Location based check-in type services are this year’s overhyped topic – with good reason. While you may not understand why someone wants to be the mayor of their barber shop, you do need to recognize the behavior that social location services such as Gowalla, Foursquare, Yelp! and Facebook Places r Read More
A lot of online business owners focus so much on getting traffic from the search engines and optimizing for Google that they completely neglect the search engine on their own site. This article describes how to improve your onsite search Read More

5 Facebook Tools to Help Online Retailers Sell More

Avatar Posted by coreykossack under Online Marketing
From http://www.startupnation.com 5198 days ago
Made Hot by: saraib820 on September 7, 2010 9:52 am
Just about every online retailer out there is looking for ways to utilize Facebook as a channel to enhance their online shopping experience and acquire more customers. Below are 5 tools that do just that: Read More
In every conversation with Steve, he tells me interesting small business success stories that he has encountered as part of his research. Steve will be speaking at the GrowSmartBiz Small Business Conference, organized by Network Solutions and the Washington Business Journal, on Nov. 5 in D.C.
He also is involved with analyzing the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index, which is co-sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business. It surveys the competitive health of small businesses twice a year. The latest report to be released in September indicates that small business owners find marketing and innovation a challenge. I wanted to get Steve’s opinion on his experience researching small business innovation and on other new trends like co-working.


Read more: How are small businesses working through innovation challenges? - Washington Business Journal Read More

How to Ensure Your Website Gets Some Action

Avatar Posted by st0n3y under Online Marketing
From http://www.searchengineguide.com 5204 days ago
Made Hot by: Cathode Ray Dude on August 29, 2010 6:44 pm
If you want your visitors to take action while visiting your site, you've got to tell them what they need to do. Otherwise, they come, stay a bit, and leave. Here's how to help your site get some much needed action.. Read More

SEO: The Easiest Tip (not Article Spinning) - Video

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From http://www.scottfox.com 5206 days ago
Made Hot by: HeatherStone on August 28, 2010 1:27 am
The easiest way to improve your web site's search engine optimization is not article spinning.

Correct use of your website's "titles" is even easier and can help you attract more visitor traffic for free!

Watch this short video for a quick explanation of article spinning AND my easiest tip for SEO improvement, too.

This free and easy SEO tip video is another clip from http://www.ClickMillionaires.com. Read More
While it’s tough to achieve widespread fame and popularity in the blogging world, it’s very possible to build a following, establish your reputation, improve your search rankings, and draw qualified traffic and leads to your site. The trick is to focus. Narrow your goals. Start small and build from there Read More
Building better customer relationships is not just something that would be nice to do – it is something you must do if you expect to be successful in business today. This book contains 101 useful suggestions for maintaining and building relationships with your customers – starting with the next contact you make.

The 101 ways in this book are all about people and how they react or respond to others. Most of the ways deal with common courtesies that anyone would appreciate – for example, keep the customer in the communications loop, don’t put customers on hold, be accessible to the customer and do what you say you will. All of the ways boil down to good, common sense Read More

Five Google Tools You Should be Using

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From http://www.cikmarketing.ca 5208 days ago
Made Hot by: tuckerleroy on August 24, 2010 5:26 pm
If you want exposure, your site to function better, and to remain high in the search rankings, Google can help. Here are five popular Google search engine optimization and website design tools your business should be using Read More

How To Kick Email's Butt

Avatar Posted by therisetothetop under Online Marketing
From http://blog.therisetothetop.com 5208 days ago
Made Hot by: Cathode Ray Dude on August 24, 2010 5:25 pm
Interview with the Founder of Productive Flourishing, Charlie Gilkey, on productivity for entrepreneurs including how to get your email under control. Read More
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