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Search Engine Optimization THEN Blogging THEN Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Nonetheless, as I was identifying their needs; talking about where they are now; and what they’re goals and challenges are, one of the partners was skeptical about search engine optimization (SEO). Bookmark a site on a social bookmarking site where they can look it up later and where some of their contacts might discover it.

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Search Engine Optimization: Why a Blog is Important

Bill Hartzer

When talking to business owners about marketing their businesses on the internet, I often get asked about why I always recommend that their online marketing strategy, their search engine optimization efforts, include a blog. And the search engines will notice, as well. They’re more “timely&# and “fresh&#.

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Facebook Fans Mean Business (And Are More Likely to Buy)

Firebelly

51% of Facebook fans said they are more likely to purchase from at least a few brands they are fans of on Facebook. 60% said that being a Facebook fan of a brand would cause them to be more likely to recommend that brand to a friend. Your comment has not yet been posted. Your comment could not be posted. Error type: Your comment has been saved.

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How NOT to Build Links to Your Website: Courtesy of American Express

Bill Hartzer

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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Web Presence Optimization, Reloaded

Webbiquity SMM

Because more than 80% of consumer purchases and 90% of b2b buying cycles now begin with search. If your potential customers can’t find you, they can’t buy from you. The second and third largest “search engines,&# based on volume of searches, aren’t search engines at all: YouTube and Facebook.

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How To Promote Your Business In 2011 | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

Search engine optimization – First, build a website. Make sure it is optimized to receive search engine traffic. Start a blog – Search engines like consistent fresh content. It’s the best search engine marketing money can buy. Update your blog daily. Is this hard?

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How To Launch and Maintain Successful Link Building

Idaconcpts

The fact of the matter is that you can easily go out tomorrow and buy ten PageRank links for around $20 – does that spell “value” or “quality” to you? Compliment this with social bookmarking submissions (again, available through LinkVana) and press release distribution via various press release hubs, and you have a link building strategy.