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JUNE 27, 2014

Recently, Sergei V. Ostapenko wrote “ Ecommerce 101: What you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask ” on his LinkedIn blog. It isn’t a big article, but it is a helpful look at some of the stuff that can be helpful to a business trying to figure out selling online.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Facebook Page Promotion – Offline » Do You Review Your Inbound Links? One Response to “Do You Review Your Inbound Links?&# Caroline Melberg says: February 21, 2011 at 12:40 am Do You Review Your Inbound Links? Inbound links are still the lifeblood of any search engine optimization program.

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MARCH 13, 2014

local listing features over 100 reviews of the business versus Google’s 22. More reviews is always better as it gives a certain level of credibility to the business itself. If it’s got that many reviews, good or bad, then you can say that they’re getting business, which is a good sign. What do you think?

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Book Reviews – Finding bloggers and websites online to review your e-book can be a challenge, but it’s not impossible. Every review you get is a feather in your cap. If your readers enjoy your e-book, you’ll get great reviews and sell more e-books. Be sure to link it to the sales page.

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

By now, you probably have seen the “Facebook Year in Review” storm over the way that some users were presented with painful memories from the past year in a happy sort of way. What happened to Eric happened to many people when Facebook decided to give them the year in review. The Problem With Algorithms. The problem?

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JANUARY 17, 2014

Review Sites – Sites like Yelp allow your customers to rate your business so that others can see how valuable your service is and want to do business with you too. Small Business Internet Marketing blog guest blogging review sites Social Media website' Don’t wait for something to happen. Get started right now.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Here are some tips to help make Amazon.com a social networking application for you: When you read a book, listen to music, or try out a new product, leave a review. Amazon also has a cool feature for reviewers called Real Name. You can designate a Wish List on Amazon and display your wish list with a widget on your website or blog.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Directories and review sites can be great places to get your site listed so that your local business can be found online. Local Internet Marketing Branding online reputation review sites sponsored listings web directories' Sponsored listings can do that, but don’t be surprised if you don’t get a lot of click-throughs.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

Review Signals (9.8%) (Review quantity, Review velocity, Review diversity, etc.). Here’s a quick look at the Overall Ranking Factors numbers from lowest to highest: Social Signals (5.8%) (Google+ authority, Facebook likes, Twitter followers, etc.). Behavioral/Mob. Personalization (8.4%). External Loc.

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MARCH 12, 2014

Reviews – If you allow users to review your products, then the reviews rich snippet is a powerful way to get your reviews more exposure in the search results. They generally tell users the navigational path they took to get to the page their on.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Read product or service reviews. People write reviews on Amazon.com and other review sites based on their perceptions of how things should work. Even positive reviews can lead to good content for you. When a negative comment is made about a product, it’s because the user had an expectation that was not met.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

After that, make sure you are listed in the right city and state, encourage your customers to review your business, keep your information updated to affect your page authority, and make sure it is owner-verified. Third-party reviews - Just as Google+ Local reviews are important, so too are third-party reviews.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Optimizing your Google Maps listing – Make sure your address and phone number are accurate, your store hours are present, and you should spend some time encouraging your customers to leave reviews. More importantly, provide good customer service and reviews will happen. They’re a ranking criteria on their own.

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JULY 23, 2011

This is likely judged on the basis of your reviews and ratings and whether or not other Google Maps users save you in their searches and add you to their maps. With prominence, you can ask your customers to review and rate your business, but you have no control over what they say. What Is Prominence? Prominence is a different matter.

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AUGUST 29, 2014

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. Casey Meraz has a really interesting hobby: he hosts and runs local events. I’m impressed. Local Events That Can Connect. grand openings or new product promotion.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

1 spot in Google rankings, they are then reviewed by real human eyeballs. If you do well and get your pages ranked for keywords that you target, you’ll have to get through a human reviewer. If your web pages can stand the scrutiny of that reviewer, they may stay at the top. So what do these human reviewers look for?

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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.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

You can also add local reviews, Google Places, and Foursquare to the mix. Online social networking. Question & answer websites. These are just a handful of the ways that online marketers can reach the growing smartphone market. Marketing is changing. Constantly.

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JUNE 25, 2014

29% use social media to find reviews on products or follow trends. 20% write reviews of products or comment on what’s new. Instead, respondents to the poll show results like this: 62% are not influenced by social media when they make purchases. That doesn’t mean we need to spend more money on getting our message out.

