Recognizing that a Web site's content and core design play a critical role in search engine optimization, eight companies recently chose to power their Web sites with Hot Banana (http://www.octopz.com/)
- Committee for Children (http://www.youdesignit.com/)
- BioStorage (http://www.streetbrains.com)
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Optimization Through Well-Designed CMS = High Conversion Rates
Octopz, a Web 2.0 technology startup, needed to transform its "brochureware" Web site to a fully functional marketing-driven site - in time for the company's official launch. Octopz
launched its Web site in less than six weeks, using Hot Banana's SaaS Web CMS solution with integrated Web analytics from ClickTracks. In its first three months, Octopz.com drove more
than 1,000 free trials of its software - far above the company's goals.
"Since our launch four months ago, Octopz has only targeted a few keywords," said Ann Christie, Octopz vice president of marketing. "Hot Banana's built-in SEO features have allowed us to
beat some of the market leaders in Google's organic search results. Not bad, considering we haven't truly begun our search engine marketing push yet."
Hot Banana Web sites use quality W3C Web standard code and include strategically designed site navigation. Search engine spiders and robots can find content quickly inside the Web site,
indexing practically everything as they move around. Any adjustments needed to improve the organic search engine rankings - like page title names, URLs, meta tags, keyword copy, keyword
and description tags, graphics titles, automated Google Sitemap submissions and internal/external hyperlinks - can be made on the fly, making it easy for non-technical users to control
Hot Banana's SEO capabilities without the expense of a webmaster or IT department.
For more information about leveraging Web CMS for SEO, visit www.hotbanana.com) is an award-winning Web CMS that helps
marketers build and manage SEO-friendly Web sites that can be automated and optimized for maximum lead generation and conversion performance. Hot Banana is available as a Software as a
Service (SaaS), hosted offering, or as a licensed software ColdFusion CMS, with everything an eMarketer needs, including Web site optimization and marketing automation tools. Specifically
designed for small-to-midsize companies, Hot Banana has more than 200 clients worldwide.
Located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, with a U.S. office in Menlo Park, Calif., Hot Banana is the Web content management solution from J.L. Halsey Corporation (OTCBB:JLHY), a leading
provider of technology solutions for mid-size marketers. J.L. Halsey's other marketing technology solutions include Lyris, EmailLabs, Sparklist and ClickTracks.
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