Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

» Content Farms: Did Google Go Far Enough? Thursday, Google introduced a new algorithm to reduce the rankings of content farms in its search results. The interesting thing here is that the algorithm was introduced just days after a Google Chrome extension allowing users to block content farms from their search results.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 6, 2011

What Your Analytics Software is Hiding From You – There are many reasons for confusing and missing data in Google Analytics. Creating a Strong Online Reputation – Learn how to create a strong online reputation for yourself and your business. The following should convince you to at least give Google+ pages a try.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 30, 2011

I analyzed my Top 6 blog posts for 2011 by total page views, and am re-running them this week as a “greatest hits” compilation. Since I originally published this post, you’re seeing Google do a lot of the things I predicted. (Happy Holidays! This is #1. This is probably my favorite post of the year. – Jay).

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 30, 2011

The benefits are simple: Free one-way links Enhanced reputation for the author New targeted traffic to your website And that’s just a start HubPages has done well to provide these benefits. But due to a recent Google algorithm change, which everyone has started calling Panda, HubPages has had to undergo some policy changes.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 3, 2011

My initial, abbreviated take is that Google’s new social toy is essentially a Facebook Twitter hybrid with outstanding ease-of-use and eye-popping potential. Already, some early Google Plus users have created 20 or more Circles to categorize their online relationships. But enough about that. SEOMOZ SEO Ranking Factors.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 10, 2011

I think the Google Latitude check-in offers service could grow more popular in the next year or two. Google seems to be paying a bit more attention to this local mobile marketing product, which it seemed to have abandoned as of last year. You’d be competing only with offers for 60 places. That’s not bad.

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APRIL 7, 2011

» EzineArticles Says Keyword Density Is Important If you’ve been paying attention to the Google Panda update, you’ve noticed that EzineArticles – the largest article directory online – was hit and suffered a huge traffic loss. Chris Knight says he agrees with Google’s update.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 19, 2011

Google slapped the article directories hard, so hard that you might not want to keep putting your articles there. The 2011 way to market yourself through articles is to distribute them through other channels. The 2011 way to market yourself through articles is to distribute them through other channels. Even niche-related blogs.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

» Who’s The Bad Guy, Google Or Bing? Google claims Bing is copying its search results. I’d be curious to know if any of those signals and features include crawling Google’s search results. Evidently, Google thinks Bing could be doing something underhanded as well. That’s a bold claim.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 13, 2011

It’s a search engine for veterinarians powered by Google. Here’s the catch: That’s IF they find the MyVeterinarian.com website, which doesn’t have particularly high rankings at Google for the search term “veterinarian.&# The concept is nothing new. And the benefits are always the same.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 1, 2011

If you’ve claimed your business listing in Google Places, Bing Local, and Yahoo! Larry King says: May 1, 2011 at 12:09 pm "What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings? &# Larry King says: May 1, 2011 at 12:09 pm "What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings?" So how can a non-link affect your search rankings?

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Kikolani

AUGUST 2, 2011

Featured Post – Social Media ROI with Google Anlaytics 5. This month’s featured piece just went live today and is part of the 2011 Conversion-Fest Blogging Contest. How to Get Started with Google+ – I wrote this post based on my first day on Google+ experience. It’s a lot easier than you think.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 28, 2011

Hurley and Chen are co-founders of YouTube, which they sold to Google awhile back. Users of Delicious have until July 2011 to accept AVOSs terms of service and to transfer their bookmarks. Unloads Delicious&# Affordable Website says: April 28, 2011 at 2:38 pm Small Business Tips >> Yahoo! How about YouTube?

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 10, 2011

Tags: apps , customer service , iPhone , iphone apps , small business This entry was posted on Thursday, March 10th, 2011 at 11:48 am and is filed under Mobile Marketing for Small Business.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 23, 2011

Jay says: April 29, 2011 at 12:14 am RT @CarolineMelberg: Let The Grocer Teach You E-mail Marketing [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 6, 2011 at 4:15 pm Thanks for the RT! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 19, 2011

A YouTube channel that offers entertaining and informative videos can increase your online reputation. This entry was posted on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 at 10:28 am and is filed under Video Marketing. This entry was posted on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 at 10:28 am and is filed under Video Marketing.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 26, 2011

Pose the question in such a way that they will answer with the answers to exact questions that someone might query in Google. – Let's say you want to build the most useful information page about som… [link] Log in to Reply Wayne Nunn says: April 29, 2011 at 9:20 pm Have You Asked Your Clients What They Want?

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MAY 4, 2011

Google Goes Local With Local Search » 3 Timeless Copywriting Techniques Ever wonder how effective copywriters manage to get people to click their links and read their content? Tags: copywriting , writing This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at 7:58 am and is filed under Business Writing.

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APRIL 22, 2011

Tags: blogging , keywords , linkbuilding , search engine rankings , SEO This entry was posted on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 at 8:35 am and is filed under Blogging for Small Business.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 6, 2011

It is almost near consensus that Google finds page load speed important. A recent announcement that Google Analytics can now track and report page load speed should put any doubt to rest. I believe Google uses page load speed to determine search engine rankings. Check it out and fix the problems. Your site visitors expect it.

