Archived news at Edmonton, Alberta's leading SEO company - Epiar Inc. //

18 November 2007

Epiar's Ken Jurina hosted 'one of the best parties [Edmonton] has ever seen' (Edmonton Sun) to celebrate 6 years in business. After attending the soiree with his lovely fiance, Rand Fishkin (CEO of SeoMOZ) mentioned the event on the SeoMOZ blog. Please view the party picture gallery.

2 November 2007

Co-founders Ken Jurina and Bob Vaasjo are honoured to be named recipients of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce 2007 Small Business Owners of Year.

1 November 2007

Epiar is excited to announce its newest addition, Laura MacKenzie-Callow, to its team of talented professionals. Laura looks forward to assisting Epiar in fulfilling our commitment to deliver strategic Internet marketing solutions for our clients.

1st October 2007 

Epiar is excited to announce its newest addition, Ian Walker, to its team of talented professionals. Ian looks forward to assisting Epiar in fulfilling our commitment to deliver strategic Internet marketing solutions for our clients.

8 May 2007

For immediate release,

EDMONTON May 8, 2007 (Troy Media Corporation) - Epiar is making waves south of the border in the web site search optimization industry.

A recent blog on SEOmoz.org, a Seattle-based search engine optimization (SEO) company which serves as a hub for over 20,000 search marketers worldwide, praised the technology behind Epiar’s advanced proprietary search engine optimization software.

Rand Fishkin, CEO and co-founder of SEOmoz, wrote that while “I like to think that SEOmoz gives its clients excellent service… but Epiar has set the bar so high, I've never seen its equal in any of the many companies I've worked with.” Fishkin has been profiled in Newsweek, the Washington Post, USA Today and on About.com. He is a frequent speaker at Search Engine Strategies, the premier event for search engine marketers and optimizers, and is also a Webmaster World PubCon speaker.
 
Ken Jurina, Epiar president and CEO, said that his company provides its clients with the technology to increase their targeted leads, sales, and brand visibility online. “Clients receive data-driven strategic direction on who their target market is and what they are searching for, making it remarkably easier for their products and services to be found online”, he said.

“Our SEO technology grew from the belief that just building an attractive web site doesn't result in a successful web site, that is, it doesn’t improve its rankings, or increase its web traffic or sales. We wanted to help businesses improve their web site return on investment (ROI) by focusing on the science behind Internet marketing and effective online communications, rather than just on the artistic side of web site design and development.
 
“Unfortunately,” he added, “up to now, we have been able to attract more client interest from the US than from Canada.”

Epiar provides its clients with:

•    Automated keyword research (“but very, very deep” wrote Fishkin), by pulling thousands of related terms, synonyms and words frequently found on high ranking pages for the query.

•    Friendly and automated searches, by determining where targeting is missing on a site and where it needs to go to attract search spidering.

•    Automated link discovery, by finding hundreds of sites relevant to the research.

•    Competitive & industry-segment-specific research.

“Fundamentally,” said Jurina, “a successful web site has content people need and can find. The key is to have your web site located in the exact location (at or near the top of a search) your target market is searching at the precise moment they are looking for it.”

“Your untapped market is searching for your organization right now, and these potential customers would visit your web site – if only it was visible in relevant search results or found by a link on a related industry web site.”

Epiar’s search engine optimization services, he said, start with the collection, processing and analysis of tens of thousands of search frequencies – significantly more keywords and phrases, he added, than other search engine optimization companies even look at.
 
Epiar’s search for better market research led to the development of MarketView, its proprietary application which is capable of sorting out the wheat from the chaff on virtually an unlimited number of phrases. “MarketView,” said Curtis Dueck, Epiar Account Manager, “provides our clients with a unique view of their markets' search behaviours. Ultimately, our targeted leads turn into more conversions, not just traffic and leads.”

Epiar, he said, “is about getting targeted traffic to the sites and making sure that the sites have answers to the market’s questions. Once properly analyzed and optimized, our data leads to an improved user experience, targeted traffic and increased conversion.”

26 April 2007

WebProNews.com posted an interview conducted at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in New York with Ken Jurina, Damian Finlay, and Curtis Dueck regarding Epiar’s impressive advancements with keyword research and discussing the extensive services that Epiar offers. 

10-13 April 2007

Epiar is excited to sponsor the Epiar Party Bus @ SES New York. The 54ft limo (complete with flat panel TVs, disco lighting, fully stocked bars, and a stellar sound system) will provide luxury transportation for a private dinner party for exclusive SES’ers including top industry executives and search engine representatives.

5 March 2007

Epiar is excited to announce its newest addition, Alex Chau, to its team of talented professionals. Alex is looking forward to delivering strategic Internet marketing solutions to our current and future clients.

7 February 2007

Epiar is excited to announce its newest addition, Matthew Glass, to its team of talented professionals. Matthew looks forward to assisting Epiar in fulfilling our commitment to deliver strategic Internet marketing solutions for our clients.

1 February 2007

Epiar is proud to have placed 11th on Alberta Venture's list of The Fast 50 - Alberta's Fast-Growth Champions for 2007.

18 December 2006

During the Search Engine Strategies Conference in Chicago, Ken Jurina and Curtis Dueck were interviewed by WebProNews and WebmasterRadio regarding the extensive keyword services that Epiar offers.

WebProNews Interview
Webmaster Radio Interview

13 December 2006

Epiar employees Lindsey Scott and Curtis Dueck have been named as a finalists for Alberta Venture's 2006 eAwards in the category of team performance.

30 October 2006

Epiar is excited to announce its newest addition, James Klassen, to its team of talented professionals. James looks forward to assisting Epiar in fulfilling our commitment to deliver strategic Internet marketing solutions for our clients.

27 October 2006

Epiar is proud to be named as a finalist for the 2006 Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Small Business Owner of the Year Awards (1-10 Employees).

20 October 2006

Epiar co-founders Ken Jurina and Bob Vaasjo are honoured to be named recipients of the 2006 Entrepreneur Show's Entrenepreneurial Innovation Award.