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- Acquiring twitter followers without the mass following tool - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsNeedless to say, you would possibly need more Twitter followers to boost traffic or enhance business opportunities. Well, you have your reasons. The term ‘Organic’ is an important phrase in this article. Organic result is very healthy and desirable. For instance, in a search, organic result ...
Views: 677(1 vote) - Using twitter rightly to enhance your ranking - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsRecently, Google and Bing were interviewed concerning social signals. The result of the interview confirmed that retweet by Twitter users with authority can significantly enhance your organic ranking. Here, we will discuss tips that can make Twitter authorities to recognize your tweets. You ...
Views: 612(1 vote) - Business Going Local – Using Google Places to Rank Higher on Google - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsPlaces Search is one of the latest developments on Google. Google Search is the former Google Local/Google Maps. Sites listed in Google Places are currently listed on top of the search result pages when local searches are conducted. If your business is local area based, it is an excellent idea ...
Views: 548(1 vote) - Effective Strategies for Applying Social Media to Your Small Business - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsA good number of small business owners are perhaps too busy for social media marketing, or do not even understand how these platforms work. Therefore, they outsource business application of Facebook, Twitter or Foursquare to specialists. This action may not often work optimally for a business. ...
Views: 523(1 vote) - 3 More Additional Ways To Grow Your Email Marketing List - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsMajority of companies would give you the same answer when you ask them as to how they grow their email marketing list. Here’s their regular answer: creating newsletter signup on their sites, exchanging business cards at trade shows and purchasing lists. There is a need for companies to get ...
Views: 374 - 3 Questions You Need to Ask When A Site Links to Your Site - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsOne important feature that gives value to your website in the eyes of Google as well as other search engines, is the inbound links. Also, inbound links enable more people to find your site and your offerings. Inbound links are as good as another vote of confidence given to your website. ...
Views: 553 - 4 best search engine ranking factors you should look ahead to - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsExpert Web masters have jointly agreed upon the fact that websites that usually rank high share certain things in common. They have also found out what deters some websites from ranking high in Google’s result page. I guess you would love to explore these secrets, let’s go… The anchor ...
Views: 496 - 4 best tips to generate natural backlinks - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsIn recent times, Google has become more sophisticated in spotting poor quality links and WebPages. Perhaps your link service is the type that promises tons of high PR links for ridiculously low service fee; also if you use automated system to generate links, it is most likely that Google would ...
Views: 580 - 4 Major Reasons Why Your SEO Campaign Hasn’t Been Effective - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsA good number of webmasters complain that their SEO strategies are not as effective as they should be. What is responsible for the poor result of your campaigns? What are the techniques that can boost the performance of your SEO efforts? A lot of things may be responsible for the ...
Views: 622 - 5 facts you should know about your facebook page username - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsNo doubts, you must have created a username for your Facebook page as well as a username for your personal profile. The visibility of your username is quite prominent in your URL. Therefore, a common name known as ‘vanity URL’ has been assigned to it. Here are 5 top essentials or facts ...
Views: 608 - 5 Top rules that guide affiliate marketing - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsIf you do not want to bug yourself with the hassles involved in putting up a website, but would love to make some money online, affiliate marketing would be a great option for you. Contrary to what a lot of people think, creating affiliate marketing is not an uphill task. What matters most ...
Views: 739 - A Realistic Guide to Link Building - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsWhether it’s the large corporations or small business establishments, search engines play a very crucial role in their growth and hence in their promotion efforts. The most popular way of finding websites is through search engines; you will get more visitors if your site shows up frequently on ...
Views: 531 - Achieving Business Success with LinkedIn Strategies - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2010 from Jeff MatthewsSocial media is beyond being social; the social networking sites offer valuable resources for attaining exceptional business success. LinkedIn was initially seen as a job seeking place, but has now become one of the top places on the net that assists businesses in gaining clients. This ...
Views: 466 - Achieving Natural Link Building with Link Baiting Service - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsDon’t get overwhelmed by the term ‘Link Baiting’, it is just another term used for Natural and Viral Link Building. Why Is Link Baiting Service Necessary? As competition online gets fiercer each day, webmasters are coming forth with new strategies to remain on the lead of the search ...
Views: 413 - Best 5 expert tips for result-oriented article marketing - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsOne of the easiest techniques for generating free traffic is article marketing. It can take you just a couple of minutes to come up with great articles depending on your research and typing skills. Article directories are very helpful when it comes to getting articles to achieve high ranking on ...
Views: 543 - Best Tips on Developing Link Building Strategies - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsLink building is seen as the part two of any Search Engine Optimization campaign, after on-site optimization. Link building is a crucial element when it comes to keeping up your site ranking and making your site trustworthy in the eyes of search engines. As an ongoing campaign required to ...
Views: 548 - Building your brand with social media – doing it the right way - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsJust imagine for a moment, thousands of folks all over the world commending your business and your offerings and recommending you to everyone around them – their friends, connections, followers as well as fans. This can be a dream come true, if only you can invest time to connect with consumers ...
