The Costa del Sol - News

Well it's the start of a new week here on the Costa del Sol and the sun is out. Seems like the press have been at it again with their 'opinions' on the Spanish property market and the impending property crash in Spain.

Personally I am not sure here they get all of their facts and figures from. Of course the Spanish property market has slowed down and the prices have fallen slightly but to be honest that has been expected for a while now.

Artemis Internet Marketing do the SEO in Spain for a number of estate agents and have seen first hand the number of property enquiries diminishing over the last 18 months at least. So in real terms it would appear that the 'slow down' started over a year ago. However some of the figures being thrown around by the UK press are very exaggerated.

At the end of the day the slow down has not been driven by overpriced property nor has it been driven by 'dubious' planning and corruption - this has been going on for decades and still is in many of the 'emerging' property markets, yet we do not read about those. It is however affected by the credit crunch and the weak pound / strong euro.

There are still people buying and NOW is a superb time to pick up a bargain.

Where else can you be 2.5 hours from the UK and find sunshine most of the year, a good solid infrastructure, good health care, good schools, a lower cost of living, a healthier climate etc. etc?

For these reasons Spain will come back as the FRONT RUNNER for property buyers abroad.

What's happening on the Costa del Sol this week?

Well the main event is of course the Nikki Beach White Party, which has become an institution for many Marbella residents.

This year Nikki Beach Marbella is having the official white party launch event on Thursday 29th May 2008.

If you have not already got your invite you might be a little late as once again the demand has been high and the roads are expected to be blocked from at least 6pm onwards.

Removals to Spain

Now here is a subject that many of us will know having moved to Spain.

How to find the right company for removals to Spain

There is a huge choice of removal companies claiming to offer the best removals to Spain or the cheapest removals to Spain but how do you know who to choose?

Well like anything else research is the key.

Take a look on the Internet and conduct a few searches for terms like 'removals to Spain', 'Spanish removals', 'furniture removals to Spain' etc. and make a note of the removal companies that appear each time.

Once you have conducted a few searches see what companies keep appearing the most for each search both on Pay Per Click (the sponsored results) as well as the organic search results.

Note:
People bid to appear on the sponsored listings which is known as PPC. See our PPC Management Services for information

The 'organic' results are the natural positions which are usually gained via a marketing method known as Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). Here are Artemis we specialise in SEO in Spain and throughout Europe.

Now of course this is not an indication of how professional the removal firm is but it gives an idea of how much they plough into their marketing. This in turn normally gives a good idea of their 'professionalism' and whether they would be a good bet to contact.

Remember with things like removals to Spain, the cheapest is NOT always the best.

Ask for testimonials.
Ask for references.
Get clear concise quotes.
Ask whether any extras will be added to the quote.
Find out what insurance cover they have for YOUR goods.
Get more than one quote.

After all of that you should get a good feel for which company you should use for your removals to Spain.

Here at Artemis we are working with a professional, family run removals company offering expert removals to Spain, France and Portugal to and from the UK

See www.elite-european.com for details.

Jobs in Spain | Recruitment Agencies Spain

It is always nice to work on an account that is in a market sector that is very competitive within the search engines. That is why here at Artemis Internet Marketing Spain we were happy to win an account in the highly competitive jobs in Spain sector.

There are a growing number of recruitment agencies in Spain so it was a nice challenge to take on one of these companies and help promote them in the Search Engines.

We are very pleased with early results as SERPS seem to be getting better for a growing number of keywords.

In our opinion it is far better to get positions for a number of targeted keywords so that the website appears for many more searches as well as the core keyword.

Recruitment Agencies Are on the UP

It is true that many more job hunters in Spain are turning to the experts to help them find suitable and reliable employment. With more and more professionals leaving the UK and setting up home / businesses in Spain there is a much larger role for a recruitment agency.

Traditionally job hunters in Spain turned to the local papers for a list of suitable jobs, and whilst this is still a popular and effective method, you will not really find the higher management and executive jobs as many businesses now employ the services of a recruitment agency to help find them the ideal candidate.

This means that more recruitment agencies in Spain are turning to the Internet to both promote their services as well as finding applicants for the jobs.

As more do this it becomes far more competitive to rank these websites in the top 10 positions in search engines like Google. For this reason recruitment agencies in Spain are turning to professional Internet marketing companies like Artemis for help in both achieving and maintaining good web positions.