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Blogging Trends – Don’t Become A Boring Statistic

I was talking with Jen over at Redheadranting.com about some of the irritating trends in the blog world so of course I needed to post about it.
Blogs have taken over the internet.  They’re everywhere.  They are fun, smart, sarcastic and informative.  They make me laugh, cry, scream and rant.  I love finding a good blog,  [...]

Hitting Your Stride: Four Keys to Timing Your Blog

There are a number of important factors that go into the production of a first-class blog. Quality of content, the layout of the page, how best to integrate video, formal versus informal tone, each of these is a decision that must be made during the creation of the project. That all comes before more esoteric [...]

39 Free/Low-Cost Tools for Marketing Your Small Business Online

I got this great list of Marketing Tools in an email today and wanted to pass it on:
Thousands of free online marketing tools clamor for attention, with new ones popping up every week it seems. You know you should be doing more to reach out to your customers, but just researching which tools to use [...]

How To Find The Right Keywords To Optimize Search Engine Results

Search engines are the vehicles that drive potential customers to your websites. But in order for visitors to reach their destination—your website—you need to provide them with effective signs that direct them right to your site by creating carefully chosen keywords.
Think of the right keywords as the “Open Sesame!” of the Internet. Find the exactly [...]

Get Started With Social Media Today

The best way to define social media is to break it down. Media is an instrument on communication, like a newspaper or a radio, so social media would be a social instrument of communication. In Web 2.0 terms, this would be a website that doesn’t just give you information, but interacts with you while [...]

Have You Tried Google Trends?

// The Google Trends Website was made public in 1996 but many marketers on the Internet don’t know about it. Some know but don’t understand it and so don’t get the benefits out of it that are possible. The Google Trends website is a service offered by Google to users that want to get [...]

Directories – Don’t Forget the Obvious

// One way to ensure your webpage ranks well is to build links – as many quality links as you can. A backlink is an inbound html code that points to your website. You are probably wondering why you would want a backlink. I will explain it this way -  If [...]

Take The High Road, Treat Others With Respect

“With the rampant proliferation of user-generated content, the opportunity for disgruntled malcontents to damage your firm’s reputation increases everyday. Make sure to evaluate the extent of the problem, consider legal options, and stay within your comfort zone. Take the high road whenever possible, treat your opponent with respect” -Marty Weintraub
Yesterday an Entrecard blogger discovered that [...]

Back-Link Bonanza!

I’m a list freak. Every time I come across a good one I’ll print it out and check it off until I’ve completed every single item on the list – no matter how long it takes. I found this awesome list today while I was browsing online. Not only do they have [...]

Google Social Search – Just Another Social Network?

Just what we need, another social networking site.   Should I get involved in this one or will it end up being a waste of time?  I’ve signed up for quite a few and, honestly, it’s hard to keep up.  I either work one or two full force or not at all.  Maybe with Google running [...]

Stupid F*****G Hackers or Crackers or Whatever the Hell They’re Called!

My blog was hacked today.  Somehow someone inserted a huge line of code into my blogs header which caused it to redirect to a bunch of stupid sites.  I wish I could redirect something right back at them that would blow up their damn computers while they’re busy hacking into someone’s private property.  These people [...]

10 Profoundly Effective Steps to Internet Marketing Success

Over the years, I’ve read thousands and thousands of marketing articles, both online and off. But to this point, I have never read any article that was what I considered to be 100% idiot-proof – meaning even a dunce, moron, or complete idiot couldn’t screw up the process.
So I decided to write such an article. [...]

Benefit Your Online Marketing – Install An Internal Site Search

Guest Post:  Lisa Banks, www.seo-advantage.com
Today’s websites are more complex than ever before. Many contain a wealth of information visitors can use to answer their questions and learn what they need to know before contacting a company or making a purchase online.
But with all the information and features packed into many of today’s websites, it can [...]

Go Cyber – Establish YOUR Web Presence

Can you remember when you first started your website or blog – you know, those days when you received one or two visitors to your site?  You worked your butt off to build traffic and slowly, so slowly you began to notice the trickle of traffic was turning into a steady stream of viewers.  The [...]

How to Effectively Work From Home (No More Excuses)

The number one reason I chose to pursue Internet marketing as an online entrepreneur was the freedom it provides. Having an online business allows you to take your business with you wherever you go and work on it at whatever time suits your schedule. Now, that’s the kind of freedom I am after!
But, in order [...]

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