October 6th, 2009 by Michael Giuffrida
How often should key words and phrases appear in your web content? What should be in the
and tags? Does it matter where on the page your key words are?
There are many things to consider when writing for the web, and the questions above are answered in a white paper on “Prominent Content” by Andrew Predmore, one of ForeSite’s developers.
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Tags: 10 Tips for Developing an Effective Website, business success tips, inbound marketing, marketing strategy, Writing for the Web
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September 15th, 2009 by Tracy Fox
Everybody’s talking about social media marketing, but how do you know if it’s right for your business? And what if you are a nonprofit agency or a school – does social media have value outside the business world?
First let’s define social media by its most well known forms, including blogs and social networking (Twitter, FaceBook [...]
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Tags: Blogging, business success tips, generate business from website, inbound marketing, marketing strategy, small business concerns, Social media, uses of social media
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August 27th, 2009 by Michael Giuffrida
Having a website was a good first step (in 1997). By the mid 2000’s your web site actually had to have interesting information on it and look more attractive than your competitors’. You may even rank well in the search engines for keywords you have chosen as important ones for your business. If you’re at [...]
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Tags: call to action, Effective call to action, generate business from website, inbound marketing, marketing strategy, Social media
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July 31st, 2009 by Michael Giuffrida
As a business owner, it’s sometimes difficult to think about upgrading things that seem to be “working”, especially in tough economic times. The question is, “are they really working as hard as they can be for your business?”. A great example of this is your company’s website. While it was OK 5 years ago to [...]
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Tags: 10 Tips for Developing an Effective Website, Google, Internet search, marketing strategy, small business concerns, Social media
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July 30th, 2009 by Tracy Fox
Use social media to contribute something of value, or make new connections with people who can provide ideas or opportunities. Don’t be passive!
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Tags: Blogging, Marketing, Social media
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June 15th, 2009 by Tracy Fox
I’m about halfway through the book Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. The gist of the book is that if you can find a new way to provide goods or services or a whole new market, then you can make the competition irrelevant and be a unique provider in a calm [...]
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Tags: blue ocean strategy, business success tips, eliminating competition, marketing strategy, sales strategy
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June 12th, 2009 by Michael Giuffrida
With all of the buzz about Microsoft’s latest plight in the search game, Bing, I decided I should do a little research. Naturally where did I start? Google. As Google has become virtually synonymous with web search, Microsoft is fighting an uphill battle even with the troops that they have, but hopefully this will help [...]
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Tags: being more productive, document search on Internet, Google, Google vs. Bing, Internet search, Microsoft Bing
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