Bill Hartzer

MARCH 8, 2010

I had an interesting conversation over the weekend with Marvin, who called me to discuss Network Marketing. My conversation with Marvin, a network marketer who is heavily involved in MLM (Multi Level Marketing) and network marketing, thought that he could sell me a domain name and website.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter by Adam Sherk on September 13, 2010 The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has published the results of its latest survey on news consumption and related topics.

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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The Web Marketing Association has named the Best Web Sites in 96 different categories. I took a look at the top award winning web sites and the web sites of those who produced them: and am horrified to see a lack of basic search engine optimization techniques being applied. The blog also does not use search engine friendly URLs.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 19, 2010

We’ve all heard about the four P’s of marketing. The four P’s were created mainly to describe the ideal “marketing mix&#. The term “marketing mix&# became popularized after Neil H. Borden published his 1964 article, Concept of the Marketing Mix. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face. As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face.

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Idaconcpts

MARCH 5, 2011

In a move “to encourage a healthy web ecosystem,” Google recently announced a major change to its search algorithm – a move to devalue so-called “content farms” that primarily copy content from other websites, and sites that offer little or no value-added content for users. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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The Marketing Blog

APRIL 7, 2010

Home About In the Media How People Respond to Your Online Content New Job Opening April 8, 2010.7:50 50 am Search Engine Statistics:: Google’s share dips Jump to Comments Although, Google continues to dominate the search market in U.S. Every search engine shows different market share and it is not right.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 14, 2010

This is only one seo tip out of many search engine optimization tips I have been providing over the years. All of my search engine optimization tips are meant to be specific, they should not take too much time to implement, and are meant to be directly to the point. How Do You Create Content? How do you create content?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. The community had to react. Completely.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Social Media > Thoughts on Digg’s Latest Features: Thumbs Up Thoughts on Digg’s Latest Features: Thumbs Up by Tamar Weinberg on December 17, 2007 Share When I was at Pubcon last week, Digg launched its highly anticipated images section.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 16, 2010

In Defy Gravity: Propel Your Business to High-Velocity Growth , Rebel Brown shows business owners and executives how to shed the weight of legacy baggage, filter out the noise and focus on those opportunities which provide the best potential for profitable growth… Social Media Marketing by Liana “Li&# Evans.

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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Perhaps in response to one of my recent blog posts about search engine ranking problems , I got an email today from James who owns a website called 4insure dot net. He asked me if I would take a look at his web site and see if I can figure out why he is having search engine ranking problems. Tags: Search Engine Optimization.

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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Any Search Engine Optimization expert will tell you that search engine optimization (or SEO) is an ever-evolving topic, due to the constant developments in the many search engines’ algorithms – most importantly, Google’s. Some of these fundamentals include: Fresh, Quality Content. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 5, 2010

When talking to business owners about marketing their businesses on the internet, I often get asked about why I always recommend that their online marketing strategy, their search engine optimization efforts, include a blog. If you update your website’s content, people will notice.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators by Tamar Weinberg on September 23, 2009 Share This is a guest post from Josh Schnell, founder of Macgasm.net and web developer.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 23, 2010

One of the most important, if not the most important, part of search engine optimization is keyword research. Find out what people are searching for, which keywords are more popular than others, and focus your website’s content around those keywords. First of all, you want to clearly define your search engine marketing efforts.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Around this time last year I wrote about the 10 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2010 and while I would say 7 out of 10 have already materialized and the others are on their way. So that begs the question – what’s on the horizon specifically for B2B Marketers next year? Keep in mind we all start in the same place and that’s at ZERO!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

The story did quite well on Digg and on Reddit, with Reddit users noticing that one of the fish forms actually looked very much like the Reddit logo. The story did quite well on Digg and on Reddit, with Reddit users noticing that one of the fish forms actually looked very much like the Reddit logo. I am enjoying Stumble lately, though.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 2, 2010

Over the last few years of writing this blog I have talked a lot about the virtues of creating a steady stream of content that is consistent in its frequency to bring people back to your site time and time again. Related posts: B2B Marketing Content: Lure or Lasso? Measuring Engagement. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 15, 2010