Views: 560 - Changes To Your Webpage Can Influence Your Search Engine Ranking - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsIt is quite an obvious fact that changes made to contents on your website can cause a shift on the position of your search engine result page. However, the nature of search engines’ reaction over changes on webpages is not known, and it is not clear why the changes should occur and what is ...
Views: 562 - Creating Facebook Page or Facebook Group – Which is Better? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsWhen considering a social media platform, Facebook is an attractive choice - given its highly interactive features and more than 150 million active users. It is a great social network platform that will help you build your brand via Facebook Pages. Two techniques can be employed when ...
Views: 464 - Customizing your new Facebook Profile creatively - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsMajority of Facebook users are only starting to get conversant with the New Facebook profile design. A smart Facebook user comes forth with a very creative use of the new profile design. You can find valuable information on the web on how you can take advantage of the creative use that this ...
Views: 427 - Differentiate the profile and business pages on Facebook - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2010 from Jeff MatthewsThere is a massive rush to create profiles on social networking sites in order to kick off marketing in Web 2.0. But before you join the rush, you need to learn about certain technical elements about establishing online presence on Facebook. Taking out time to identify the difference between a ...
Views: 739 - Domain Names and How They Affect SEO - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Jeff MatthewsIt is quite common to come across a question such as this: ‘How can domain names affect SEO?’ Although domain names are among the least significant aspects for a top SEO ranking, there are certain things you ought to be aware of. What about Buying a Domain Name that Incorporates a ...
Views: 560 - E-Business Globalization and Localization – Major Steps to Achieving Multilingual SEO Success - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsUntil the recent past, you could count on one hand the number of companies that really cared to adapt their websites for foreign markets. Even the people who opted to do so were not serious enough with their efforts; they only embarked on a translation of their English copy to the local language ...
Views: 880 - Generating Impressive Business Figures with Social Media Marketing - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsIt’s quite surprising that a lot of business owners still ask the question, “How valuable is social media to my business?”. The whole truth is this; social media has come to stay and would continue to benefit those, who take advantage of them to grow their businesses. Both online and ...
Views: 384 - Generating Links From Authority Webpages - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsThe links that come from authority sources play the biggest role to enhance the ranking of your webpages on Google search result page. You are most likely to be listed among the top 10 on Google result page if established authority-webpages link to your website with the anchor-text featuring ...
Views: 561 - Get higher search ranking – Optimize your internal links - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsOne might not achieve the desired higher ranking on Google search pages without having planned and optimized the ‘content’ of their webpages very meticulously. Basically, you need to work on the titles of your webpages, the contents they carry, as well as the backlinks from other websites. ...
Views: 513 - Get Massive Response from Blog Commenting Services - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsPerhaps you’ve been searching for the most effective link building technique to help you get better ranking for your website and to generate significant traffic. If so, this is the right place to get help for your link building needs. Effective blog commenting service offered here is a great way ...
Views: 535 - Get your Basics Right for Customer Growth on Local Search Shortlists - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsWhether you own a large retail chain or just a small business, you can take advantage of Local (which is the new and rapid local search innovation) to stay on top. The trend of events recently is indeed excellent for the small businesses and the overall internet marketing industry. Right ...
Views: 554 - Golden ratio of twitter - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsWhen you come to Twitter platform as a novice, you will find that everything is easy-going. You will get alert about a follower – perhaps you would also respond by following the person in return. Of course, you would certainly need some tweets in your stream. After a while, you will start being ...
Views: 657 - Google and Social Media Marketing – Google+ reviewed - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsOver the last decade, the scope and importance of social networking has grown leaps and bounds. The position of Facebook in social media marketing has remained unshakable and non-controversial. Google+: On several occasions, Google has attempted to penetrate the realm of social networking ...
Views: 543 - Google Instant Preview – How it Changes the Way Search Results are Viewed - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsGoogle Instant Preview is a magnificent add – on of the Google Instant. It has induced a new lease of life to the fast and growing need of speedy info with option for on-the-spot quick-look at the website. Google Instant has enabled instant search results as and when the entries are made letter ...
Views: 438 - Google Panda: Mandate on businesses to create valuable content - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsPerhaps you haven’t been attentive to the news going on about Google Panda; if so, there are key things you need to know, especially if content creation is one of your tools for marketing your business. Recently, Google introduced another technique regarding the ranking of websites that feature ...
Views: 574 - Google Places – What it can do for your hotel - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsRecently, Google announced that Google Local Business Centre has been replaced by Google Places. This change that seems to be a minor one, presents huge opportunities for hotels as well as destinations. Each day, the importance of local content for online success tends to become more ...
Views: 431 - Google Places: Best Google Places tips and tools for small businesses - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsIf you’ve got Google Places, Yelp or Binge account, the tips outlined here will assist you in attaining the top of local search results. If you operate your business locally as an attorney, plumber, florist, local accountant, coffee shop operator and similar services, it is important that ...
