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Is Link Buying Necessary?

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» Is Link Buying Necessary? to incorporate link buying into your marketing plan. She says point blank that link buying is absolutely necessary in an “ultra-competitive&# niche. Secondly, I’d say that it’s the idea that you can compete in an ultra-competitive niche without buying links. Is link buying evil?

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Panda vs eBay — Don’t Poke The Bear

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In regard to AdWords — here are my thoughts on that portion of the article: If you are going to run an AdWords campaign but not manage it properly, you should not be surprised that it does not work. eBay created a major AdWords campaign that was by all accounts completely spammy. Moral: don’t be spammy.

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Let The Grocer Teach You E-mail Marketing

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While it’s technically true that groceries are something that everyone has to buy, it’s also true that they have plenty of choices in where to get their groceries. Everyone needs groceries. It’s not like you have to sell the benefits of eating, right? They don’t have to get them from one place over another.

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Yahoo! Unloads Delicious

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So I suppose they had the money to buy the struggling social bookmarking website. Do the names Chad Hurley and Steve Chen mean anything? How about YouTube? Hurley and Chen are co-founders of YouTube, which they sold to Google awhile back. Delicious is one of the early forerunners of social bookmarking.

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5 Current Internet Marketing Trends With Staying Power | Small.

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People are buying on their phones, reading blogs on their phones, and updating their social media on their phones. I predict that the following trends are here to stay and that you should seriously start thinking about following them now that you’ve brought your business online. Mobile search is big and I predict it will get bigger.

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It's All About The Reputation

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Is Link Buying Necessary? » It’s All About The Reputation Online marketing is no longer an option. You’re either doing it or you’re not, and if you’re not, then you are falling behind the competition.

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Is AOL Moving Forward, Or Back?

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Everyone is speculating about whether or not AOL made a good buy. If you look at AOLs goal, to develop a diverse group of news and content sources that cover the local, national, and international scenes, then it may very well be a good buy. Social Media Rule #1: Don’t Post Too Frequently » Is AOL Moving Forward, Or Back?