jamesyboy

As social marketers we are communicators, digg is simply the path of least resistance to communicate our message. Yes, our message may be one of persuasion, but it all comes down to communication. We must speak to those who have influence, and I got read more »
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Tim Nash schools some individuals to see if they know what SEO, PPC, and more. You might be surprised by the results. But they just KNOW that the Internet is the future :) read more »
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Danny Sullivan writes, "Looks like Google's gained a new direct answer service, whois information for domains. Enter a query like whois searchengineland.com, and you'll be told when the domain was registered and expires, along with a link to more in read more »
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When Dan wrote this post I don't know if he wrote it with the intent of how it could be applied to social media marketing; but I think that if you look at 1940's propaganda and how they were able to sell the masses on their idea - you can apply some read more »
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We've all heard of the elevator pitch: the brief overview of a product, service, or project that can be delivered in the time it takes to ride an elevator, usually around 30 seconds or so. Now here comes a new idea: the Twitpitch, and yes, it's just read more »
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Ann Smarty follows up on her series covering SEO branding with a look into logos of SEO companies and the messages that they communicate. read more »
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Google's position on top of the web allows them to monitor any area of growth, and give themselves the first slot for any area they want to compete in. If they are uncertain of their competitive positioning they can list a couple other competitors a read more »
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Marketing: Giving authentic, compelling information to the right audience the way they want it, when they want it. That's it. I'm a simple guy. So I have a simple definition. Let's break it down. read more »
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No... I am not going to repeat the same old stories of Google Analytics and your ROI. This is just much simpler analysis using excel sheets and common logic. Of course you require to collect some data to start with. A detailed step by step approach read more »
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John Carcutt talks about people still placing way to much weight on Google Page Rank. He showcases some great examples on companies offering special discounted services for web pages that have a Page Rank of 5 or better. Its a good read for all that read more »
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Very cool & creative ad. Way to push the envelope. read more »
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Do you know this man?

We all know social media is powerful - But how powerful? We want to find out so we have set up a test. This test involves making a video offering $100 to a random stranger pulled from a random social media profile. The catch read more »
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"I can’t remember the make or model of the automobile. I don’t care who the woman is behind the wheel. What I remember and giggle to myself about is that she asks if your car turns you on.

Well, hell yes. Thanks for noticing!" read more »
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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 ‘Spheres of In read more »
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Social Networking 1.0 (i.e. forums) was a wonderful place where you could not only meet up with other professional SEOs, but webmasters and curious onlookers alike. There is still a hidden value to remember that is potentially important to your futu read more »
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David Mihm shares "the ten most essential strategies that I have found to be effective for maximizing my clients’ online presence since 2004." He covers the whole range of online marketing options in short, digestable chunks. Great stuff! read more »
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Mixx is getting even more popular with exciting features new to social media. Could Mixx become the next popular social media site? read more »
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There’s a difference between being a marketer and being a marketing innovator.

Innovation Initiatives:

* Discovery
* Strategy
* Focus
* Conceptualize
* Communication
* Implementation
* Commercialization read more »
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One of the challenges link builders face is pursuing links that will differentiate one site from competing sites in a way that still produces a natural ILP (inbound link profile). Backlink forensics is a method I use to see who already links to who, read more »
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Mark takes a look at tactics to enlarge ;-) your online social network, especially at seemingly random mass addition of friends and how it really works. read more »
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I just wanted to take a moment (having just reached 200 submssions) to say YOU ALL ROCK! I have only been around Sphinn since last fall, but in my time here I have met a TON of new friends and working partners alike. As a guy working from his home o read more »
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I was thinking over the weekend on what I actually get out of the websites I visit on a average day. You go to you YouTube you going to watch some funny or informative video. You go to your favorite SEO forum or blog you’re going to get the SEO info read more »
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