

This past weekend the CEO of E-Driven Concepts attended OMS 2012 (Online Marketing Summit). OMS is a  premier global educational event for marketing professionals. There marketing professionals share ideas and hear information from expert practitioners. E Driven Concepts had the opportunity to learn the best practices in Social Media, Demand Generation, Search, Email, Analytics, Mobile, Integrated Marketing and more.
While at OMS the CEO of E-Driven Concepts was educated in areas ranging from HTML5 to Local and Social trends for growing your business. E Driven now has the info to Find which data feed services work best for mass local listings online and on the mobile web plus which social networking features have the most effect on local marketing. E-Driven is now also educated in the realms of HTML5 and has knowledge of coding elements that will be major factors of search rankings .
E-Driven Concepts is dedicated to staying relevant and knowledgeable in all online marketing strategies. We want to make sure we always provide our customers with the latest technology and support when it comes to  online search engine optimization.

"The Art Of Poor Sales Tactics; Misleading Customers With Scam And Fraud Affects Everyone

The cost of bad business tactics not only affects the customer, but the employees & companies involved as well.  As much as we would all love to live in and idealistic and forward thinking world where everyone is honest and hard working, we can’t.


As many might know EDriven Concepts was faced with fake, negative online reviews made by former employees. The art of sales and sales tactics is one that can get messy, fast. Without honest values, morals, and education on how to properly sell a service to someone, employees might take matters into their own hands. In some cases this might be applauded, but at E-Driven Concepts we strive to keep a small educated sales team who will always offer honest and valuable services to new customers.


A Former Employee, Josh Murlin and the Company Skyrise Solutions seem to be using these dishonest sales tactics and targeting  Prospect Genius. Confusing sales tactics and misleading information can affect all the companies and customers involved. Companies like Skyrise Solutions are a perfect example of what fraudulent sales can do to the trust customers have in SEO companies that work hard and ACTUALLY do their jobs. Customers will eventually lose trust in all companies, and everyone gets hit hard with the use of poor sales tactics and customer manipulation.


The outcome of these poor sales tactics, defraud and sales manipulation is that it will always catch up with whoever is being dishonest. The truth always prevails and customers will be happy to work with the people who were honest from the beginning.

Google AdWords; E-Driven Concepts Stays Up To Date to Provide Excellent Service

As many of you might know Google AdWords is a wonderful way to advertise your business and or company. Although it may be great for some, it can be costly for others and generate poor results. AdWords or "cost per click" , does exactly that. Basically every time someone clicks on your advertisement Google charges you. You do have the control to decide what sites you are placed on and to make sure it's relevant to the business you are advertising. You also choose how much you pay and how many a clicks per hour you allow. The only thing you cant control is how many people will click on your advertisement a day.

We here at E-Driven Concepts strive to stay up to date and relevant to anything and everything that is going on within the internet and all major Search engines. The owner of E-Driven Concepts recently went to a 2 day long Google AdWords Seminar and learned everything we as a company need to know to stay informed and the services we can help our customers successfully manage. We strive to provide quality SEO and website services to optimize business and web traffic. We pride ourselves in not only staying up to date and educated but keeping our customers up to date and educated on services as well. Don't dive into anything until you know how it works,we don't and you shouldn't either. E-Driven Concepts will always keep you educated and informed while handling you SEO and online advertising needs.

Google Gets Easy; Changes in Google's Privacy Policy & Terms of Service Create a User Friendly Experience

Google is getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies and replacing them with one's that are a whole lot shorter and easier to read. The new policy covers multiple products and features, making Google a safe and easy internet experience. It is extremely important to know and be aware of the changes within Google, as an everyday user, business owner, parent, etc.

You might be wondering if this means Google is going to be giving out your personal info or knowing everything about you, they aren’t. Basically, you always have a choice. Google will never disclose any info you don’t want to be shown across the web, it’s always your choice. The new policy simply makes it clear that Google uses data to refine and improve your experience on Google services you sign in to use.  For example if you have a You Tube account and constantly watch Cinderella videos, as in the Disney cartoon. When you search Cinderella on Google, they know, based on your You Tube interests you aren’t looking for the hair metal band Cinderella. It’s actually a pretty neat feature. Check out the new Privacy Policy & Terms of Service HERE.

