Bill Hartzer

JULY 31, 2013

I think the title of this post, “be careful when choosing an SEO” (search engine optimization) professional really says it all. The problem is that we’re now seeing an influx of “SEO snake oil salesmen” sending emails like this, offering their “services”: From: Allison allison.janney0@gmail.com.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 4, 2011

The True Meaning Of Content » Why Article Marketing Will Never Die A couple of days ago I wrote about Google’s recent algorithm change and how it is beating down the article directories. However, I didn’t definitively answer the question about whether article marketing will die.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com by Adam Sherk on August 14, 2009 Recently I wrote about the importance of including meaningful content in videos embedded in press releases. So far Google seems to agree.

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Keyhole.co

MARCH 6, 2024

I guess we can all agree that marketing goes far beyond the numbers. Marketing is about feelings, opinions, and emotions (in the end, 95% of all purchases are emotional; it’s no secret). But you also need to be able to turn all that into meaningful information that you can use to power up your marketing strategy.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 21, 2011

PRFilter Shows Press Release Buzzword Abuse Still Prevalent. Editorial SEO Tactics for the Newsroom. Press Release Optimization Checklist and Tips. Define is launching a company blog soon and we’ve also arranged to do some articles for Search Engine Land, so it will continue to be a challenge to keep up here.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 22, 2011

There are other benefits to blogging, but these are three of the biggest SEO benefits. 3 Ways A Blog Helps You SEO-Wise | Small Business Mavericks [link] Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. 3 Ways A Blog Helps You SEO-Wise | Small Business Mavericks [link] Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Most of those SEO techniques are now listed in Google’s Webmaster Guidelines as being unacceptable. I’m still amazed that so-called SEO firms are sending out UCE Spam (unsolicited commercial email) spam advertising their SEO services for higher search engine rankings. Still others have nothing to do with SEO.

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Writtent Blog

MAY 16, 2013

SEO copywriting might seem boring and uncreative at first, and it can at times be very repetitive. But balancing search engine optimization with content marketing does not limit creativity. It’s up to the SEO copywriter to follow thought leaders and keep up with best practices and trends. Follow SEO experts and thought leaders.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 20, 2009

Google employee “Inbal” later provided a more specific time window, indicating “the rate at which we recrawl may vary, but we try to go back and check for changes in article content within the first 12 hours after we first find it.” I went looking for an updated story in Google News today and was able to find an example.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In this example, a press release is distributed online, posted to the company’s Facebook and Twitter updates, and used to create a social media release (using a tool such as PitchEngine ). For SEO and traffic purposes, the press release and social media release link back to the company’s website/blog.

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Proactive Report

MAY 8, 2014

Title tags for web pages and headlines for articles, news releases and blog posts should preferably be 50 characters. Content Marketing Online PR content google online news online PR press releases SEO' Content Marketing Online PR content google online news online PR press releases SEO'

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 27, 2011

» Here’s A Unique Thought On Article Writing I don’t read Michael Martinez much, but I trust that he knows what he’s talking about. Such was the case recently when I read his thoughts on how to get quality articles for your website. In fact, many SEOs believe that it is. But I don’t.

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Harp Interactive

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Online Reputation Management or counter-SEO is a specialized area that requires professional skills and tools. Below is a list of SEO and social media marketing techniques that you can use to ensure that the first page of Google search results for your brand related keywords does not include negative websites.

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Writtent Blog

MAY 26, 2014

SEO and blogging form the backbone of content marketing, something that every serious business and marketer should be doing today to grow their online presence. Are you taking full advantage of these marketing practices? Now look at some SEO statistics to get the full picture. Have you heard the term?

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Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines by Adam Sherk on July 28, 2009 Yesterday Steve Rubel pointed out how the article highlights on sites like CNN.com and iMedia Connection are a good time saver for him.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Business and consumer brands have traditionally approached marketing from two totally different vantage points. While there are always going to be distinct differences between b2b and b2c marketing practices, B2B websites must make some B2C-inspired adjustments to keep up with savvy consumers. 2) Start testing, seriously.

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Josh S Peters

JANUARY 4, 2013

One of the new features (and an encouragement to get at least 1 post per week done) is to publish a Search and Social weekly that rounds up the best / most important articles I’ve read the past week on search / SEO and social media. Google Cutts: Links From Press Releases Won’t Help.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Well, there are several things you can do right now to improve your SEO. In just a couple of weeks, you can improve your SEO tremendously. Here are the top 5 ways to improve your SEO right now. Tailor Your Title/Meta Tags – If all of your Title and Meta tags are the same, then you’ve lost the SEO war.

