SEO: Post-Penguin SEO has changed very fundamentally in the past few weeks (namely April 24th and April 19th), with the advent of the newest version of Panda, and the to some, insidious new creature themed update: Penguin. Panda has had SEOs running for the hills since it’s inception near 2 years ago, and it’s really no wonder why. Many of…read more →
Harnessing the power of the web may seem elusive if you don’t fully understand how to gain targeted website traffic. The road to online business success is not one that is necessarily the less beaten path, but it is by no means one that is traveled by accident. If you want to find your way to qualified leads and…read more →
Interactive Marketing Online: What’s Stopping You? Interactive Marketing involves not just conversation, but connecting with your audience. When building relationships and networking with your prospective clients, customers, and partners, you must nurture the perception of your company with both clarity and consideration. You must go beyond the ordinary and always towards the compelling. It is especially important to do so…read more →
Guest post by Shannon Martin of MerchantSeek.com. Mobile Credit Card and Payment Processing Technology Many of the latest developments in payment processing news center on mobile merchant account offerings for businesses that spend more time “on the road” than they do back at the office behind a desk. These technologies can be of enormous benefit to service business like plumbers…read more →
How Can You Use Pinterest to Promote Your Business? What is Pinterest in the first place? Chances are you’ve heard some kind of buzz about Pinterest or you’re like us and joined the fun. Pinterest is a new social network that allows users and brands to create pinboards and pin and share favorite images from around the web to their…read more →
Why is SEO Important? To answer the question ‘Why is SEO Important?’ let’s take it back to the basics (because the tried classics usually are the basics)–put yourself in your customers’ shoes. If you want to ‘get around the web in 60 seconds’, to your desired destination, what compass are you going to use to navigate? A large percentage of…read more →
Simplify Your Social Media Strategy to Target Leads & Meet Goals If you feel like you could use a little help when it actually comes to planning out a social media strategy for your website, business, blog, or brand, you’ve found yourself in a neat little place. Strategizing doesn’t need to be complicated, costly, or counter-productive. Follow this advice; take…read more →
What are the best business ideas to implement this year? Things in the online business world were just as exciting in 2011 as what is expected to thrive in the months ahead of us. Honestly, I don’t think anybody anticipates that fact to change anytime in the foreseeable future. The internet has been a game-changing gateway for communication. It has…read more →
Want to know all the juicy secrets to getting your site ranking favorably on Google? Then you’ll need to know a thing or two about Page Rank. As we discussed in Part 1 of our series on Small Business Blogging, it is a very important contributor to your website or blog and its ability to rise through the ranks. If…read more →
WordPress has grown to be used multi-purposely for all assortments of projects, organizations, and businesses alike, a fantastic platform for not just bloggers—but all kinds of people—to share information and valuable knowledge easily. With the emerging popularity, came a larger market for creating high-quality WordPress themes and plugins for letting users work seamlessly with the platform. Some free and some…read more →