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How to not be Scammed by an SEO Firm
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Guest Post.
Many marketing companies (those you find online and those who call you unsolicited) claim that they can do search engine optimization (SEO) for your website. The fact that they can do something that sounds so complicated is already enticing. Before paying someone for SEO services, keep this in mind… Overpriced Services At its core, search [...]
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How to Sell With Numbers
Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by Guest Post.
Just because consumers buy something, doesn’t mean that they are not profiting from their purchases. For example, someone who is considering buying an iPad looks at the benefits the iPad has to offer (wireless internet, gaming, easy to use interface, etc.) and decides that he or she would spend up to $800 for such a [...]
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Optimize This! What You Need to Know About Search Engine Optimization
Posted on 03. Jan, 2012 by Guest Post.
As an entrepreneur, you probably operate at lightning-fast speed. You’re trying to cram so many things into one day that you barely have time to breathe, let alone eat. In fact, you’re pretty sure you forgot to wear underwear last Wednesday. At some point, each entrepreneur comes to the realization that he/she doesn’t have the [...]
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Content Marketing vs. Link Building: 3 Steps for Taking the Right Approach
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by Guest Post.
When people first step into the internet marketing business, they’re all too often confronted with a decision seen both immediate and essential. That decision, of course, is whether to focus on link building or content marketing to move their website up the search engine rankings and attract more customers. Content Marketing and Link building are [...]
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How to Make Prospects Forget that You’re Trying to Sell Them Something
Posted on 13. Dec, 2011 by Guest Post.
“Hi Sir, we have looked at your website and want to know if you are interested in buying our $200 monthly SEO package.” I maintain websites for clients of mine and have received this call at least 20 times within the past 6 months. Needless, to say, these “SEO providers” have not gotten a single [...]
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How to Not Fail as an Entrepreneur
Posted on 05. Dec, 2011 by Guest Post.
Why do most entrepreneurs fail? Businesses fail everyday for a variety of reasons. They may have run out of money, may have underestimated the competition, may have not known how to operate efficiently, or may have had trouble keeping track of their accounting information. Most of these problems can be avoided if an entrepreneur does [...]
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How to Make an AdWords Friendly Squeeze Page
Posted on 29. Nov, 2011 by Guest Post.
“Sign up now to get your FREE money making success kit!” You’ll see less and less of these headlines on squeeze pages which attempt to gather emails through hype-like offers. Gone are the days of content-less squeeze pages, whose only options upon entering the landing page are the “sign up” and back button. If you [...]
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How to Mind Read Your Sales Prospects
Posted on 21. Nov, 2011 by Guest Post.
Have you ever been put off by a salesman who was too pushy, too animated, too boring, or too much of anything? What if that salesperson mirrored your own personality? Wouldn’t you be much more at ease with him and much more receptive to his messages? That is the goal of adaptive selling, in which [...]
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Business Plans: How Much is Too Much Research?
Posted on 11. Nov, 2011 by Guest Post.
By Ellen Arndt For the last five years, I’ve personally written and delivered over a thousand business plans, which means a thousand marketing strategies, a thousand competitive and market analyses, and a thousand executive summaries. It goes without saying that I know business plans better than most; in fact, I could easily write one in [...]
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How to Not Get Scammed on Flippa
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by Guest Post.
The internet is the future and the reason that people go online is to browse content in the form of websites. Why not invest in websites? After all, a site bought off of Flippa.com for $10,000 may net a 10% returns for several years! Looking for sites to buy on Flippa may be fun and [...]
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Social Networks: What are They Good For?
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Guest Post.
Does social media make you feel like you’re shouting in crowded room, yet no one seems to be paying attention? Perhaps it’s not you, but instead the medium. About a year ago I wanted to better understand (anecdotally) how people reacted to various social mediums. I posted the same message on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, [...]
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Please Take Our Survey
Posted on 10. Oct, 2011 by Guest Post.
Do you make some of your money locally, and some of your money remotely, or online? If the answer is yes, then we would like to ask for a moment of your help. Do you ever wonder how many people and businesses out there are really Semi-Local? How many of them really earn some of [...]
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Must-Have SEO Tools for Small Businesses
Posted on 28. Sep, 2011 by Guest Post.
Search engines are essential for getting your site noticed; however, it is a huge challenge to optimize your site when you don’t have the resources or tools necessary. With these tools you can optimize your page both on and off site. On-Site Optimization On-site optimization takes into account the factors on your website that you [...]
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Attack Your Time Management Ruts, Routines, & Rituals
Posted on 12. Sep, 2011 by Guest Post.
A rut is a routine with a series of bad habits that we do over, and over, and over again. Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. We get into ruts at work, in relationships, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Routines are activities that [...]










