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Michael D Brown Can you tell me what the most effective settings for the"All-In-One-SEO" plugin?
Michael D Brown Thanks for the follow on Twitter.
Internet Marketing Expert Happy 2010!! Why not start the new year with a more effective SEO campaign? There are some good tips in this article that can point you in the right direction for starting a locally targeted SEO campaign. It mainly focuses on keyword research and market research which done properly ensures your campaign starts with a solid foundation. Ready? Set? Go!
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A case study highlighting the increasing importance of local search optimization.
Internet Marketing Expert This is not specific to Internet Marketing, but it's interesting to look back at the stories, topics, events, and fads that dominated the past 10 years. Just another reminder that changing times call for shifts in marketing strategy...
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The title of this article is misleading because it doesn't provide an in-depth comparison between PPC and SEO, but it does provide a decent rundown of the benefits of PPC.
In short, SEO should be viewed as a long term strategy. Over time, it can be a more affordable way to acquire visitors/customers, etc. PPC is a tac...tic to deliver immediate results, and provides a level of control that you don't have with SEO, but it can be a costly investment.
Fire away with any questions!
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There's a continuous debate in the search marketing industry about which is the more effective and efficient use of resources: pay per click or natural search
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This is an in-depth guide to social media, complete with the cheesy 'go team' graphic below! ;) From marketing, to brand monitoring, to increasing productivity, social media has many uses which can be leveraged by any business.
If you don't think there's a place for social media in your business, you owe it to yourself... to do some research before saying something like "that's not my audience".
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Small businesses face many challenges when trying to use social media, but the benefits are plentiful. Check out our round up of Mashable's small biz resources.
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Do you want your visitors to contact you? If so, make your contact form stand out! Make it interesting, make it unique, make it easy to use. This article has some great ideas which should get those creative juices flowing.
However, keep in mind that this site focuses on design so they give high grades to forms that a...re pretty and blend into the design. However, if you want the maximum number of interactions with that form you want it to stand out which means contrasting colors, etc.
designshack.co.uk
Internet Marketing Expert Nice article from the New York Times that gives people a peek into what goes into managing paid search engine marketing campaigns.
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More than a million businesses use Google’s search advertising system to attract customers, a strategy combining gamesmanship with frequent data analysis.
Internet Marketing Expert HILARIOUS - a little humor for you during this holiday week!
Internet Marketing Expert If you're going to use the Internet to start a business, promote an existing business/event, etc., take advantage of all the data it has to offer.
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Some changes to Google Place Pages mean it's even more important to claim your listing and encourage happy customers to express their happiness by submitting reviews. It's better to do damage control in advance than to have a listing with no reviews suddenly get a real nasty one...
Have you claimed your listing yet?
Google Places Pages Upgraded – Owner Verified Checkmark and More Sentiment Details Now Show | Unders
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The ever astute & voluble Earlpearl, has pointed out that Google has added a new interface twist to the Places page where they now indicate that a record is
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There are some incredible things going on in the mobile advertising space right now. This article highlights what some of the big players and recent upstarts are doing to bring geo-tagged marketing to the next level.
Some powerful targeting amidst obvious privacy concerns... What do you think about this?
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Here's a look at the most promising geo players who are making location-based marketing a reality for brands today.
Internet Marketing Expert There are some great tools and tips presented in this article which can help you find additional keywords, better target your campaign geographically, and better understand the intent as well as the demographics behind certain searches. Lots of great stuff here!
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Most people think software tools for paid search campaigns are big, complex suites of software that include everything but the kitchen sink. But there are other
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Why is Facebook pushing people to go public? Two reasons:
1) They want more content from their site indexed by search engines to give them more traffic and additional opportunities to sell advertising.
2) They want to compete with Twitter.
What are your thoughts on this move?
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Facebook announced this morning that its 350 million users will be prompted to make their status messages and shared content publicly visible to the world at large and ...
Internet Marketing Expert This new feature incorporates real-time results from Twitter, Google News, and other sources. Pretty neat!
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So finally, we've got Google Real Time search, as the company has announced. Below, I'm doing a quick hit on what's it is, how to use it and how it compares to
