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    The Differences between Successful Websites and Failed Websites

    SEO websites and other purveyors of digital marketing advice spend plenty of time covering the exact tips and techniques that are “in vogue” at any given point.  One day, the recommendation might be to include a specific number of keyword repetitions in your page’s title…

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    Is Outsourcing Content Creation Right for Your Business?

    We all know that content marketing is important, but all too often, the thought of investing the time and energy needed to successfully run these campaigns leaves internet business owners feeling overwhelmed.  After all, you’ve already got to maintain your existing website, build relationships with…

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    10 Companies Doing Online Marketing Right

    There’s a lot of misinformation and poorly executed digital marketing strategies out there, so every so often – when we see a company doing online marketing well – we just have to point them out. So, without further ado, check out ten of the best-executed…

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    31 Ways to Use QR Codes

    By now, most people are at least familiar with QR codes – those goofy looking black and white graphical barcode displays that allow marketers to pass on additional information (including text, images, HTML pages and more) to anyone with a QR code reader.  But as…

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    3 Tips Startups Should Apply to Their Marketing Plan

    As a new company, it’s easy to get so caught up in the latest branding tips and techniques that you can’t see the forest for the trees.  In fact, plenty of startups miss the entire point of marketing altogether.  Successful promotion isn’t just about “building…

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    5 Web Trends for 2012

      The New Year is upon us, which means that a new crop of web trends is about to unfold.  Although we can’t make any concrete predictions about what will definitely happen in 2012 (heck – think back to January 2011 and try to think…

  • An Introduction to Email Marketing

    Despite the growing prevalence of business-related social media, many people still want to have one place to go for all their business-related correspondence: their email. Whether you’re sending out promotions, coupons, or just news, email newsletters are a great way to keep in touch with your customer…

  • 42 Useful Google Search Tricks

    Google is no longer just a search engine. Even if you aren’t counting all the services owned by Google (Picasa, Blogger, YouTube), or all the different versions of the search engine (Knol, Scholar, Books), you can do a ton of things besides search on Google’s…

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    How to Be Productive Working on the Internet

      Everyone has struggled with procrastination and distraction, and working on the internet doesn’t make it any easier to focus. Boost your productivity levels by checking out this list of recommendations: ways to get more done, in less time, with less stress. Getting things done…

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    Starting A Career in SEO: The Lingo

    If you are new to the world of internet marketing, you might feel like you are surrounded by people speaking a different language. Is your SEO and SERP placement improved more by deep linking or by keyword stuffing? No wonder you’re confused! Well, if you…

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    4 Things Every Marketer Should Know

    After all, what should every marketer know? If you ask ten different people, it’s guaranteed you’ll get more than ten different answers! But we compiled some of the best lists for marketers from different fields to give you a high-level picture of everything marketers should…