Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 31, 2014

Now that Matt Cutts has declared guest blogging dead , SEOs and Internet marketers in every niche will start looking for alternative ways to build links back to their websites. But you don’t have to be a guest blog spammer to find other ways to link back to your website. At least, the spammy ones will.

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

If you’re a small business or new startup, you don’t have money to waste on expensive advertising like your bigger competitors can. Start by brainstorming with your business partners and connections to come up with several cheap outside-the-box marketing tricks. Create relevant content on your website. Reuse content.

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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. I’m not willing to say that article directories are dead. Smart business owners change with them.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 17, 2012

Most online businesses publish content in two places – their website and their blog – it’s a standard online marketing strategy. You will often see references to publishing content in article directories, Facebook, HubSpot, Squidoo and perhaps even on other blogs as a guest author. You shouldn’t.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 25, 2012

Directories – Directories can sometimes still be good sources of traffic. Niche websites and blogs - Write guest blog posts or get a link from a relevant website within your niche. Brochures & flyers – Pass out flyers and brochures to your clients when they come into your store or place of business.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 21, 2015

In the early days of Internet marketing, there weren’t that many channels for a small business to use for getting the word out about their business. Most businesses had a website. There were directories where those websites could be listed. They were often called article directories.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 19, 2011

Google slapped the article directories hard, so hard that you might not want to keep putting your articles there. But there is actually a better way to go about marketing your business and your website these days. Even niche-related blogs. They may work and they may not. Try HubPages, Google Knol, and Squidoo Lenses.

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Kikolani

JULY 4, 2010

In the spirit of the FamousBloggers and ComLuv blogging contest , I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the various blogging sponsors contributing to one of the largest cash prize blogging contests who have, of course, CommentLuv enabled blogs. CommentLuv Enabled Blogs List.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 28, 2015

More tools have been developed to help Internet marketers implement and measure successful marketing campaigns, and when we think about online marketing tools and tactics we often think about search engine optimization, e-mail marketing, blogging, and social media. Web directories – Remember when Web directories were all the rage?

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 31, 2015

Guest blogging – You can tap into other sources of traffic by writing guest blog posts on blogs that reach the same audience you are trying to reach or that publish information similar to yours. Directories – Directories are still an important source of traffic for many websites.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 11, 2012

As a courtesy and value-added service, American Express is building links and doing search engine optimization for many of their small business clients. Through a division called “ American Express Market 3D “, American Express is doing Inbound Link Building, Social Bookmarking, and General Directory Submissions.

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Kikolani

JUNE 19, 2012

Gushcloud and UBL Small Business Marketing. Blog Outreach Blogging Contest Sponsors. Gushcloud business marketing crowdsourcing platform. Universal Business Listings (UBL). MyBlogGuest Blogging Community. GuestBlogIt – Guest blogging service. GuestBlogIt – Guest blogging service.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 26, 2012

You could buy links, pay for directory listings, and even pay to have people promote you through social media. These tactics are frowned upon by search engines and most ethical business owners. Issue coupons that are great deals, and people will talk about you through blogs and social media. In the past you could.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2022

Social media scheduling tools are some of the most useful items in a social media manager’s toolbox, whether you work at a small startup or a multinational enterprise. They’re also an incredible resource for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and anyone else managing social media while running a small business. RSS Autopublisher.

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Absolute PA

AUGUST 29, 2014

Otherwise I would be linking to that previous post right here (genius blogging tip for you there, babes!). Because, I’m hearing from a lot of people who have AMAZing business ideas worth shouting about that are keeping quiet. Yet we post that update, write that blog, record that video, make that call, send that email anyway….

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 16, 2012

Other blogs – You should write to your own blog as often as possible, but don’t be afraid to be a guest blogger too. Review sites – Websites like Amazon, Yelp, and other review sites offer business owners a way to get their customers talking about them. Directories – Not all directories are created equal.

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Later

JANUARY 28, 2021

From crafting engaging content, to building scalable businesses, and inspiring social reform, there are countless Black creatives changing the game in every industry. As a business or brand, supporting Black creators on social media is key for amplifying underrepresented voices. Being a speaker or panelist for an event.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Article marketing took on a whole new air of importance and website directories were full of useless descriptions for the sake of a good link. Then, along came blogging and social media, videos, mobile marketing, etc. Webmasters scrambled to get the best links from the best websites.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 17, 2012

Use the Disavow Links tool to submit page, directory, or domain URLs that may contain links to your site that seem ‘unnatural’ or appear to be from spam or low quality sites. that illustrates how it works: As you can see, Bing gives you a choice to disallow links from a page, directory, or domain. Photo Credit: searchengineland.com.

