SEO, Website Promotion, Internet Marketing

Tri-Cities, Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol

Tri-City Commerce Group offers professional grade search engine optimization and marketing ( SEO / SEM ) solutions to the Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol areas, in addition to clients both nationally and worldwide. We can help drive traffic to and promote your website.

Tri-City Commerce Group
Search Engine Marketing and Web Design

Every day, your target audience uses Google, Yahoo, and MSN to find products and services. Strong search engine visibility increases market share, revenue, and brand exposure, and helps you stay one step ahead of your competitors on the Web.

Our search engine marketing packages are designed to increase your site's "organic" ranking. Many companies simply advise their clients to pay for sponsored listings and pay per click ads as an easy way to "get them to the top."

The reality is that many users completely ignore pay per click/sponsored listings, and believe that a site which ranks highly within natural, non-paid results is more relevant than one which had to pay for placement. Thus, our focus remains on increasing your site's standing in non-paid, natural search results. And if you're looking for a long term return on investment, improving your organic ranking yields results that don't disappear when you stop paying, unlike pay per click advertising.

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Regretably, there are a number of SEO firms who just don't deliver real results. Some have even managed to get clients banned from search engines for using aggressive "black hat" techniques which violate quality guidelines.

For this reason, we understand each client's need and right to be protected. We take three steps to ensure transparency and satisfaction.

First, our monthly service contracts do not require a minimum term. If you are not satisfied with your investment, you can cancel at any time.

Secondly, we install detailed analytics software which will allow you to track visits, visitor locations, search engine referrals and keywords, and more. This software can be utilized to track bottom line results and return on investment.

Finally, we provide detailed documentation each month showing what we've done. This includes URLs, emails, screenshots, and other documentation, where applicable. Unlike some firms, we openly tell you what we are doing to enhance your ranking. Our process is designed to keep clients informed and in control.

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Because everyone has a different budget, we offer a variety of packages. Our consultation only packages are best for businesses with their own IT staff who can implement our recommendations on their own.

For more information, or to determine the approximate total expenditure to achieve top rankings for given keywords, please contact us.


On-Site Optimization Consultation
Detailed, custom report on how to optimize your site for maximum performance, plus follow-up phone or email support. $450+.

Link Building Consultation
Detailed, custom report on quality linking opportunities for your site, plus our thirteen point link quality guidelines. $450.


Combined On-Site & Link Building Consultation: $750

On-Site Optimization
Rate varies by complexity of the site. $750+.

Monthly Service
Link building and continual on-site optimization. Service packages range from $300 - $2500.



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Search engines, especially Google, rely very heavily on the number and quality of links to a site to determine its ranking in search results. For markets which are only mildly competitive, a well optimized site with a few quality links can dominate in search results. For highly competitive search terms, a large number of quality links may be required to rank.

Link building has changed a lot over the years, and some techniques which were accepted practice in the past have now become ineffective, or even damaging, to a site's ranking. In times past, a link was a link. Today, search engines are smarter, so we judge link quality by over a dozen metrics, and don't pursue links which won't increase your rank.

Our focus in a link building campaign is to find quality, relevant links that will enhance your site's authority and search engine ranking. We don't engage in spam campaigns, link networks, mass directory submissions, and other practices which may cause your site to be banned from search engines.

We build links through social media, content writing, networking with related sites, hand submission to quality directories, and press releases. We can also conceive and implement "linkbaiting" solutions designed to generate buzz and spontaneous links for your site.

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There are literally hundreds of metrics which search engines use to determine the quality and relevancy of sites. Many are known, some are not. How "search engine friendly" your site is plays a definite role in its rank - especially in markets which are only mildly competitive.

We offer comprehensive on-site optimization, including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Page Titles
  • Internal Linking Structure
  • Site Copy & Keyword Density
  • Search Engine Friendly URLs
  • URL Rewriting / Duplicate Content Prevention
  • Text-To-Code Ratio and/or XHTML Validation
  • Meta Keyword & Description Tags, H1 Tags, ALT Tags

We also offer usability consultation, in which we recommend ways to enhance customer experience on your site, reduce bounce rates, and increase conversion rates.

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