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APRIL 11, 2011

» 10 SEO Tactics That No Longer Work (If They Ever Did) Confused about SEO? Did you just buy a nifty SEO book, or download one for free, that promises to tell you everything there is to know about SEO? If your SEO guru or free e-book download is telling you to do these 10 things, fire him or throw the book away.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics! Featured Post – How to Optimize Social Media Profiles for SEO. This month’s featured piece just went live today and is part of the 2011 Bad-Ass SEO Blogging Contest.

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MARCH 20, 2011

» Are You Getting Bad Real Estate SEO Advice? Hat tip to Matt McGee for bringing this to my attention, but I have long thought that real estate agents and brokers were getting bad SEO advice. There are other things I’d recommend for SEO. But for SEO, I wouldn’t recommend it. About Us What’s a Maverick?

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Real Estate SEO Case Study Small Business 79

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APRIL 23, 2011

Jay says: April 29, 2011 at 12:14 am RT @CarolineMelberg: Let The Grocer Teach You E-mail Marketing [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 6, 2011 at 4:15 pm Thanks for the RT! About Us What’s a Maverick? » Let The Grocer Teach You E-mail Marketing What can a grocer possibly know about e-mail marketing?

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Marketing Case Study Press Release Small Business 173

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MAY 8, 2011

One of the things that you’ll hear often among professional Internet marketers and SEOs is that you should blog every day. Using the logic of those SEOs who try to sell you on everyday blogging, you should update your blog ten times a day. About Us What’s a Maverick? » Do You HAVE To Blog Every Day? Can you afford that?

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MARCH 16, 2011

» How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO SEOmoz has a great article on how Q&A sites can boost your SEO. All in all, I think Pavel put together a very good and very thorough analysis of Q&A sites and their SEO value. About Us What’s a Maverick? What’s The Best Discovery Engine?

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Small Business SEO Sites Case Study 79

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APRIL 26, 2011

GrassRoots says: April 26, 2011 at 6:28 pm #dm2 Have You Asked Your Clients What They Want? – Let's say you want to build the most useful information page abou… [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 27, 2011 at 12:34 am Have You Asked Your Clients What They Want? About Us What’s a Maverick?

Small Business 161

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The thing is, despite the ad nauseam posts on SEO for news releases, I discovered this recent report from Schwartz Communications that shows a pitiful 18% of news release headlines are SEO-optimized. A word to the wise In my experience, communication pros these days are, more often than not, wise to SEO in general.

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Small Business Mavericks

MAY 1, 2011

6 Responses to “What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings? &# Larry King says: May 1, 2011 at 12:09 pm "What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings?" " and related posts [link] #Tech Log in to Reply DigitalSteps1 says: May 1, 2011 at 12:16 pm digital-steps.com "What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings?"

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

You can do link building, focus on SEO, engage with your target audience through social media, specialize in Facebook, pay for clicks, or use a combination of all of the above or add some other channels into the mix as well. About Us What’s a Maverick? The only question to ask, really, is what kind of online marketing are you going to do?

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Reputation Case Study Press Release Small Business 156

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

By default, the definition should boil down as being everything you do online – SEO, social media, advertising – everything. SEO , pay-per-click advertising , and social media marketing all need careful thought and a plan of attack mapped out, BEFORE your website goes live. About Us What’s a Maverick?

Marketing 114

Marketing Small Business Case Study SEO 114

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MARCH 10, 2011

Tags: apps , customer service , iPhone , iphone apps , small business This entry was posted on Thursday, March 10th, 2011 at 11:48 am and is filed under Mobile Marketing for Small Business.

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Small Business iPhone Marketing Case Study 189

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APRIL 12, 2011

BizLaunch says: April 12, 2011 at 11:50 pm Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click? &# BizLaunch says: April 12, 2011 at 11:50 pm Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click? link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 13, 2011 at 12:33 am Do Your Headlines (Get The) Click? About Us What’s a Maverick?

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APRIL 10, 2011

Tags: Android , google , Latitude , Minneapolis , mobile marketing , small business This entry was posted on Sunday, April 10th, 2011 at 7:33 am and is filed under Mobile Marketing for Small Business.

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Small Business Case Study Press Release Marketing 156

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MAY 5, 2011

J Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 6, 2011 at 5:25 pm Thanks 4 the RT! Tags: google , Google Places , local search , local search marketing This entry was posted on Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at 9:38 am and is filed under Local Internet Marketing. About Us What’s a Maverick? You must be logged in to post a comment.

Small Business 170

Small Business Google Case Study Press Release 170

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APRIL 19, 2011

The 2011 way to market yourself through articles is to distribute them through other channels. 3 Responses to “The Changing Face Of Article Marketing&# GrassRoots says: April 19, 2011 at 6:28 pm #dm2 The Changing Face Of Article Marketing – Article marketing is a mainstay of Internet marketing. About Us What’s a Maverick?

Hubpages 156

Hubpages Marketing Case Study Press Release 156

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MARCH 19, 2011

Are You Getting Bad Real Estate SEO Advice? This entry was posted on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 at 10:28 am and is filed under Video Marketing. About Us What’s a Maverick? » Get Your Own YouTube Channel YouTube presents one of the greatest marketing tools to hit the Internet in years. I’m not making it up.

Small Business 150

Small Business YouTube Real Estate Case Study 150

Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Of course, we should always have a proactive SEO strategy. Caroline Melberg says: February 27, 2011 at 12:36 am Content Farms: Did Google Go Far Enough? About Us What’s a Maverick? There’s no question about that. But when you are fighting deep pockets and shallow content, what’s your game plan? You tell me.

