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<title>Sphinn / TheNanny612 / Hot Today</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:19:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[25 Ways to Build Your Community]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/77984</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/77984</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:19:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/77984</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chris Brogan puts together a really great list of 25 ways to build your community.<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[40,000 Reasons to attend the IM Charity Party at SMX East]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76301</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76301</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:10:57 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76301</guid>
<description><![CDATA[40,000 Reasons the IM Charity Party at SES San Jose Was a Success...... and all the more reason to make sure you go to the IM Charity Party at SMX East.Check out the great pics!!<br/><br/>53 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Economic Impact of Search]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75275</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75275</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:41:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75275</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Economy through obscurity is as bad as security through obscurity. Unfortunately it's precisely what a search engine, or rather our way of using it, has to offer to the majority of businesses listed .&quot;<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Search Engine Optimization Obsession]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73509</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73509</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:56:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73509</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Face It - Worrying about some seo techniques some talk about is not worth your time, no matter how much of a science some try to make of it.If you are going to obsess about Google Search Engine Optimization.... make sure you spend your energy obsessing about the right ones.<br/><br/>57 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Use Yahoo Answers for your Social Media Campaign]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72831</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72831</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:21:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72831</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you are having trouble coming up with fresh content try checking out Yahoo Answers.... here you will find out exactly what people want to know.&quot;I'm one of those guys that has a hard time coming up with fresh content for his blog (at least something that hasn't been regurgitated several times already, that is).  It can be even more difficult to put together a good form of linkbait for readership or for viral promotion on Reddit, Digg, etc.  Yahoo Answers has been a godsend when it comes to this.  You want to know what people are asking?  This is one of the perfect places!&quot;<br/><br/>55 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Origins of Mana4or 8 Awesome Search Bloggers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72002</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72002</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:17:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72002</guid>
<description><![CDATA[8 Search, Marketing, SEO and Social Media Bloggers were asked why they got &quot;into&quot; what they do.... here they give their answers.Bloggers include Brent Csutoras, TheMadHat, Tad Chef, UtahSEOPro, Dazzlin' Donna, Derek Edmond, Jill Whalen and myself.<br/><br/>62 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[James Duthie Interview]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71318</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71318</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:53:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71318</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Garrett does a great podcast interview with James Duthie.... an amazing blogger that has been a featured guest blogger on SocialDesire.com as well as other influential blogs in our industry.<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Tips for Improving Search Rankings on a Limited Budget]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70455</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70455</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:30:27 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70455</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeff Quipp writes this awesome guest post on the Hobo Blog.  He gives us 7 reasonably simple changes that a business owner should be able to make on a limited budget.<br/><br/>65 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Great Social Media Traffic Debate - Niche or Generic Networks??]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68588</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68588</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:30:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68588</guid>
<description><![CDATA[James Duthie tries to answer the question... Is social media traffic misrepresented by grouping traffic from all networks together?<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[35 Must-Read Articles for Social Media Marketers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65522</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65522</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:13:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65522</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Traffikd puts together a list of 35 Must-Read Articles for Social Media Marketers<br/><br/>72 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[13 Reasons Why Social Media Marketing is Worth Your Time]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64782</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64782</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:43:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64782</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are 13 very convincing reasons why you should care about social media and why it is worth your time.<br/><br/>60 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DIY SEO For Your Website]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63440</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63440</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:17:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63440</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Shaun Anderson puts together this amazing guide for &quot;Do it Yourself&quot; SEO for your Website.<br/><br/>62 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are Your Stumbled Pages Sticky?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62889</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62889</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:13:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62889</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A great post on how to make sure your stumbled blog posts are sticky... how to cause your stumbleupon visitors to want to stick around a while.<br/><br/>52 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimize a Site Without Touching the Code]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/61862</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/61862</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:15:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/61862</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Shimon Sandler asks, &quot;Is it possible not to touch the code of a site and still optimize it?&quot;  The answer is yes and he explains why.