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For as much as we all love Twitter, the possibilities for a business model just can't produce enough revenue to justify the amount of venture capital invested. It's going to be sold in a fire sale. read more »
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Don't be surprised to see advertising on Twitter soon. It's about the only way the service can generate revenue. But will it be enough? Insightful article by Ben Kunz at BusinessWeek. read more »
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There is a misconception that a good site and/or idea will sell itself; which has led to many entrepreneurs putting their cash in to online ventures without adequate knowledge, research or skills to make it a success. read more »
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Here are 13 very convincing reasons why you should care about social media and why it is worth your time. read more »
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Choosing or changing a domain name is a critical marketing decision. The following guidelines will give you the basics of how to choose the right nae for your site. A good domain name is... read more »
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Here's a cool Greasemonkey script to help you add and manage your followers on Twitter without all that tiresome mouse clicking.

There are two basic strategies for getting people to follow you on Twitter. The first is to be famous. If you are Mat read more »
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If you are like most Social Media users, you have more than one of social media profile on the web. Letting your friends and blog readers know what sites you use will allow you to connect in more places with new and current friends. read more »
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It’s okay to be firm with difficult clients. Some clients give you so much stress that you just want to let them go. They eat up your time needlessly, leaving you less time for actual clients or the work you have to do. Before, I would just be there read more »
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the good news is that social media gives us a surefire way to avoid using all those words that are confusing, over-hyped or just so overused they've been rendered meaningless: read the comments and conversations of consumers and prospective customer read more »
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Here is Joost's guide 'how to provide usable WP-SERPs', titled
"Make WordPress' search function suck Less". This tutorial will make your readers happy - at least if you invest the time to tweak your blog accordingly. read more »
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The best case study on the power of a social media community you'll ever see. A wave of Tweets, Diggs & Stumble complaints sees Problogger's StumbleUpon ban lifted in one hour and 44 minutes. read more »
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In an ideal and alternate universe, fame, popularity, influence, the size of your "carbon footprint", are all a product of what you do, not who you do know. And with the big lean on reputation management, it's essential that the name a SEOlebrity ma read more »
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We all know that internet marketers LOVE Twitter, but what about the rest of the world? Here's a funny take on it from the folks at Cracked.com...

"Hailed by prominent nerds as the best thing to hit the internet since the dancing baby, Twitter h read more »
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A YouTube video of how to use the new and improved Digg Shouts Greasemonkey script. This is a huge time savings if you are a serious Digger. read more »
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Part two of Reilly O'Donnell's analysis of where to find SEO talent. Reilly acts on Rand Fishkin's suggestion and compares the results of the February 2008 SEOmoz SEO survey with the data from the SEMPO members list. read more »
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Reputation Management is much like a beauty regime. read more »
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DoshDosh: Viral marketing is the process of using peer-to-peer communications in order to rapidly spread information about a brand or message. The term ‘viral’ stems from the concept of a ‘virus’, a self-perpetuating phenomenon which infects whateve read more »
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Betcha those guys at eHarmony would have never thought of this dating advice! Thanks for the tip, Google! :) read more »
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Never has the opinion of the individual been as powerful as it is today. One negative blog post or product review can spread online in a flash and change the direction of a company. Reputation management isn't just for big companies and brands -- it read more »
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While I’ve never been advocative of focusing on such an old and overused SEO technique as keyword density, keyword prominence is something you should always bear in mind. read more »
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SEMpdx Member Tracy Chapman shares with the Yahoo PPC folks (and us) why she won't allow her Yahoo accounts to be optimized without her consent. read more »
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In what appears to be a very carefully considered, strategically phrased statement this afternoon, Yahoo said it will actually test carrying Google's ads on its own pages, calling the test a "strategic alternative." Microsoft isn't happy and quickly read more »
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Search Engine Land - There is a cautionary tale for Yahoo, Google or any company that allows user generated content in their local product. These affiliate spammers are deceptively providing a "service" that is unneeded and unwanted. Whatever they a read more »
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Well, there were, at one point, that many. But many are dead, zombies, or link farms. Here is our two-months-to-compile list of what's what out there in the land below Digg..... read more »
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Flickr, once a popular source of dofollow links for SEOs has recently turned its links to nofollow automatically! Whereas you could link to your site(s) before and pass juice, now external links are nofollowed. This raises important issues:

1) Is read more »
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