Most likely, if you have a website for your business, you probably have been pitched by a host of companies about the benefits of Search Engine Optimization. But search engine optimization should do a lot more than just help you “get found&# in the search engine results. Let’s take, for example, Gun Barrel Ranch.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 10, 2010

What’s interesting to me, as a search engine optimization expert and online marketer, is not the fact that Google has upgrade Google Reader. When it comes to search engine optimization , historically it always been about links. Search engine like Google, Bing, and Yahoo! It is, after all, pretty cool stuff.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic by Adam Sherk on August 25, 2009 July and August are a time when many content sites see a seasonal dip in all forms of traffic, including search engine referrals.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 18, 2009

Cranberry , a company led by led by Internet visionary David McInnis (formerly of PRWeb ), has launched PeoplePond , an Internet service that provides search engine optimized (SEO) profiles and online identity verification services for individuals. Search Engine Optimization: Is Social Sharing the Next Link Building? Tweet This!

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Harp Interactive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization work best when synergized. Make sure your profile is public and available to search engines. Google and other search engines consider your page authoritative if other websites cite your website and point to it with a link.

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 6, 2009

I have to admit, search engine optimization (SEO) is difficult. To get noticed by the search engines and to get noticed by the search engines, you need to concentrate on getting links that other people will notice. But what makes link building difficult is that there are actually links that can hurt your search engine rankings.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines by Adam Sherk on July 28, 2009 Yesterday Steve Rubel pointed out how the article highlights on sites like CNN.com and iMedia Connection are a good time saver for him.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 3, 2010

Recently, there has been a lot of debate in the search engine marketing community about some of the more simple or basic elements of search engine optimization, a web page's meta tags. The search engines did not look at the content of the entire web page. Let me explain. But now, in 2010, we are way past that.

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Idaconcpts

OCTOBER 12, 2010

It’s a thin line to walk between ensuring search engine optimization and keeping your readers satisfied with your content. If your content awkwardly uses SEO keywords you can easily turn off your readers. Also, too many SEO keywords can hurt your ranking on Google and other search engines as well.

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The Marketing Blog

MARCH 26, 2010

Home About In the Media Indian Companies on Twitter – A Usage Study Search Engine Statistics:: Google’s share dips March 27, 2010.8:32 Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 3 Comments Filed under Sharing Tags: rajesh shetty , lifebeyondcode , lateral action 3 Comments London Paris Train June 23, 2010 at 4:35 pm Wow!

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials 12 Reasons Your Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program YESTERDAY 1. Videos from popular sites like YouTube can also be optimized for indexing by the major search engines.

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Organic Marketing Vs. Pay Per Click (PPC) Where do you click?? No matter how much paid advertising you have done or how much you have spent, it NEVER helps your organic search engine rankings. Content is King.

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Google told us that their goal is to strive to bring us “the freshest, most comprehensive and relevant search results over an ever expanding universe of content on the multitude of devices&# we “use to access it.&# As a search engine optimization pro, I have been intrigued by this part of the search engine algorithm.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

So “borrowing” content isn’t a Web-only phenomenon, it’s just a lot easier to spot now. Shifting from poaching content to paying for it, it really is no wonder that the AP seems so threatened by Google. A wire service’s whole business model is built around selling the same content to as many news outlets as possible.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets by Adam Sherk on December 17, 2009 This week both Brian Solis and SEOMoz made reference to a recent Forrester report forecasting US interactive marketing budgets for the next five years.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Your Twitter Story: How did you start Tweeting, and how big of Twit have you become? » October 09, 2009 Content Update: Stories connect Us David Hoppe on the value of content My friend David is a great human being. David and I hung out this week to talk content.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Cyber Monday Is Here! What is your overall marketing strategy? What are your marketing/business goals for your social media marketing? What types of supporting marketing will you use to promote and extend the reach of the program? View an alternate.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Social Search Optimization A search engines ultimate mission is to serve the most relevant information it can. The end game is simple, and nothing new under the sun: maximizing the visibility of relevant content for those looking for it. Chad Richards is Social Marketing Manager at Firebelly Marketing, a social media marketing agency.

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