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Getting the Most out of Comments

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So you’ve got a blog or website that allows users to post reviews or comments for your posts or products, good for you. Engaging your site visitors is critical in creating increased visitor loyalty and trust. The additional content is also great for better SEO.

Taming the Spam Beast

As anyone who has ever [...]

Give First, Then Receive - Better Affiliate Marketing

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Like all social content, it is best to mix your promotional material with a healthy amount of content that is of significant interest to your audience. If as part of your Internet strategy you’re writing a blog about audio equipment, a minimum of  60% of your posts should be about the technology and music that [...]

Site of the Week - Giggle.com

I only do a site of the week when I see something I really like, or is a real disaster. This week it is a site that I really like. It does almost everything right. Giggle.com is a small national chain of baby product stores whose online presence is well thought out, and offers a [...]

SEO - It's All Relative

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In probably one of the best inforgraphics on Search Engine Optimizaiton, SearchEngineLand.com shows the importance of all the major factors at work to create a perfect storm, for a high page ranking site.

The following chart shows all the major aspects of SEO, their underlying factors, and the estimated weight of each. Weight is a 1 [...]

When Not to Use the Facebook Like Button

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There is no doubt that the Facebook like button can help your social media efforts. However there are times when it is not the best choice for your site.

B2C vs B2B Sites

Facebook Like buttons work great for B2C sites, especially sites that have popular products, or products that have an emotional attachment for the consumer. [...]

7 Customer Centric Email Marketing Ideas

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Email marketing is alive and well. In fact as I mentioned in a recent post on email mistakes , Website Magazine states that Email is responsible for 56.8 percent of traffic arriving at the shopping cart and 67 percent of the conversions.

There are several area’s in which companies miss opportunities to increase loyalty, and increase [...]

Will iOS5 Cause a Twitter Explosion?

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According to a study released on June 1, 2011  by Pew Research 13% of Americans use Twitter. About half of these use thier phones to access the micro-blogging service. Ok that’s a lot of people right?

Twitter on iOS5

So what happens when one iOS5 integrates twitter into its devices?  The  iPhone, iPads &  iPod [...]

Selling High End Products Online

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Having come from a high end consumer electronics company, I’ve had may discussions on how to best present them online. Today I’d like to highlight a site that does a superb job at mixing beautiful product shots, tangy product descriptions and stories, and a beautiful, simple site design.

GiltTaste.com

A Sense of Special

GiltTaste.com is a high end food reseller. [...]

What does Sombrero Man Have That Your Company Does Not?

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Who is Sombrero Man?

A young guy who basically walks everywhere in Flanders and Roxbury NJ wearing a sombrero. He is everywhere, always walking and happy to share a smile and even take a picture with you and your friends. If asked he will give you his bio and be happy to talk to you. Judging [...]

Reputation Management-Take advantage of Negative Press

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Many companies spend a lot of time watching what is said about them on Facebook. Some companies spend time looking on Twitter. Beyond Facebook and Twitter most companies pay little attention to managing their online reputation. Note this example of a company who had 4 out of 5 bad reviews via Google Maps.

Steps to Managing [...]