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Today I’m going to share the exact methods I use to help promote linkbait even after it might not have done well initially. read more »
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If you feel it's time to give private ad sales a try, this article will teach you everything you need to learn about it -- and I really mean everything. read more »
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What if we could make ‘Net communication more bendy, fluid, mingly, or centered where we can be together in the same space, rather than continue to go into our separate rooms, slamming the door behind us. read more »
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Case study about Empire Today and Best of the Web on how old school branding techniques like mascots, jingles and logos build brand loyalty among customers who then indirectly promote the brand via user generated content like YouTube and Flickr. read more »
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"When we stated “No pets”, we most certainly meant the kind that poop. When we booked you “near the park”, we didn’t mean the theme park. We meant the parking lot at Wal-Mart in the next town. You need to read our user instructions hiding i read more »
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Carsten Cumbrowski explains why you should make your content and intellectual or creative work accessible and easy to share by showing three real life examples. read more »
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Sphinn, all nicely collected in one place. read more »
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Slightly Shady's SEO tips on attaining a power profile on social media sites. read more »
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One of the most common issues it that there is not enough information on the page. Especially if you’re not a well-known brand, it’s important to tell people a little about who you are and why people should buy from you (refer to point #1). Also, if read more »
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There are many reasons why SEO consultants recommend that their clients create a blog for search engine rankings. However, if you are one of those clients (or have read this recommendation online) and are only blogging because of the potential SEO b read more »
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I just created a new Twitter account, and it got me to thinking about all the data visualization I've seen for Twitter tweets. I felt like I'd seen a lot, and it turns out there are quite a few. Here they are grouped into four categories - network d read more »
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"Most smart Internet marketers know that demographics are dead. It used to be the measure by which every advertiser (online or offline) would purchase space just about anywhere. Age, gender, and location were the "holy trinity," and as long as those read more »
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A list of useful social bookmarking sites that pass Page Rank for link building, including their qualifying factors: PR, PermaLinks, DoFollow anchor text links, domain age, etc. read more »
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Jennifer Osborne writes this excellent post on how to enter the "Loop Strategy"

The premise of the loop strategy is that we never want to leave the visitor without telling them what the next step is. There are no dead ends because each page leads read more »
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It’s not that I am against disapproval or criticism in general - no, I am not going to put the necessity of negative voting under question - my main point that negative voting should make sense. read more »
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You need a different approach if you want to make money with traffic driven by social media. read more »
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Apparently, TopRank thinks that what we all need is another book about people who wear the "best Nikes" in their manufactured niche group rather than one about those who are renowned for actually HELPING people. Don't waste any time, drop everythin read more »
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25 SEO & Bloggers, including Rand Fiskin, Aaron Wall & Jim Boykin Give Their Views on Keyword Density read more »
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As these three examples illustrate, you have a choice: take steps to know what people are saying about you online, or prepare yourself for a sickening sort of freefall when the blogosphere insists that you pay attention. Because sooner or later you, read more »
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A perfect list of WordPress plugins that every serious blogger should install! read more »
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The introduction of Creative Commons had a great introduction through the blogging community. Many bloggers decided to publish their work under a Creative Commons license. But besides that, there are many bloggers that still decide to keep their wor read more »
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As I’ve mentioned before, one of the best ways to build relationships online is using a combination of three strategies: 1) Comments 2) Links and 3) Contact. I’ve promised my readers I’d get more into this Personal PR strategy...so without further a read more »
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In this post, Skellie shares everything she's learned about talking to bloggers, whether they’re Brian Clark or your most loyal reader. read more »
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Mark has an interesting post discussing the Googlebombs inflicted on Scientology.

Interesting! read more »
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Wherein Darren Browse learns from Seth Godin that he doesn't use Twitter at all and informs 1400+ fans of the fake Seth they've been fooled.

His take-away: "It highlights to me the important of getting a hold of account names for your brand and n read more »
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