Views: 451 - Google’s official statement warns on pagerank obsession - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsA good number of webmasters are very much concerned about the PageRank that Google’s toolbar displays. Focusing on this value is not quite prudent enough. Few years back, there was an official statement by Google, pointing out clearly that webmasters should pay attention to other things that ...
Views: 586 - Helpful tips for achieving enhanced networking with social media - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsThe interest of common people is the major reason behind social media networking sites to enable them connect with a vast array of human identities who may be existing friends or new people. In summary, the value of social media cannot be quantified and this online platform increases popularity ...
Views: 538 - How applicable is twitter to business? - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsTwitter – the micro-blogging platform known to just a few people, until a few months back, has gone mainstream with more than six million subscribers. Of course, this number is growing on a daily basis. Even renowned news outlets including CNN, Fox News and others are leveraging Twitter platform ...
Views: 610 - How Retweets Work with Viral Marketing - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsThe strength of Twitter as a messaging service is its short message feature; besides, the service is user-friendly. Provided you can type within the character limit and are able to work with some fundamental concepts, you can use Twitter easily and swiftly in comparison with a good number of ...
Views: 397 - How to Achieve Quality Twitter Following - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsTweeter is no longer something new. Today, everybody knows about Twitter; your folks, friends and even grannies are all twitting. If you have an online business, how can you take advantage of Twitter to grow your online business? Here are tips and tricks that work. Real Photos Count a ...
Views: 565 - How to gain thousands of Facebook Fans in the shortest time - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsOne of the most recently and significant changes that Facebook introduced is the one that altered “Become a fan” to “Like”. The user is not aware of what is being liked – whether it’s the attractive saying, the visited website, the underlying page or the remark made by their friends. Here ...
Views: 466 - How to Get People to Like Your Facebook Page - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsFacebook’s new language for becoming a ‘Fan’ is ‘Like’; in essence, when you connect with a business’s page, rather than saying you are a ‘Fan’, the most widely used word now is ‘Like’. Do you want people to ‘like’ your Facebook page? Then there is need to promote your Facebook presence both on ...
Views: 473 - How to Market Your Business on LinkedIn - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsWhen considering the business marketing avenue using social media, the first choice that usually comes to any mind is Facebook. However, you may be overlooking certain social networks that may bring your business the visibility and popularity it has been looking for. LinkedIn provides you ...
Views: 439 - How to verify quality of your content to meet the new quality standards set by google - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsRecently, Google set a new standard or requirements that contents must meet in order to qualify passing through their search engine to get to online searchers. Google now has the latest updated search engine algorithm with code name Panda. This algorithm is the cause of drop in ranking for a ...
Views: 478 - Increasing RSS Feed Subscribers - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Jeff MatthewsIf you want to expand your reach, then you need to grow your RSS feed subscribers. Make the right input and effort to market your RSS feed; this way, you can increase adoption and reach out to people with the message that your RSS feed contains. Validating Feed Ensure that the feed is ...
Views: 440 - Internet Marketing Trends for 2011 - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsThe year 2010 was a huge one for the entire internet world. This was the year that the internet big super power (Google) was challenged by the emergence and super-activities of Facebook. The growth of social networking continued to soar, and mobile internet surfing experienced a massive leap in ...
Views: 612 - Internet marketing trends in 2011: What to expect - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsThe past year was really a thrilling one for internet activities. In 2010, it appeared as though Facebook was a big threat to the mighty search engine – Google. In the same year, there was steady and continuous growth of social networking. Also, mobile web surfing became more popular than the ...
Views: 639 - Is search engine advertising a lucrative investment? - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsNow owned by Yahoo, Overture created pay for performance (P4P) basically. They foresaw increase in online shopping, that online buying activities would skyrocket dramatically and that advertising had the potential of getting massive as a result. Without visibility, web visitors may not get to ...
Views: 513 - LinkedIn PPC Advertising – Is it just another PPC Ads Platform? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsYou can reach out to your target market by using LinkedIn Advertising. This is another Social Media Pay Per Click platform. LinkedIn PPC Advertising uses demographic targeting, structured like the Facebook advertising. The LinkedIn PPC advertising is known as LinkedIn Direct Ads. Facebook PPC ...
Views: 586 - Location Based Social Media - How it can help you achieve brand loyalty and improved customer feedback - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jeff MatthewsSocial media has come to stay - the earlier you realize it, the better it is for you. Location based social media is a more recent and interesting aspect of social media. Targeting as well as branding new places to prospects has been a constant struggle for marketers. A lot of people are ...
Views: 498 - Optimize Facebook Places for Your Business Needs - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Jeff MatthewsFacebook has just introduced its new feature – the Facebook Places. It is one of the best efforts from Facebook to get their rapidly expanding members linked to the real world. According to the site’s blog, Facebook is set to give answers to “Where”, as it had done for “Who” and “What” all these ...
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