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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Here’s a quick way to fix each of these issues. Join the discussion by leaving a few comments on posts. Wrong Content – If you aren’t writing the right content for your target audience, then stop what you are doing and talk to some of your customers. What kind of content do they want to read?

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 24, 2012

There has been a lot of discussion of late surrounding comments made by both Google and Bing representatives related to the ‘over optimization’ of web pages. Whether this is a serious issue or just smoke and mirrors, website owners do need to be careful when it comes to optimizing their web pages. Perhaps you should.

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MARCH 10, 2012

I’ll go a step further – social media is great at raising issues, blogs are the ideal tool to explore them more deeply, foster discussions, and perhaps even provide answers. Your own customers and the types of questions being asked on forums is also a great place for determining current issues.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2011

It may only be a convenience issue, but for those business owners who manage their own sites, time is always an issue – hopefully this will make life a little easier. You must be logged in to post a comment. Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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MAY 26, 2012

Issue coupons that are great deals, and people will talk about you through blogs and social media. Blog – having a blog will, over time, help to increase search rankings, if your blog receives a lot of visitors, a lot of quality comments, and a lot of inbound links. And It’s all ethical. Consider these pay options.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 2, 2014

Think through things like: response times for comments and emails — sooner is better than later. allowing comments and feedback on training — it’s social, so it should be collaborative. regular training sessions to address current issues — track mentions of your business so you pick up on them.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 13, 2011

Unless there are serious issues with the site, it’s usually a positive. You must be logged in to post a comment. I always recommend listing a business in a professional directory or search engine. In this case, I’d say it’s definitely a positive. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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MARCH 18, 2011

Offer to resolve the issue in private. If possible, send a private message to the reviewer and offer to resolve their issue in a positive manner over the phone. You must be logged in to post a comment. Apologize for the bad experience. Offer some way to make it up to the reviewer.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Trust can also be an issue – not so much trust in your business, but a lack of trust when it comes to revealing credit card information. You may want to leave the offer to a follow up e-mail – hopefully addressing their issues. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Amazon’s leadership clearly has some clout, but controversies over privacy and several other issues around the world have caused many people to go sour on Google’s leadership even if they like the search product the company is leading its competition with. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I consider it a branding issue. You must be logged in to post a comment. They do, after all, already have their hands in some pretty impressive properties – Engadget, TechCrunch, Patch.com, Mapquest, MovieFone, Autoblog, just to name a few. So the real question is, what is the nature of content marketing online?

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MAY 17, 2012

If links are the issue, what type of links now draw Google’s disfavor? Directories – quality is again the issue when it comes to directories. Article marketing - like every other link issue, quality is again the problem. Leave a dud comment on an unrelated blog post and Google will consider it spam.

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JUNE 11, 2014

There are many links, a lot of pictures, and a growing number of comments debating the issue. It clearly touches a nerve with those in internet marketing. I am not convinced that “marketing” and “strategy” in this quote are the right things to be compared.

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