<br/><br/>73 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Create Digg-Friendly Content: Cracked.coma4s Template]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59490</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59490</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:35:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59490</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Maki writes, &quot;So what do you do? One method that works is just to use references to heighten content relevance and styling your articles in a catchy format that is easily accessible. What this template looks like will of course, depend on the specific website you are targeting.&quot;<br/><br/>54 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[21 Ways to Make Your Blog or Website Sticky]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59698</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59698</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:40:19 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59698</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 21 techniques are ways that you can make your blog or website more sticky. They come from ProBlogger's experience of blogging over the last 5 years. As a result of basing this on personal experience he shows you quite a few examples of what he's done.<br/><br/>59 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sex, permission marketing and social media a4 The ultimate Mnage  trois]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59260</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59260</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:30:29 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59260</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Marketers who treat their audience as they would a partner are far more likely to succeed. Just because you're hiding behind a computer screen, doesn't mean you can abandon the principles of human relations and interaction. If you're struggling to gain traction within social media or any other communication channel, perhaps you need to ask yourselfa4 where's the love?<br/><br/>56 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Power of Search Queries for Link Building: The Basics and Beyond Part 2]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59107</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59107</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:49:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59107</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Paul at Search Engine People continues with the 2nd part of Link Building basics.... in this post he explains how to find .edu and .gov backlinks as well as dofollow blogs that you can comment on.<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What the Marlboro Man can teach you about Branding]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58012</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58012</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:41:11 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58012</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Small Fuel Marketing Blog explains the importance of branding by showing the success story of  &quot;The Marlboro Man&quot; in the 80's.  The Marlboro Man even appealed to the non-smokers.<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plurk versus Twitter: They're Not the Same, and Here's Why]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56100</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56100</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:01:07 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56100</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tamar explains in this post that you shouldn't be canceling your Twitter account yet..... Twitter &amp; Plurk are totally different.<br/><br/>71 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Website Transition Planning Critical When Making Changes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/55138</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/55138</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:04:41 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/55138</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What to consider when building your Website Transition Plan?If you're making changes to your site and you don't want to risk losing your search engine positioning then there are some critical steps that must be taken.<br/><br/>55 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Gypsy's  Anniversary Post]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/53918</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/53918</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:28:37 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/53918</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's Huomah.com.... David Harry's (aka TheGypsy) 2nd Anniversay of his Blog and he writes this post regarding the highlights of his blogging travels over the past two years.Here's to many more years, Dave!!<br/><br/>52 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are You Plurking Yet?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/51021</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/51021</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:06:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/51021</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;When I was asked if I was &quot;plurking yet&quot;, I thought it had something to do with baby vomit. But no, it is once again another Web 2.0 name and once again another lifestreaming service that tries to imitate Twitter, while at the same time it tries to show people how different it is from Twitter. Confused? Don't worry, you won't be in a moment.&quot;Plurking &quot;how-to's&quot; from Nowsourcing.<br/><br/>61 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Could Stumbleupon Help To Revolutionize Online Search?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/50554</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/50554</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:29:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/50554</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Could Stumbleupon's human-filtered search results be the beginning of the next evolution of search engines that could see the all-powerful Google algorithim be made redundant?I think Nowsourcing is on to something here.<br/><br/>69 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Tao of Being a Social Media Dad]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45019</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45019</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:47:09 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45019</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great guest post by Marty on Social Media Mom.... how being a social media marketer makes him a better dad...&quot;The lessons I learn every day at work as a social media marketer help me to understand the delicate balance of give and take. Being a social media dad provides incredible insight into the workings of human nature in a microcosm.&quot;<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8+ Ways to Evaluate a Page (Domain Independent)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44792</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44792</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:31:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44792</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ann Smarty details more than 8 ways to evaluate a web page.&quot;Besides the overall domain strength, there are quite a number of ways to evaluate a site page power. Even if that's not your site and you have no access to its internal statistics, you still can find out a bunch about it (eg. its ranking potential and even estimated traffic).&quot;<br/><br/>53 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why corporate business blogs are important to your marketing strategy]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44315</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44315</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:03:08 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44315</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It is becoming more and more important for corporations - as well as businesses of all sizes - to have a blog in today's world where so many people own computers. But if your business has put off starting a blog for far too long, here is why you should really be blogging, and how it can be advantageous to your overall business marketing strategy.