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Five Ways that SEO is (a Little Bit) Like Sales

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Can use ethical or unethical practices to get results. SEO success comes from using established best practices, drawing relevant traffic to a site, and maximizing conversion through either online sales or qualified leads. This leads to the final similiarity, which is that both sales professionals and SEOs.

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Best of 2008 (So Far) - SEO Guidance, Part 2

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Judging by the volume of comments, apparently the topic of online ethics is anything but boring. by CDF Networks A concise and compelling argument for using white hat over black hat (or gray hat) tactics in SEO.

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Toward a Code of Ethics for Marketing Consultants

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It's not that there's a shortage of ethical codes, just a shortage of adherence to them. Codes abound, from ethical guidelines for management consulting and marketing to search engine optimization , public relations and blogging. My personal contribution to the genre would be: - Start with an honest assessment of your strengths.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Blogging

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Greed: Everyone has to eat, so there's nothing wrong with generating income from a blog—providing it's done ethically. Including sidebar content from ad networks and/or affiliate programs is a common and accepted practice. The sin, however, comes from deception—passing off paid content as an "objective" blog post.

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Book Review: Your Inner CEO -- Unleash the Executive Within

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Business people call it ethics, integrity or character. As he spoke, I realized that his ideas applied not just to music or poetry, but to the art of management.More than ever, people who work yearn to bring their unique gifts to bear on their own, and their company's enterprise. Shaw called that purity of purpose.