"Why is my site not showing up in the search engines Such as: Google, MSN, Yahoo, Excite, Lycos, or the other major search engines?"

This is the most common FAQ we are asked

There can be many reasons a web site doesn't show up, or display well, in search engines results.
Any of the following can affect on your web sites search engine positioning, and web traffic.

• You may not be using a search engine optimized web design,(SEO Friendly)
• Your site may not be readable by the search engines
• May be missing information critical to properly index your webpage.
• Use of some scripts can prevent search engine spiders or bots from crawling your web site or reading its content.
• Hopefully your site has not been banned or penalized by the Search engines for some black hat trick.
• Not been properly submitted.

Note - Repeated submissions to search engines will not help.
Never employ a service which automatically or manually submits your site to search engines more than once, this is unnecessary, and can be considered spam by some engines and major directories

My site shows up in search results, but not for the keywords I want.

Again, there are specialized techniques involved in optimizing a site to place well in SERPs (Search Engine Position) for specific keywords. It is not just a matter of using dozens or hundreds of keywords in your meta tags, as a matter of fact, this can have negative results.

Search Engine Optimization Benefits

Make your site easy to find for your current customers.
Improve your search engine positions for your important keywords.
Target your geographical area, be it Vancouver, GVRD, British Columbia, Canada, USA, Europe or the world.
Target your selected demographic
Turn your site into a money maker instead of a liability.
Achieve great organic search results

Our consultants conduct research that will not only help us develop a site well focused on your targeted keywords and demographics, but is also a valuable resource to your business.

Through keyword research and analysis we are able to determine which products and services are most often searched for in your industry, as well as how the searches are phrased.
This valuable information provides great insight into consumer preferences, brand loyalty, and customer demographics.
Allowing you to tailor your business to customer demand and trends.
Keyword research is an even greater asset for new business, allowing you to take the pulse of the internet community on your topic of interest, before launching your new business or website.

The SEO Process

The most critical part of Search engine optimization, is good research, and understanding of SE preferences.
Keyword identification
Competition analysis
Developing a SEO strategy
Web Development
Quality link building
Online promotion
Monitor, analyze, tweak and tune pages as needed
Promotion, promotion, promotion...