Small Business Mavericks

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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Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Here Comes Google Buzz Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Networking , Social Media , Twitter on February 9, 2010 | one response Are you ready for a new social platform? Here comes Google Buzz , which brings social elements right into you? More accessible than other networks, but less geeky and intimidating than Google Wave.

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Kikolani

MARCH 29, 2013

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Google Reader’s Demise is Irrelevant for Blogs – The demise of Google Reader will have no impact on blogs and blogging. Need A Google Alerts Replacement? The Resources Mashup.

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Small Business Mavericks

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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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 30, 2011

The benefits are simple: Free one-way links Enhanced reputation for the author New targeted traffic to your website And that’s just a start HubPages has done well to provide these benefits. But due to a recent Google algorithm change, which everyone has started calling Panda, HubPages has had to undergo some policy changes.

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Small Business Mavericks

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 can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick?

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Small Business Mavericks

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. About Us What’s a Maverick?

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. How to Use Google Reader to Find & Share Content - Learn how to use Google Reader to find the best content to share. Check Out Google+ Communities. Blogging / Content.

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Hootsuite

MAY 21, 2020

Google Alerts. Google Alerts lets you monitor the entire web for mentions of your company, your competitors, or other relevant topics. Just sign into your Google account, go to the Google Alerts page, and type a keyword or phrase into the search box. Hootsuite RSS Syndicator. Reputology.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

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Small Business Mavericks

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 can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick?

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Small Business Twitter Case Study Press Release 156

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. Try HubPages, Google Knol, and Squidoo Lenses. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? They may work and they may not. Even niche-related blogs.

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 12, 2009

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed ! Here Comes Google Buzz Getting Ready for LeWeb, Need Your Ideas Shopping Cart Your shopping cart is empty Visit the shop ? Related articles which may interest you: New Tool Makes My Email Work Harder and Smarter Social Media Stats – It’s Raining Content!

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 19, 2011

A YouTube channel that offers entertaining and informative videos can increase your online reputation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? If your channel is popular enough, you can sell advertising on your videos and monetize the channel.

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Small Business Mavericks

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 can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Small Business Mavericks

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 can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 28, 2011

Hurley and Chen are co-founders of YouTube, which they sold to Google awhile back. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? 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?

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 9, 2011

Google Places, Yahoo! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? 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.

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Almost Savvy

JULY 12, 2010

I’m sure this has been going on since the early days of humans interacting and forming communities. The Real Life Social Network I’m excited to share a thought-provoking presentation about Real Life Social Networks from Paul Adams , a blogger and researcher at Google. I encourage you to walk through his presentation below.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Benefits of Blogging This five part series covers the benefits of blogging, including having a worldwide audience, building a community, strengthening your interests, learning Internet marketing skills, and becoming an authority in your niche. Blogging Tips. Social Media. Getting Overwhelmed? Get Organized!

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Small Business Mavericks

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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Small Business Mavericks

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 can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? Here’s a real simple suggestion: Ask your clients. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 17, 2011

These include forums, blogs, community websites where industry news can be published, wikis, etc. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? But what does it mean to be a media company? The key is not to tell you what you should be doing, but to give you license to use your imagination.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 20, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. One Response to “Who Profits From Social Media?&# GrassRoots says: April 20, 2011 at 6:28 pm #dm2 Who Profits From Social Media?

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Customer service is one of the most important issues when it comes to reputation management. Your business’s reputation will depend on how well you manage this area of customer interaction. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick?

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 11, 2011

to prevent others from getting it first and doing damage to your reputation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? Ditto if you are a local business person just getting started with your local online marketing. You get 50 free business cards just for signing up. It’s free.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 3, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. 3 Responses to “Should You Post To Twitter Daily?&#

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 15, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? It could just as well be “The Surest Way To Earn Fans.&# Truly, that’s what the goal is – to earn your fans. 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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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 12, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. 2 Responses to “Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click?&# BizLaunch says: April 12, 2011 at 11:50 pm Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click?

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Small Business Mavericks

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 can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 25, 2011

But 85% of your traffic is going to come from Google and Bing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? If you are spending your time in just the reverse, then I’d say you’ve got it backwards. Don’t get me wrong. Social media is good. It’s fun. That’s SEM.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 22, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. 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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Sprout Social

MARCH 8, 2019

And while you may not think of these platforms as social sites, bear in mind that they do represent active communities with profiles, comment sections and opportunities to engage with businesses. If you have negative comments simply sitting around on a social site, you’re neglecting your online reputation. Not a good look.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 1, 2011

If you’ve claimed your business listing in Google Places, Bing Local, and Yahoo! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? So how can a non-link affect your search rankings? Local, then the search engines know your business address and phone number.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 8, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. 2 Responses to “Should You Use A Ghost Twitterer?&# Caroline Melberg says: April 9, 2011 at 12:32 am Should You Use A Ghost Twitterer?

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 29, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 18, 2011

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