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Web of Misery to Gauge Economic Distress

tcnt — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:24:03 EDT

The Sloan Center for Internet Retailing has launched a research project to determine if the economic slump experienced by the US is measurable by web traffic.

Channel: Money Tags: economy web of misery web traffic

Paid Search Becoming A Software Idea Goldmine

StorySpinner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:35:58 EDT

As the life cycle of PPC continues to evolve, we are seeing an increased visibility by known and unknown software companies who are building programs to help PPC Marketers "novice and experienced" do their job. Problem: They need to realize that even though automating the PPC process can be beneficial, removing the human element of past e

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: paid search google business online marketing search marketing

Political Online Conferences Do Not Embrace Traditional Search Marketing

SearchRank — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:52:50 EDT

Search marketing appears to be a scary thing when it comes to political campaign managers. There's still a strong sense for traditional "offline" marketing to get donations, volunteers, etc. Are they missing the boat by neglecting the power of search?

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Link Building Secrets Revealed by Top Linking Experts

dazzlindonna — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:31:53 EST

What happens when you ask some of the world's foremost link building experts to dish out one of their most guarded secrets to the world in a single collaborative effort? They respond!

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: link building

An Incredibly Easy Way To Legally Use Flickr Photos

SearchRank — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:27:38 EST

Flickr is a goldmine of images that you can use to spice up your web site or blog posts. But there are some things you should be aware of, so that you can keep it all legal. Now, I don't want this to just be some boring post about keeping it legal. No, I intend to showcase how you can not only use Flickr images safely, but easily.

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Democrat Hillary Clinton: 2008 Presidential Candidates & Online Marketing Strategies

SearchRank — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:28:57 EST

The Hillary Clinton campaign can get away with a lot more optimization wise than the other candidates when it comes to the candidate's name. However, this campaign's online strategy still has some short comings throughout it just like the rest of the candidates that we've reviewed so far.

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Yahoo PPC Looking Attractive Again

torka — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:14:42 EST

Having trouble getting good ROI advertising through Google AdWords? SEMgeek says you may want to take a second look at Yahoo's pay-per-click offering. Lower cost per click make Yahoo potentially an attractive alternative for some advertisers.

Channel: Money Tags: sem yahoo google adwords ppc

How To Tell A Prospective PPC Client their Paid Search SUCKS!

SearchRank — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:35:59 EST

During the scoping process and if you have the opportunity to communicate your findings directly to the potential client instead of writing it up and having a sales guy regurgitate it to get the sale, it's a good idea to avoid "nice guy or lady" approach and migrated to more of a "This is Business and to be honest with you....".

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The Blogosphere: Power of the People

torka — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:25:52 EST

The story of how one blog post managed to ignite a firestorm in the blogging community, which eventually caused two major corporations to change the way they do business.

Channel: Money Tags: blogging blogosphere web domains

When is Usability More Important than SEO?

SearchRank — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:44:10 EST

Every day we get businesses coming to us looking to improve their search engine rankings. They want to talk about an SEO campaign but one quick look at their site and we see that SEO may not be the right approach for them. Usually in these cases the site needs a complete usability makeover.

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How Advanta is Leveraging Social Media for B2B

SearchRank — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:36:42 EST

A fun yet poignant example of how big business markets to small business, while capitalizing on the social media marketing trend. Jennifer details how Advanta, a small business credit card company, uses its Ideablob website to not only draw attention to itself but also to help select entrepreneurs by providing 10k in startup funds for winning new s

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Democrat John Edwards Online Campaign Strategies

stripedtiger71 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:39:50 EST

Democrat Presidential Candidate John Edwards has some interesting online marketing strategies including a heavy use on blogging and social media. Take a look at the full review of his presidential campaign's online marketing strategies.

Channel: Politics Tags: John Edwards Campaign 2008 Presidential Campaign Democrat

Google Adwords: They are Not Practicing What They Preach

greggorio — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:35:25 EST

How is it that Google, who has set the standard for creating PPC best practices can honestly propose their infamous "optimization option" that promotes broad match & mediocre campaign structure and organization that has done nothing but double or triple the spend for their advertisers & leave a bad taste in their mouths from the e

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ppc sem search marketing google yahoo internet marketing seo

8 Tips for Blogging Inspiration

stripedtiger71 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:59:36 EST

Blogger's Block frequently occurs right at that point that you have to get a post written. When you end up being stuck in this situation, what can you do? Simon Heseltine discusses 8 different types of posts you can use to fill in while you wait for inspiration to strike.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: blogging blogs

Drive-Thru Ettiquette

SearchRank — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:35:51 EST

We all use drive-thrus - fast food, banks and even pharmacies. I love the convenience - I can make a deposit at the bank, pick up a prescription and grab some Super Tacos at Jack in the Box, all while in my pajamas. What spoils the whole experience of a drive-thru? Those who don't follow proper drive-thru ettiquette.

Channel: Humor Tags: funny drivethrus