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So, I know this post will draw the ire of some SEO folks, but that's alright, some need their ire drawn. SEO can be a complex science and there are those, Aaron Wall and Lee Odden come to mind immediately, that have much to add to the field of SEO when it comes to highly sophisticated implementations. Read More

If you want to get more readers you need to create killer headlines. Here is a downloadable PDF that contains 102 fill-in-the-blanks, tried and tested headline formulas. Read More

The Marines recently banned soldiers from using and posting information to social media sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. This is for 2 reasons. 1. They fear the insecurity of these sites may facilitate malware on government computers 2. Leaking military data. In many situations, for years and years, due to secrecy and strategy issues, m Read More

Sometimes I wonder if it's just me, but I think it's fair to say that a widely-experienced byproduct of social media engagement is social media disengagement. I've encountered it in BBS's, forums, message boards, with IM clients, on MySpace, Facebook, and now, most recently, on Twitter. I was exasperated with FriendFeed before I even gave it a pro Read More

You probably know this trap, you start with good intentions to become healthier, try eating better foods and when you don't lose a lot of weight quickly you stop. Then later you start again. With small business marketing it can be quite easy to fall into this trap. You decide you need to attract more customers so you try a few marketing tactics fo Read More

There are options available today to reach your international markets that have never existed before. An international blog is a solution for some businesses to find out more about their foreign market opportunities Read More

Successful online businesses understand they are now B2P, or Business-to-People companies. One of the ways to go off track on social media is to focus on the tools and platforms. Social media is about connecting with people. Web marketing is a Business-to-People environment. Read More

When considering the advantages of getting your small business online, one key factor is the global reach your product or service can potentially have via the World Wide Web. In the following video from MyOwnBusiness.org, Internet entrepreneur Thomas Mix discusses some of the other advantages when thinking about going online with your company. Read More

In the following episode of Get Connected TV, host AJ Vickery explains some of the basics of setting up a small business computer network in your office. The most important aspect of this installation, Vickery insists, is setting up a system that allows workers to share information and functions within the network and on the Internet without allow Read More

Image a highly visible executive at a large private firm announcing she will stop using irony and parody in her blog posts. Her intention was to use wit to further her point although some readers misunderstood her humor. As a gesture to her readers she writes that going forward she will focus her tone on clarity of message with the goal of forging Read More