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Creating Insanely Effective Content Marketing

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Content marketing is all the rage, and for good reason: it works. With 70% of internet users saying they’d prefer to learn through content rather than ads , content marketing makes perfect sense. Still, there’s a lot more that goes into content marketing than simply writing a blog about a new product.

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15 Metrics You Should Measure in Content Marketing

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Did you know that 47% of B2B marketers and 34% of B2C marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI? Another reason why marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI is that they simply don’t know how to do it. Following is a list of 15 content marketing metrics that you should measure: 1. Unique Visits. Inbound Links.

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6 Incredible Pointers For Making a Content Promotion Plan

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A content promotion plan begins with conceptualization of the primary idea, and goes all the way to getting market feedback as well as results of the entire operation. You need to find out who you are creating the content for, what their needs are, and what their present thoughts are regarding the theme of the content.

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Finding Keywords: The First Step to Blogging Success

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Having built my first web site ( DVD Verdict ) in April 1999 and managed one of the larger SEO teams in the country from 2006 to 2009, it’s safe to say I’ve seen many changes in web marketing over time. Run a search and then refine that search to find a specific keyword or phrase that your site can compete for. Google Analytics.

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5 Strategies to Build a Network of Bloggers and Journalists

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For both public relations and search engine optimization, publishing content via other people’s sites is a critical part of their everyday duties. Gatekeepers are the ones who control what is published on their site. Here are a few ways to find topically relevant sites: Follow blogrolls.

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Monday Roundup: SEO Tips

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On today’s roundup, we’re talking SEO (search engine optimization). Why: Nothing is more irritating than performing a Google search and being directed to pages full of useless content and spam. Business Resources Shonali Burke Weekly Roundup business seo tips search engine optimization SEO' Google Penguin 2.0

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How Google Instant Might Impact Your Small Non-Profit

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Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. received 13 percent.

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