This article will show you some great techniques to get your articles and other content linked to.
Well worth the read
How do you get people hooked on your content? How do you write posts which people are more likely to share with their audience? How can you guarantee that people will read your blog post?
This article really hits the nail on the head so to speak. Building up social media marketing is a killer for those businesses who are used to the old style of direct sales
Guide to Cultivating Relationships in Social Media
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/guide-to-cultivating-relationships-in-social-media/28219/
Social media sites can be a great tool in promoting your company, but their real value comes in what’s termed “relationship marketing” — or advertisements that build long-term connections with customers rather than prompting immediate action.
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I think this is an interesting feature of search and I do like the social proof aspect. I also found it kind of funny that Facebook isn't included. A bit of a quiet screw you to FB.
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/social-media-shan%e2%80%99t-be-ignored/28189/
“As always, we want to help you find the most relevant answers…But relevance isn’t just about pages—it’s also about relationships.”
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I cannot figure it out and it is more frustrating because I know many other Chrome users who have not had any issues.
A 20 minute snapshot of Facebook activity
http://www.geek.com/articles/news/a-20-minute-snapshot-of-facebook-activity-20101231/
Shared links: 1,000,000
Tagged photos: 1,323,000
Event invites sent out: 1,484,000
Wall Posts: 1,587,000
Status updates: 1,851,000
Friend requests accepted: 1,972,000
Photos uploaded: 2,716,000
Comments: 10,208,000
Message: 4,632,000
I just love stats like these.
SEO Competitive Analysis is critical to you keyword research. There is always so mug focus on the number of competing sites. I am constantly hearing that there is only 10,000 sites competing on Goole or a certain search phrase. Well, that I a good start but how competitive are those 10,000 sites?
I can yell you from first hand experience that sometimes those 10,000 site are competing aggressively to rank in the top ten.
Before you can determine if a keyword is worth targeting you must know what those ranking on the first page are doing to be there.
This article lays put some things you can do to see what they are doing. More important you can actually make a plan as to how your going to get on that first page as well.
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/seo-competitive-analysis-your-roadmap-to-ranking-1-on-google/27763/
"Doing SEO without competitive analysis is like driving to a place you’ve never been, without a map, GPS, or any clue how to get from point A to point B."
Interesting Google Statistics from 2010
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/interesting-google-statistics-from-2010/27807/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SearchEngineJournal+%28Search+Engine+Journal%29
For 89% of holiday shoppers, the first place to go is online.
Mobile searches, including mobile PC and smartphone users, are increasing — and the average mobile searcher does 14 searches during their holiday comparison-shopping efforts.
60% of mothers search the web for special offers, coupons, or other discounts before they go shopping (no information on how this correlates to male shoppers).
Been telling this to local businesses for some time now. 2011 is the year that you Must bring your business online. Everything is leading to a fully online shopping experience. Time to get your ready.
Back To SEO Basics - Robert Somerville
http://www.gurubob.co/seo-general/back-to-seo-basics
