Richard Zwicky

About Richard Zwicky

Richard Zwicky is a founder and the CEO of Metamend Software, a Victoria, B.C. based firm whose cutting edge Search Engine Optimization software has been recognized around the world as a leader in its field. Employing a staff of 10, the firm's business comes from around the world, with clients from every continent. Most recently the company was recognized for their geo-locational, or GIS technology, which correlates online businesses with their physical locations, as well as their cutting edge advances in contextual search algorithms. articles@metamend.com

Meta Tags- What Are They and Which Search Engines Use Them?

Defining Meta Tags is much easier than explaining how they are used, and by which engines. The reason is very few engines clearly lay out what they do and do not look at, and how much emphasis they put on any one factor.
Date Posted: November 25, 2003

Why Search Engine Traffic Should be Your Top Priority

Most Internet marketing methods are risky and many will not have any affect on traffic to a web site. Some online marketers will sell you anything from banner impressions, to mass email campaigns (spam), to popup ads.
Date Posted: November 20, 2003

Choosing the Right Strategy for your Online Business: Pay for Inclusion vs Pay per Click

Back in the old days of the Internet - in 1993, - there were 284 locations on the entire World Wide Web. According to Bill Clinton, only 8 of them ended in .com or .net when he was sworn into office.
Date Posted: November 18, 2003

Keyword Ownership: What It Is And Where It's Headed

Have you ever got one of those silly emails that offers to let you own a keyword? Silly question. How many such emails do you get every day?A number of such services regularly email me offering keyword ownership of premium keywords for $300/year.
Date Posted: November 11, 2003

A Way for Search Engines to Improve

Wouldn't it be nice if the search engines could comprehend our impressions of search results and adjust their databases accordingly? Properly optimized web pages would show up well in contextual searches and be rewarded with favorable reviews...
Date Posted: November 04, 2003