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Google Content Case Study Press Release 150

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MAY 3, 2011

– The question arises often about how often is often enough when posting to t… [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: May 4, 2011 at 12:33 am Should You Post To Twitter Daily? Tags: facebook , Social Media , Twitter This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 at 8:24 am and is filed under Social Media.

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Small Business Twitter Case Study Press Release 156

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APRIL 28, 2011

Users of Delicious have until July 2011 to accept AVOSs terms of service and to transfer their bookmarks. Unloads Delicious&# Affordable Website says: April 28, 2011 at 2:38 pm Small Business Tips >> Yahoo! Unloads Delicious [link] Log in to Reply GrassRoots says: April 28, 2011 at 6:29 pm #dm2 Yahoo!

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Delicious Yahoo Social Bookmarking Case Study 156

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 27, 2011

In case you missed it through all the chaos, below lists all of the crazy Google changes that occurred in 2011and just what they all meant: Top 10 Google Algorithm Changes of 2011. 1: Ten More Updates Announced – Although the updates are over for 2011, ten more updates were announced for 2012. While some were hit hard by 2.5,

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Google Small Business Engineering Guidelines 176

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FEBRUARY 6, 2011

link] Log in to Reply Tatiana Designs says: February 6, 2011 at 6:50 pm Is E-mail Marketing More Effective Than Social Media Marketing … [link] Log in to Reply Jacqueline Teo says: February 6, 2011 at 7:29 pm I think social media marketing works better for Gen Y’ers. About Us What’s a Maverick?

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Social Media Marketing Small Business Case Study 187

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 2, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The New Year Edition January 2nd, 2011 Tweet The champagne has been popped and you might be recuperating from the New Year’s Eve festivities. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Postrank Tourism Blogroll Creative Commons 124

Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 20, 2011

GrassRoots says: April 20, 2011 at 6:28 pm #dm2 Who Profits From Social Media? Tags: small business , Social Media This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 at 9:27 am and is filed under Social Media. About Us What’s a Maverick? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Social Media Small Business Case Study Press Release 156

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APRIL 7, 2011

One Response to “EzineArticles Says Keyword Density Is Important&# Caroline Melberg says: April 8, 2011 at 12:34 am EzineArticles Says Keyword Density Is Important – If you've been paying attention to the Google Panda update, you've… [link] Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

Small Business 156

Small Business Directory Guidelines Case Study 156

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APRIL 13, 2011

Tags: geotargeting , local search , profession-specific search , search engine This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 at 9:00 am and is filed under Local Internet Marketing.

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Small Business Engineering Case Study Press Release 161

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

They’re doing such a good job of it, that they’re getting their customers and community to tell their stories for them. It is really about using the channels so well, building such good relationships with one’s community, that they are energized to tell your story for you. I’ll never forget that.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 29, 2011

2 Responses to “Revamping Old Content&# Wayne Nunn says: April 29, 2011 at 8:37 pm Revamping Old Content | Small Business Mavericks – [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 30, 2011 at 12:31 am Revamping Old Content – About once a year or so you should go through your old content and update it.

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Content Hubpages Case Study Press Release 156

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FEBRUARY 12, 2011

3 Responses to “Google Linking Webmaster Tools And Google Analytics&# JanetRoper says: February 13, 2011 at 12:34 am RT @CarolineMelberg: Google Linking Webmaster Tools & Google Analytics – several significant improvements made to Googl. About Us What’s a Maverick? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Analytics Google Tools Case Study 161

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APRIL 18, 2011

2 Responses to “UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter&# Affordable Website says: April 18, 2011 at 9:36 pm Small Business Tips >> UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 19, 2011 at 12:34 am UberMedia, Mixx, And Twitter – Remember the social media website Mixx?

Small Business 156

Small Business Tweetdeck Twitter Case Study 156

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APRIL 15, 2011

2 Responses to “The Surest Way To Win Fans&# Affordable Website says: April 15, 2011 at 5:53 pm Small Business Tips >> The Surest Way To Win Fans [link] Log in to Reply GrassRoots says: April 15, 2011 at 6:27 pm #dm2 The Surest Way To Win Fans – The title of this blog post is "The Surest Way To Win Fans.

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Case Study Press Release Small Business Adwords 156

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MARCH 30, 2011

3 Responses to “5 Current Internet Marketing Trends With Staying Power&# Caroline Melberg says: March 31, 2011 at 12:34 am 5 Current Internet Marketing Trends With Staying Power – Trends come and go, but not all trends end up going. About Us What’s a Maverick? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Trends Case Study Press Release Marketing 156

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APRIL 14, 2011

Tags: Android , business , facebook , VOIP This entry was posted on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at 10:10 am and is filed under Tools for Small Business.

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Small Business Facebook Case Study Press Release 161

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APRIL 8, 2011

Caroline Melberg says: April 9, 2011 at 12:32 am Should You Use A Ghost Twitterer? &# Caroline Melberg says: April 9, 2011 at 12:32 am Should You Use A Ghost Twitterer? Oth… [link] Log in to Reply Caroline Melberg says: April 9, 2011 at 12:32 am Should You Use A Ghost Twitterer? About Us What’s a Maverick?

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Twitter Case Study Press Release Small Business 150

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APRIL 30, 2011

Tags: article marketing , content , HubPages This entry was posted on Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at 8:34 am and is filed under Article Marketing.

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Hubpages Small Business Case Study Press Release 156

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APRIL 17, 2011

These include forums, blogs, community websites where industry news can be published, wikis, etc. GrassRoots says: April 17, 2011 at 6:24 pm #dm2 Are You A Business Or A Media Company? About Us What’s a Maverick? But what does it mean to be a media company? The Internet is a huge place.

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Company Wiki Case Study Press Release 142