Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

» Google Linking Webmaster Tools And Google Analytics There have been several significant improvements made to Google’s Webmaster Tools over this past week. One feature that has been added is the ability to link your Google Analytics data to your Webmaster Tools account. Is your web site optimized for mobile?

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 21, 2011

3 Ways A Blog Helps You SEO-Wise » How To Promote Your Business In 2011 When it comes to promoting a small business, you have to prepare for changes. Here are some of the most effective strategies for promoting a business in 2011. Marketing today is a far cry different than it was in 1950, or 1980, or even in 2000.

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Social Media Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

But after Google first updated on 23 Feb 2011, all website owners and SEO experts are very strict to create back-links for a website. Because these kind of website penalized by Google any time. If you can''t do that due to any reason, then Google also provide us a better solution, which named as Disavow backlinks.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 5, 2011

Google does that automatically for you based on your IP address, or based on your personalized settings if you are a user of Google’s personalized search features. I’m pretty certain, and I’m sure Frank would agree, that Google Places will be the main focus on Google’s local efforts far into the future.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Nevertheless, here are my top 10 posts of 2011 by pageviews: Which NBA Teams Have Seen the Most Growth on Twitter and Facebook? Google Expanded Sitelinks: Optimize Opening Text in META Description Tag. Looking at my 2011 posts, it is interesting that a sports topic got the top slot since that’s not a major focus for me.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 27, 2011

This last year Google brought a large number of algorithm changes to the table. In case you missed it through all the chaos, below lists all of the crazy Google changes that occurred in 2011and just what they all meant: Top 10 Google Algorithm Changes of 2011. Google claims the update “incorporates new signals.”

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Bill Hartzer

APRIL 4, 2011

Does Google have a plan to launch a new product or service called Google Anymote ? It appears that Google is in the process of working on a new Google product related to Google TV. Google has just recently registered a few new domain names that may be an indication of a new Google service. Google Inc.

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Akamai Marketing

DECEMBER 29, 2011

That said, I am glad I wrote my resolutions for 2011 as it gave me focus. Here’s my 2011 scorecard: ? Distinguish my social media profiles: I’ve been using Facebook and Twitter for years and with the introduction of Google+ (which I am enjoying) I’ll be defining what information you’ll see where.

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Twist Image

JANUARY 6, 2011

beating out Google (according to Experian Hitwise )! Groupon - which enables local businesses to offer a unique discount once a pre-determined amount of people commit to purchasing the deal - turned down a six billion dollar acquisition attempt by Google , which validated that hyper-local has finally arrived. Does your website suck?

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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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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali On Lists, Their Importance, And How To Get On One February 8th, 2011 Tweet This post has been about a year and a half in the writing. Lists are as important as you think they are. Yes, really!

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

It’s an outstanding list, categorized by industry including Automotive, Chemicals, Electronics, Telecommunications, and a dozen other sectors, but all of the names were linked to the individuals’ LinkedIn profiles—no Twitter links! Anyway, on to the list! List of Corporate Social Strategists for 2011.

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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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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Chalk this up on the list of another one of Google’s products that failed. Well, I wouldn’t call Google Sidewiki a total failure, but rather a Google product that just did not “catch on” with everyone. In any event, Google Sidewiki is being closed down. Sign in to your Google account.

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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. No slaving over list creation (Twitter), or slogging through the mine field of clicks and sketchy instructions for creating your own groups (Facebook). A lot of sense.

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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. The Advantages of Google+ Pages vs. Facebook Pages – Google+ pages have several advantages over Facebook pages. The following should convince you to at least give Google+ pages a try.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 12, 2012

Noting that “The perfect pitch is one that involves getting to know your target reporters and showing a genuine interest in helping them, rather than treating them as a means to an end,” the delightful Stacey Acevero of Vocus shares a helpful list of “do’s” (e.g., Small Business…Big Coverage! by Blogging PRWeb.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

But after getting to see it in action and realizing it was much more efficient than my process (copying tweets from a retweet button, shortening the links, and then scheduling), I put it on my to-do list. I cannot even express how honored I am to be mentioned in her list of fellow professionals in the online marketing world.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits January 24th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt These are frugal days, and everyone loves getting and writing about free stuff.

