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Are you launching a new website? There's no better time to think about search engine optimization than prior to launching a new site. By giving consideration to your on-page optimization factors, you can increase your chances of achieving top organic search results. Read More

While thinking about the long-term plan for my computer consulting business, I'm constantly struggling between two scenarios: continuing to run my business part-time indefinitely along side my “regular” job working for someone else, or making it my full time gig. Read More

Some salespeople and managers think they'll keep clients happy by not ruffling their feathers with uncomfortable questions -- but customers can't solve problems they don't acknowledge. Here's how to show clients the bigger picture by asking them the right kind of probing questions, leading them to a happy new year of booming business. Read More

Should small/local businesses bother with social media? Or is local search where it's at — targeting potential customers in their own cities and towns? The good news is that small business owners don't have to choose one or the other. Listed below are eight sites at the intersection of social media and local search. Read More

First of all, for Joe the Plumber, the tax is on net income and not gross sales. According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are both proposing tax plans that would result in cuts for most American families. Obam Read More

Fundraising marketers have always leaned on great copywriting to get results from direct mail. Email is no different for them now. That's why you have to check out the dozen tips we got from a test-happy authority, who says that nonprofits are a microcosm of the rest of the marketing community. Includes how YouTube can inspire copy and a wealth o Read More

Search is complicated, but it's still search. No matter how things change, a marketer's goal is still to maximize search coverage. As SERP listings and functionality changes, there are still two types of listings that have weathered the storm and are still attainable for marketers: traditional organic listings and paid search listings. Read More

Yesterday at the MarketingProfs event, Ariana Huffington took the stage for a keynote presentation sharing some lessons she has learned about building a successful blog network with the Huffington Post. Though she definitely ignored my advice to speakers about spending some time at an event to get to know the attendees (she was barely off the stag Read More

During uncertain economic times like these, our advice is to always stick with the fundamentals to maintain business efficiency and progress. No matter what your business model, performing the fundamentals will keep you on-track and in-line for leveraging future success. Read More