First Rate Australia Blog http://www.firstrate.com.au/blogau Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:22:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.10 en The Australian Online Banking Industry http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FirstRateAUBlog/~3/307670262/the-australian-online-banking-industry http://www.firstrate.com.au/blogau/the-australian-online-banking-industry#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:07:25 +0000 AU Editor Other Case Studies http://www.firstrate.com.au/blogau/the-australian-online-banking-industry Search Engine ReadinessIndustry Report

Australian Online Banking ReportThis report focuses on the top four banks in Australia and evaluates their position online, with particular focus on whether they are able to capture the substantial search demand for their products and services.

The four major banks in Australia (National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and Westpac in order of size) have all invested hugely in their websites and online facilities. After all, with 42% of Australians preferring online banking to any other method it’s a service that is now critical to ensuring their customers are satisfied with their overall banking experience.

Interestingly though, the online market share of the major banks in Australia does not reflect their actual market share. This report details who is the leader, and why.

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First Rate provided an in-depth internet marketing service which included both Search Engine Advertising and Search Engine Optimisation. The results were clear with average cost per acquisition being reduced to 35% of its original level.

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Find out how First Rate doubled the traffic to the website in just 1 month and increased Gift Certificate sales by more than 600%

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]]> http://www.firstrate.com.au/blogau/case-study-appliances-online/feed/ http://www.firstrate.com.au/blogau/case-study-appliances-online SEO Strategies for Data Rich Sites http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FirstRateAUBlog/~3/307655053/seo-strategies-for-data-rich-sites http://www.firstrate.com.au/blogau/seo-strategies-for-data-rich-sites#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:00:08 +0000 AU Editor Other Presentations http://www.firstrate.com.au/blogau/seo-strategies-for-data-rich-sites Presentation: Marketing database driven sites online

Data driven SEODiscover how effectively marketing a data driven site online, can drive traffic and conversion rates.

 

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  • The long tail of keywords
  • Site maps and indexing issues
  • Internal linking strategy
  • External links to deep content pages
  • Site SEO

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Presentation: Top tips for building website links

Link BuildingDiscover how to build links to a website.

 

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  • Top tips for link building
  • Link baiting
  • Buying links
  • RSS and Linking Strategies

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Paid Search CampaignsThis presentation contains lots of practical tips on optimising your paid search engine campaign and monitoring the results.

 

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  • Define your keyword and ad groups
  • Generate keyword lists
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Website Marketing & SalesThis presentation is filled with essential statistics, charts and advice about marketing websites online.

 

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Website Marketing & SalesThis presentation is filled with essential statistics, charts and advice about marketing websites online.

 

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Online customer lifecycleDiscover how your marketing tactics and site features can be enhanced to drive increased sales and revenue.

 

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  • Acquiring new visitors
  • Persuading visitors to interact with site
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  • Fulfilling orders
  • Motivating visitors to recommend the site to others
  • Enticing visitors to return to the site

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