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Small Business and Optimism

An Economic Antidepressant for Small Business Owners?

Every time I turn on the TV these days, I’m met by the “depression hurts” piano chords of the Cymbalta® commercial. Depression is big business these days, so I don’t necessarily blame Eli Lilly, Cymbalta’s maker, for promoting a pill to every demographic imaginable. The fact that it can also cause headaches, nausea, and yes, [...]

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Online Reputation Management

Online Reputation Management for Small Businesses

What Is Online Reputation Management, and When Do You Need It?
An unhappy customer can be the bane of any size business, but small businesses can sometimes feel a bigger impact from one unsatisfied client. This is because the Internet allows people to make their complaints known to the world at large, whether their issues are [...]

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SEO for Small Business

SEO Landscape for Small Businesses in 2010: What You Need to Do Now

Several of the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) trends to look for in 2010 are already becoming a reality in December 2009. Overall, search engines have been moving beyond website results and into delivering useful information that may go beyond what is contained on a website. For the average small business owner, the changes to the [...]

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Social Media and Blogging

Top 5 Ways Social Media Impacted My Blogging in 2009

I’ve been blogging personally for quite some time, whether it’s a random thought or an opinion on a timely topic. As an eCommerce professional, I also blog professionally on that topic.
In 2009, social media improved my blogging in many areas: content, search engine optimization, and readership. How, specifically?

Twitter Lists Have Organized My Life
Twitter lists are [...]

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SEO Link Building

Website SEO: Link-Building Myths and Illuminating Facts (Part 2)

You can’t have a valid discussion about search engine optimization (SEO) without addressing link building. As I said in my post on Monday, there are many recommended tactics being promoted online, such as submitting your site to numerous directories, including a link to your site in blogs, and avoiding paid links at all costs. You [...]

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