SearchGuru Malaysia

A quick overview on the size of the Internet, including stats of popular social sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, in a nice infographic by theroxor.com (click for larger image):

If you’re wondering why you keep seeing website ads that seem more and more relevant, it’s because Google has gone beyond contextual advertising – it’s now serving ads based on your browsing history. What this means in simple terms is that Google watches the sites you visit and tries to understand your interest, and then serves display ads based on what it thinks you may be interested in. Pretty clever but a little creepy. (more…)

We’re proud to announce that we’ve created a new private area for our SEO clients. Depending on the services purchased, the client will be able to access a variety of advanced research, tracking and reporting tools.

These tools are accessible via SearchGuru.my. This is a first in Malaysia and Singapore – no other local SEO companies provide such value-add.

Some of the tools available are:
Keyword Rankings
Track your movement on Google, Yahoo and/or Bing for up to fifty keywords – you can even perform a side-by-side comparison with your competitor. We also keep a 6-month history of your rankings, so you can monitor the performance on a graph.

Backlink Research
Check yours or your competitor’s backlinks, with data extracted from MajesticSEO – for up to 15,000 backlinks! We even score the importance of the link, show you the anchor text, and check whether it’s a nofollow link.

Link Manager
Conveniently see where SearchGuru has built links for your website (first level), organized by link type, anchor text, webpage URL and webpage type. We can even monitor for changes to the links, e.g. when they change PageRank or when nofollow is applied.

Website Analyzer
Just for fun, see a mashup of metrics for your website based on data from SEOmoz, SEMRush, Google AdWords and Open Calais.

Google Analytics
Analytics is a powerful website tracking tool, but the information can sometimes be overwhelming. We extract the most useful data and break them down into easily understood sections, which you can conveniently access with the rest of the tools.

And many more.

I was having breakfast at Pelita in Sri Hartamas this morning, when I received a call from Ms. Malati of Marketing-Interactive.com. Apparently, she had caught wind of my new venture from an online press release that I’d submitted earlier last month, for SEO purpose. After a quick 10-minute telephone interview, SearchGuru was featured on the frontpage of their website – what a pleasant surprise!

You can read the full article here or download the PDF copy below:
SEO Agency Opens Doors in Malaysia (349KB)

If you feel having a prestigious business address is important, you could consider getting a Virtual Office. Starting from as low as RM170/month, you can configure your Virtual Office plan to include a mailing address, telephone number, and even complimentary use of office space and meeting rooms. But if you miss working in a corporate environment like myself, there is also a Serviced Office option available. (more…)