Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 25, 2012

After you develop your website and you’re ready to set it to live and go into business, how do you promote it? I’ve identified up to 12 ways you can promote your new website and drive traffic to your landing pages to get new business. Directories – Directories can sometimes still be good sources of traffic.

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Bill Hartzer

JULY 31, 2013

I think the title of this post, “be careful when choosing an SEO” (search engine optimization) professional really says it all. Dear Site Owner, A while ago, the task search engines were accomplishing was to deliver a result page matching the keywords in the query box. Search Engine Optimization' To: Bill Hartzer.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 27, 2013

Your site will rank better in the search engines if you optimize it for the search engines, but don’t be fooled by unnecessary SEO services. The service is search engine submission services. Many web companies call themselves SEO companies and sell useless services like search engine submission services.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 28, 2015

More tools have been developed to help Internet marketers implement and measure successful marketing campaigns, and when we think about online marketing tools and tactics we often think about search engine optimization, e-mail marketing, blogging, and social media. Web directories – Remember when Web directories were all the rage?

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 31, 2015

So your first step to increasing your online business is to generate more traffic. Search engine optimization – Start by optimizing your web pages for search engine traffic. One visitor to your website from a search engine is worth ten from paid sources, because it’s a free source of traffic.

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Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 21, 2015

In the early days of Internet marketing, there weren’t that many channels for a small business to use for getting the word out about their business. Most businesses had a website. There were directories where those websites could be listed. There were a few primitive forms of search engines.

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

If you’re a small business or new startup, you don’t have money to waste on expensive advertising like your bigger competitors can. Start by brainstorming with your business partners and connections to come up with several cheap outside-the-box marketing tricks. List your business in local business directories.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 19, 2011

If you use directories in your linking efforts, replace the word “directory” with “document sharing site” and search on your keywords to find new submission sources. I hadn’t thought of that, but document sharing is becoming the new directory submission. But there was one thing that caught my eye about her list.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 11, 2012

As a courtesy and value-added service, American Express is building links and doing search engine optimization for many of their small business clients. Through a division called “ American Express Market 3D “, American Express is doing Inbound Link Building, Social Bookmarking, and General Directory Submissions.

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Small Business Mavericks

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 intent is to create better search engine results for searchers. Google showed up on the scene in 1998 and suddenly back links became the most important thing.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 26, 2012

You could buy links, pay for directory listings, and even pay to have people promote you through social media. These tactics are frowned upon by search engines and most ethical business owners. Directories - there are still a few quality directories that Google respects. In the past you could.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 17, 2012

Google and other search engines have discussed a tool like this in the past, but Bing is the first to actually put it into action. Use the Disavow Links tool to submit page, directory, or domain URLs that may contain links to your site that seem ‘unnatural’ or appear to be from spam or low quality sites. And for what?

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Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The latest was at Search Engine Journal. You relied on article directories and bad business directories. There’s no other way to influence the search engine rankings. You probably trusted the wrong agency with your link building. Here’s why: You paid for links. You engaged in reciprocal link building.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Search engines like Google have long understood this principle, using links as the recommendation currency. Article directories and similar content farms all took a big hit in search rankings. It has taken them some time to find ways of collecting social data (sharing) and incorporating it into the search algorithms.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 8, 2014

But some things should not be changed from their place on your homepage, and they should be in plain text for the search engines to easily find: The name of your business. The logical category your business is in, like the section of the Yellow Pages where someone would look for you. it should be corrected quickly.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 18, 2012

There is a lot of noise on the web at present surrounding the removal of low quality directories from Google’s search results. When running a few tests myself, I found I could replicate some of the results mentioned, however, there were many directories that have reappeared in search results.

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Kikolani

JUNE 19, 2012

Gushcloud and UBL Small Business Marketing. Gushcloud business marketing crowdsourcing platform. Universal Business Listings (UBL). SpinLessPlates Online small business software. Search Engine Marketing Group. Home and Garden Web Directory. Blog Outreach Blogging Contest Sponsors. 300 Sponsors.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 16, 2012

Review sites – Websites like Amazon, Yelp, and other review sites offer business owners a way to get their customers talking about them. Every good review of your business or products is another step closer to a sale. Directories – Not all directories are created equal. Places like Yahoo!