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Proactive Report

JUNE 2, 2014

Too busy to read the full article? Although most PR pros are not SEO pros, we have realized that search is one of the big game changes in the news industry. There have been signs that Google is not too thrilled with press releases. has affected press release sites. Register here https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/672636384.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 23, 2011

» Let The Grocer Teach You E-mail Marketing What can a grocer possibly know about e-mail marketing? And that’s why marketing is important. E-mail marketing is one strategy for making that happen. One grocer is using e-mail marketing and getting a 55% open rate on its e-mails. Everyone needs groceries.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 10, 2011

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. The big change is that now you can check in and let your friends know where you are while you’re there. If you are a local small business anywhere in the U.S.,

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 20, 2011

» Are You Getting Bad Real Estate SEO Advice? Hat tip to Matt McGee for bringing this to my attention, but I have long thought that real estate agents and brokers were getting bad SEO advice. It’s when the article gets into the nitty gritty details that there is a problem. But for SEO, I wouldn’t recommend it.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 16, 2023

In this article, I will share six key strategies I’ve used so far. So, instead of trying to cater to every Tom, Dick, and Harry, I identified a specific target market where I could excel and establish my expertise clearly. This strategic thinking allowed us to tap into whole new pools of clients and larger markets.

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Harp Interactive

JANUARY 6, 2010

One of the main objectives for all social media marketing initiatives for a brand is to “ navigate the narrative&#. Social media monitoring is the somewhat new but indispensable tool that all serious marketers should use in order to keep track of what people are saying about their brand, their products and their competitors.

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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. 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. Update your blog daily.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 9, 2009

In looking at syndicated content on Yahoo News, most of the syndicated articles do not include attribution links (each news source likely has to request or provide them), but among those that do exist there is a problem. The Yahoo attribution links do not point directly to the original article URLs.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 11, 2011

» 10 SEO Tactics That No Longer Work (If They Ever Did) Confused about SEO? Did you just buy a nifty SEO book, or download one for free, that promises to tell you everything there is to know about SEO? Even then, they only had about 1-point-something percent of the search market share. Be careful.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 16, 2011

» How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO SEOmoz has a great article on how Q&A sites can boost your SEO. First, I’d like to say this is an awesome article and I encourage you to read it through and through. What’s The Best Discovery Engine? Standard Q&A – Yahoo!

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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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agora pulse

OCTOBER 6, 2020

You’ve had your social media marketing agency for a while. Recently I published a detailed guide on How to Start a Social Media Marketing Agency: Step by Step. In this article, I’m offering tips for experienced social media managers who want to skyrocket growth for their social agencies. Table of Contents. Collaborations.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 9, 2011

Why Quora Is The New Twitter » What’s An Internet Marketing Strategy Consist Of? If you’re new to Internet marketing and you’re not sure what an IM package might consist of, relax. Strategic Internet marketing takes time. Therefore, it’s important to know your market.

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Danny WhatMough

AUGUST 12, 2013

This morning I shared some thoughts with Econsultancy in response to two articles from Tom Foremski that have been causing ripples across social media over the last few days. I don’t see any of that as a threat to PR, I see that as a threat to SEO and an opportunity for PR. Do I think the press release will die?

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

» Is E-mail Marketing More Effective Than Social Media Marketing? It seems that e-mail marketing is still one of the most efficient and cost effective channels available to businesses – that’s both online and traditional brick and mortar businesses. Are The Yellow Pages Outdated?

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 30, 2011

What You Can Learn From Web TV » 5 Current Internet Marketing Trends With Staying Power Trends come and go, but not all trends end up going. Mobile Search – Seriously, mobile phones have hit the market big time. Blog Marketing – Blog marketing came on strong, then it dipped. I mean, it slowed down.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 16, 2013

Use Google to Identify Where You Can Submit Press Releases, Articles, and Guest Blog Posts. Every time you have a press release, have you ever thought about investing a few hours searching for places to manually post your news? It’s a win for you and for your clients. See what has already been covered by reporters.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 27, 2011

Unloads Delicious » The Perfect Website For Off-Line Marketing Ever wonder how you can use online sources for off-line marketing? Any way you look at it, Meetup is a great way to use the Internet for your off-line marketing efforts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 25, 2011

» Where Should You Spend Your Marketing Time? Are you making the most use of your time as a marketer? I’d be willing to bet that most online marketers are spending too much time on social media or unproductive channels. 2 Responses to “Where Should You Spend Your Marketing Time? Social media is fun.

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