Archive for 'Website Traffic'

Pump

30 Days to Pumped Up Blog Traffic

Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by .

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It’s pretty much universally accepted these days that having a blog is a smart move for any business.  And because just about everyone understands that, just about everyone (and their uncle) has a blog.  What that means is that the competition for traffic to your blog is strong and growing on a daily basis.  After [...]

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SEO

Quit Wasting Time on SEO

Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by .

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Now hold on… Before you think I’ve lost my mind, notice the title doesn’t say “Don’t do SEO” or “SEO Doesn’t Matter.”  In fact, spending quality time on SEO is anything but a waste of time.  It’s no secret that search engines are the primary source people use to find your site, and it’s also [...]

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Search Engine Marketing

Search Engine Marketing – The Basics on Getting Started Today

Posted on 16. Apr, 2010 by .

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There are many ways to drive traffic to your website, ranging from free methods, like social media, to very expensive approaches, like buying banner advertising.  Somewhere in the middle is Search Engine Marketing (SEM).  While this method is never free, you can decide how much you’ll spend, and that number can literally go as high [...]

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Tweeting For Clicks

Tweeting For Clicks

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

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Like any other business or marketing tool, Twitter works well only when it’s used properly. But what does that mean? If you’re using it to drive traffic to your site, it means using some simple, specific techniques to improve Twitter’s effectiveness. Overall, the key is to stand out from the crowd. The problem is, Twitter’s [...]

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Understand Your Traffic Streams

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by .

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If there is one thing that we would like you to take away from this blog post, it is that you cannot use generalizations when it comes to tracking and testing your marketing efforts. You really need to understand where your traffic streams are coming from and micromanage each stream, effectively, if you want to [...]

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Ask the Right Questions and Get The Most From Google Analytics

Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by .

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Google Analytics is arguably one of the company’s most beneficial tools (and they have many) for Internet marketers. Yet the majority of users hardly scratch the surface when it comes to exploring the true functionality of the tool. It seems that many are just put off by its apparent complexity. This is a great shame [...]

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Search

Top Hits on Microsoft’s Bing

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by .

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In order of importance, here are the top Bing trending topics of the year: 1. Michael Jackson 2. Twitter 3. Swine Flu 4. Stock Market 5. Farrah Fawcett 6. Patrick Swayze 7. Cash for Clunkers 8. Jon and Kate Gosselin 9. Billy Mays 10. Jaycee Dugard No real surprises for the number one, sad news [...]

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SEO

Four Optimization Truths

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by .

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Website optimization should be an ongoing process and should be the subject of attention for every webmaster, regardless of the size, authority or age of the site itself. From a business development perspective, optimization is a “must do” activity within the online marketing arena. Feedback and interaction are essential ingredients for any business and without [...]

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Virtual Analytics

Take Google Analytics to the Next Level

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by .

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Testing and tracking are two of the most important parts of any Internet marketing campaign, yet a large number of people choose to ignore, partly because they don’t fully understand how to go about doing it and partly because they are too engrossed in just trying to get hits and conversions. There are a variety [...]

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Google Caffeine – Will it Affect Traffic to Your Website?

Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by .

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One only has to mention the possibility of an algorithmic change of some kind and many online marketers run screaming for cover. Avid Internet marketers know only too well what may happen when the great guru Google decides to change its tactics and move the proverbial goalposts to one side. Websites that may have ranked [...]

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SEO Best Practices: Page Titles, Meta Description, and Meta Keywords

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by .

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When it comes to onsite optimization, you need to put on your SEO marketing hat. The following guidelines show you how to create optimized page titles, meta descriptions, and meta keywords. Don’t forget quality body copy! If you follow these specific guidelines, you’ll soar to #1 in Google in no time! A page title holds [...]

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Link Building – Quantity, Quality, Deep Linking and Anchor Texts

Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by .

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In order to rank high in search engines, you need to have MANY links – think quantity. Link building is the process of creating inbound links to your site. Building links is important when it comes to SEO effectiveness. • Draws a LOT of quality traffic from relevant sites (which means potential customers and more [...]

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Measuring Marketing Success With More Than Just Click Through Rates

Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by .

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The more that we learn about the ubiquitous click through rate the more we should realize that it is not a good measurement tool for our marketing efforts. Since the Internet emerged as a serious marketing medium, we have been bombarded with reports about click through rates and how we should pay attention to them [...]

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Double Your Sales: Boost Your Conversion Rate with Google Website Optimizer

Double Your Sales: Boost Your Conversion Rate with Google Website Optimizer

Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by .

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Have you recently seen a decline in your online sales orders and don’t know why? If you are looking for a website optimizing tool that improves lagging conversion rates, it’s time to take that next step with Google Website Optimizer. Conversion rate is the percentage of visitors to sites who take a “desired action.” Your [...]

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