<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reputation Management Campaign Strategy]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43395</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43395</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 07:22:29 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43395</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Shimon Sandler does an excellent job providing further detail to the strategy, creative, and optimization tactics used in a Reputation Management campaign.<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Adopting a Local Search Strategy for Multi National Clients]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43092</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43092</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:21:56 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43092</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When you say &quot;Local Market Strategy&quot;, most people think of local as at the city level. In search that means Google Local, using Geographic delimiters in keywords, Local Directories, etc.But for large enterprise sized clients, a local strategy is one for a particular country. Multi nationals typically are faced with the decision:  Are they going to have one overriding strategy for all markets or are they going to have a local strategy (including different products, pricing, etc) for each market (country) that they play in....<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[We are all Just Social Media Toddlers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42219</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42219</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:19:15 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42219</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Darren Rowse writes a guest post on SocialMediaMom....4 Tips for Social Media Toddlers.  So many of us as Social Media Toddlers seem to get bogged down by the way things should be done or by being concerned of how others will receive us - but perhaps we need to approach it with a little more with childlike abandonment.<br/><br/>56 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[55 Quick SEO Tips Even Your Mother Would Love]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42242</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42242</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:44:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42242</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone loves a good tip, right? Here are 55 quick tips for search engine optimization that even your mother could use to get cooking.<br/><br/>73 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why your company or corporate blog is failing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42005</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42005</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:26:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42005</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Slegg looks at some of the reasons why company blogs are doing so poorly, and how to correct them.<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A with Tamar Weinberg - catch her brainwaves!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/41369</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/41369</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:33:53 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/41369</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mark Dykeman catches Tamar Weinberg's brainwaves this week.  Great interview, Mark.<br/><br/>58 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Authority, Spheres of Influence, and Influence Ripples]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40965</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40965</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:02:44 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40965</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Now that you've forged your Foundation Friends, and are beginning to expand your authority by continuing to write excellent quality blog posts, while securing new friends and fans through the previously mentioned tactics, the concepts a4Spheres of Influence' and a4Influence Ripples' become tremendously important.Viewing the space in this way helps because we as individuals have limited time. Accordingly, we have to make choices about how best to proceed to build more authority (assuming we want more) while maximizing benefit and minimizing time.<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Should You Target Competitive Keywords, The Long-Tail or Both?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40312</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40312</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:36:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40312</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Should your SEO strategy (1) tackle the most competitive vertical keywords (2) pluck the low hanging fruit of the long-tail or (3) employ a combination of both? after deciding which strategy suits your sites ultimate objective, the mental model of the target client and amount of time and content required to accomplish the goal, what are the pros and cons of each tactic?The Advantages and Disadvantages of Competitive Keywords.<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Search Really Works: Relevance (2) - Vector Space]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40143</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40143</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:08:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40143</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ruud continues his ongoing series on How Search Really Works.  In this part he goes into great detail regarding Vector Space.<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keyword Segments within the Conversion Funnel]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39190</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39190</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:56:27 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39190</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Shimon Sandler details the Conversion Funnel...The Conversion Funnel consists of 3 parts. Keywords can be segmented into these three segments:1) Awareness2) Consideration3) Purchase<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to (Actually) Earn Money (Now) with Social Media  (Really): Part 2]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39055</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39055</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:46:20 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Marty talks about using blog comment threads to create uber-targeted micro-topical email lists, a tactic which can easily result in short term sales and cash. (&quot;Thread&quot; simply means the ongoing exchange of comments in a blog type CMS structure.)<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What you dona4t know about optimizing PDFs can hurt you]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38800</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:54:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Here's a comprehensive guide to optimizing PDFs for search engines, searchers, and site visitors.<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Treating Your Blog as a Business: 8 Aspects to Consider]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38161</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:04:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38161</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you want to make money blogging you have to treat it as a business.  Here are 8 elements that are critical for treating a blog as a legitimate business.<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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