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Social Media Marketing Strategies

// February 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blogging, Business, Lessons, Marketing, SEO, Search Engine

There has been a significant jump in the popularity of social media websites over the past few years. With it has come a shift in the way that people search for information and how they share and consult opinions on the internet when making purchasing decisions.

Social media sites such as Stumble Upon and Digg, give users a voice on the internet by providing tools to connect, exchange views, share content, information, and recommend products and services using the “thumbs up or down” approach. (more…)

Blogs, WordPress and Google

// February 1st, 2010 // No Comments » // Blogging, Lessons, SEO, Search Engine

It’s no secret that a continually updated website with new content being added regularly stands a good chance of doing well in Google. One of the long standing methods to regularly expand a site’s content is through the use of a blog.

While there are numerous platforms to choose from for managing a blog, few can compare with the immense flexibility offered with WordPress, and at a cost of free, the price can’t be beat either. (more…)

How to Spring Clean Your Website

// January 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blogging, Business, Marketing, SEO, Search Engine

Spring is a wonderful time of year but it might not be so wonderful for our online business. The weather is getting nicer and people are spending more time outside, away from their computers. One way to get more people to come to your website is to do some spring cleaning and I don’t mean your house! Our websites can get stale and outdated if we do not clean them up periodically.

There are lots of things you can do to freshen up your site and bring new life and new customers to your online business:

1. Add a new section filled with resources, information and maybe even some special deals for your customers. (more…)

PRESS RELEASE: OVERVIEW OF FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

// December 16th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Blogging, Press release

Overview of formula for succes:

1) Ensure you write your press released based on the guidelines outlined.
2) Ensure you have proper linkage within the article.
3) Proof-read your article many times before submitting.
4) Submit your article to Prweb.com using the free account you registered.

If you have not yet registered please do so using the link below. https://console.prweb.com/prweb/register.php?languagecde=en
5) Monitor the reads and pickups for your article with news resources.
6) Monitor for search engine pickup of your article (main search index).
7) Once indexed in main search engine, monitor for keyword sets.
8 ) Repeat this process for every press release written (submit new press releases weekly).
9) In regards to submitting releases weekly, you’ll need to ensure the article is unique and touches on a different topic for each press release.