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Posted by digitalsmash under Online Marketing
From http://terraandersen.com 5865 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 10, 2008 6:30 pm

So you've got your business's website finally ready to go, after months and months (perhaps a year or more) of being “in the works”, and now it's time to call up your trusty ol' SEO Master to give the site that extra push as it's being launched. Your SEO optimizes, finds some great partner linkage, delves into keyword lists, and assures you that y Read More

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bizSugar tutorial at Small Business Trends [video]

Posted by JohnH under Resources
From http://www.smallbiztrends.com 5865 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 10, 2008 5:32 am

Jim Kukral was nice enough to create a video on how to use bizSugar. Read More

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Our New President, Barack Obama - Marketer of the Year

Posted by mona19 under Marketing
From http://blog.reachforce.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 10, 2008 12:40 am

Obama and his team understood their target demographic/markets and how to use a mix of multi touch, multi level and multimedia platforms to reach these people where they were already hanging out. By using video game ads, Twitter, an active online community, and a list of other marketing vehicles, the Obama marketing team understood the importance Read More

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A Business Reporter's 4 Tips for Pitching Your Company

Posted by himangim under Online Marketing
From http://blog.hubspot.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 10, 2008 12:38 am

As a reporter and editor at Forbes Magazine, Erika Brown handled a lot of story pitches from companies. Now she's director of marketing and business development at Matrix Partners (one of HubSpot's investors), making pitches of her own. In an interview earlier this fall, Erika explained to HubSpot's Karen Rubin how she thinks companies should p Read More

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Common SEO Mistakes and Tips To Avoid Them

Posted by rupalik under Online Marketing
From http://seoarticles4u.com 5867 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 10, 2008 12:36 am

Creating a duplicate title tag is one of the most common mistakes in SEO work. The title tag is the words or phrases, which appear at the top of the browser when the page is displayed and is what the search engines display for the first line of the site link in their results. Search engines give a lot of importance to the title tags. When more tha Read More

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What is the Real Value of a Link?

Posted by mona19 under Marketing
From http://www.seodesignsolutions.com 5867 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 10, 2008 12:36 am

Links come in many shapes and sizes, internal, one way, reciprocal, editorial or contextual, etc. Not that we are laying claim to specifics here, however, based on trial, error and observation, here are a few factors to consider when building links. Read More

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The Size of Angel Investments

Posted by TimJustus under Raising Capital
From http://www.smallbiztrends.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2008 9:55 pm

About a week ago, I put out the statistic that the typical, or median, size of an angel investment is $10,000. Many people have responded that they don't believe the number because they see companies receiving $250,000 to $500,000 from angels. But these numbers aren't inconsistent. Read More

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Top 5 Ways To Help Your Small Business Thrive During A Down Economy

Posted by Chad under Strategy
From http://www.paysimple.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2008 9:34 pm

The following 5 tips can not only help make an economic downturn work for your small business, but can also position you well against your competition — large and small — so you can best reap the benefits when the economy rebounds. Read More

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The Key to a Winning Sales Angle | MindValley Labs Internet Marketing Blog

Posted by himangim under Online Marketing
From http://blog.mindvalleylabs.com 5867 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2008 10:18 am

In this video, Kenneth unveils his simple formula for a winning marketing angle. It's powerful, yet nothing complicated. The key to a winning sales angle is dominant emotion. Watch the video below to learn how to: 1. find your prospect's dominant emotion and 2. incorporate it into your marketing. Read More

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Small-Business Owners Lobby to Cut Credit Card Fees

Posted by SmallBusinessExpo under Sales
From http://www.nytimes.com 5867 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2008 10:18 am

Small merchants have long chafed at the fees they must pay banks every time a customer swipes a debit or credit card. But now, with business slowing and every dollar important to their bottom line, some merchants are pushing for changes. Read More