The Burlington Post recently published a very informative article that helps spell out what it is that SEO specialists can do for business websites, including businesses in Portland, Oregon that need search engine optimization. Here is the article as it appeared. We trimmed a bit for length.
Sooner or later, if you have a commercial website,

A recent study on how small businesses will invest in marketing, SEO, and revenue optimism – what it might mean for your Portland, OR based business.

 
70% Expect No Decline In Web Revenue Over Next Year, Despite Economic Conditions
Register.com announced the results

7 Small Business Marketing Tips to Grow Business: This originally appeared on Stockhouse.com a few days ago, and we thought it might be useful for local businesses in Portland, Oregon. We edited it for length and readability.
1. Develop a unique selling point (USP) that gives prospects a compelling reason to buy from you now.

Ten Tips for Directing Organic SEO/SEM Traffic to Your Site
1. Keyword research: Take the time to figure out the words used by people you want to visit your site, and use these words in articles and other content on the relevant page. Make sure you use these keywords in the first few words of

Mediapost published an interesting article today that made me start to wonder if SEM/SEO accredited college courses were bound to come to Portland State University, or other Oregon universities.
The story, based on a course at the University of California San Diego read in part:
“The course is designed for small business owners and corporate marketing staff.

Bytestart provided this quick list of eight tips for streamlining SEO efforts that I thought might be useful to some Portland, Oregon-area businesses:
1. Be realistic
Everybody knows the “ideal” keyword that they would like to rank for, but the chances of ranking well for this keyword may be slim / almost impossible in competitive industries.
Be