Monthly Archives: July 2012

9 Clever Writing Tricks to Supercharge Your Blog Posts | Men with Pens

menwithpens.ca7/30/12 As an author and writing coach, I’m a big fan of good writing. I love a well-structured sentence or the perfect choice of word. But writing isn’t rocket science … and there are a few simple writing tricks you … Continue reading

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11 Ways to Make Social Media Marketing Less of a Time Suck | Hubspot

blog.hubspot.com7/30/12 Social media marketing: tweet a hashtag, post a picture of my lunch, like a photo in my news feed. Nailed it. Uh, not really. And if you’re doing social media marketing — real social media marketing — you know … Continue reading

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Ask Consumers These Three Questions, and They’ll Answer (But You Have to Ask!)

  As a local business owner, are you confident you know what consumers think about your local business? And making assumptions isn’t good enough. In fact, the only way you’ll ever really know what consumers think is to ask them. … Continue reading

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Google Pushing Out Panda Update 3.9 Tonight

searchengineland.com7/25/12 Google says it will roll out the latest update to its Panda algorithm later tonight. …read more

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What Exactly is an RSS Feed for Local Business?

  Most local business owners aren’t interested in getting too deep in the techy side of things. They’re happy to have technology that works (internet, email, other cool software programs, etc.) by turning to the IT experts they hire. At … Continue reading

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3 Types of Blogs Every Local Business Should Post

  Every local business should have a blog for a variety of reasons, including exposure, building expert status, boosting SEO, building consumer loyalty, branding and more. Sharing newsworthy, informational posts is important, but it’s also a good idea to change … Continue reading

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Attention Local Business Owners: Get your Marketing Message Out There

  As a local contractor, maintaining a solid following is the key to attracting quality leads and long-lasting customers. But, do you know your target audience?   Obviously you can’t target EVERYONE within the online community, so you must identify … Continue reading

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Data Indicates Google Continues to Dominate Search Market | SearchEngineJournal.com

www.searchenginejournal.com7/12/12 According to recently released comScore data, Google continued to gain market share and dominate the U.S. search market last month. The comScore explicit market share report for June, which does not include searches from mobile devices, reported the following … Continue reading

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Two New Metrics To Help You Assess User Engagement On Social Media | simplyzesty.com

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How to Score Your Leads with Six Simple Questions | MarketingProfs

www.marketingprofs.com7/12/12 “Hundreds, if not thousands, of solutions have been developed to automate lead-scoring,” writes Peter Gracey at MarketingProfs. “However, those scores don’t provide salespeople much valuable information.” …read more

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