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Posted by rupalik under Online Marketing
From http://seoarticles4u.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 22, 2008 5:16 pm

Every Page has a Unique Title and Keyword Phrase Page title is the most important signal to search engines that a web page is unique and important. The title describes the content search engines and web travelers will find when they arrive at your page. SEO Experts know that web searchers click, they are more likely to go for search engine results Read More

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Yahoo Search Incorporates ZIP Code-Targeted Ads

Posted by suzyQ under Online Marketing
From http://www.marketingvox.com 5882 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 22, 2008 5:15 pm

Yahoo is giving advertisers the ability to target ads by ZIP code rather than just by city and state. The ZIP code targeting feature analyzes a searcher's Internet Protocol (IP) address and manually-input user data, then serves ads based on their location. Read More

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Karass Effective Negotiating Tips

Posted by JulieR under Management
From http://www.karrass.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2008 11:16 pm

Great effective negotiation tips. Read More

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First Time Ever: Multi-Channel Holiday Shoppers Prefer Web to In-Store

Posted by TimJustus under Marketing
From http://www.retailerdaily.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2008 11:15 pm

For the first time, the web has surpassed the store as the preferred way for multi-channel shoppers to purchase holiday gifts, according to the e-tailing group's third annual “Mindset of the Multi-Channel Shopper Holiday Survey.” Read More

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Free links to your site using new Google feature

Posted by TimJustus under Online Marketing
From http://www.mattcutts.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2008 11:14 pm

I can't believe a new feature from Google isn't getting more notice, because it converts already-existing links to your site into much higher quality links, for free. The Google webmaster blog just announced that you can find the pages that link to 404 pages on your site. Read More

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US entrepreneurs turn to microfinance

Posted by ArmadaIG under Raising Capital
From http://www.businessweek.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2008 9:36 pm

It looks like US entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to microloans as banks tighten lending standards. To be sure, microlending is a tiny, tiny piece of small business credit in the US. Microlenders tend to be small nonprofits, and all their loans combined probably wouldn't be a blip on the portfolios of one of the big banks. That said, ther Read More

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To Nurture Leads, Send Three to Four E-mails a Month

Posted by ArmadaIG under Direct Marketing
From http://www.emarketingandcommerce.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2008 9:35 pm

E-mail lead-nurturing programs that garner the highest clickthrough rates are those that send e-mails to prospects at least three to four times a month, compared to programs that send just one e-mail a month. Read More

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“Aim higher to do better” Revisited

Posted by JulieR under Sales
From http://www.karrass.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2008 5:53 am

From Business Week, September 10, 2007: "A new study conducted by professors at leading MBA programs suggests that most negotiators don't realize how much they are leaving on the bargaining table." (Because they didn't aim high enough) Read More

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With Economy, Day Laborer Jobs Dwindle

Posted by JulieR under News
From http://www.nytimes.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2008 5:53 am

With Economy, Day Laborer Jobs Dwindle Read More

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MySpace launches ad network for individuals, small businesses

Posted by ArmadaIG under Online Marketing
From http://www.computerworld.com 5883 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 21, 2008 5:53 am

MySpace launched a beta version of its do-it-yourself advertising platform that's aimed at letting individuals and small businesses create their own ads that can be customized to specific users of the social network. The new MyAds service, which MySpace first detailed in November, will enable anyone to create customized banner advertisements u Read More