My name is Gabriel Goldenberg and SEO ROI is my search engine optimization company. Let me tell you my story and I promise you’ll find out all about SEO ROI.

Aside: If you’re looking for particular information about SEO ROI, here’s a profile of the clients who get the most out of working with me, here’s how SEO ROI is different from the competition, and here are the people I frequently work with.

I’ve always been into politics. Turning 18 in 2005 and getting the right to vote was very special to me. I wanted influence that would allow me to persuade others to vote like me, so I started blogging about politics.

About that time, I heard about SEO.

Fascinated by the idea of getting free search engine traffic I picked two keywords around my blog’s focus and played with my blog’s template code. With some targeted writing and link building I found myself ranking for my keywords within 4 months. My blog was fully indexed and had a Google PageRank 5 (which appears very important when you’re new to SEO). I was hooked.

My rankings weren’t bringing me traffic though. Eventually I realized that the keywords I had targeted weren’t really being searched for. (My reaction was something along the lines of, “You mean you have to research keywords??”) So I refocused.

“A year after launch, the site was ranking well on Google, Yahoo and MSN for its new, searched-for keywords, and sported a PageRank 6 (though I now appreciate that Google doesn’t place as much importance on PageRank as it once did).”

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Over the course of that year, I also started doing SEO for others. Website Auction Hub (WAH) was my first client. Nowadays WAH ranks for Established Websites For Sale, Turnkey Websites for Sale, and even Websites for Sale.

A little later, I applied to be the B5Media blog network’s SEO blogger. B5 soon made me a tantalizing offer! Unfortunately, I had to decline because B5 needed a commitment that I couldn’t keep (that information wasn’t available when I applied).

With other clients (this high-ranking Montreal hotel amongst others - see case studies for more) and projects in my portfolio I decided to strike out on my own and officially become an SEO consultant.

Since then, I’ve continued to develop my expertise by reading voraciously, publishing my own articles (e.g. linkbait and search engine reputation management) and research. So here we have it: SEO ROI.

March 2008 Update: Things have been going very well for myself and for SEO ROI. I recently spoke at SMX West, a very large and prestigious industry conference attended by over 1500 people!

In other news, I published another article about linkbait, giving away linkbait ideas this time. SEOmoz graciously continues to publish my articles and I’ve just recently been ranked in the top 15 of all members (look for Bookworm seo). When you consider that they have roughly 60,000 members, that’s really saying something!

Regarding client work, I’ve consulted with this dog and pets site’s owner, as well as this personal injury lawyer. Regular services continue with the previously mentioned Montreal hotel and I’ve recently begun working with this business card software site.

April 2008 Update

More good news:

• I’ve been accepted to speak at SEM Canada
• Guy Kawasaki, on my friend Hjortur’s unsolicited (neither by Guy or by me) suggestion, added me to his top blog aggregator’s SEO section (AllTop)
• Alain McKenna wrote about me for Montreal’s main French-language newspaper, La Presse
• I’ve crossed the 500 RSS subscriber mark,
• Matt Cutts and Google have called SEO ROI a “high quality” website.

May 2008 Update

• I’ve been accepted to speak at SMX Advanced
• Crossed 1700 subscribers as of May 19, 2008.
• More delicious links from Search Engine Land
• A few interviews have gone up at About.com and at Winning the Web
• Did a guest post on branded search ROI at Brand Curve.
• Acquired Ice.com and Diamond.com as clients

June 2008 Update

• I spoke at SMX Advanced on Site Buying
• Was interviewed on Web Pro News
• Went on SEOmoz’s Whiteboard Friday
• Am working on a campaign for my dad’s Dental CE Seminars business

Ready to book your consultation? To get your free proposal? You’d be well advised to see if you’re the type of client who’d get the most out of working with me, first.

About SEO ROI Itself

SEO ROI is a unique consulting firm. I know that to succeed I have to distinguish myself and my firm, and I’m proud to say that I have found a way to be different and better: As a standard part of my consulting, I make use of non-SEO aspects of marketing. My approach integrates the broader range of marketing tools beyond simple SEO.

For example, at the same time as I increase your search engine rankings and traffic, I test different sales copy, design and other techniques. That way, I provide you with a concrete return on investment. Because we both know your goal isn’t rankings on Google, Yahoo or MSN. Your interest is in getting those searchers to visit your site and buy!

My integrative approach provides a return on investment that turns visitors into sales. Click here to find out more about what makes SEO ROI stand out.

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