Christian SEO Veteran Jim Clayton

Christian SEO (Search Engine Optimization) companies are not always as good as they seem. I've been an Internet entrepreneur and consultant for over ten years, since before most companies even had a website. In that time, I've worked with companies ranging from home-based businesses to multi-million-dollar companies. You might have a great website, but unless people see it you won't get much out of it. The key? SEO, or, Search Engine Optimization. My specialty is getting websites listed well on the search engines so that they do not get "lost in the crowd." At any given time, I have dozens of listings showing up in the top ten, including many in the top three positions on Google, Yahoo and MSN, the "big three" search engines.

I have a BS in Computer Information Systems and an MBA in Marketing. I left the corporate world in 1996 to start Trinity Marketing Group, Inc. From 1996 to 2005, I worked with over 100 small and medium-size business, helping them with their Internet presence, including search engine optimization. In 2005, I sold my main business, website design, so that I could pursue a full-time education at Moody Bible Institute, where I am working on a Master of Divinity degree. I still operate a number of websites, so I continue to be very active in website activities, including SEO, design, promotion and hosting. I have made money through direct sales on my websites, through affiliate accounts and through selling on eBay. I suppose I will always be an Internet entrepreneur.

Here are some things to look for in an SEO company:

• How did you find them? My site comes up #1 on the largest search engine in the world (Google) for "christian SEO". How's that for a calling card?
• What does their website look like? I'm amazed at how many Christian web design companies and SEO's have poorly designed websites. What does that say about the quality of their work?
• Can they show you actual high ranking results? I can give you dozens of examples of placements I have in the top five on Google, Yahoo and MSN (the "big three") for highly competitive keywords.
• Do they talk about submitting your website to hundreds or thousands of search engines and directories? If they do, then stay away! There are only a handful of important search engines and directories, and submitting your site to the hundreds or thousands can actually hurt you instead of helping.

Because of the amount of work required to do SEO well, I work with a very small number of Christian clients at a time. Please feel free to email me if you have any comments or questions.

By the way, if you want to do your own SEO work, click here for a list of the "power tools" I use. May God bless you in your Christian SEO efforts!

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