Though there are thousands of “gurus” online that are more than willing to sell products about how to make money online, the truth is that there are no simple ways to get things done. Starting a legitimate online business requires plenty of planning and products/services that are worth what you are asking for. Of course,…
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Afraid to look at your e-mail inbox every morning? There’s no need to fear your e-mail. When used correctly, you can harness its power to build a strong network. The truth is, you spend a lot of time checking your e-mail. Why not make it work for you? From direct e-mails to co-workers to huge…
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These days, just about everything is done online, including on-the-job training. While this is effective since your employees can be tested on the things they learned at the end of each segment to make sure they understand, it is still important to have paper hand-outs as well. The main reason for this is that it…
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A couple weeks ago the Nifty Marketing blog highlighted Google’s offline marketing initiative to engage local business owners with a $100 AdWords offer ($100 offer ends January 31, 2010). The promotional offer applies to local businesses that have verified their local listing(s). “I got a letter from Google today with $100 worth of free advertising….
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On Friday, local search expert David Mihm announced the launch of GetListed.org University: “Back in 2008, when Pat Sexton and I were brainstorming the ideas that would eventually turn into GetListed.org, one of our very first long-term goals was to put together a low-cost, non-profit seminar series that would introduce business owners to the world…
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Free local business listings on search engines, internet yellow pages (IYP’s), interactive business directories, local business directories, and vertical directories are the foundation of a comprehensive l ocal search marketing campaign for your small business. Four Reasons To Optimize Your Free Business Listings Now There are four primary reasons why you need to be proactive…
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There are a number of opportunities but what caught my eye this morning was a screenshot in an article by Aaron Wall, Google’s Youtube Caught Cloaking to Spam Google Users & Increase Ad Revenues. Aaron makes an important point regarding Google’s lack of ethics–how Google is abusing their universal search results to spam searchers with…
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Maybe. According to Google Trends, Yelp gets more unique daily visitors than SuperPages & Dex combined: Yellowpages is right behind Yelp and if AT&T Interactive were to act on Greg Sterling’s insight, they could create quite a powerhouse. Citysearch and SuperPages are neck and neck. Is the Google Trends data accurate? This data doesn’t measure…
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The inspiration for this article emanates from emails and phone calls I have received from a few local businesses. They want to know how they can remove sponsored listing ads from their Google business listings (Google Place Pages). While it may be wrong for Google to charge local businesses a fee to remove sponsored ads…
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Prospective customers expect a certain level of professional design, usability, and navigation when they visit local, small business websites. And then there is content—the information your customers are searching for; the reason they are looking for you online. The content you present to search engines and prospective customers can make or break opportunities to generate…
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