I recently had a conversation with an pre-launch startup where they discussed how SEO was going to be really important for them. And to me, there seems to be a lot of confusion by founders of startups around search engine optimization (SEO) and how it works for a startup. I won't say that I'm truly an expert on SEO. Still having worked with a lot of different startups and especially a lot on SEO and especially They went on to describe a fairly common type of site that has some original content, but not much. They are in a space where

recently wrote a piece for Mashable on how to create a company blog .  Since Since it’s already written (and since I promised not to republish on my blog other than a summary) if you’re interested please have a read over there.  I Should you blog? I guess let’s file this under sales & marketing advice . I

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! The first 6 steps to homegrowing basic startup analytics Comments Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen Analysis on viral marketing, user experience, game design, and online ads As

UPDATE:  I’m setting up a new project on analytics.  While at one of my recent startups I developed a framework for startup growth metrics (focused primarily on user metrics). I built this model in response to what I saw casual attitude to making products grow viral (hence the name of this blog post). If you are interested in collaborating ping me on twitter @gammill.  It promises to be fun and interesting. **************­**************­**************­**************­***********

I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. It was a great conversation and I thought it would be a good idea to do some visible networking with Aaron to get to know him better. Tell me a bit about your background. I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. While at UC Santa Barbara, I then went to Pepperdine University School of Law and graduated in 2006 with a Certificate from the Geoffrey H.

He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). A great opportunity for more visible networking . I roughly know about MakeItWork, but tell me a bit about where you spend your time day-to-day. A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. Sometimes I make a blog entry. I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses.

I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal. For example, if you click on Startup , you find: => The most recent posts, announcements and web pages on the top of the page that relate to Startups. => The best (according to social signals across the network) content below that such as: Acting CTO Role in a Start-up The DNA of an

This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. So here's the Hot List for 1/1/2009 - 1/15/2009 Top 5 Posts The 7 Ways to Get Traffic on the Web Why You Need To Lead A Tribe - Seth Godin LA Gets Dugg, Hammered, Screwed How To Get The World Excited About Your Business –The James Siminoff Interview Viral analytics and metrics - go viral young startup Top 20 Keywords SEO Metrics Marketing Social Media Alelo Google Yahoo Mahalo MySpace Tech Coast Angels

You can also catch her on CBSNEWS.COM bringing you the best in social trends and pop culture on her blog “On The Scene”, and as a correspondent on The Tomorrow Show with Mo Rocca. Send them your reel, see if they'll pick you up. But in the meantime, start your blog, your personality-driven site.  Find What I admire about Shira Lazar is that she's too much of a go-getter to wait for the perfect TV gig to come to her. I've watched her build her reputation and fan-base using new media tools like Qik, Wordpress and Twitter.

While at one of my recent startups I developed a framework for startup growth metrics (focused primarily on user metrics). I built this model in response to what I saw casual attitude to making products grow viral (hence the name of this blog post). It is a simple, but useful, framework for startups to leverage (framework subject to change). One of the things I am passionate about is analytics and metrics. I’m most interested in gathering a breadth and leveraging them to drive solid decision making.