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Give It Up! - No more secrets time. In this session, our panel of noted SEOs all share some of their favorite and largely overlooked SEO tips. Then we turn to the audience for more sharing. Attendees vow not to blog what's discussed for the now trad read more »
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If you live in or near Charlotte, NC, you have to look at this. Andy Beal will be a quest speaker for a "meetup" group there. I have personally heard Andy Speak at SMX, and hope I can make it there. read more »
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After teaching how to do Google AdWords, three tips come out as the most important. These are things most advertisers do wrong. read more »
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Miffed at someone? Kill them with words. With the Web as ammo, it’s easy to wreck someone’s job, life and reputation. read more »
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If you have not heard of Tamar, you should. She is certainly the queen of "Schwag"! read more »
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We've decided to postpone SphinnCon North Carolina until later in the year. The first half of 2008 has been jam-packed with Internet Marketing events, resulting in us squeezing the one-day conference into a date that did not conflict with other even read more »
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Good local perspective. read more »
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Here are a few things to keep us in check. Sometimes you need to look at your habits on a basic level before you go out and buy that Mercedes SL65 AMG...unless you're buying it for me. read more »
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I'm happy to announce that the next SphinnCon has now been confirmed for Friday 2nd May 2008, just a few weeks away. The event in Greensboro is designed for local Sphinn members and internet marketers, looking to share knowledge and network with pot read more »
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A simple way to get found on the search engines in front of your audience is to blog about conferences in your industry. Taken off of Andrew's post: "Trade shows and professional gatherings such as Meetups can be great for your business. You get ac read more »
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Found this post from The Jungle Map very interesting. I've been wondering the same thing about capitalization. Thanks for the new understanding. read more »
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Overview of traffic tools applied in real time. It really does matter folks. Take the time and you will be glad you did. read more »
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Here are some quick and easy fixes you can make to your blog, and you can each one into the same amount of time it takes you to have your coffee break… yes, seriously, each one should take you 15 minutes or less! read more »
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Interesting article on SEO standards. read more »
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Here's what I'm teaching in my next AdWords class. I wanted students to know where Google AdWords came from.

Any thoughts? In trying to keep this simple, does this fit the bill? read more »
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I think this stinks. I have been hoping Ask could build it's search into a competitive engine. Their interface was nice but we all know that's not enough. I'm surprised they didn't stick it out longer. read more »
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Great read VW Bus! I am a bit worried about switching back to IE, so I may have to let some time go by , but I love your breakdown of this, good job! read more »
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The topic: Search 3.0, Search 4.0, and Beyond. To cover this -- surely not, 4.0?? we're still hearing complaints about Web 2.0! -- Danny will have to cover 1.0 and 2.0. This is straightforward stuff for experienced search marketers, but brand new to read more »
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Great read. I agree wholeheartedly that reviews are critical to a e-commerce site. To validate your observation and this article, sometime back we created a corporate blog devoted to our products, new products, and "product reviews". What we soon read more »
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So, Google "hijacked" your 404 page because you never bothered to make one? In light of that, Jen Slegg gives you everything you need to know to make your own 404 page that serves visitors and keeps them on your site. read more »
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Starting to learn how to advertise on Amazon using the new "Product Ads". read more »
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Jen's great Twitter series now at Part 5, detailing how it can be useful in the Real World. read more »
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Great idea if it goes through. I remember when I was forced to use "regular email" (instead of Google Apps) everyone I knew professionally had a Plaxo account.

Good deal possibly if mixed with GMail - it'd be nice to find some old clients through read more »
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For those of you that don’t know what it is, Twitter is considered micro-blogging. In other words, just like you can post a blog post very easily and quickly, you can very easily post on twitter. The one limitation is that it needs to be 140 chara read more »
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I got into the new Amazon Product Ads today. Advertising is now available on a CPC level. Here's how it works. read more »
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