As a Business owner dealing with SEO, it’s always important to be aware of changing Privacy & Terms of service policies across Google. You would never want to get your site  black listed or lose traffic due to simple mistakes, and just plainly not being aware. E-Driven Concepts is always up to date and educated with what is going on within Search engines. We work hard to keep our staff and customers aware and educated, so that the sites we manage always have front page listings and high traffic.

Why Did I Lose Traffic and Rankings on Google & What In The World Is An Algorithm Change?

As a website owner, business owner, or webmaster it is always important to know what is constantly going on with your website and the changes going on within the search engines you are placed in.  Some of the problems many are constantly faced with are loss of traffic, lost rankings, getting black listed, or other penalties.
When something like this happens, it is extremely important to figure out whether you have actually been penalized or if there is something more technical going on with your site. Some ways to figure out what is actually going on are listed below.

• See if Google has changed how they’re treating your particular space. Be sure to always track not only your own rankings, but those of your competitors as well. Is there something iffy going on? Or is it just you.

• Data center anomalies: The other obvious one is that rankings can vary depending on location. Be sure to have others check the rankings (from target market region) and cross reference Google referrer traffic in your analytics.

• Algorithm updates: Such as Panda, GooPLA and so on,Remember, recent updates such as the Google Page Layout Algorithm, (GooPLA) are in fact not a penalty. It is more of a filter/dampening factor. This Algorithm change can happen as often as 30 times a month if not more. It’s basically Google adjusting to the way people search the web and what keywords they are actually using.

Now if not faced with an actual Algorithm change, then what can be a cause for penalty? Check out this list below and make sure you aren’t working against the system.

• Link manipulation: Paid links, hidden, excessive reciprocal, shady links etc.
• Cloaking: Serving different content to users and Google.
• Malware: Serving nastiness from your site.
• Content: Spam/keyword stuffing, hidden text, duplication/scraping.
• Sneaky JavaScript redirects.
• Bad neighborhoods: Links, server, TLD.
• Doorway pages.
• Automated queries to Google: Tools on your site, probably a bad idea

How can all this be avoided? Hiring an honest SEO company Like E-Driven Concepts to manage all your online websites and rankings can keep you safe from algorithm changes, and properly place you on all major search engines. This way, your site is constantly being back linked and placed. E-Driven Concepts Website Services do not use tricks to help your site rank. Our SEO firm strictly follows Yahoo!, MSN and Google web master guidelines.

How DOES Google Make Money?

Google made about $ 37.9 billion in 2011 thanks to travel and tourism, retailers, insurance companies, and many other prominent industries.

About 96% of Google’s annual revenue comes from online advertising. If you have never heard of sponsored links, I’m sure you have seen them. When you perform a search in Google, sponsored links appear on the right side of the screen. These are advertisers that make a business agreement with Google in order to get their ads displayed alongside the results of the most appropriate searches. Google also uses Adwords, a system that allows a potential advertiser to specify the search terms they would like to specify as the words that, when searched, will display their ads. Lastly Google offers a program called AdSense; this is a program where website owners can sign up for ads on a website that is contextually relevant to what they offer and that way the ad owner and site owner all make money.

Google makes money in multiple ways and as a business owner and potential advertiser it is important to know how the thing you are signing up for works. E-Driven Concepts Helps all types of companies and businesses get the best SEO and advertising, Our SEO services and Internet marketing services will help generate sales for your business while increasing website traffic naturally. We educate you about your services along the way. Don’t let yourself get dragged in by the greedy hands of advertising until you are aware and knowledgeable of what exactly you are getting yourself into.
A few fun facts about what industries spent most on advertising for 2011!

• Finance & Insurance - $4.0 billion
• Retailers & General Merchandise - $2.8 billion
• Travel & Tourism - $2.4 billion
• Jobs & Education - $2.2 billion
• Home & Garden - $2.1 billion

Beware of SEO scams

Beware of SEO Scams! With the benefits that come from great exposure on the world’s largest search engines, there are the threats and fraud issues all businesses deal with today! SEO SCAMS!

Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the task of improving the visibility of a web page. With billions of web pages on the Internet today, it takes some creativity and technical know how to make a web page stand out from every other website in your category. Finding a good SEO Web Marketing team like Edriven Concepts that has the creative and technical skills is vital to getting your business the right exposure online. Real Search engine optimization is a highly specialized medium that works to increase the ranking of a web page in a search engine. When executing a search on the web, the search results are usually many pages of possible links. The most popular and relevant web pages are at the very beginning of the search results.  Not all business comes from the first page results, however, it is a mathematical fact that the closer to the top your website is the better chance a web surfer or consumer will click on to it.


SEO requires more than just placing a few key words on your web page or submitting the web page to a search engine for consideration. A company like Edriven Concepts understands that proper SEO work includes an evaluation of your web page, a comparison to similar web pages, unique keyword research, unique content writing, link building to name and site, positive reviews, key word relevant titles and sub titles as well as appropriate graphics and images. To avoid falling into a scam and not only losing money but possibly damaging the reputation of your business and web page by fraudulent SEO activity (black hat), there are a few things to keep in mind.
Educate yourself and become familiar with some SEO terms such as white hat and black hat techniques, algorithms, back links, front links, blogs and key words to name a few. The point is not to know everything there is to know about SEO but enough to know if the SEO Company is legitimate and responsible. If the company representative talks over your head or uses terminology you are not familiar with, ask questions. An honest company will tell you the facts!


Quality SEO takes time!
If the SEO Company promises instant results or a guarantee your web page will be number one in less than a week or two, you are more than likely being SCAMMED. Once they get your money, you can try to file a complaint or request to cancel, and usually not be able to reach a representative from the company again.


Reliable and legitimate SEO work will take time to show results. It may be several months before quality SEO shows results, but the proper work will take time to get through the web crawler system. Instant results will almost always equal scam and spam. Spam is dangerous, fraud that will affect your company’s exposure across the board. BEWARE not to sign up with BLACK HAT SEO SCAMMERS!


If the SEO Company tells you it will take just a few submissions to search engines, do not believe them. Yes, it is possible to submit web pages to search engines for consideration but it will not get you an optimized ranking. These companies are looking for a large up-front fee without providing more than a single landing page or directory listing. What you should be paying for is actual work on your site, quality link building and experienced programmers that understand how to code your site for the best results possible. Remember, “Quality is never an accident it is always a result ….”

Why the Temporary Blackout in protest of SOPA & PIPA?

If you missed it sites such as Wikipedia.org, Craigslist.org and Mozilla.org went dark on January 18th 2012 to protest the U.S. SOPA and PIPA bills that will eventually be debated in Congress.

So What exactly is SOPA and PIPA?

Read Here
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3261

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-968



Information on why the SOPA and PIPA bills shouldn’t be supported, or views that are generally against SOPA and PIPA:

Google
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/sopa-pipa/



Tech Dirt
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111122/04254316872/definitive-post-why-sopa-protect-ip-are-bad-bad-ideas.shtml



PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/article/248298/sopa_and_pipa_just_the_facts.html

EDriven Concepts would like to clear the air about the recent posts people have been seeing about us being a scam on sites such as Prospect Genius. We can assure everyone that we are a legitimate business that does not implement fraudulent activity and we hold a great customer retention percentage.

Regarding the post about EDriven Concepts attempting to defraud Prospect Genius clients we would like to announce that the posts were made in relation to Josh Murlin who was at that time an employee. When we read the post being made about us we had Josh personally call Prospect Genius owner and apologize. Josh Murlin was reprimanded and told this is not how we do business. Since then Josh has left our company and has partnered with another former employee Tri Phan and started a new SEO company called Skyrise Solutions. Josh has now decided to turn his “scam” against us and is now calling all our customers and telling them he is the new Edriven Concepts and getting them to give over credit cards.

Everyone who reads these comments should acknowledge that we are a successful company with few to almost no complaints. We have good reviews from actual customers.  http://www.edrivenconcepts.com/customer-testimonials. Our production and performance is better than ever and is going to continue to improve as time and the internet move on. Here at EDriven Concepts we aim to keep a positive environment both in office and out passing along to all of our current and future clients. We sincerely apologize for any false information you may have heard about us.