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Kudos To HubPages | Small Business Mavericks

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» Kudos To HubPages Anyone who has read my blog for very long knows that I am a strong advocate of article marketing. The benefits are simple: Free one-way links Enhanced reputation for the author New targeted traffic to your website And that’s just a start HubPages has done well to provide these benefits. But I guess not.

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3 Places To Get Your Articles Published Today

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And the three websites I recommend all have a Google PageRank of 8 or better. HubPagesHubPages is somewhat like Squidoo, though not as sophisticated graphically. Knol – Knol is owned by Google so it’s got to be good, right? Squidoo – The brainchild of permission marketing guru Seth Godin.

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Build Backlinks – 14 Easy Ways

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Google optimization is based on the premise that the more people that like to your website, the more valuable it must be and the higher ranking it deserves in search results. But you have to start Google optimization some where. These are all real links, and are entirely legitimate and approved for optimization by Google.

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Which Marketing Channel Is Most Important?

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Google+ (still in beta, by invitation only). The search engines – Bing and Google organic listings. Google Places and Bing Maps. When it comes to marketing online, here are a few of the channels you have at your disposal right now, today. Pay per click ads. Article directories (yes, they still work). Knol pages.

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The Changing Face Of Article Marketing

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Google slapped the article directories hard, so hard that you might not want to keep putting your articles there. Try HubPages, Google Knol, and Squidoo Lenses. But recently, article marketing has taken a huge turn – for better and for the worse. They may work and they may not. Even niche-related blogs.

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Revamping Old Content

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Unloads Delicious Kudos To HubPages » Revamping Old Content About once a year or so you should go through your old content and update it. This includes your static content, blog content, and maybe even your social media content.

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What Factors Affect Local Search Rankings? | Small Business Mavericks

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If you’ve claimed your business listing in Google Places, Bing Local, and Yahoo! When it comes to ranking your web pages for local search traffic, it’s easy to assume that the same factors affecting global search rankings will also affect local search rankings, but that may not be the case.