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Mar
16
2011
19 Reasons to Use Google Analytics for Your Business
Feb
08
2011
Social Media in 15 Minutes Per Day
Social media really is most effective when you put together a strategy, have a plan for implementation and can devote at least an hour per day to engagement and content production. The reality is, most small businesses just can’t find an hour per day (sometimes even per week). While it may not be the most effective way to use social media, just 15 minutes per day can gain you some benefits. Here’s how: [Read more...]
Jan
18
2011
Finding Keywords for Social Media Content & Monitoring
As I mentioned yesterday, in 7 Social Media Monitoring Essentials, fortunately or unfortunately, keywords are a part of life on social media (and the Internet). Keywords are how search engines provide results and keywords are how we find what we’re looking for. On social networks like Twitter, where you’re limited by the length of the post, keywords are vital for targeting the right audience. So how do you go about finding the right keywords for your content (and to monitor)? Here are a few suggestions…
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Dec
08
2010
Developing a Social Media Content Strategy
Having a good content strategy is a vital key to any successful social media strategy. You may be connecting with the right people in the right places with the right message, but if you don’t have content they’re interested in, you’ll eventually fail (at least in engagement). No one communicates in a positive way with brands on social media just because they’re there. Nor do people care about your marketing messaging. They want to know what’s in it for them, and that’s usually great content.
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Nov
09
2010
How Much Does Each New Customer Cost?
How much does each new customer cost your business? Businesses love to dump money into Google AdWords campaigns, but then they ignore what the results are telling them. A lot of companies are spending more on a acquiring a new customer than that customer is giving them in return. Cost per acquisition is a valuable statistic for understanding whether you’re actually getting something for all the money spent in advertising.
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Oct
25
2010
14 Basic Blog Measurements
Once you’ve started blogging, you want to know how you’re doing, especially if you haven’t had much interaction (yet). Starting to blog can be frustrating since there’s not much feedback right away. Like other marketing efforts, blogging will be more successful if you measure results to see what’s working (and what’s not). Here are 14 basic blog measurements to help you get an idea of how your blog is doing… Most of these statistics are available in Google Analytics.
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Oct
12
2010
WordStream Helps Advertisers Generate More Qualified Traffic with New Tools
Most PPC (pay-per-click) software is focused on helping advertisers manage bids on keywords, WordStream’s new AdWords Quality Score Management Tools are designed to boost quality scores in Google AdWords campaigns while driving costs down. These tools are now incorporated into WordStream’s flagship PPC product and should make it much easier for AdWords advertisers to develop more cost-efficient and effective campaigns.
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Sep
08
2010
Social Media in an Hour a Day
You’re busy. You’re trying to run your business and you probably are wearing multiple-hats — marketing, accounting, sales, operations, etc. You want to use social media, but you don’t have a lot of time to spare. While social media can take a lot of time, you can get quite a bit out of it just by devoting an hour a day. Here’s how…
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Aug
19
2010
My Favorite WordPress Plugins
I’ve been using WordPress for several years now — I’m a big fan. It makes it really easy to run a blog (or website) and it keeps getting better. One of the advantages of WordPress is the ability to add your own plugins to improve the functionality of your site. Here are some of my favorite WordPress plugins… (for now).
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Aug
17
2010
14 Ways to Spy On Your Competition
Competitive analysis is important to any business strategy. Knowing what your competitors are doing and how they’re pricing and marketing their products will help you figure out how to market your own products. Luckily, there are many online tools that can help you get a look (or spy) on what your competitors are doing.
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