Small Business Mavericks

JULY 13, 2011

Some of the biggest slap downs occurred in the article directory niche. The top article directories lost tons of rankings within minutes along with traffic and revenue. The Panda Update, as it is called, was designed to target high profile sites with low quality content. Low quality content pages don’t do that.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Here are a few highlights from the survey: more businesses are spending $10 to $50k a month on link building (including content projects) — 37% instead of 2013′s 11%. content and outreach is utilized most often and considered most effective. article directories are considered least effective.

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MAY 26, 2012

You could buy links, pay for directory listings, and even pay to have people promote you through social media. Directories - there are still a few quality directories that Google respects. How much benefit you gain from a link from one of these directories is up to debate, however, every little bit helps.

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MARCH 4, 2011

The True Meaning Of Content » Why Article Marketing Will Never Die A couple of days ago I wrote about Google’s recent algorithm change and how it is beating down the article directories. I’m not willing to say that article directories are dead. What has changed is the face of article marketing.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Search Engine Journal just came to the rescue with Albert Costill’s addition to their Content Marketing 101 series. covers everything you need to know, from choosing a theme & writing a script to hardware, software, hosts & directories. What Do I Need To Do A Podcast? It is a great way to start researching the idea.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Article marketing took on a whole new air of importance and website directories were full of useless descriptions for the sake of a good link. The best way to help the search engines do that, and it’s always been the case, is to create quality content that your website visitors can benefit from. Create value to receive value.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

I think a content audit should be done about every six months, because you consistently are adding content to your site, and it’s easy to inadvertently change something. You are consistently adding content to your site, right? Web Design and Search Engine Optimization content audit homepage website audit'

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MARCH 12, 2014

These are: Person – If you have a directory of persons on your website or authors that write content for you, this markup will make it easier for the search engines to catalog those persons. Rich snippets are a small part of the microformat technology. Used in conjunction with Google Authorship, it’s very powerful.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

There are other ways to create backlinks, and I’m not talking about website and article directories. You can actually get a little creative in your content marketing strategy while encouraging your audience to link to you. But you don’t have to be a guest blog spammer to find other ways to link back to your website.

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AUGUST 26, 2015

It didn’t take long for directories to pop onto the scene. That often involves creating content. The key to creating content that entices your target audience to visit your website and take advantage of what you have to offer is to craft content that people love to read.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

That’s not to say you should stuff your keywords into your website content. If you serve Wayzata–even if your business isn’t physically located there–then you should use “Wayzata” in your website content somewhere. Rather, you want to include them naturally and stuffing isn’t natural.

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APRIL 21, 2011

Start a blog – Search engines like consistent fresh content. Social bookmarking – Bookmark and share all of your content at two or three social bookmarking sites daily. Claim your business – If you are a local business, claim your business in each of the search engine’s local business directories.

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MARCH 2, 2011

I’ve already written about Google’s recent algorithm update that has resulted in many websites losing search rankings while benefiting WikiHow and eHow, both considered content farms by many SEOs and Internet marketers. Google’s algorithm was intended to address content farms and lower their rankings. But eHow gained.

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MAY 17, 2012

The best links are those found within content, that relate to the content, and that link to related content on your site. Directories – quality is again the issue when it comes to directories. There are thousands of directories online now, and most are poor quality.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 26, 2011

Here are 5 non-article directories that are great places for marketing your article content. Do you ever wonder where you can publish your articles and build links back to your website or get the attention you deserve as an expert in your field? You start a “Lens,&# which is a single-page resource on a given topic.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

Repurposing content is a high priority for most businesses for a number of reasons. When you repurpose an article, what you are doing is saving yourself time and money while pushing the envelope on the benefits that piece of content is providing. You can then publish the podcast on your website or on a podcast directory.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

List your website in directories. Of course, there are also photo sharing sites, infographics directories, slideshare and webinar platforms, and much more. In a word, there are more ways to develop content than ever, and more are popping up all the time. What Is Content Marketing? Join a traffic ring.

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