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		<title>New Data on Twitter Usage Can Strengthen Your Twitter Outreach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Jennifer Laycock HubSpot has released their Third Annual State of the Twittersphere report and for those of us who keep tabs on Twitter from both the marketing and social interaction perspective the results are interesting. HubSpot analyzed the more than 5 million Twitter accounts and 6 million Tweets that have been collected by Twitter Grader . Perhaps the biggest news in the report is the slowdown of Twitter's phenomenal growth over the past few months. Twitter hit a peak of double digit month over month growth last spring when the service was responsible for breaking several news stories and when celebrities like Ashton Kutcher gave the service new exposure. In the last half of 2009 however, growth of the service started to slow a bit. That's not a bad thing, it simply means Twitter is starting to level out into a more realistic and sustainable growth rate. Twitter Users are more Engaged It's worthwhile to note that while growth is starting to slow, Twitter members are maturing in their use of the service. The average Twitter user is now following around 170 people (as opposed to about 40 people when HubSpot first analyzed this stat) and is being followed by an average of 300 other people. Those numbers are some what skewed by power users, however. 


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/study-releases-trends-on-search-engine-malware-and-twitter-usage' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Study Releases Trends on Search Engine Malware and Twitter Usage'>Study Releases Trends on Search Engine Malware and Twitter Usage</a> <small>Barracuda Labs a company that deals with Internet security and...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/can-twitter-be-useful-for-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Can Twitter Be Useful For Business?'>Can Twitter Be Useful For Business?</a> <small> by David Wallace If you have yet to hear...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/using-twitter-to-your-maximum-advantage' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Using Twitter to your Maximum Advantage'>Using Twitter to your Maximum Advantage</a> <small> by Stone Reuning In 2010, over 100 million users...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>SEO 101: Everything You Need to Know About SEO (But Were Afraid to Ask) &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Stoney deGeyter The following series is pulled from a presentation I gave to a group of beauty bloggers hosted by L'Oreal in New York. Most of the presentation is geared toward how to make a blog more search engine and user-friendly, however I will expand many of the concepts here to include tips and strategies for sites selling products or services across all industries. On-Page Optimization A website can do just fine online without SEO. PPC, social media and other properly implemented off-line marketing efforts can really help a site succeed online with little or no SEO. But unless and until you begin to SEO your site it will always under perform, never quite reaching its fullest potential. Without SEO, you'll always be missing out on a great deal of targeted traffic that the other avenues cannot make up for. So where do we start? SEO can be so broad and vast that we often don't know where we should begin, what will give us the greatest impact, and how to move forward. That's what I hope to answer here. 


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/seo-101-part-12-everything-you-need-to-know-about-page-content' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: SEO 101 &#8211; Part 12: Everything You Need to Know About Page Content'>SEO 101 &#8211; Part 12: Everything You Need to Know About Page Content</a> <small> by Stoney deGeyter The following series is pulled from...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/why-is-your-business-afraid-of-negative-blog-posts-2' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why Is Your Business Afraid of Negative Blog Posts?'>Why Is Your Business Afraid of Negative Blog Posts?</a> <small> by Mack Collier It's enough to make the average...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/seo-101-part-15-everything-you-need-to-know-about-linking' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: SEO 101 &#8211; Part 15: Everything You Need to Know About Linking'>SEO 101 &#8211; Part 15: Everything You Need to Know About Linking</a> <small> by Stoney deGeyter The following series is pulled from...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Take Your SEO from Harlem to Manhattan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Stoney deGeyter Ever see one of those movies where some secret government agency has a super high-tech office in an old, dilapidated building in some rundown part of town? The camera starts on the outside, looking over a ghetto as it moves down the street. It zeros in on a rundown building that a squatter would be embarrassed to live in. Then, as the camera moves inside we are shown a state-of-the art facility worthy of a Manhattan high-rise office in the 22nd century. Sometimes SEO is just like that, but the opposite. 


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/15-questions-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-about-seo-forever-qs-6-10' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 15 Questions That Will Change The Way You Think About SEO Forever (Q&#8217;s 6-10)'>15 Questions That Will Change The Way You Think About SEO Forever (Q&#8217;s 6-10)</a> <small> by Stoney deGeyter Below is the second set of...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/why-you-should-never-duplicate-your-competitors-seo-strategies' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why You Should Never Duplicate Your Competitor&#8217;s SEO Strategies'>Why You Should Never Duplicate Your Competitor&#8217;s SEO Strategies</a> <small> by Stoney deGeyter Engaging in competitive research before and...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/do-seo-fast-before-you-do-it-best' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Do SEO Fast Before You Do It Best'>Do SEO Fast Before You Do It Best</a> <small> by Stoney deGeyter I generally implement my optimization campaigns...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Search Engine Optimization, Website Development and Search Engine Spiders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have some experience with HTML and web site development but haven t really gotten your feet wet with search engine optimization Keep reading because you re in luck. In this article we ll cover some of the more important aspects of SEO focusing on the changes that you should find easiest to make to your web site. After you read this you should know where to concentrate your efforts now and going forward.... Adobe Acrobat 9 - Download FREE Trial Unify Documents, Images, Video and More. Create the Richest, Most Engaging PDF ePortfolios.


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		<title>Dominating Your SEO Competition Through Competitive Knowledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Stoney deGeyter Knowing who your competitors are and what kind of time and monetary investment they are making into their online marketing is nearly as essential as implementing your own marketing strategy. If you have a good idea of what you're up against can make better decisions about where and how to invest your own time and money. You will also have a decent indicator of how quickly you might be able to see results from your efforts. It's possible to develop a decent SEO strategy without looking at your competitors simply by having a firm grasp of the online competitive landscape. However there will always certain aspects of your campaign that will need to be tailored specifically to outperform those you are up against. It's important to learn as much as you can as early as you can so the bulk of your marketing campaign will be focused in the right direction. 


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/what-does-your-competition-know-that-you-dont' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What Does Your Competition Know That You Don&#8217;t?'>What Does Your Competition Know That You Don&#8217;t?</a> <small> by Stoney deGeyter Your competition should play an important...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/using-your-competition-to-establish-online-marketing-goals' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Using Your Competition to Establish Online Marketing Goals'>Using Your Competition to Establish Online Marketing Goals</a> <small> by Stoney deGeyter Most business owners start with a...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/im-a-google-convert-but-i-still-want-to-see-competition-in-search' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: I&#8217;m a Google Convert But I Still Want to See Competition in Search'>I&#8217;m a Google Convert But I Still Want to See Competition in Search</a> <small> by Stoney deGeyter Over the last few months I've...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Everything You Think You Know About Social Media and Measuring ROI is Wrong!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Mack Collier One of the biggest 'criticisms' of social media that companies have, is the difficulty in measuring the return on investment for their efforts. 


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/dont-be-blinded-by-social-media-and-social-networking' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Don&#8217;t Be Blinded By Social Media and Social Networking'>Don&#8217;t Be Blinded By Social Media and Social Networking</a> <small> by Mack Collier EMarketer recently reported about a study...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/how-do-you-decide-if-social-media-is-right-for-your-business' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How Do You Decide If Social Media is Right For Your Business?'>How Do You Decide If Social Media is Right For Your Business?</a> <small> by Mack Collier You've heard the hype about social...</small></li><li><a href='http://blog.linkbidgold.com/dont-rush-into-social-media' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Don&#8217;t Rush Into Social Media'>Don&#8217;t Rush Into Social Media</a> <small> by Mack Collier Social Media continues to be the...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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