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EzineArticles Says Keyword Density Is Important | Small Business.

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» EzineArticles Says Keyword Density Is Important If you’ve been paying attention to the Google Panda update, you’ve noticed that EzineArticles – the largest article directory online – was hit and suffered a huge traffic loss. That’s a doggone shame. Chris Knight says he agrees with Google’s update.

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Why Article Marketing Will Never Die

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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. Consider it safe to say that I don’t think it will ever die.

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Facebook Nearby: Another Reason To Have A Facebook Page

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I like that you don’t have to sign up for the service as if it is a directory. If you have a Facebook page, that should be enough to put you in the directory of searchable businesses for your local area, provided that someone has Liked your page, recommended you, or starred you. And what a service!

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Publishing Content Beyond Your Blog

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You will often see references to publishing content in article directories, Facebook, HubSpot, Squidoo and perhaps even on other blogs as a guest author. Most online businesses publish content in two places – their website and their blog – it’s a standard online marketing strategy. You shouldn’t.

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The Changing Face Of Article Marketing

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Google slapped the article directories hard, so hard that you might not want to keep putting your articles there. It’s been around since the earliest days of the Internet and Web-savvy marketers have been very effective in using article marketing to drive traffic to their websites and in closing the sale. They may work and they may not.

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Google Goes Local With Local Search | Small Business Mavericks

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’s local directories as well). This is why I think the No. 1 most important thing for any local small business to do is to claim their listing in Google Places (and in Bing’s and Yahoo!’s That should be your starting place for online local marketing. I’m with Frank on one thing.

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New Search Engine For Vets | Small Business Mavericks

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I always recommend listing a business in a professional directory or search engine. Unless there are serious issues with the site, it’s usually a positive. In this case, I’d say it’s definitely a positive. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0