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The Power of SEO in Online World of Lists, "Best Ofs" and "Top Tens"

In a world of online lists filtering products and services, companies can and should proactively strategize to get on these lists but at the same time complement such efforts with SEO, paid search, and social media campaigns to round out their overall strategy.

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Organic SEO Could be Answer For Health Advertising on the Smartphone

Advertising is an industry that is greatly affected by the growing functionality that smartphones provide marketers with in terms of targeting specific customer-bases. One area that is primed for advertising is the health sector as search data shows that there is much searching related to health and wellness issues.

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"Facebook Fatigue;" What is it Exactly and Where is it Experienced?

The idea of Facebook fatigue implies a saturation point has been reached. But that saturation point could relate to several aspects of the Facebook experience. For one, it could focus on the number of total users and the rate of adoption or it could relate to what users do on the platform - or both for that matter.

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Cybersquatting A Concern for Businesses with ICANN's new Top-Level Domains

Cybersquatting occurs when specific brand-oriented domains are registered by individuals who intend to hold the domains and sell them to the brands at a high price later. Opportunities for the practice are far less available now than they were when companies were only starting to branch online.

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Triad Retail Media and Scanbury Partnership Highlight Value of QR Codes

A new partnership between Triad Retail Media and Scanbury has solidified QR codes' usage among top digital marketers. This high-profile partnership pushes the relevance and importance of QR codes back to the fore-front, serving as an example to other businesses of all types to partner with SEO companies and internet marketers to utilize the technology.

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Potential Deeper Filtering of Pakistan's Internet on Horizon

Web users in many countries across the globe experience censorship to some degree. The Pakistani government is now running advertisements for companies to configure and filtering system for the internet in the country that would block a reported 50 million sites. This has raised concerns from activists of free speech in the country.

Viral Marketing Biggest Threat to USPS

The United States Postal Service has experienced rough water over the past year (or more) and recently announced plans to consolidate or eliminate over 35,000 jobs in the United States. This comes as revenue has continued to fall and the agency is on a 3-year plan to save $20 billion.

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Google's Get Your Business Online Presents Domestic and International SEO Opportunities

Google's "Get Your Business Online" is an initiative that Google began rolling out last year and now has a presence throughout the US and in several countries internationally. Offering beginner website assistance, hosting, and training, this initiative is valuable and opens the door t...

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Starting a Small Business: Ideas and a Few Thousand is All You Need

In this day and age, starting a small business has arguably never been easier: ideas and a few thousand dollars (or a credit card!) is all you need.

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Small Business Marketing Strategies that Work for Tight Budgets

Small businesses are often forced to find marketing strategies that work for tight budgets.

Eva Rosenberg is the owner of www.irsexams.com, a home-based online business she founded based on her expertise in accounting

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Small Business Ideas for Women at Home: Working with Realities

Small business ideas for women at home are driven by two realities.

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Small Business Culture: How to Build a Winning Team

To succeed, small businesses need to build a winning culture. Although it may not seem as immediate as considerations like sales and cash flow, small businesses cannot afford to neglect it.

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Small Business Accounting: Tips, Tricks and Advice from TaxMama

From day one, small businesses should get their accounting act together and apply crucial tips and tricks, said tax expert Eva Rosenberg, owner of TaxMama and author of “Small Business Taxes Made Easy.”.

Applying Ernest Shackleton's leadership style can help small business owners today inspire loyalty from their employees

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Managing a Small Business: How to Inspire Employee Loyalty

A big part of successfully managing a small business is inspiring loyalty and getting the most out of employees.

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Small Business Services: Cheap Addresses in New York City and More

Small businesses are often strapped for cash. Fortunately, there are many helpful services for the cheap.

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Small Business Ideas for 2012: Selling to Uncle Sam

Throughout the Great Recession and in the years after it, one customer that actually increased its spending is the U.S. government.

As the world becomes more dependent on technology, and as trade borders become seamless, how can boards acquire the tools and skills necessary to be effective and relevant in the global market?

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Business Beyond Borders - Global Skills for Today’s Boards to Secure Tomorrow’s Success

As the world becomes more dependent on technology, and as trade borders become seamless, how can boards acquire the tools and skills necessary to be effective and relevant in the global market?

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Small Business Survival: Overcoming the Recession and More

Small business survival is about evolving to match the business with changing realities, said Karl Baehr, Director of Business & Entrepreneurial Studies at Emerson College.

Craig Wortmann, CEO of Sales Engine and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Chicago Booth School of Business

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Small Business Plan: A Template for Making Sales

"Nothing happens until something gets sold." This statement, posted on the Web site of Sales Engine, is something any small business plan should adhere to.

By focusing on heavy-duty trucks, Peterbilt and Kenworth were able to prosper and carve out a space for themselves for decades alongside behemoths GM and Ford.

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Small Business Strategic Planning: a Process for Success and Survival

The small business strategic planning process has two essential elements: devising a strategy and changing it when necessary.