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Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The search engines – Bing and Google organic listings. Article directories (yes, they still work). Niche directories. YellowPages.com, Yelp, and other online city directories. Google+ (still in beta, by invitation only). Pay per click ads. Knol pages. Guest blogging. Etsy, if you are a crafter. Foursquare.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 11, 2011

One of the decisions you’ll have to make is whether or not your Web business is local, global, or if it even matters. Local directories. But what if your business is global? Global online businesses have specific marketing plans as well, but it’s actually a little more difficult to plan for local online marketing.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Search Engine Journal’s Matt Southern tells local businesses they shouldn’t be trying to get into the 3-pack anyway. A 3-pack in Google search results will always be based on the proximity between a searcher’s location and the location of the businesses that appear there. You bet it is.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 26, 2015

It didn’t take long for directories to pop onto the scene. From there, search engines, forums, and pay-per-click advertising took over. In the early days, companies joined traffic rings and wrote articles for each other’s websites, or paid for display ad space.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 20, 2011

I’d rather see you start a blog or list your website in local directories. I like what Matt McGee had to say about NARs blog comment advice: Commenting on blogs can help with exposure, but it’s not a “campaign” and isn’t likely to make a search engine think your site is trustworthy, either. As you know, I use it.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 12, 2012

How can you make a press release more friendly to blogs, Twitter and search engines? Small Business…Big Coverage! Pitching to Google’s Fresh New Algorithm via News, Blogs, Events & Google+ by Search Engine Watch. What are the (current) best practices for pitching bloggers? by Blogging PRWeb.

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Freelance Social Media

APRIL 23, 2009

source47 This is a great list of article directory sites! We are planning to update this list periodically. com – www.work911.com com – PR5 zinos.com – www.zinos.com -PR4 About the author Jacinta wrote 70 articles on this blog. I have an article I want to submit but worried about the consequences. JayhawkLee Hey Jacinta.

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The Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Home About In the Media Royal Challengers Bangalore Fanatic Fans Challenge Basics of Search engine optimization (SEO) September 29, 2009.11:01 Top Blogs Directory – The marketing & social media section in the directory of top Indian blogs. Reply daksh September 29, 2009 at 8:42 pm Yes, Apu after a long time.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 24, 2019

To learn more about these, and all of our certified agency partners, check out the Partner Directory. SocialSEO is a digital agency that specializes in search engine optimization, social media marketing and search engine marketing services. Here is a list of the agencies who helped found the program. Arcane Digital. Mambo Media.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

If a candidate does not know how search engines work, your company’s marketing efforts will suffer greatly. Amanda DiSilvestro is a writer on topics ranging from social media to business phone systems. If someone was going to use the Internet to search for your company, SEO becomes very important.

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Absolute PA

AUGUST 21, 2010

In a previous post I discuss the importance of internet article marketing and its benefits as a free and simple way to drive traffic to your website, build back links and increase exposure for your business. Sign up with an online article directory. But how do you get started? Here are 6 steps to get you up and running.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Link building tips for personal blogs – directories, forums, guest posting, and more. Search Engines / SEO / Analytics. The best SEO tip – search engine optimization, link building, etc. How to get the most from a small business social media presence – 12 tips from the experts. is all about trust!

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 2, 2011

Article directories? Search engines have traditionally given them a nod of approval, pretty much across the board. And for the record, EzineArticles was not the only article directory affected by this algorithm change. It is the most popular article directory online. » Should We Continue To Trust Google?

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Google has said numerous times that their mission has always been to be the best search engine providing users with solutions to everyday problems, questions, references, etc. Thinking that eating salads is the only way to lose weight is the same as thinking “article directories” provide the only real authentic link building juice.

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Kikolani

MARCH 12, 2010

Business / Finance. Top 5 free online business plan helpers. Free business listings in local search directories. 9 tips for creating more small business blogging ideas. Search Engines / SEO. Valuable comments , comment spam, and building relationships via commenting. Be your own PR firm.

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Kikolani

MARCH 11, 2013

Crawl Test – Check your site to see how accessible it is to the search engines, link information and identify common SEO problems that may be systemic. After the trial, pricing starts at $19 per month – one of the best for bloggers and small businesses. Also, don’t miss their members-only resources.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Under Basic Directory Information click on View Settings. « Previous | Next » About Saying It Social, LLC provides Social Media Marketing & Local SEO Services for Franchisees & other Small Businesses. In the upper right hand corner click on Account>Privacy Settings.

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Kikolani

MAY 24, 2016

However, for small businesses, digital marketing agencies and hosting companies looking to offer websites to small businesses, these options tend to not equate to a great ROI due to price. Using this seemingly small feature is great for improving the usability of your website (i.e., But it’s more than that.

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Kikolani

JULY 4, 2010

I know that most of my readers are well aware of the reasons to love CommentLuv , including its great benefits to blog owners, readers, and especially commenters with the ability to promote blog posts and articles on article directories and networks such as HubPages, Squidoo, EzineArticles, & more. CommentLuv Enabled Blogs List.

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