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100 Activities You Can Do to Promote Your Blog

By akomack 205 days ago from http://www.jasonboom.com

Jason Boom just published a very nice list of acitivities you can do to promote your blog, keep it fresh, and generate income.  The post is titled "100 Why Not Motivators for Bloggers".

I like the list because a) it is a very easy-to-read list, and b) Jason links to a reference in every one of the 100 ro

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Tags: blogging tips


Frame a Wedding Dress (guys, this could be a good gift for your lady)

By akomack 205 days ago from http://www.diplomaframe.com

I have been looking for an anniversary present for my wife.  One of my wife's friends told me about someone she knew who had received her wedding gown framed as a present (I think it was from the woman's mother, not the husband).  While I'm not sure I should do this without my wife's permission (in fact, I am 100%

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Why You Should Cut Back Search Marketing In a Recession

By akomack 205 days ago from http://www.komarketingassociates.com

Whether we are in an official recession or not, companies are feeling some pain.  As companies fail to reach budgeted sales numbers, there will need to be cut backs on spending in order to stay profitable.

Marketing and advertising budget cuts should be the last to go (in my humble opinion).  But, when compan

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Tags: seo search engine optimization ppc pay per click advertising search marketing recession andy komack komarketing associates


Darren Rowse Uses Twitter! 9 Benefits of Twitter for Bloggers

By akomack 217 days ago from http://www.problogger.net

I'm so new at Twitter that I suck at using it.

Maybe Darren Rowse's post on how he is seeing the benefits of Twitter will help a bit.

I never thought to use Twitter as a research tool. He provides great examples of all 9 benefits, including screenshots.

And Darren just celebrated his 1,000th Twitter follower. So he

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Tags: twitter darren rowse problogger


200+ Negative Keywords to Consider for B2B PPC

By akomack 218 days ago from http://www.komarketingassociates.com

I just published a list of over 200 "negative" words/phrases that B2B marketers should consider using in their pay per click search engine advertising campaigns. Negative keywords are words/phrases that, when put into a PPC campaign or ad group, will not trigger your ads if they are used in a search query. This will avoid w

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Tags: ppc pay per click search engine advertising search engine marketing b2b


Is Search Engine Marketing Recession-Proof?

By akomack 219 days ago from http://blogs.mediapost.com

Mark Simon from MediaPost's SearchInsider speculates that in the (potential) upcoming recession that search engine marketing is not so recession-proof as many in the industry feel. Mark says "While the search ecosystem has never been through a recession ... any further consolidation in these sectors may cause a sizeable spending pullback.

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Tags: search engine marketing pay per click ppc online advertising


How Paid Search Can Help Elect the Next President

By akomack 243 days ago from http://www.komarketingassociates.com

Joe Vivolo just wrote an excellent blog post on how pay per click search engine advertising can "help elect" the next president of the United States. He put in a nice, quick reference table showing which of the leading candidates appear to be using pay per click. Joe also offers the candidates some free advice - from facilitating fundrais

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Tags: ppc pay per click search engine advertising presidential elections


How to Run a Successful Competition on Your Blog

By akomack 225 days ago from http://www.problogger.net

If you've ever considered running a contest on your blog (or Web site), this is a must-read post from Darren Rowse at Problogger.

Contests are excellent ways to generate traffic, buzz, and links for SEO. But, it's all about the execution of the contest. If not done right it will end up being a colossal waste of time and money.

If do

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Tags: blogging contests problogger darren rowse


Facebook Disables, Then Reinstates Robert Scoble

By akomack 236 days ago from http://pr.typepad.com

Nice post from John Cass about how Facebook recently disabled Robert Scoble's profile (and then reinstated it). Goes to show that as long as you are legitimately using a social media site, that you can work with the administrators of the site to get back in their good graces (Scoble, a very prominent blogger, petitioned Facebook to get rein

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How to Convert a CEO into a Blogging Evangelist - KoMarketing Associates

By akomack 280 days ago from http://www.komarketingassociates.com

Here is a post that I wrote back in September about how to engage a CEO (or top-level decision makers) in the decision to establish and utilize a corporate blog. The post is meant to generate a dialog about how to make this happen.

Important note: I did NOT intend the post to be about how to get a CEO to write for the company's blog!

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Tags: blogging business blogging