Comments for Dragonfly Media Curacao http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog Curacao, internet marketing, hospitality industry Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Promoting websites on Curacao by Joost Schrier http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/05/02/promoting-websites-on-curacao/#comment-26816 Joost Schrier Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:58:23 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/05/02/promoting-websites-on-curacao/#comment-26816 Yeah, we had to stop it because we didn't receive enough responses. So basically we ran out of websites to analyze. We could have gone on regardless, but we didn't want to do this without the approval of the websites' owners. Before you know it you're the unsolicited smart a*s and/or the agencies that made the sites would accuse us of cramping their style. The project was not without result though. More and more local companies are asking questions about SEO, we did some presentations about the subject and other local web design agencies advertise with knowing about SEO as well. It was a step in the right direction, but just one step, not a walk yet and nobody needs sneakers yet... As you say, it needs time (and education) Yeah, we had to stop it because we didn’t receive enough responses. So basically we ran out of websites to analyze. We could have gone on regardless, but we didn’t want to do this without the approval of the websites’ owners. Before you know it you’re the unsolicited smart a*s and/or the agencies that made the sites would accuse us of cramping their style.

The project was not without result though. More and more local companies are asking questions about SEO, we did some presentations about the subject and other local web design agencies advertise with knowing about SEO as well. It was a step in the right direction, but just one step, not a walk yet and nobody needs sneakers yet…
As you say, it needs time (and education)

]]> Comment on Promoting websites on Curacao by Simply678 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/05/02/promoting-websites-on-curacao/#comment-26812 Simply678 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:42:31 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/05/02/promoting-websites-on-curacao/#comment-26812 Have you stopped this project? By now there should be more than 52 study cases but i see less than 20. I have been thinking of such when i came to curacao but after mixing with people and doing lot of genuine talkings (not commercial) i realized it may take at least 5 more years before such an initiative is truly understood. Have you stopped this project? By now there should be more than 52 study cases but i see less than 20. I have been thinking of such when i came to curacao but after mixing with people and doing lot of genuine talkings (not commercial) i realized it may take at least 5 more years before such an initiative is truly understood.

]]> Comment on Hotels with a small marketing budget by Simply678 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/09/28/curacao-hotels-and-a-small-marketing-budget/#comment-26811 Simply678 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:19:55 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/09/28/curacao-hotels-and-a-small-marketing-budget/#comment-26811 The article on nationnews.com is rather short to convince anybody. Also this applies for many sectors in Curacao. I have spoken personally to people and explained the importance of SEO & Web development but there are lot of barriers. Many businesses have encountered bad experience regarding web design and are simply not willing or too scared to repeat such experience. Also once they understand SEO the only request would be "first place on google". The costs and details surrounding this scares them off unless they get lied to. The worse part is that many believe in "free 50$ google adwords" and will think that's all that is needed to rank high in google. It's all about education i believe. No company is really into agressive SEO in curacao. I believe a new generation of companies will emerge in a couple of years that will be extremely web savvy and put many local companies out of business at a fast pace. The article on nationnews.com is rather short to convince anybody.
Also this applies for many sectors in Curacao. I have spoken personally to people and explained the importance of SEO & Web development but there are lot of barriers. Many businesses have encountered bad experience regarding web design and are simply not willing or too scared to repeat such experience. Also once they understand SEO the only request would be “first place on google”. The costs and details surrounding this scares them off unless they get lied to. The worse part is that many believe in “free 50$ google adwords” and will think that’s all that is needed to rank high in google. It’s all about education i believe. No company is really into agressive SEO in curacao. I believe a new generation of companies will emerge in a couple of years that will be extremely web savvy and put many local companies out of business at a fast pace.

]]> Comment on Required reading: KPMG’s Caribbean Hotel & Condominium Benchmarking Survey by Rono http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/10/26/required-reading-kpmgs-caribbean-hotel-condominium-benchmarking-survey/#comment-26555 Rono Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:14:30 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/10/26/required-reading-kpmgs-caribbean-hotel-condominium-benchmarking-survey/#comment-26555 Thanks for writing this. Thanks for writing this.

