Social networks are the backbone of social media, the places where we can virtually gather with likeminded professionals in different companies, locations, and industries. Leading platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ are well known and understood. And they serve a great purpose for the vast majority of us. From the perspective of the enterprise, […]
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Enjoy today’s guest post from Tom Koh. Tom is an SEO enthusiast who runs his own internet business and is sharing some of the more unattractive SEO ploys he has run into during his time doing so. SEO can sometimes have a bit of a bad reputation. While good SEO is of course a perfectly legitimate
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The content management system (CMS) landscape is beyond fragmented. There are literally hundreds (possibly thousands) of CMS options available. My personal favorite is WordPress, the CMS platform we use for the Return On Now website and blog. It is also the most frequently used blogging platform today. Plugins: Why They Matter Bloggers love WordPress for
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When it comes to promoting a business, more companies and small business owners are choosing to market their products and services on the Internet. One of the easiest ways to effectively market a real estate business is to use some of the popular social networking sites. If you are a real estate agent, you will
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Social Search is a huge priority for Google, so it should be for you as well. They have gone to great lengths to make progress in figuring it out, because their own future depends on it. If you are still struggling to enhance your SERP placement, the following are some tips you can use to
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On October 2, 2012, Marketing Sherpa released one of their popular “Charts of the Week.” This one is focused on what the top media are for driving leads on behalf of your company. Below you can view the chart for yourself. Keep in mind that the respondent base was a mix of B2C and B2B
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Welcome to part two of our “Hidden Costs of Social Media” series. Take a moment to read Part 1 before diving into the information below. Cost of Managing As I mentioned in the first installment, setting up / claiming social media profiles and posting information to them is “Free”. But to do it right, there
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When social media first became all the rage, it was touted as being a great free way to earn some buzz and the resultant awareness. While it is free to open up a social media account, set up a profile, and start networking and sharing links, that is not the whole story. A lot of
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With all of the recent talk about Google’s algorithm updates and penalties, especially Panda and Penguin, SEOs are scampering to adjust to the changes. Of course, Google is just enforcing what they have told us all along. Create great content, do it consistently, and play by the stated rules of the game. This means no backlink trickery, automated
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Today, we are sharing a guest post by John Miller. John is an SEO Professional who works out of Sydney, Australia. This post focuses on something we all need to nurture to succeed in today’s digital marketing environment – relationships with other webmasters and businesses. Disclaimer – the opinions and strategies in this post are
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