I’m very pleased to announce that the company that I founded way back in 1995, Netconcepts, has been acquired by Covario Inc., the leader in search advertising software and services. It’s exciting to think about what the future holds with the merged company. Netconcepts’ GravityStream technology combined with Covario’s Organic Search Insight promises an end-to-end […]

Hi, I’m Stephan Spencer. Here’s a little treatise on me. First off, I’m the President & CEO of Netconcepts, a natural search marketing firm with offices in Madison Wisconsin, Auckland New Zealand, and Beijing in China. In addition to SEO consulting, we have a search engine optimization (SEO) technology platform that helps online retailers optimize […]

Yes, teenagers can make passive income from Internet marketing. Here’s living proof: Isn’t she amazing?!? 🙂 Yes I’m a little biased, since she is my offspring. But still, you have to admit it’s impressive when a kid can start an online business and make it onto the speaking circuit by the age of 16, and […]

I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing David Allen a little while back. David’s the author of the best-selling book Getting Things Done, and he’s the creator of the stress-free productivity methodology known as “GTD”. I’m a big fan of David’s, and of GTD. I’ve written a few articles on GTD and productivity: Clearing the […]

My insane speaking schedule has made it difficult for me to keep this blog up-to-date, so apologies for that. This year I’ve spoken at Internet Retailer Web Design, SMX West, Elite Retreat, AMA SEO Training Series, Web 2.0 Expo, Shop.org Marketing Workshop, Catalogue Exchange, eMetrics Summit, and now, in a few days, SMX Advanced. However, […]

I shot the following video of teen entrepreneurs Chloe Spencer of the Ultimate Neopets Cheats Site (my daughter!), Juliette Brindak of Miss O & Friends, Jared Kim of WeGame and Angela McBride, a.k.a. Asuka Martin in Teen Second Life presenting on the “Totally Wired Superstars” panel (moderated by Ypulse founder Anastasia Goodstein) at the Ypulse […]

Being a CEO is a tough enough job without having to worry about blog traffic on top of it all (ask me how I know…) A corporate blog could be a tremendous publicity tool, though, if properly executed. On the other hand, it could end up being a PR disaster if you say something that […]

At ACCM 08, WebProNews interviewed Steve Spangler – the science teacher turned catalog company CEO/Emmy award winner/keynote speaker/toy inventor. In the interview, Steve talks about how his Mentos + Diet Coke experiment turned into a YouTube sensation and how he was able to leverage it for his own marketing purposes. Steve is a client of […]