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Article directories (yes, they still work). Guest blogging. Niche directories. YellowPages.com, Yelp, and other online city directories. Google+ (still in beta, by invitation only). The search engines – Bing and Google organic listings. Pay per click ads. Knol pages. Etsy, if you are a crafter. Foursquare.

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

You relied on article directories and bad business directories. You thought blog comment spam would help you. Here’s why: You paid for links. You engaged in reciprocal link building. You tried tricking Google with link wheels. You sent out low-quality press releases.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 20, 2011

I’d rather see you start a blog or list your website in local directories. I like what Matt McGee had to say about NARs blog comment advice: Commenting on blogs can help with exposure, but it’s not a “campaign” and isn’t likely to make a search engine think your site is trustworthy, either. As you know, I use it.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 26, 2015

It didn’t take long for directories to pop onto the scene. Blogging took off like a rocket followed by social networking and video marketing. You’ll likely find a few forums where athletes meet to discuss their interests, but you’ll also likely find a few blogs where this occurs naturally.

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The Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

A couple of years of ago, one could easily identify active users through blogs & discussion forums. Top Blogs Directory – The marketing & social media section in the directory of top Indian blogs. Social media Blogs in India – Prepared by Sampad, this is a list of social media blogs in India.

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Freelance Social Media

APRIL 23, 2009

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Article Distribution Sites with a PR 3 or Higher by cinta5 on April 23, 2009 Distributing articles can help build links to your website. you can check out my Blog Take care now. Great looking blog! com – www.work911.com

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 12, 2012

Many “traditional” journalists now write blogs; does that make them bloggers? And some multi-author blogs have morphed into hybrid portal/news/blog sites that are difficult to categorize. How can you make a press release more friendly to blogs, Twitter and search engines? Small Business…Big Coverage!

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 30, 2011

Build your links from a lot of different types of websites (directories, blogs, forums, etc.) Here are some things to think about in your attempts to build a solid link portfolio: Use between 10-25 different anchor texts for each web page you are targeting. within your niche.

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Koka Sexton

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Local Blogging gets push with BlogBurst All bloggers for the most part want to get more traffic. It’s great to have repeat readers and that following can carry you a long way, but getting new readers is where a blog can really grow. Rich Bordner’s last blog post.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 2, 2015

They provide the corresponding page directory with Home, Category, Subcategory, Detail Page, etc., If that site is full of dead ends or hasn’t been updated in forever and a half, how much is it helping your business? It is easy to create a site and add a blog post regularly without realizing that things aren’t healthy.

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Absolute PA

JULY 13, 2012

Online directory sites. Guest blog post bios. Blog posts. I recently spoke to a small business owner who could account about 50% of her sales thanks to her Facebook page. Twitter bio and updates. LinkedIn profile and updates. YouTube channel. Other social media profiles. Other online places like your About.me

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Kikolani

MAY 24, 2016

However, for small businesses, digital marketing agencies and hosting companies looking to offer websites to small businesses, these options tend to not equate to a great ROI due to price. However, he also concluded that each blog audience is different and will respond to content length accordingly.

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Kikolani

MARCH 12, 2010

Blogging / Writing. The five hour blog post. Tips for guest posting and protecting your content and reputation when guest blogging. Iron Maiden guide to rockstar blogging. Business / Finance. Top 5 free online business plan helpers. Free business listings in local search directories.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 2, 2011

Article directories? And for the record, EzineArticles was not the only article directory affected by this algorithm change. Here are others: HubPages Buzzle Associated Content Articles Base Find Articles These are all sites that can be referred to as “article directories&# under the traditional definition of article directory.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Blogging / Writing. The new rules for winning the blog game – kissing digital babies, strategizing like Napoleon, and more. 7 blogging and writing lessons from Blog World – definitely some of the top tips from the experts! What benefist do you get from blogging networks ?

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I’ve always been a strong believer that the success of your website and/or blog has to do with providing “high” quality resources to your readers and using authentic link building techniques. Guest posting opportunities is a great way to get your experienced noticed and you’re rewarded with a link back to your personal blog.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Small Business Networking. NetworkWorld.com > Home > Blogs > Susan Hanley's blog. directory of meeting workspaces. directory for each user so that they only see meeting workspaces to which they have access. Microsoft Subnet blog: insights and opinion. Collaboration. JavaWorld.com.

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Absolute PA

AUGUST 21, 2010

In a previous post I discuss the importance of internet article marketing and its benefits as a free and simple way to drive traffic to your website, build back links and increase exposure for your business. Sign up with an online article directory. But how do you get started? Here are 6 steps to get you up and running.

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