Telescope: Everything You Need to Know About Search

Welcome to this edition of Telescope on Search, our monthly newsletter devoted to search. Our goal is to offer a regular, quick-browse e-newsletter with useful information, tips, and news of the latest developments on Site Search, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, and site usability. If you have any feedback or questions please direct them to newsletter@sli-systems.com.

Feature: SLI's "Best of 2007" – A Few of our Favorite Things…

Shaun Ryan CEO, SLI Systems Happy holidays! As we close out another great year, we thought it the perfect time to review some of our favorite items from the past year with you.

Below are some articles from previous issues of “Telescope” that you – our readers – told us you found interesting and informative:

• Is the Search Box Easy to Find on Your Site? – March 2007
• Search Engine Optimization 101 – August 2007
• Descriptions in Search Results - October 2007

Additionally, there were some great articles on some of our customers’ implementations in various publications that you may have missed, or might want to read them again as a refresher:

• Savvy Site Search Specs – eCommerce Guide, March 5, 2007
• American Bridal boosts revenue from site search visitors 400% - Internet Retailer, April 5, 2007
• LabSafe and SLI Systems Put Critical Medical Information in Customers' Hands More Quickly – DM Review, July 2007
• "Scary clowns" and "zombies" help retailers cash in on site search activity – Internet Retailer, Oct. 25, 2007
• Online shoppers quick to leave retail sites: study – DM News, Nov 30, 2007

Some of you may not realize that we also have a company blog, written mostly by our CEO Shaun Ryan – a pretty smart guy who knows a lot about search marketing. In case you missed it, here are a few posts from the past year that generated a fair share of clicks:

• User reviews and search – May 18, 2007
• Improving the visibility of site search – Sept. 19, 2007
• WebSphere search – Nov. 30, 2007

Finally, we made some important announcements this past year that demonstrated our continued momentum and highlighted some of our customers’ successes with our technology:

• FTD.com’s Site Search Solution Helps Customers Quickly Find Just the Right Flowers – July 9, 2007
• Hosted E-commerce Search Provider SLI Systems Celebrates 6th Year of Success and Growth – Aug. 30, 2007
• SLI Systems Steps Ahead of Competition With Enhanced Performance and Scalability of Learning Search – Oct. 22, 2007

Needless to say, 2007 ranked right up there as a great year for SLI Systems and for our industry, thanks to the continued support of our customers and the strong relationships with our partners and others we work with. As we head into 2008, we want to wish all of you a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous new year. We’ll be back next year with more news on new products and customer successes, and helpful tips on how to improve your own search efforts.

If you have any comments you'd like to share, email us at newsletter@sli-systems.com.

SLI Systems & Customers in the News

Below are links to recent news articles highlighting our Learning Search service:

• Internet Retailer: Shoppers abandon retail sites within minutes of not finding a product - Nov 29, 2007
• WebProNews: Online Shoppers Have Little Patience – Dec. 3, 2007
• eMarketer: Disappointed Web Shoppers Leave Quickly – Dec. 5, 2007
• DM News: DM Essential Guide to E-Commerce – How to get the Best Search for Your Site - Page 5 (by SLI CEO Shaun Ryan) – Dec. 7 , 2007

Visit SLI Systems Booths at:

Channel Intelligence Retail Marketing Summit - Jan 22nd

Shop.org Strategy and Innovation - Jan 22 - Jan 24, booth #203

Internet Retailer Web Design - Jan 30 - Feb 01, booth #45

If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues please email us at newsletter@sli-systems.com.