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AUGUST 29, 2014

Casey Meraz has a really interesting hobby: he hosts and runs local events. He shares his enthusiasm on Moz with a great article called Local Event Marketing: Earn Links, Build Citations, Get Reviews, Increase Foot Traffic, and Win at Local SEO. Marketing Is All About Connecting People. I’m impressed.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

In the meantime, I expect Google to keep increasing search complexity such that it’s prohibitively expensive to make & market a small independent commercial website. Then small companies have no recourse but to use Google-hosted sites so that Google can monetize them with ads. Maybe I’m naive.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Host a series of teaching classes. Announce winners of a contest, or host a contest in real time. You can host meetings in public or private, and you can live stream them through YouTube or your website. Make an important business announcement in the same way you’d use a press release. Invite customer feedback.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

But you didn’t hear a lot about podcasting because it looked like a fad that faded in the shadow of the social media marketing emphasis. Search Engine Journal just came to the rescue with Albert Costill’s addition to their Content Marketing 101 series. What Do I Need To Do A Podcast?

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

In some cases, a government office’s website might be taken off line because they can’t pay for hosting and other services. Internet marketing doesn’t stop just because you take a small hit to your budget. During low economic times and slow business cycles, you should be marketing more, not less.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Content marketing is a necessity in today’s business climate. But you don’t need a huge budget to be successful marketing online. Host a live Google Hangout for your customers and get their feedback on your products and services. Small Business Internet Marketing content content marketing'

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MAY 15, 2014

Social media marketing tends to have a global outlook, but it is built on a local foundation. Online marketing gets global, because the internet spans all over the globe. Meeting those needs by hosting a fundraiser, for instance, can accomplish more than a charity event because it strengthens ties with your local zone.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

Many online marketers opted to use a paid analytics program so they could keep their information private and away from Google’s eyes, or they had other reasons. Piwik has some pretty awesome features that should make any online marketer jump at the chance to demo the software. It’s called Piwik.

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MARCH 25, 2015

host a community event. But before you go, consider this point: Local Marketing Is Like Trying To Sell To Your Family. Local internet marketing is simply working on having a more effective conversation with the people at your table. Local Internet Marketing links local links' get contest nomination links.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 11, 2012

Social media marketing started as a real hit and miss affair. For small business owners, there are five faces of social media that can be made to work together to promote your business – and they really are starting to gel into one complete marketing tool. What are those faces?

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 20, 2011

Let’s see – there’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and a whole host of other websites that have both a global reach as well as a local reach. Contact Us | Home Site Map | Legal Notices Small Business Mavericks is a part of Melberg Marketing, Inc © 2006 – 2010 Melberg Marketing, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Instead, you’ve got to think about ways you can make all of your marketing pay off both for offline business and your online business brand. Ask conference organizers and other organizations you speak in front of to put your website address in your bio on their marketing collateral. online vs. offline).

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MAY 11, 2011

If you have a limited marketing budget but you’re ready to start marketing yourself online right now, then this might be a worthwhile free option for you. Ditto if you are a local business person just getting started with your local online marketing. That makes it infinitely more valuable than most free web hosts.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Host an event — I like Erin’s idea of a “thank you” networking event for old, new, and potential contacts. Online and Offline Marketing and Advertising links offline online real world connections speaking & training' Check around and see what’s available in your area.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Copyblogger podcast radio host Robert Bruce interviews Copyblogger CEO Sonia Simone about privacy and other content matters. So the question is, is privacy important for marketers and small business owners? I think it is. Here’s the best way to think about this. Your clients don’t want you to sell their private information.

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APRIL 10, 2012

An up market monitoring service will also call you on any number you designate letting you know when any serious issues arise. Often, there is little you can do except harass your hosting company. Most importantly, a reliable monitoring service will send you email updates advising on how well your website is performing.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Whether you have an idea for a small business video show or a new form of YouTube entertainment, you can learn all about camera angles, lighting, storytelling, promotion, and pick up a whole host of skills necessary for running a new media hit. YouTube is one of the top video marketing and video sharing websites online.

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APRIL 5, 2013

But did you know you can host a Hangout and record it live on YouTube? Video Marketing google Google+ Hangouts YouTube' One of the fascinating things about Google+ that few people are aware of but that is a powerful tool for business is Google+’s Hangouts-on-Air. I’ve written about Google+ Hangouts before.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Why pay for hosting, a domain name, and perhaps even website design? Because they serve no other purpose than to ‘have a presence on the web’ The business owners who have put these sites up would most likely admit to never having had a legitimate lead coming from their ‘web presence’ So why do they do it?

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MAY 29, 2012

That’s a domain name, hosting, a decent web site and blog thrown in. Many business owners have a misconception about the cost of setting up an online presence. It doesn’t cost tens of thousands, you can set up a reasonable online presence for around a thousand dollars.

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APRIL 16, 2011

That is, these are ways that social media can be leveraged and provide metrics for success, but which social media marketers often do not use or, if they do, do not do effectively. Contact Us | Home Site Map | Legal Notices Small Business Mavericks is a part of Melberg Marketing, Inc © 2006 – 2010 Melberg Marketing, Inc.,

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Moz’s Rand Fishkin hosts a video Whiteboard Friday every week in which he explains how certain SEO practices work. What I like about those videos is that he often gets deep into the weeds with practical SEO advice. This week he talks about republishing old content.

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