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Compete Responds To Criticism

Dave Fleet

My primary concern was that, after seeing nearly a 90% variance between their numbers and those from Google Analytics on my own site, I couldn’t trust that their numbers for other sites would be correct. when comparing the traffic numbers for local analytics (google, omniture, etc) to the numbers on Compete.com.

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30 Tips To Be a Digital Storyteller

Ari Herzog

Brand your blog with your website, Facebook page, business card, and other marketing channels. Think about monetization: product sales, donations, ads, sponsorship, affiliate marketing, Kindle subscription, etc. Use Google Analytics or similar to track metrics. Consider Quantcast and Alexa.

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5 Reasons Social Media Measurement is Making You Lie to Yourself

Convince & Convert

Social media measurement causes unsavory (and ineffective) marketing behavior because unlike the rest of our marketing key performance indicators, social media metrics are out there for anyone to see. Nice analysis on it from Ian Lurie over at Conversation Marketing ). I see five. Guess what? Play Your Own Game.

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Data Mining: The Ultimate Guide to Niche Analysis

Viper Chill

First I’ve highlighted a huge list of tools that serve various different functions and can be great resources to add to your marketing arsenal. Of course, be sure to write down anything you discover from this research as well – whether it be other sites in your industry or any marketing ideas that you discover.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In January of 2011, I said that I’d make our Internet Marketing Posts of 2011 subscriber only. This year, I am pleased to bring back our Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011 thanks to an excellent sponsor, HubSpot. Marketing Automation. Automating your marketing efforts may be fruitful.

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20+ Cool Social Media and Web Tools

Webbiquity SMM

Interested in an easy way to stay current on key Google Analytics traffic stats from your desktop? Metrics include traffic stats from Alexa, Compete and Quantcast; backlinks and results by search engine; backlinks and mentions on the major social news sites and more. 5 Free B2B Marketing Tools by Modern B2B Marketing.

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ViperChill Monthly Report 4 (My 1st National Press)

Viper Chill

I of course like seeing the traffic go up, but I’m more focused on building a community than seeing some nice spikes in my Google Analytics account. It’s amazing that you share your traffic numbers and analytics for others to learn from. I don’t rely on this site to make money; I simply enjoy writing here.

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