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Compete.com Doesn’t Compete

Dave Fleet

I’m not going to lie — I’ve neglected this poor thing recently, so traffic numbers have dropped… but Compete makes it look as though someone dropped a bomb on my server. Let’s compare a few stats between Compete and Google Analytics, and see how things look. Compete: 1,579 - an 89% variance.

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Disallow Search Engines in Robots.txt File? No Worries on Google

Bill Hartzer

Well, actually I’m not surprised when it comes to Google, but this is the first time I have seen a website disallow the search engines from indexing their website. Yep, leave it up to Google to give you a number one ranking even if you purposely are stopping the search engines from indexing your website. Google Search Engines'

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The Difference Between SEOs and Search Engine Marketers

Bill Hartzer

During a recent comment thread on Facebook by my buddy Steve Floyd , the subject of SEOs (Search Engine Optimization pros or “search engine optimizers”) and SEMs (Search Engine Marketers or “Pay Per Click professionals”) came up. It’s the way SEOs and Search Engine Marketers work.

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Nine Benefits of Using Social Proof in Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Social proof is more persuasive when reviewers or influencers are viewed as competent or more acquainted with the industry or product category than the observer. In addition, 72% of consumers report they won’t buy anything until they’ve checked out its reviews (Testimonial Engine, 2019).

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Search Engine Marketing Tool Review: SEM Rush

Bill Hartzer

From this you can tell for which keywords a site dominates the Google search engine results, and to what extent. I was very impressed to see this additional information because it showed me how making a slight change on the original keyword could yield other keywords that would be easier to compete for in the Google search rankings.

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6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations | Conferences and.

Convince & Convert

Always Be Marketing Marketing is real-time now, and consumer opinion and search-engine results can change literally in seconds. link] Jim Weldon 6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations: Now, marketing is the center of American business. because … [link] [link] Greg de Lima RT @greggvm: You bet.

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How Search Tactics are Replacing Hashtag Strategies for Social Media Success 

Ignite Social Media

Finding it hard to compete with social algorithm changes using hashtags? Given that, we need to think about in a search engine optimization (SEO) mindset as we create social content. Here are tips to make sure you can outsmart social media search and get in your audience’s feed.

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