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Best of 2008: Blogging for Business, Part 3

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Which "rules" should every blogger know and follow? 15 Rules for Business Bloggers by Conversation Marketing The brilliant and often very funny Ian Lurie offers up his list of "rules" for writing a successful business blog, such as "Take the B.S. Content Marketing: How do you write to entertain readers?

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Best of 2008: Blogging for Business, Part 1

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Acknowledge other bloggers you admire? The prolific guest-blogger also contributed 10 Innovative Blog Business Models —a post detailing 10 methods beyond the obvious (AdWords) to monetize a blog, such as selling educational courses, eBooks, premium content, consulting services (hmm, that sounds familiar) and digital products.

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Taming Your Brand Mascot « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

brand mascots are a common tool to promote your product or service. In 2008, revenues were up to $16.6 They are one of the most powerful marketing tools a company can use to build a strong brand, if they are designed and deployed the right way. The first Aflac duck debuted in 2000. The company reported $9.7

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Best of 2008: Interactive PR, Part 2

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What are some of the best tools for implementing PR 2.0? tools, technology that has made the practice of PR more effective and transparent. Loren Baker contends that the best way to generate links is to think beyond the one-off pitch and build relationships with key bloggers in your industry. Thankful For PR 2.0

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Best of 2008: Social Media Optimization, Part 2

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What are some of the best free tools for monitoring social buzz about your brand or company? How can you create effective online video content on a budget? Another tool well worth checking out though not on Mitch's list is the "freemium" version of Techrigy SM2. How should you measure the impact of social media?

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Best of 2008: SEO Guidance, Part 3

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The 3 Cornerstones of SEO by SEOmoz Duncan Morris recommends explaining SEO to prospective clients using a simple triangular diagram to show the three core areas of SEO: content (on-page factors), technical issues and trust (links and ratings).

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Best of 2008 (So Far) - Search Engine Marketing, Part 1

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In my continuing effort to clean out my bookmarks and stay ahead of the game for the Best of 2008 series in January, here are a dozen of the most linkworthy articles and posts on search engine marketing so far this year. Both are free, but one is considerably faster and more thorough. Whats the best keyword match type?