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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Header Tag Abuse: Although header tags have declined somewhat in SEO importance , they still have somewhat of an impact on rankings—and they are an easy thing to get right. If you have a page describing your screaming blue thingamabobs, then "About Our Screaming Blue Thingamabobs" is a better header tag for SEO purposes.

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MARCH 16, 2009

According to Global Faces and Networked Places , an eye-opening research report just released by Nielsen BuzzMetrics, "Two-thirds of the world’s Internet population visit a social network or blogging site and the sector now accounts for almost 10% of all internet time. Social Tagging Research and Reports.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

In SEO, best practices would include but not be limited to: Conducting keyword research to identify high-volume, low-competition search terms. Optimizing title tags. Including (but not over-doing) keywords in content and heading tags. Tags: SEO Practice. Producing clean code (e.g. Crafting URLs with keywords included.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

The posts below, some of the best of 2008 on the topic of keyword research for SEO, provide guidance and reviews of efficacious tools to help throughout the process of generating a comprehensive keyword list; analyzing the competition; and prioritizing keywords to generate maximum ROI from SEO efforts.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Use social media more effectively for research? 100 Tips and Tools to Research the Social Web by Select Courses An outstanding list of tips and tools for using social media to conduct both primary and secondary research, monitor trends, create alerts, analyze information and organize your data. Generate word-of-word referrals?

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MAY 12, 2009

Contact: Red(at)b2bcommunications.com Next: Cut B2B branding guesswork with a methodical 5 step system ** technorati tags: B2B branding strategy website design Rebekah Donaldson Cris Rominger B2B Communications Enquiro Research del.icio.us Tags: General Marketing.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

the meta keywords tag, duplicate links, and graphics—except for the alt tag assigned to them). Tags: SEO Practice. He also gives advice on what to do if your site does somehow get blacklisted by the search engines. Why do SEOs forget about REAL marketing?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

What's the best tool for social media research and learning? tags: social media marketing social media tools LinkedIn Twitter Digital Labz Eric Brantner MediaPost Mark Walsh HubSpot Scout Labs Gavin O'Malley Nielsen BuzzMetrics TNS Cymfony uber.la Social Tagging. Tags: Web 2.0

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MAY 16, 2008

In the latest installment of Outside the Inbox, Jared Reitzin of mobileStorm reviews some recent research studies and asks, when it comes to participation in social media (blogging, uploading videos to YouTube, etc.)—are —are Americans lazier than web users in other countries, or just busier?

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JUNE 1, 2009

Last October, Forrester Research released its Best and Worst of Brand Building Web Sites, 2008 Report. Tags: Web Marketing. Is our content portable? Managing design to hit branding goals While these questions may sound straightforward, they are also very easy to overlook in implementation.

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DECEMBER 22, 2008

Beyond creating a dialog with consumers, the automakers need to understand how to use social media for competitive research, and most importantly, for labor relations. Social Tagging. Tags: Web 2.0 Congressional meddling is unlikely to help, but social media is part of what can.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Here's another social media tagging site look into, as well as a new place to keep track of everything web-related that's important to you. That makes it useful for everything from moms setting up playdates, to community organizing, to collaborative online research projects. First, Zanby is a new social media site.

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MAY 28, 2009

How can the Google AdWords search-based keyword tool be used for competitive research? Even better, each box in the chart links through to more detailed guidance on the specific topic from top search marketing blogs like Marketing Pilgrim on branding and exposure, SEO Book on competitive research tools, and Rimm-Kaufman on measurement.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2008

In terms of the research, the links, and the thought put in behind it, this is an outstanding post. Search may not be recession-proof -links to a post Aaron wrote about a month ago where he provides research demonstrating how and why search marketing will remain strong through this downturn.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

The guide itself is well-researched, clearly written and highly practical. Tags: General Marketing. Also, it's available in full immediately for those willing to provide their basic contact information, or as a series of chapters to be distributed throughout the month of August for those who prefer to obtain the guide anonymously.

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MARCH 10, 2009

6 LookupPage 74,220 16,525 N/A 4 Wikis Sites where you can conduct research, create new topic pages based on your expertise, edit existing content pages, and—in the case of Google Knol—rate the contributions of others. These sites use the insidious "nofollow" tag, so they have no SEO value. Social Tagging. 7 What did I miss?

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JULY 23, 2007

Get your Blogging Tips from Douglas Karr at The Marketing Technology Blog _ ** technorati tags: Web 2.0, social media, B2B marketing, tools, Paul Dunay, Buzz Marketing for Technology, Robert Lesser, LeadGenTools.com, research study, blogs, RSS, vendors, buyers, Douglas Karr, Marketing Technology blog del.icio.us tags: Web 2.0,

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

As independent third-parties, trade publishers are in a unique position to conduct industry research. What do you think? ** technorati tags: content marketing trade publications Gordon Plutsky trade media Ted Bahr conversation aggregation Twitter YouTube LinkedIn groups thought leadership content SEO industry trade magazines del.icio.us

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APRIL 2, 2009

More specifically, these are some of the services a social media consultant can offer: Research—determine which venues are most important for a specific industry and company, and map out the key influencers in that space. Social Tagging. Tags: Web 2.0

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JULY 16, 2007

When conducting research specifically to assist with a buying decision, vendor content is the most referenced source, followed by social media and trade editorial. All three are more frequently referenced than paid analyst research (so.YouTube beats Gartner Group?). Need help with your messaging?

