Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 29, 2011

So, how do small businesses compete against the big guys? An example would be herbal products. 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

MAY 29, 2012

In simple terms, you cannot blame the online world for taking away your business if you not also online competing with them. Book shops are a great example. You can’t compete with the online world if you’re not online as well. They estimate that online book sales are around 10% with digital sales approaching 1%.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 4, 2012

An example is the relationship the social network has with Google competitor Bing in the search market. Actually, it’s Firefox that is helping Facebook compete with Google Chrome, and it effectively makes Firefox a round-the-clock social network. Now, Facebook is moving in on the browser market.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 20, 2012

When competing for keywords, some business owners, especially those new to paid search marketing, head straight for the cheapest keywords. If you cannot afford to target the right keywords, then focus your advertising in different areas, for example, Facebook, or through banner advertising on similar websites.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 1, 2012

It can be hard for a small business to compete with large national businesses and local search has really helped to level the playing field. If you publish content regularly, for example, on a blog, then combination of fresh content and improved local results could help drive your pages closer to the top of page one.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Secondly, I’d say that it’s the idea that you can compete in an ultra-competitive niche without buying links. People say it’s possible but no one is willing to step up and point you to an actual example. In her own words: I’m going to harp on paid links here but I do think it’s that all paid links are crap.

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Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 19, 2012

What is interesting is that different social media react on different days – for example, Saturday and Sunday are more fruitful for Facebook whilst Friday is the best day for re-tweets. He concludes that, on some days, there is less clutter so his content has less to compete with. From a business perspective, he may be right.

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