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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. No slaving over list creation (Twitter), or slogging through the mine field of clicks and sketchy instructions for creating your own groups (Facebook). A lot of sense.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

This is where Google Analytics Advanced Segments come into play. Is Google+ Imperative For SEO? – We all know that Google has over 200 signals it uses when ranking content, but you know what Google loves to rank well when its relevant? Google stuff. Search Engines / SEO.

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Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Can I make a list of those on Twitter who are in my local area? Twitter followers by location – Lists. Usually someone has made a list. If you find ONE twitterer from a town, check who they are following and what lists the have created. Note the map on the right hand side – yay for google maps!

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

50+ Awesome Posts on Conversions – Catch up on the latest and greatest information in this list of over 50 awesome posts on conversions from 2011. Google Analytics. This article will demonstrate exactly how to use Google Analytics to create better website content. Related Posts.

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The Realtime Report

JULY 27, 2012

Google Plus: 170 million “people who have upgraded” via Google. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. billion in 2011 to $16.9 billion in 2011 to $8.8 Sina Weibo: over 300 million users. via LinkedIn.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

With this in mind, we set out to find a simple list of “2011 NCAA Football Rankings” – an easy Google search is there ever was one. I assumed that the top result, ESPN’s 2011 NCAA Football Rankings , would be the perfect match for our search, until I looked at the data.

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yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 19, 2012

What a year was 2011 for social media and marketing! I think these marketing trends are a must for your SMB this year, following how the landscape “ended” in 2011 and are going to be very powerful in 2012. Don’t make the mistake of NOT building your subscriber list. Build your list at every touch point. Source: CTIA.org).

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 27, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, I thought I would share my 10 favorite list posts for anyone ready to learn more about analytics, conversions, email marketing, engagement, link building, keyword research, social media, starting their own business, usability testing, and WordPress. Catch up on the latest and greatest information in this list.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 13, 2011

It’s a search engine for veterinarians powered by Google. By listing your veterinary practice in a profession-specific search engine like MyVeterinarian.com, you increase your chances of getting found by local people in need of your services. I always recommend listing a business in a professional directory or search engine.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 1, 2011

A Web citation is any place off of your own website that mentions your business, web address, or Local business listing information without an accompanying link. If you’ve claimed your business listing in Google Places, Bing Local, and Yahoo! So how can a non-link affect your search rankings?

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Small Business Mavericks

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? Rely on lists – Lists work. Ordered lists. Unordered lists. Learn the power words and watch your words shine.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 22, 2013

The quarterly report analyzes aggregated client data from various industries on paid search marketing trends across search engines and devices on a year-over-year (YoY—Q4 2011 to Q4 2012) and quarter-over-quarter (QoQ—Q3 2012 to Q4 2012) basis. Google and Yahoo!-Bing Bing Network continue to see growth; Google leads in mobile.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

People who are aware of what’s going on with Google, but aren’t mired in the details of SEO every day may have heard the oft-used-but-incorrect phrase, “SEO is dead.” When Google launched the Panda and Penguin algorithm updates, they pretty much said “we will no longer value any of these old techniques.

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The Realtime Report

JULY 13, 2012

Google Plus: 170 million “people who have upgraded” via Google. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Sina Weibo: over 300 million users. via Bloomberg Businessweek. Renren: over 170 million users. via LinkedIn.

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Justin Levy

DECEMBER 20, 2010

As we wind down 2010, I’ve begun assessing what I’ve accomplished and what new challenges I’m going to take on in 2011. Twitter Lists – It’s easy to build your own echo-chamber if you rely on the same Twitter Lists and searches without ever switching things up a bit.

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The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Google Plus: 100 million monthly active users. via Google. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. LinkedIn’s premium subscriptions product jumped 74% from Q3 in 2011, and represented 20% of total revenue in Q3 2012.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

What may surprise many small business owners is that social media marketing is so far down the list, especially when it comes to two-way communications. At least, that’s according to data reported on WebProNews recently. The data suggests that 19% of respondents rated promotional e-mails as influencing their visits to websites.

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The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Google Plus: 100 million monthly active users. via Google. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. ” Back in August 2011, Sina Weibo had just 200 million registered users; this number grew to 300 million by May of 2012.

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