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APRIL 18, 2013

They don’t review their keyword lists – If you don’t review your keyword lists, you’ll end up targeting keywords that won’t help your business. They aren’t fully committed – Are you committed to the SEO, social media, or other marketing program your firm recommended? If not, let them know.

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MARCH 16, 2012

Popular is measure by way of comments and likes, so a negative review could sit at the top for everyone to see. You will need to review the Facebook terms and conditions, since there are several things that are strictly forbidden, for example, prices or ‘buy now’ statements.You can also use images to effect.

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JULY 24, 2012

If you believe that you have been the target of a negative SEO campaign and it has affected your search engine rankings, submit a site review from within Webmaster Tools. The innocent site will get the message as we move towards more transparency, but it’s not necessarily something that you automatically need to worry about.

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APRIL 20, 2012

The results include maps, reviews, and local businesses that match the search term. They can be used for reviews, people, products, businesses and organizations, recipes, events, music and videos. Mobile search is growing at a phenomenal rate as consumers discover how easy the process is. Google recommends Microdata.

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JUNE 2, 2012

Stars removed from Google Local reviews - This is an interesting one because it means that your Google Local listing will likely receive fewer reviews, but that may not be a bad thing. Google Local is the latest push to get as many people as possible to sign up for a Google+ account. It’s actually not a bad idea.

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APRIL 18, 2012

One of the most obvious is through consumer reviews. Having an editor review your content prior to publication is must in today’s online world. Reputation is becoming one of the most important factors in the success of any online business. For commercial entities, reputation is gained and lost in a number of areas.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Ask for reviews and subscribers. But it also means you have to get that audience to notice you in the ocean of podcasting. Optimize the SEO for iTunes. Have the right equipment. Produce quality content. The interview is interesting, too.

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JUNE 14, 2012

We carefully review your competitors’ products and services and your own and determine what sets you apart in the marketplace. Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) is what sets you apart from the competition. We help you identify that as well. At the heart of your USP is your competition.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Citation building, content development, link earning, review acquisition – these are all incredibly important tasks, but they do not take the place of the service you offer and relationships you are building in the real world with face-to-face customers and associates.” ” .

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

fake reviews, whether positive on your page or negative on a competitor’s. Along with some great observations, these 6 warning signs were mentioned: paying people to be active on your social media content with likes, comments, subscribes, or clicks. using automated programs to follow and unfollow subscribers.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

Nimble will solve some of your social media time problems since you can bring in your contacts from those four sites and review all of your interactions with those contacts. We’re currently putting Nimble through its paces, however, first impressions are positive.

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MARCH 6, 2014

It can be anything from the blog posts your company publishes to reviews of your product on Amazon or your company on Yelp. For the most part, it’s about engagement. Social proof is the accumulation of positive and negative talk your company or brand receives online.

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MARCH 5, 2014

That’s why online reviews are so reliable and popular. Most people will take the testimony of a close friend as a good reference versus a TV ad, billboard, or some other form of advertising – even social media. Case studies are even better.

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JULY 19, 2013

The company started as a local business directory and allowed users to leave reviews of listed businesses. Yelp is probably planning to offer reservation management services to its many small business clients. Right now, the company offers advertising services for small businesses.

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JUNE 24, 2013

What is displayed is your Zagat review rating. Here’s the question of the day: Will the Google Local Carousel deliver more traffic to your website? Not likely since there is no link in your carousel display. There is also no phone number or address displayed. The carousel is just one more opportunity – if you can call it that.

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JULY 11, 2014

Reputation management workout — how to increase positive reviews. Beef up your citations — different spellings of your business name, address, and phone number will affect your rankings. Easy citation workflow — practical suggestions for making it happen right. The Reason Why Local SEO Is Important.

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MARCH 17, 2012

Reviews and Testimonials – this is ideal if you get a lot of feedback from customers. You can also summarize the latest review or testimonial as a feed to other areas of your website, particularly your home page. By publishing this type of content separately to your blog, you may find that you are running low on ideas.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Reviews are nice, too. If I can’t figure out how to navigate a site, it doesn’t take long to decide I want to go to a competitor and find what I am looking for. The Ability To Find Answers To Your Questions. If I’m shopping online, there had better be good product descriptions that are easy to read.

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