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How to Optimize Your Email Sign-up Process and Maximize Subscriptions

January 22, 2013 By
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In order to make the most of email marketing, there are some specific stars that must be aligned for the business or individual using it. Among those stars is a sign-up process that is designed to convert. This is a critical component because if people are not subscribing, then you have no ammunition to work with, which might tempt you to purchase a list, and that’s one of the worst ideas you can buy into. If you are going to succeed as an email marketer, you need a sign-up process that … [Read more...]

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How Do Bloggers Get Content Automation Done Right?

January 22, 2013 By

Automation, tools and tech, rule social media markets. The game is "look what I can do faster, easier and cooler than you". Some people make money on it, some get nothing at all. Let's look inside some automation game play.     … [Read more...]

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Using Twitter Hashtags for Your Small Business

January 22, 2013 By

It is no secret that social media sites are becoming popular by the day; these platforms are being used for more than just meeting new people. Businesses around the globe are starting to utilize them as a way to increase their marketing efforts and help to get their brand noticed online. This is considered to be a tool that small businesses can use to increase their market reach and build a larger global market. Twitter is without a doubt one of the most popular social media platforms … [Read more...]

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The 250 Most Expensive Keywords

November 9, 2012 By
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If you do Google Adwords advertising, this is a page you'll want to put on your bookmarks.  Markus Allen is tracking the 250 most expensive keywords on Google Adwords and updating the list each month. Click on the image below to see the full list.  I am floored by the Cost Per Click for some of these keywords. Do you think you could learn something about conversion from people who are spending over $100 per click to get people to their sites?  They have to have high converting … [Read more...]

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How To Track Who is Sharing Your Content in Real-Time

November 5, 2012 By
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Guest Post by Jim Stroud Okay, this is cool! You can search Twitter for hashtags and keywords and yeah, everybody knows that. (Or should!) But did you know that you can search Twitter for weblinks that have been shared whether they have been shortlinked or not? If you already knew that, then you are more “with it” than I am because I just discovered this. I'll say it again. Twitter is a clever bird. Even if a link to your website has been shortened with such services like bit.ly, … [Read more...]

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A story about Twitter 5 years ago…

November 4, 2012 By
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Everything we're doing today might seem funny to us 5 years from now.  Like how we talked about Twitter when it first started.  Plus, I don't believe Robert Scoble ever had only 2000 followers on Twitter.  Pretty sure he started out with 100,000.  :) … [Read more...]

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How to Blog Anywhere, Anytime

November 4, 2012 By

There’s a big world out there (no, not online – the other one). If we’re spending all our time at a desk we’re missing out on the very experiences that can catapult our writing into new realms of wonderfulness. Experiences make us richer writers, and the best bloggers are looking for ways to get out there and bring the blogging with them. This article can help. Are You Managing One Blog or Many? Before looking for the right solutions, you have to carefully define the problems. … [Read more...]

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Next Step for Inbound Marketing: Amazon SEO?

October 25, 2012 By
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According to Hitwise, in August of 2012, 11.3 billion searches were conducted in Google. This is a massive number to be sure, but it is a drop of 200 million compared with August of last year. Nor was this unique to Google. The entire search engine industry saw a drop in use. But that's not all. According to Forrester research in July, 30 percent of online buyers start researching their product purchases on Amazon, while only 13 percent start on a search engine like Google or Bing. No wonder … [Read more...]

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5 things you need to do to get customers from LinkedIn

October 24, 2012 By
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Social Networking sites have been booming over the past decade. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have all been able to establish extremely vast networks. Facebook alone already has over a billion members! These social media sites are commonly used for personal agendas and not for business profiling as much. You’re more likely to see pictures of dogs, cats, monkeys and guinea pigs on your news feed than of resumes. Simply put, most people want to keep Facebook about their … [Read more...]

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What Is Google Authorship?

October 22, 2012 By

Google Authorship A to Z Workshop (via Basic Podcasting Tips) Google Authorship Workshop My friend Chris Lang hosted a Google Hangouts on Air on the topic of Google Authorship. This is a panel discussion. The following panelists were on hand for the discussion: Jack Humphrey Todd Hartley Shira Gal and of course your's truly Ileane Smith Google authorship is… … [Read more...]

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