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Why 1-800-Flowers Doesn’t Rank

RKF — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:12:59 +0000

Over at the Outspoken Media blog, Rae Hoffman highlights some obvious reasons big brands aren’t ranking as well as they could. One of the brands she targets is 1-800-Flowers: I’m not sure what the hell 1-800-Flowers’ SEO staff is doing … I don’t know who the hell is managing their SEO, but they should seriously [...]

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Why 1-800-Flowers Doesn’t Rank

A Look Ahead – Directory Rankings on Caffeine

RKF — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:40:54 +0000

It’s no secret by now that Google has announced a preview of their next infrastructure update. Given the popularity of our recent report on Florist Directory Rankings (and IYP performance for florists), I thought it might be fun to see how our contenders fared in the “new Google” results. This time out we threw everything [...]

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A Look Ahead – Directory Rankings on Caffeine

Article: Email Marketing Tips

RKF — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:03:35 +0000

Florists' Review magazine, the leading publication in the floral industry IIRC, was kind enough to publish an article I wrote on email marketing. Now, let's continue the discussion.

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Article: Email Marketing Tips

So where you been?

RKF — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:24:17 +0000

It’s been a long time … far too long, in my opinion, since I’ve been able to post on the Florist SEO blog. You see, things have been a little crazy around Strider HQ of late. We’ve had a crush of florists registering for our Florist 2.0 ecommerce sites, and everyone wants to be live [...]

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So where you been?

Is Your Web Designer Keeping Secrets?

RKF — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:16:52 +0000

Kalena Jordan of Search Engine College writes an entry-level article aimed at small business owners. She offers tips on dealing with your web designer to make sure your site is SEO friendly. She even uses florists as an example :)

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Is Your Web Designer Keeping Secrets?

Hat Tip To The Queen of Floral SEO

RKF — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:31:11 +0000

One of my favourite people ever, not to mention favourite florists, is Cathy Hillen-Rulloda. I think she hates it when I say that in public … but, that’s the price she has to pay for being awesome. In addition to being featured in an article on small business online success on Search Engline Land, Cathy [...]

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Hat Tip To The Queen of Floral SEO

“Morning Breath”

RKF — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:03:15 +0000

Thanks to Rich from the Bloomery, a florist in Butler, PA, for submitting this photo of a pair of Poppies about to open. Rich says: I call this one “Morning Breath”. It’s a pair of poppies shortly before they open. This is Rich Dudley from The Bloomery Florist Boutique in Butler, PA. I’m an avid [...]

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“Morning Breath”

Display Your Images

RKF — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:02:12 +0000

Since I still haven’t gotten around to selecting more images to rotate in the top area of this site, I’m opening the floor to you the readers. If you are a florist, photographer or in some other way the owner of a nice picture of flowers, preferably your own work, please submit the picture to [...]

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Display Your Images

Are Big Chains Really A Threat?

RKF — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:34:49 +0000

It’s just over a week old, but this article from the WSJ on independent coffee shops thriving despite Starbucks is still worth mentioning. It speaks directly to the environment and circumstances facing many retail florists in today’s market as they try to compete with big chains and supermarkets. The article describes how smaller coffee shops [...]

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Are Big Chains Really A Threat?