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SEOMoz put out a great article today about how the results for certain very competitive keywords are being skewed by organized groups. The SEOMoz article reports that the culprits are getting high ranking on Google search results from keyworded anchor-text heavy links that have been generated from automated forum and blog spam, and some hacked

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Starbucks Mobile

You can now pay for your Starbucks quad grande, 6 pump, extra hot mocha with you iPhone or Blackberry. The app isn’t available for Android or Windows Mobile devices yet, but I’ve read that they are working on it. You can download the new Starbucks Card Mobile App to pay for your coffee, and other items

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Email Marketing

Closed-Loop Confirmed Opt-In is the only method of email subscription management that provides actual proof of permission. Why use a closed-loop confirmed opt-in system? Because. Submission does not equal subscription. The single submission of an email address carries with it absolutely no proof of permission. Anyone can enter an email address through a web page

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Web usability is perhaps the most important factor in any web design. This is the driving factor that keeps your visitors coming back to your website. Below are a few points that you need to consider to increase your website's usability. Points to Consider for Improving Your Websites Usability Give your website visitor what they

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iPhone Icons

If you own an iPhone I’m sure you  have noticed that you can bookmark websites and add them to your home screen. These are called Webclip Icons and they are either a snapshot of the website or an actual website icon similar to a favicon that shows up on a desktop browsers address field. If

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This has got to be in the top five videos on the Internet. I love it. [youtube W8_Kfjo3VjU]

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Writing Engaging Email Subject Lines

Email is an important marketing tool, but does you no good if your customers never read them. It is very important that your email subject line is eye catching, engaging and interesting. Here are a few tips. Ask Questions People are naturally curious. Asking them a question in the subject line may leave them wanting

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SEO Friendly E-commerce

Optimizing your online store for search engines is not a task to be taken lightly. There are a number of things to be done to make an e commerce website search engine friendly and to position it organically among the top of search engine results. Here are a few tips to help you with search

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Traffic boosting content

If you’ve ever wondered how professionals load up their websites with content so quickly, here it is. I’m going to show you the top 5 ways to get high quality content on your website for free or close to free and in just a few minutes. #1 RSS Feeds RSS Feeds are probably the number

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Email Marketing

1 – Add your Web site and Email address to all your printed materials. Don’t underestimate the value that your own correspondence can have in promoting your Web site, even to established customers. You put your mailing address, phone and fax numbers on your stationery and business cards, why wouldn’t you put your email and

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