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3 Reliable Ad Networks For Small Businesses

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PPC Hero has a post about alternative ad networks to Google AdWords. The top two on the list are Bing and Facebook. I wouldn’t recommend giving up on Google AdWords, of course. But you should know that your click-throughs will cost you less at Bing and Facebook. Surprised? Use the smaller networks for practice.

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Facebook Is Giving Away $10 Million

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Facebook wants to woo small business owners into becoming advertisers. So why is Facebook giving away all that money in free advertising? Small business owners don’t think they need Facebook. They want to steal you away from Google AdWords. Therefore, they aren’t on Facebook at all. Here’s a test.

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Enter The Age Of Facebook Phone Calls | Small Business Mavericks

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An app for the iPhone is on the way and there are rumors that a Skype Facebook app is in development. It also has astounding potential for small businesses who want to do business with their Facebook friends. But it’s available only in the U.S. and Canada. I can see a day when this technology will be available worldwide.

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Did Facebook Screw Up?

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Last week, I discussed Facebook’s new Page layout features , which I think are generally a good thing. Just read the comments on Facebook’s own page. One of the biggest bones of contention seems to be Facebook’s relevance algorithm. They’d rather that Facebook kept the chronological order for comments.

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Facebook Is Entering The Q&A Market | Small Business Mavericks

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Facebook Experiments With Real-Time Advertising » Facebook Is Entering The Q&A Market Facebook has decided it’s time to start a Questions feature based on an astute observation: Like many of our products, Questions originated as people began using Facebook in a new and unexpected way. Brilliant!

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Will You Be Part Of The Twitter Self-Serve Ad Platform – Not Sure That I Will

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The platform used is a keyword bidding system much like Adwords and similar keyword bidding advertising options. If conversion levels are good, and the bid price on your keywords are not too high, then Twitters self-serve platform may be better than Adwords. Facebook still leads the way with StumbleUpon a clear second.

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Facebook Changes Page Layout Features | Small Business Mavericks

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Tweeting Can Lead To Short-Term Traffic Gains » Facebook Changes Page Layout Features It used to be that Facebook fan pages weren’t allowed to interact with other pages or with Facebook profile walls. You can interact with others on Facebook as your branded Facebook page. Can you say “Pages Ahoy!?&#