Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 19, 2012

I’ve said it before. Search engine optimization changes over time. You would think so, but even the definition has changed. SEO used to be the art of ranking web pages in the search engines for specific key phrases. That’s no longer a valid definition. Today, search engine optimization is the art of maximizing organic search engine traffic and delivering that traffic to your website.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 18, 2012

LinkedIn has changed the design on its profile pages , and I have to say it looks rather nice. Here’s what I like about it. The design layout is smooth and easy to navigate if not pleasant to look at. Users can move elements around on the page, a feature that I wish other social networks (like Facebook, for instance) had because what’s important to you may not be important to me.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 15, 2012

You’ve likely heard of Facebook brand pages, but did you know there are 4 top social media websites that currently allow brands to build their very own brand page for marketing and lead generation purposes? It’s true. Here are 4 popular social media websites where you can currently build brand pages. Facebook - Facebook led the way with brand pages.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Google recently announced a new tool webmasters can use to fight spam or to clean up after a bad SEO campaign. It’s called the Disavow Link Tool. But this tool does come with a warning. Google’s head of webspam team, Matt Cutts, said that most webmasters will not have a use for the tool. For instance, if you run a Mom & Pop shop and do your own SEO, you may not need it, especially if you religiously follow Google’s webmaster guidelines.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 16, 2012

All social networks have ways to contact other users – also called a notification. But Google+ has more notification triggers than any other social network. Here are 12 ways to send, or receive, a Google+ notification: Share a post – If you share a post with someone directly, they’ll receive a notification of your activity. Mention them in a post – Sometimes, all you have to do is mention someone in a post.

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