Web Strategy

Though written to solve this "duplicate content" issue specifically for Wordpress (including a plugin to do this automatically for you) the basic jist of using noindex tags in your CMS everywhere BUT the main article page to prevent duplicate content from diminishing your page rank and diluting your website is an excellent point.

BuddyPress will add a social networking layer to a new or existing installation of WordPress MU

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Testing your ad copy and your landing pages can significantly improve your paid search efforts. Of course, building a solid keyword base, creating an optimized account structure, and executing a well-planned bid management strategy are also crucial. However, testing allows you to understand how to optimize and improve your communication with your target audience. Conducting thorough tests on your landing pages can deepen your audience interaction and increase your conversion rate.

This article-submission stuff *feels* just a little bit grey-hat to me... What do you think?

A lot of work!

Sometimes organic search seems straight forward, type in a keyword and returned is a list of 10 recommended websites. Of course, getting to the top isn't so simple, but the notion that once you arrive at the top, traffic will ensue is a hypothesis hard to deny. Local search results don't play into this scheme. They have variables such as size of the map, and definition of a region's center that combine with trust, a citation, or sometimes what I call "sureness factors" to determine what businesses should be recommended.

The value of a product for users shifts as it moves through the product lifecycle. Initially it is about new functionality, later it is about user experience and price.

Now let us again do a quick recap on what are the companies for which local SEO is a good idea? If you want to reach the local consumer base, the local SEO is the ideal solution for you. Since it focuses on a certain geographical area, you have better opportunities to concentrate on the specific needs of that community. This is why the local SEO is a must for a company that sells products to a specific geographical area.

SociafyQ is an analytics tool that measures growth across numerous major social network presences, including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, and includes tracking tools for blog keywords. Desktop data widget connections coming in a matter of hours.

All, I thought this analytics tool is especially relevant to your work. Please let us know if there are additional features that would be helpful, as we developed it to inform our own work (mainly on the nonprofit side) and thought it would be relevant to others. Cheers, --Dave

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Chris Farrell has the best membership site teaching internet marketing that I know of. This is my affiliate sign-up page to get his free book and start receiving the 26 video free course he offers. The membership site is the only way anyone makes any money, though after watching his videos, it is likely you will want more! Honesty and integrity in a very pleasant package.

Great free tool for creating PDF eBooks out of Word docs and much more.

New tool for Auto direct messages on Twitter, among other things. Still a little rough, but growing. Paul O'Mahoney (The Twitter King) is collaborating with the programmer setting this thing up and making it better.

Though registered via GoDaddy, the owner of this site (a GoDaddy affiliate) has lowered his prices to rock-bottom rates.

This seems darn good - run by Brian Johnson of Commission Ritual fame.

Free 3d box action for Photoshop.

"How to Grow as a Web Designer"

Jeb makes a great case for developing a web strategy for your business - and provides a seven step strategic plan that should work for you. I'm glad he mentioned something we are always preaching - "Analytics or Tweak and Repeat". Once you implement your strategy you should always be tracking it and honing it.

Is your business struggling to survive in the current economic environment? Are you seeing your cash reserves dwindle as new business drys up? Even if you are doing well I have the same advice- Use the web to save and grow your business.