]]> Comment on Looking for a Content Editor (full-time / part-time) by Web Designer http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/04/12/job-opportunity-curacao-content-editor/#comment-25737 Web Designer Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:07:50 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/04/12/job-opportunity-curacao-content-editor/#comment-25737 <p>I'm currently working with a web design company, and I have an idea that now it is the age of content bases web site, though design does matter but still to get good positions across all search engine you need strong and useful content.</p> I’m currently working with a web design company, and I have an idea that now it is the age of content bases web site, though design does matter but still to get good positions across all search engine you need strong and useful content.

]]> Comment on Hotels with a small marketing budget by kiran911 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/09/28/curacao-hotels-and-a-small-marketing-budget/#comment-24644 kiran911 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:08:05 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/09/28/curacao-hotels-and-a-small-marketing-budget/#comment-24644 Well hotels with a small marketing budget are good but it also may bring a lot of problems... so if you can cover that up then it will sure will get you on top... Well hotels with a small marketing budget are good but it also may bring a lot of problems… so if you can cover that up then it will sure will get you on top…

]]> Comment on Presentation at Women’s Network - follow-up by Joost Schrier http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/09/27/presentation-at-womens-network-follow-up/#comment-24323 Joost Schrier Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:08:53 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/09/27/presentation-at-womens-network-follow-up/#comment-24323 Hi Marjolijn, Hanging our collective head in shame..... We changed the name of the city. It would be a shame if a project like this would not be able to continue. If we can help in some way, sure we will. Hi Marjolijn,
Hanging our collective head in shame….. We changed the name of the city.
It would be a shame if a project like this would not be able to continue. If we can help in some way, sure we will.

]]> Comment on Presentation at Women’s Network - follow-up by marjolijn http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/09/27/presentation-at-womens-network-follow-up/#comment-24316 marjolijn Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:11:27 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/09/27/presentation-at-womens-network-follow-up/#comment-24316 Hi Dragonfly Media Thanx voor mentioning our website! Only one thing, we are students from Fontys Hogeschool in Tilburg and not from Eindhoven. Besides that, we still don't know if there are any interns who want to take over our website, so maybe you are interested? Greets, marjolijn Hi Dragonfly Media
Thanx voor mentioning our website! Only one thing, we are students from Fontys Hogeschool in Tilburg and not from Eindhoven. Besides that, we still don’t know if there are any interns who want to take over our website, so maybe you are interested?
Greets, marjolijn

]]> Comment on Fables, Facts and Vision - Lunch Seminar by Memento Vivi _ grafisch ontwerpbureau en uitgeverij Curacao » Blog Archive » Fabels, Feiten & Visie | Internet op Curacao http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/09/11/fables-facts-and-vision-lunch-seminar/#comment-22596 Memento Vivi _ grafisch ontwerpbureau en uitgeverij Curacao » Blog Archive » Fabels, Feiten & Visie | Internet op Curacao Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:28:58 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2008/09/11/fables-facts-and-vision-lunch-seminar/#comment-22596 [...] Meer informatie over SVC-lunchcongres Fabels Feiten & Visie > www.fabelsfeitenvisie.com Meer informatie over de achtergrond van het congres > www.coaching-magazine.net Ook leuk om te lezen > het bericht op blog van Dragon Fly > www.dgfmedia.net/blog [...] […] Meer informatie over SVC-lunchcongres Fabels Feiten & Visie > www.fabelsfeitenvisie.com Meer informatie over de achtergrond van het congres > www.coaching-magazine.net Ook leuk om te lezen > het bericht op blog van Dragon Fly > www.dgfmedia.net/blog […]

]]> Comment on Working with redirects in an SEO friendly way - 301 by Sean http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/07/11/working-with-redirects-in-an-seo-friendly-way-301/#comment-22213 Sean Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:03:13 +0000 http://www.dgfmedia.net/blog/2007/07/11/working-with-redirects-in-an-seo-friendly-way-301/#comment-22213 Thanks Joost! I'm moving some web sites with SEO value and this article was very helpful. Thanks Joost! I’m moving some web sites with SEO value and this article was very helpful.

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