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For those of you who are not advertising on facebook already (and even if you are) and want to give it a try, now there is a completely free way to test the waters. read more »
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Here is a checklist of valuable questions and details to look for in a web analytics package related to your search engine marketing efforts, regardless of website size or company budget. read more »
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Scalability is about expanding without increasing the workload on any individual, or as Wikipedia puts it “handling growth gracefully”. Blogging is harder to scale than many businesses because it requires fresh content to be churned out, without tha read more »
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Before I break down Yahoo!’s post, let me first share a dirty little secret. Today is the first time I’ve ever read about the Smart Start guide. How in the world did I miss this thing? It was released in January! While I don’t agree with everything read more »
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With the recent changes in the way Google and Yahoo are ranking country specific TLDs, Adam has put together a fantastic post listing all the official or best domain registrars for each ccTLD. read more »
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As with any business, customer retention is far more valuable than customer acquisition. Companies that succeed in the long run are the ones that invest heavily in keeping their customers satisfied, rather than only spending money to acquire new one read more »
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"Here are eight common mistakes companies make in selecting keywords for their campaigns." read more »
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Short article on using PPC typo campaigns to optimize for organic rankings with lower competition. read more »
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What is the hardest part of link building? Is it the massive amount of time involved in competitive research or massive time involved in negotiating space or even developing new and creative content that continually attracts links? None of these.
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New SEO-Chicklet, Rebecca Scott writes a hilarious analogy how Google AdWords content matching is a bit like online dating. One for the ladies =) read more »
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Dave Davis wrote an excellent step by step guide to setting up a structured, well organized PPC campaign. read more »
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A happy client is a pleasure to have, but an ecstatic one is even better. When you go above-and-beyond to wow your clients, they can become a wellspring of repeat business. They’ll refer new customers to you, and publicly reinforce your reputation read more »
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Five indepth blogging tips that could help your blogging experience. If you had to share 5 blogging tips, what would they be? 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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Google engineers have adapted a software program to help track child sex predators and search for patterns in images of abuse on the web. read more »
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Aaron Wall recently volunteered to guest post on other blogs. I took him up on his offer and asked him a few questions on long tail keywords. read more »
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This is yet another example of an ill-conceived money making scheme that google will almost inevitably crack down on, since the geniuses behind it clearly haven’t considered these very important facts… read more »
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Twitter brought me a really special gift a month or two back, in the shape of Grace Nikae. She’s a concert pianist who is exploring the use of social media to build relationships with her audience and fans of music. In imagining how I’d advise someo read more »
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Geary Interactive have announced acquiring Fathom Online, an SEO company. Fathom was formed in 2002 and is based in San Francisco. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Geary is a full service digital marketing agency based in San Diego. read more »
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“This one is going to be hard to beat,” said BOTW President Greg Hartnett. Hopefully not :) read more »
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Patrick Hankinson is a 19 year old Internet entrepreneur from Canada who has just started The Social Millionaire, a site that “connects consumers from all the major social networks to advertisers who want to reach this audience by keywords.” The goa read more »
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High quality content is the most important factor for determining the long-term success of a blog. However, many bloggers just publish whatever they happen to come up with at the moment they want or need a new post. If content is critically importan read more »
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When you are strapped for ideas you either hope an idea will come to you eventually in a random moment of inspiration, or you delve into your RSS feeds to try to find something that sparks your imagination. The Word That Ensures 100% productivity i read more »
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Awesome new firefox extension by Aaron wall at SEObook for checking organic rankings across search engines. read more »
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Apple evangelist, venture capitalist and Internet startup super hero Guy Kawasaki has chosen to showcase some of Sphinn's favorite blogging stars in the SEO category on his new web site Alltop.com. Wow! read more »
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SMX Local & Mobile - San Francisco, CA (July 24-25) See the agenda, and register now!
SMX Sao Paolo - Brazil - (Aug. 7-8)
SMX China - September 23 & 24, 2008
SMX Stockholm - September 23 & 24, 2008
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SMX London - November 4 & 5, 2008