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MAY 3, 2011

– The question arises often about how often is often enough when posting to t… [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 4, 2011 at 12:33 am Should You Post To Twitter Daily? Tags: facebook , Social Media , Twitter This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 at 8:24 am and is filed under Social Media.

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Small Business Twitter Case Study Press Release 156

Small Business Mavericks

MAY 10, 2011

Now that Google is indexing Quora in its real-time search product , marketers have a strong incentive to hit Quora with link spam. If they’re not careful, Quora will end up being added to Google’s content farm list. Quora is going to experience the same problem. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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MAY 8, 2011

GrassRoots says: May 8, 2011 at 4:24 pm #grassroots #dm2 Do You HAVE To Blog Every Day? – One of the things that you'll hear often among professional Intern… [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 9, 2011 at 12:27 am Do You HAVE To Blog Every Day? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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APRIL 20, 2011

GrassRoots says: April 20, 2011 at 6:28 pm #dm2 Who Profits From Social Media? Tags: small business , Social Media This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 at 9:27 am and is filed under Social Media. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

link] Log in to Reply Tatiana Designs says: February 6, 2011 at 6:50 pm Is E-mail Marketing More Effective Than Social Media Marketing … [link] Log in to Reply Jacqueline Teo says: February 6, 2011 at 7:29 pm I think social media marketing works better for Gen Y’ers.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 29, 2011

2 Responses to “Revamping Old Content&# Wayne Nunn says: April 29, 2011 at 8:37 pm Revamping Old Content | Small Business Mavericks – [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 30, 2011 at 12:31 am Revamping Old Content – About once a year or so you should go through your old content and update it.

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APRIL 18, 2011

2 Responses to “UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter&# Affordable Website says: April 18, 2011 at 9:36 pm Small Business Tips >> UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 19, 2011 at 12:34 am UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter – Remember the social media website Mixx?

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APRIL 15, 2011

2 Responses to “The Surest Way To Win Fans&# Affordable Website says: April 15, 2011 at 5:53 pm Small Business Tips >> The Surest Way To Win Fans [link] Log in to Reply GrassRoots says: April 15, 2011 at 6:27 pm #dm2 The Surest Way To Win Fans – The title of this blog post is "The Surest Way To Win Fans.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 12, 2011

BizLaunch says: April 12, 2011 at 11:50 pm Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click? &# BizLaunch says: April 12, 2011 at 11:50 pm Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click? link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 13, 2011 at 12:33 am Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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MARCH 30, 2011

3 Responses to “5 Current Internet Marketing Trends With Staying Power&# Caroline Melberg says: March 31, 2011 at 12:34 am 5 Current Internet Marketing Trends With Staying Power – Trends come and go, but not all trends end up going. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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APRIL 25, 2011

But 85% of your traffic is going to come from Google and Bing. Caroline Melberg says: April 26, 2011 at 12:34 am Where Should You Spend Your Marketing Time? &# Caroline Melberg says: April 26, 2011 at 12:34 am Where Should You Spend Your Marketing Time? Don’t get me wrong. Social media is good. It’s fun.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 9, 2011

Google Places, Yahoo! One Response to “Bad Reviews Can Help You Rank Better&# GrassRoots says: April 9, 2011 at 6:24 pm #dm2 Bad Reviews Can Help You Rank Better – No one likes to receive bad reviews, but did you know that bad reviews c… [link] Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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APRIL 14, 2011

Tags: Android , business , facebook , VOIP This entry was posted on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at 10:10 am and is filed under Tools for Small Business.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Caroline Melberg says: April 9, 2011 at 12:32 am Should You Use A Ghost Twitterer? &# Caroline Melberg says: April 9, 2011 at 12:32 am Should You Use A Ghost Twitterer? Oth… [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 9, 2011 at 12:32 am Should You Use A Ghost Twitterer? Some people say it's not right.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 9, 2011

GrassRoots says: May 9, 2011 at 4:27 pm #grassroots #dm2 What’s An Internet Marketing Strategy Consist Of? &# GrassRoots says: May 9, 2011 at 4:27 pm #grassroots #dm2 What’s An Internet Marketing Strategy Consist Of? link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 10, 2011 at 12:34 am What’s An Internet Marketing Strategy Consist Of?

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APRIL 2, 2011

» The Human Side Of Local Search Frank Reed has a thoughtful post at WebProNews about Bing, Google, and Local Search. He says that Bing can lead in local search by being the “anti-Google.&# By posting this to the world, Frank Reed runs the risk of Google picking up on the idea and implementing it.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 7, 2011

One Response to “Types Of HTML 5 Content&# Caroline Melberg says: May 7, 2011 at 12:29 pm Types Of HTML 5 Content – Since 1998, the widely accepted generation of HTML in use has been HTML 4. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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