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How To Get 100% Fool Proof Pretty HTML Email Newsletters Without Any Coding – searchenginepeople.com/blog Mailrox makes HTML email something any small business owner can leverage to help them save money on their email marketing efforts. The benefits of a strong email marketing campaign for small businesses are many. They reduce the time, effort and overhead costs associated with typical B2B or direct-to-consumer marketing campaigns… Continue Reading On searchenginepeople.com/blog » Why SEO Is Like An RTS Game (and why you should care) – seomoz.org/blog Posted by Jayson DeMersThis post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog...

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5 Ways to Make Your Advertising Extraordinarily Effective – ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ Advertising is an important part of the lead generation puzzle. Some marketers suggest that you can do without the cost and low returns they attribute to advertising, but done right, advertising is a tremendous tool. photo credit: x-ray delta one via photopin cc I advocate an approach that calls for a mix of lead generation tactics that includes advertising, public relations and a systematic approach to referral generation… Continue Reading On ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ » Twitter Doesn’t Exactly Instill Confidence in Memo to Journalists – marketingpilgrim.com Twitter has taken a bit of...

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Workplace Wellness: Should Employees Be Healthier? – .businessownersideacafe.com/ Unless there’s an elusive money tree in the backyard, work is just a way of life for most people. There’s no getting around a busy schedule, so it’s inevitable that activities like personal fitness must be sacrificed. Luckily there are some great ways to integrate employee health and wellness into the workday… Continue Reading On .businessownersideacafe.com/ » Back 9 links: Corruption is stifling upstarts – upstart.bizjournals.com Links that got us thinking on Monday, April 29: How corruption is strangling U.S. innovation.This dance troupe is teaching business moves.iTunes may not be the place...

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Wolfram Alpha Shares Usage Data from Facebook’s Social Graph – sproutsocial.com/insights As a marketer, it’s important to know your audience, and not just in some sort of broad categorical way. Wolfram Alpha has published a visual set of data that brings Facebook’s social graph to life, showing how people connect and relate to each other on the platform. Right off the bat, this might not seem important to brands, but there are some key examples that could impact your strategy… Continue Reading On sproutsocial.com/insights » With Its Future on the Line, Foursquare Readies Ad Retargeting and In-App Ads – socialtimes.com...

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5 Creative Ways To Get To Know Your Blogging Audience In Real Life – spiceupyourblog.com Guest Post – Our host is Garrett Moon, who has some interesting views on how you can profile your audience.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog. Many of us think that we know who we are writing to, but do we really? The problem with identifying and understanding our blog audience is that we resort to dated techniques that don't help us understand who they really are… Continue Reading On spiceupyourblog.com » Case Study: How a “No Meat Athlete” Built...

Website Indexation Audit: How to Find & Remove Non-Essential Content + MORE

Competitor Research In An Inbound Marketing World – seomoz.org/blog Posted by dohertyjf We all know that online marketing is changing. When I started in online marketing a few years ago, all the talk was still about links and directories and ways to get more exact match anchor text. Some SEOs were doing some pretty nefarious things and profiting from it, but most of that came crashing down starting in February 2011 (with the first Panda algorithm) and then over the past couple of years with Panda, Penguin, and the EMD update all rolling out and affecting websites the world over…...

How to Create Winning Headlines in 9 Simple Steps + MORE

How to Make Strategy More Than a Nice Idea – ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ Few things are more confusing to business owners and marketers than the idea of marketing strategy. photo credit: HikingArtist.com via photopin ccI think that’s due in part to simple misunderstanding by many who try to apply the concept, but it’s also due to the fact that strategy is very malleable – that is to say, it can be many things… Continue Reading On ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ » The 4 Strategic Phases Of Lean Display Advertising – marketingland.com Professional stand-up comedians are known to practice their routines with smaller audiences in preparation...

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This Week On Twitter: Social Media Stats, How To Boost Engagement, Twitter Hacker Protection Tips – mediabistro.com/alltwitter/ Need a little weekend reading? We’ve compiled our top ten Twitter stories of the week, which includes a look at the different ways that men and women use social media, advice on how best to engagement social media users, a look at how images are used on Twitter, tips for protecting your Twitter profile from hackers and an overview of how businesses are using Twitter… Continue Reading On mediabistro.com/alltwitter/ » Bar Power Is A Nightlife App To Help You Be Less Of A...

