Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 8, 2015

The observation is that today’s “digitally native customer” (those who are comfortable and competent with technology) prefers a site that is self-service to working with an agent. How Can A Site Enable Competent Customers? I have to agree. Websites are open all the time and call centers are often frustrating.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 28, 2012

Again, that doesn’t sound like much, but this is a popular feature on Facebook and the fact that Google+ is adding the feature means that they are serious about competing in the social arena. Keep saying that Google+ isn’t competing against Facebook. That’s right, keep saying it. Google’s New Tablet.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 29, 2011

So, how do small businesses compete against the big guys? Search engine optimization uses keywords for internet users who are searching for something. With a little practice you will be able to see which keywords are more effective for your products so that you can move through the pages and compete against the big guys.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Whether or not Google gets knocked off the top of the search engine power list, whoever replaces it will also be interested in mobile-friendly websites. There is always competition in business and being responsive ensures your business will compete successfully.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 2, 2013

Small business owners often have difficulty understanding who they’re competing against online. If they don’t have a website, then you aren’t competing with them. If they rank higher than you in the search engines, then you have some work to do. It’s much easier off line. There’s the key.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 3, 2012

Here they are, the 5 dimensions of blogging: Search engine optimization – Every blog post is a separate web page. Since search engines rank web pages , if you blog every day for a year and each blog post is optimized for 3 key phrases, then you’ll have 1,095 potential No. 1 rankings for your blog alone.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 16, 2015

That difference is barely mentioned in Loren Baker’s How To Compete In Localized Google Results on Search Engine Journal. That’s why we need experts like Loren Baker and Search Engine Journal (along with everyone else in the online community) to give us their wisdom.

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