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JULY 6, 2009

What are some of the best tools and techniques for competitive SEO research? Tags: SEO Practice. Where can you find the best SEO tools and resources (I mean, other than here)? Looking for a concise explanation of the different types of redirects? Which commonly-held beliefs about Google's algorithm are true, and which are myths?

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DECEMBER 20, 2007

social media sites by B2B IT decision-makers, researchers at ITtoolbox and PJA have just published their second report on the topic. Search is the most important source of information during the research phase, while discussion groups and blogs are the most heavily used tools for narrowing a vendor list and conducting a final evaluation.

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MARCH 3, 2008

My Search Engines Blogger David Berkowitz provides an excellent list of specialized search engines to help monitor buzz, find content within blogs, research websites, and find images, video clips and people. This is a "must bookmark" post for anyone conducting online research.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

by Search Engine Watch The insightful Carrie Hill writes that "In doing a wide variety research into what is and isn't working for a small business Web site, I find the most frequent issues fall within the following six categories." These include duplicate content, lack of keyword research, ignoring link building, and.read her post !

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JANUARY 4, 2008

Teachers can use Pageflakes to let their students see update calendars , exam timelines, research study information, grade trackers , message boards and other resources. First, Pageflakes is working with schools and educational boards to help them organize their class schedules. Pageflakes has put together an intriguing web 2.0

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FEBRUARY 27, 2008

applications and services, searchable by an extensive list of tags and sortable by date and name. tags: social networking, social search, social bookmarking, Web 2.0, tags: social networking, social search, social bookmarking, Web 2.0, tags: social networking, social search, social bookmarking, Web 2.0,

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AUGUST 5, 2009

The story begins with Georgia researching competitive and related blogs, planning her strategy, and then customizing a Blogger template to create just the look she’s after by replacing the header image, modifying fonts and colors, changing the layout and customizing the sidebar. Tags: Book Reviews.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

10 Great Web Sites by BtoB magazine A group of industry experts including Hoa Loranger from the Nielsen Norman Group, Alan Webber of Forrester Research and Dana Todd from Newsforce tell you what they like, and don't like, about 10 popular websites. Among their picks for great sites are the U.S. Postal Service , Adobe and Formway Furniture.

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MAY 11, 2009

Site Architecture and SEO by Spinfield SEO projects often begin with keyword research, but this post recommends stepping back and beginning with solid architecture instead: assuring that CSS and Java are handled properly, the site has a solid internal link structure, and both HTML and XML sites maps are utilized.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Researchers: paid search ads don't get as many clicks as believed by Econsultancy Patricio Robles reports on a study which showed that contrary to other research indicating that paid search results get 25-30% of all search query clicks, the actual number is closer to 15%. Tags: Web Marketing.

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OCTOBER 6, 2008

Yet new research indicates that, despite knowing what to do, technology vendor channel chiefs don't always act on this knowledge. An alternative explanation may be that the corporate culture in many organizations discourages precisely the type of risk-taking that is needed to significantly improve channel sales effectiveness.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Over the past 30+ years, she has taken her 53 year “young” marketing research firm to new levels by partnering with her clients as a trusted advisor, helping them know more, get close and stay connected to their customers better than any of the competition in their marketplace. Tags: Events and Promotions.

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JUNE 17, 2009

Or perhaps something more serious, like spying on your competitors or conducting global economic research? Tags: Cool Web Marketing Tools. How about slick tools to creating a social media email signature or conducting a video chat session? LookupPage This is an essential site for personal online reputation management.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

One executive I know, the president of a software company, shares the first page of Google with a biomedical researcher, a diplomat, a (not exactly best-selling) author, and the Facebook page of a college student from North Dakota. Social Tagging SEO Practice. Tags: Interactive PR Web 2.0 A few examples.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Fresh Link Building Tips: New Search Filters = Easy Link Research by SEO Book Techniques for building links through blogs, online forums, social networking sites, and blog comments. tags: interactive PR, Web 2.0 tags: interactive PR, Web 2.0 tags: interactive PR, Web 2.0

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JUNE 3, 2009

SEO: best bang for your buck for generating online leads by E-consultancy Aliya Zaidi summarizes research from E-consultancy showing that while " natural search, email marketing and paid search are still the most commonly used methods for generating online leads," " SEO (is) seen as providing the best value for money."

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

She notes, however, that more recent research indicates that both readership of and trust in blogs is increasing. tags: attract more blog traffic business blogging Chris Brogan social media platforms Marko Saric ProBlogger Jade Craven killer landing page Darren Rowse Smackdown! Tags: Blogging for Business.

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