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Why you need to hire a professional content writer – bloggingtips.com By virtue of the fact that you can sit in the comfort of your own home, get all the tools you need to start a business, and basically run a big part of it from there, some people think they can handle every aspect of their online business. That’s not entirely the whole story. What was once a cottage industry surrounding Internet marketing has become an industry onto itself and one of the core services you really can’t do without is good content writing… Continue Reading On bloggingtips.com »...

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why + MORE

How I used a Full Spectrum Social Presence to Market and Build a Brand – benchmarkemail.com/blogs Social media is really great for setting up an image that let’s you ‘fake it till you make it’, but to do this you really have to commit to a brand. You have to use social media to tell your story.Related Articles Introducing Social Success Stories & iPad Mini GiveawayPlaylist: Favorite Bands & Artists on TwitterHow I Used Twitter to Find Friends, Free Stuff, a Job and a Girlfriend Continue Reading On benchmarkemail.com/blogs » Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why –...

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10 Killer Resources for Small Businesses and Start-ups – noobpreneur.com Looking to get your startup or small business on the path to success? There are lots of resources that can help you know how to approach your marketing, partners, suppliers, design, and legal matters, which are all crucial to the success of your business. Here are 10 killer resources that will help you take your business from idea to successful execution… Continue Reading On noobpreneur.com » A Startup Aims to Fill a Hole in the Housekeeping Market – youngentrepreneur.com A trio of ad execs launches a line of air fresheners...

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Twitter Careers: New Jobs Posted This Week – mediabistro.com/alltwitter/ This continues our series highlighting new positions posted at Twitter each week. Check out past listings here. This week, Twitter added 15 new jobs to its career page. And here they are: continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media. Continue Reading On mediabistro.com/alltwitter/ » The Disturbing Truth About Dog Dreams – mashable.com/social-media/ If you have a dog, you already know how entertaining it is to watch him sleep. With soft growls and frantically running paws, Rufus is adorable as he frolics through dreamland. SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable But in this comic, Josh...

6 Virtual Assistant Services for Bloggers and Freelancers + MORE

6 Virtual Assistant Services for Bloggers and Freelancers – bloggingtips.com If you’re a full-time freelance writer or blogger, or even part-time, then you know how hectic things can get it. At first you may start out with just a few daily tasks, but after a few months things get much busier. Before you know it, you’re wishing that there were more hours in the day and you’re bombarded with emails, guest posts, and writing jobs – at least that’s how it is for me… Continue Reading On bloggingtips.com » 5 Writing Links You Can Use in the Field – copyblogger.com/blog/...

Top Google Website Optimization Resources + MORE

Top Google Website Optimization Resources – searchenginewatch.com/seo From Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide, to Webmaster Tools, and who to follow at Google, here’s a great collection of website optimization tips, guides, resources, and tutorials you can get straight from Google. Continue Reading On searchenginewatch.com/seo » SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 26, 2013 – searchengineland.com Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Coming: Bing Ads Keyword Distribution Graph To Visualize Your KPI Performance It’s not live yet, but Bing Ads is teeing...

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Interview With Nadine Chahine: The Art And Craft Of Arabic Type Design – smashingmagazine.com    The beauty of typography has no borders. While most of us work with the familiar Latin alphabet, international projects usually require quite extensive knowledge of less familiar writing systems from around the world. The aesthetics and structure of such designs can be strongly related to the shape and legibility of the letterforms, so learning about international writing systems will certainly help you to create more attractive and engaging Web designs… Continue Reading On smashingmagazine.com » Sick and Tired of a Boring Brand? Color It Vibrant...

Cornell University Gets Big Donation to Help Fund NYC Tech Campus + MORE

Family-Owned Brewery on Pros and Cons of Business with Relatives – foxsmallbusinesscenter.com A brewery dating back to 1888 discusses the beer that saved them from going under, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of working with family. Continue Reading On foxsmallbusinesscenter.com » Cornell University Gets Big Donation to Help Fund NYC Tech Campus – youngentrepreneur.com The new institute will be part of Cornell Tech, a graduate school expected to attract top students and create new local companies. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Why RTI Matters to Your Business Now – bizpenguin.com Well, simply put, it matters because the government...

