John Griggs has hired local based SEO company, Rankings for Hire to help launch his pre-mayoral campaign.
(prHWY.com) June 19, 2012 - Seattle, WA -- Who will be the next Seattle mayor is probably far from many people's minds in the small, luxurious city off the west coast, but for one man he is already starting his strategy to try and win the next mayoral election. John Griggs has hired local based SEO company, Rankings for Hire to help launch his pre-mayoral campaign.
"Technology is the wave of the future", explained John Griggs. "No one listens to TV ads or radio commercials anymore, at least not when it comes to political stuff. No, they all turn to their computers and search engines."
John Griggs is working with a company that specializes in helping websites improve their search engine ranking status. Griggs hopes by ranking in the top of some of the most commonly searched items regarding the next Seattle mayoral race he can sway a few unsteady votes to his side.
"People don't go looking for information on the candidates they know", explained Griggs. "No they are looking for information because they are either undetermined or unsure the person they are voting for is right. I hope I can attract their attention through search engines and help them sway their opinion."
The rank of a website in a search engine is extremely important. A recent study showed that over 80% of the people who use Google only clicked on the first one or two entries in a search engine.
It can take several weeks to months for a website to receive a top Google ranking. This is why John Griggs and his team of SEO experts have started to
lay the foundation for an SEO strategy now.
"People think you just make a website and boom it's ranked in Google", said founder of Rankings for Hire, Sam Freddo. "It unfortunately doesn't work that way. Backlinks and original content are all needed to help get a top Google ranking, and it takes time to get that stuff."
John Griggs hopes by starting now to attract attention and work to get his sites ranked high in Google's search engines he can have a slight advantage over the competition.
"I love politics but the truth is politics is still in the stone ages when it comes to campaigning", said Griggs. "I will be the first person that I know of to use SEO strategies to help myself get elected as mayor of a major US city. Think of how that will impact the rest of the country!"
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