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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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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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MAY 8, 2011

» Do You HAVE To Blog Every Day? One of the things that you’ll hear often among professional Internet marketers and SEOs is that you should blog every day. Obviously, if you blog every day, then that will cost you more in ghostwriting services than if you blog once a week. You should blog as often as you can.

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APRIL 22, 2011

Of course, you only get these benefits if your blog and if you blog in the right manner. Here are those 3 benefits: Fresh Content – Every time you write a blog post, you add fresh content to your website. Every blog post is considered a separate web page by the search engines. Do you have a company blog ?

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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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OCTOBER 1, 2014

It is a nice idea, to think that Google has lists of things to do to make SEO a breeze. Gianluca Fiorelli just started a debate on Moz with his views on The Myth of Google’s 200 Ranking Factors. Gianluca Fiorelli just started a debate on Moz with his views on The Myth of Google’s 200 Ranking Factors.

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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 must be logged in to post a comment. That’s not bad.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Every day now I see articles popping up telling webmasters how to win Google’s heart again after being penalized for low-quality or spammy links. You tried tricking Google with link wheels. You thought blog comment spam would help you. link building content google links low-quality links quality content'

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APRIL 30, 2011

» Kudos To HubPages Anyone who has read my blog for very long knows that I am a strong advocate of article marketing. But due to a recent Google algorithm change, which everyone has started calling Panda, HubPages has had to undergo some policy changes. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

Have a website or a blog. There are a number of free sites where you can start a website and/or a blog. Not only will you be able to put your products on the site, you will need to keep information up to day in the form of a blog post or article. Emails and Comments. If they make a comment, be sure to respond back.

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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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APRIL 19, 2011

Google slapped the article directories hard, so hard that you might not want to keep putting your articles there. Try HubPages, Google Knol, and Squidoo Lenses. Even niche-related blogs. You must be logged in to post a comment. But recently, article marketing has taken a huge turn – for better and for the worse.

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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. You must be logged in to post a comment. Quora is going to experience the same problem.

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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. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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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.&# You must be logged in to post a comment. The concept is nothing new.

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MAY 26, 2012

Issue coupons that are great deals, and people will talk about you through blogs and social media. Directories - there are still a few quality directories that Google respects. And It’s all ethical. Consider these pay options. Coupons – yes, the humble old coupon. Is it ‘buying your way to the top’?

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APRIL 15, 2011

On your blog and website, provide consistent valuable content and you’ll find yourself gaining friends, fans, and customers by the dozens. You must be logged in to post a comment. It could just as well be “The Surest Way To Earn Fans.&# Truly, that’s what the goal is – to earn your fans.

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APRIL 25, 2011

In my opinion, you should be spending three hours on search engine marketing activities (blogging, PPC, or content creation) and the remaining one hour on social media and non-SEM activities. But 85% of your traffic is going to come from Google and Bing. You must be logged in to post a comment. That’s SEM.

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APRIL 29, 2011

This includes your static content, blog content, and maybe even your social media content. Sometimes you can turn a popular blog post into an article. You must be logged in to post a comment. Rewrite it so that it isn’t duplicate content and distribute it to a few publishers around the Web to see if someone wants it.

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APRIL 12, 2011

This is true whether you are writing for a print publication or if you are writing for an online publication, a blog, a Twitter stream, PPC ads, or anywhere you expect to get readers. Tell your readers exactly what your story or blog post is about. You must be logged in to post a comment. Make a promise and deliver on it.

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APRIL 23, 2011

One particularly telling comment in the Constant Contact interview is the answer to the very last question. You must be logged in to post a comment. » Let The Grocer Teach You E-mail Marketing What can a grocer possibly know about e-mail marketing? Everyone needs groceries. That’s phenomenal!

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Just read the comments on Facebook’s own page. Some people don’t want the most “relevant&# comments to appear on their pages. They’d rather that Facebook kept the chronological order for comments. You must be logged in to post a comment. But not everyone is happy with those changes.

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APRIL 28, 2011

Hurley and Chen are co-founders of YouTube, which they sold to Google awhile back. You must be logged in to post a comment. But unless you’ve heard the news, you might not guess who the buyers were. Do the names Chad Hurley and Steve Chen mean anything? How about YouTube? sold Delicious.

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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. They are writing guest blog posts for related blogs and carefully targeting Web content for other websites within their niches.

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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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APRIL 9, 2011

Google Places, Yahoo! You must be logged in to post a comment. I highly recommend that you invite your customers to do this. And if you’d prefer to receive good reviews, just provide good customer service and you are more likely to attract positive reviews rather than negative. and invite them to review your business.

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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. You must be logged in to post a comment. Here’s a real simple suggestion: Ask your clients. Small Business Mavericks – [link] Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

But, Andy Beal of Marketing Pilgrim is pointing out a new Google algorithm that could very well shake up the search marketing world. A few years ago, the most vocal voices in search marketing shouted loud and clear that they wanted Google to do something about search spam. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Google and Facebook out-refer Pinterest as do direct referrals. Add “Pin It” icons to your blog and website, and stick around after you’ve done your pinning to do a little networking. Comment on other pins and re-pin images of those you follow. Traffic from Bing and Yahoo! this year are down.

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MARCH 30, 2011

People are buying on their phones, reading blogs on their phones, and updating their social media on their phones. Blog Marketing – Blog marketing came on strong, then it dipped. But it appears that blog marketing is experiencing a surge again. You must be logged in to post a comment. I mean, it slowed down.

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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? You must be logged in to post a comment. d/b/a/ Small Business Mavericks, Minneapolis, Minnesota Website Design, Development & Promotion Services.

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MAY 1, 2011

If you’ve claimed your business listing in Google Places, Bing Local, and Yahoo! You must be logged in to post a comment. 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.

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MARCH 26, 2011

For the longest time, serious advertisers online went to the pay-per-click line, and Google was the beginning of that line. If you want to promote your business through PPC , Google is no longer your only option. You must be logged in to post a comment. As well it should. But there is another reason to fear Facebook too.

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MAY 9, 2011

You must be logged in to post a comment. 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. Of course, your first consultation is free. Let us check the health of your website today.

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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. Start a blog – Search engines like consistent fresh content. Update your blog daily. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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APRIL 17, 2011

These include forums, blogs, community websites where industry news can be published, wikis, etc. It could be an industry social networking website, it could be an industry wiki or encyclopedia site, or it could be a simple blog. You must be logged in to post a comment. But what does it mean to be a media company?

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MAY 7, 2011

You must be logged in to post a comment. » Types Of HTML 5 Content Since 1998, the widely accepted generation of HTML in use has been HTML 4. Lately, HTML 5 has been in development and will likely see a public release within the next couple of years. Lately, HTML 5 … [link] Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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