LivingSocial hack affecting some 50M accounts reported, passwords reset but no credit card info breached + MORE

Inside an NBA Playoff Team's Digital Strategy – mashable.com/social-media/ Until this year, the Oakland, Calif.-based Golden State Warriors last made the NBA playoffs in 2007. Twitter was barely a year old, Facebook was still years away from world domination and YouTube had been acquired by Google just several months before So for the franchise’s digital team, in charge of rallying Golden State fans near and far, what’s different between the 2007 playoff run and this year’s? In a word, everything “It’s our first time in playoffs in the modern social media era… Continue Reading On mashable.com/social-media/ » Is Twitter Testing...

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How Guest Posting Will Boost Your SEO Value – blogherald.com Many websites consider allowing guest posting in order to help boost their ratings. On the other hand some websites choose to guest post on other sites in order to help boost their rankings. In both of these cases you watch your ratings go through the roof so long as you execute your posts correctly… Continue Reading On blogherald.com » Complete Guide To The New Google+ Comments On Blogger And WordPress – spiceupyourblog.com It's been a week since Google launched the new Google Plus commenting system for blogger.In this post we...

Forum Spam – A Practical Guide + MORE

Live @ SMX London: Ready, Aim, Fire… Then Retarget! – searchengineland.com If that visitor from your search ad doesn’t convert, retargeting (also called remarketing) allows you to keep your message in front of potential customers as they visit other sites across the web, minutes, hours or even weeks after they’ve done that initial search. Retargeting attempts to… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article… Continue Reading On searchengineland.com » Fixing the Broken Culture of SEO Metrics – Whiteboard Friday – seomoz.org/blog Posted by randfish As SEO continues to evolve, the metrics that indicate success continue to change with...

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The truth about Steve Jobs, research and planning – jimsmarkteingblog.com Steve Jobs was a remarkable person. Like many, I have studied his career for years and been amazed at what he achieved, in such a very short time. One of the things that happens whenever someone has a massive impact in any area of life, is that their ideas get misquoted or distorted. Today’s post looks at one element of Steve Jobs’ work, which is often quoted by small business owners, yet has no foundation in fact… Continue Reading On jimsmarkteingblog.com » Save Your Business Blog From Google’s RSS Hammer...

When is the Right Time to Lay off Employees? + MORE

3 Content Marketing Lessons From Big Brands – youngentrepreneur.com Publishing is a privilege — don’t squander it. Follow the lead of marketing giants and produce content that will captivate audiences. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Ten Survival Strategies for Entrepreneurs – businessknowhow.com Going to work for yourself is a huge step, and a sometimes scary one at that. Here are ten strategies that can help you survive and succeed in starting a business. Continue Reading On businessknowhow.com » When is the Right Time to Lay off Employees? – .businessownersideacafe.com/ For small business owners, the excitement and stress of survival often...

HootSuite adds support for 750M more users: China’s Tencent Weibo, and Russia’s VK.com + MORE

Passion Is Key To Finding Your Buyer Personas and The Secret To Selling Online – socialfresh.com/blog This is the first part in a three-part series on how to build your online presence for real social selling, inspired by research from Jon Ferrara, founder and CEO of social CRM developer Nimble. Socialized selling isn’t about blasting mass emails on Linkedin, or sending out coupon codes on Twitter – customers are becoming increasingly disenchanted with this kind of push messaging… Continue Reading On socialfresh.com/blog » 3D Leap Motion Controller device shipping date delayed 2 months until July 22nd for more testing –...

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How to Build an Audience with Google+ Hangouts – copyblogger.com/blog/ There is nothing more effective for building your audience than face-to-face communication. Social media posts can’t compare with the ability to see your audience blink, follow their hand gestures, or witness their eye movements and facial expressions — all key components of what’s been called human media… Continue Reading On copyblogger.com/blog/ » Does Your Business Blog Need a Category Cleanup? – buildabetterblog.com This is a guest post by Linda Dessau of ContentMasteryGuide.com. anyone about to start a blog should attend #barrieblogathon to get it started right.Fixing it up is really...