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Posted by suzyQ under Online Marketing
From http://www.emarketingandcommerce.com 5989 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 6, 2008 3:46 pm

Whether you sell products in a store or a catalog, or on a Web site, marketing the experience of ownership is critical in making the sale. Studies show that even with high-ticket items like cars, consumers are driven more by desires than product features. The fantasy of experience offers rich opportunities for creative exploration on Web sites — a Read More

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Flash Files Can Now Be Indexed by Search Engines

Posted by macromax under Online Marketing
From http://www.techcrunch.com 5988 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 6, 2008 3:45 pm

For most people on the Web, if Google or Yahoo cannot find something, it doesn't exist. That has been one of the biggest drawbacks to creating a Website or application that displays itself as a Flash (SWF) file. Search engines could see the file, but they could not see what was in it. Until now. Adobe has come up with a way for the search engin Read More

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Futuristic Play by Andrew Chen: 10 obvious strategies to ruthlessly acquire users

Posted by ZaneSafrit under Online Marketing
From http://andrewchen.typepad.com 5990 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 3, 2008 4:24 pm

Andrew Chen writes his usual clear, concise and useful article. This time on 10 obvious strategies to ruthlessly acquire users. They're obvious. And that's why we need reminding. It's the obvious ones we forget. And Andrew does a nice job adding detail with each obvious strategy. Just in case you forgot. Read More

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Usability & Search Optimization

Posted by Webnauts under Online Marketing
From http://www.seoworkers.com 5991 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 2, 2008 5:07 pm

Search engines are enhanced by having the most relevant results in their index. A clean site hierarchy and an easily understood navigation structure will benefit both usability and SEO. Read More

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How to Fix the Bloated Code that is Jacking Up Your SEO

Posted by mssux under Online Marketing
From http://www.searchengineguide.com 5991 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 1, 2008 10:51 pm

There are a lot of little things that can junk up your code, but, for the most part, the search engines don't really care. It doesn't matter to them if your HTML validates or if you keep your code "clean" or not. When it comes to analyzing your pages for search engine rankings, none of that really matters a whole lot. But when it does matter, Read More

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3 Search Engine Optimization Tools You Need

Posted by JohnH under Online Marketing
From http://www.smallbiztrends.com 5991 days ago
Made Hot by: pomerol32 on July 1, 2008 10:48 pm

Looking for some powerful (and free) SEO tools? Anita Campbell at Small Business Trends offers a few of her favorites. Read More

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The Email Marketing Rule Forgotten By Many Of Today's Marketers | WAHNewsToday

Posted by LisaAlexander under Online Marketing
From http://wahnewstoday.com 5994 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 1, 2008 4:01 am

Whenever someone asks my pastor about where to tithe - or who to tithe to - his answer is always the same: “Tithe where you're fed.” Read More

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Top 5 Social Media Participation Rules to Live By

Posted by Chad under Online Marketing
From http://www.paysimple.com 5995 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 30, 2008 6:06 pm

Before you begin a social media campaign, here are some thoughts on creating a natural, authentic impression. Read More

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How to Ruin Your Search Engine Optimization

Posted by JohnH under Online Marketing
From http://www.allbusiness.com 5996 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 30, 2008 6:06 pm

Taken from article: You must be wondering, why would anyone want to ruin their SEO? Trust me, I ask myself the same question whenever clients or prospective clients explain the things they've done to get themselves in trouble with the search engines. While there are abundant “how to” resources on SEO online, at conferences in books, newslette Read More

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Making LinkedIn work for small town pros

Posted by ZaneSafrit under Online Marketing
From http://www.smallbizsurvival.com 5995 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 27, 2008 4:33 pm

It's a great article that points out the power of LinkedIn, how to maximize it for building your social network, and how LinkedIn's benefit is even greater if your business is in a small town. Read More