Jon's In Waikiki (AKA The Waikiki Marketer)

It looks like Google might be using your bounce rate as part of their ranking algorithm. What does that mean for our SEO efforts? Strictly speaking it’s not actually an SEO problem. Let’s define what a ‘bounce’ is and get some other facts of the way first. A bounce is a single page visit – […]

Many businesses realize that their site(s) need to be changed – sometimes for a more current look or to improve the user experience or some other reason. What holds them back is the real fear that they could lose the search engine rankings they’ve fought so hard to get. After years of consistent SEO, the […]

“What?!?! It takes THAT long?!?!”. I was sitting across the table from a prospective client who had just gone into shock. His outburst took place after I had told him that SEO might not produce results for a few months. His site was in bad shape and has not seen any search engine optimization ever. […]

The Honolulu Advertiser carried an article today on the fact that Hawaii had seen a big gain in bankruptcy filings last month. It should be noted that this is going on all over, not just in Hawaii. Another important aspect is that many of these were personal bankruptcies. Still, that leaves a lot of room […]