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60+ Creative Marketing Ideas for Small Business

Writtent Blog

Publish articles in trade or local magazines. Most people think published work is more valuable than a simple blog post, and articles cost less than advertising in the same magazine. Publishing articles online creates good backlinks to your website, shows expertise, builds credibility, and more. Reuse content.

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The Most Common Google News Errors and How to Avoid Them

Adam Sherk

In working with publishers one of the things I’m most frequently asked to do is troubleshoot problems with Google News. Anyone on staff at a news or content site can attest to the importance of Google News and news search optimization. Not an approved source – site not showing up in Google News?

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25 Tips to Get Your Website to the Top – How to be #1 on Google!

Harp Interactive

According to information leaked on AOL (AOL results are fed by Google): #1 position on Google search results page is worth 8.5 So, now that you have decided you want to be #1 on Google (or at least on the first page), here is how you can achieve that. Submit articles to article publishing sites like Ezine, Hubpages, etc.

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8 Best Google Alerts Alternatives For Brand Mentions And Industry News

Keyhole.co

Yes, Google Alerts is that free tool that has become the first choice for many marketers out there, especially newbies to the monitoring world. Like every free tool out there, Google Alerts lack loads of intuitive features. Why should you look for Google Alerts alternatives in the first place? Probably not!

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5 of the Best Content Curation Tools for Social Media Managers

Hootsuite

It has access to over 150 million sources, including blogs, forums, videos, news, reviews, and social networks. Google Alerts Google Alerts is a valuable, free tool for marketers to stay informed about industry trends, influential authors, and significant events. As a free tool, Google Alerts comes with a few limitations.

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Why real social media experts are also great writers

Sherrilynne Starkie

million Google searches, and almost half a million tweets are published. In shared media, a good writer will be creating and compiling social media updates, blog comments, user-generated content, discussion forums, bookmarking, reviews and more. Why is good writing important for social media success?

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Dark Social in 2023: Here’s Why (and How) You Should Track It

Hootsuite

But analytics expert Steve Lamar recently conducted an experiment to see what Google Analytics classifies as dark social. The results, first published on SparkToro, are pretty surprising. website.com/facebook-messenger” for Facebook Messenger) to track where referrals came from, even if Google Analytics couldn’t tell.

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