dot COM report http://dotcomreport.com Online Success Secrets & Strategies Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:58:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Create Truly Effective Long-tail, Query Matching PPC Campaigns That Sell – Google Adwords News Jan 31st http://dotcomreport.com/adwords/how-to-create-truly-effective-long-tail-query-matching-ppc-campaigns-that-sell-more-google-adwords-news-jan-31s/ http://dotcomreport.com/adwords/how-to-create-truly-effective-long-tail-query-matching-ppc-campaigns-that-sell-more-google-adwords-news-jan-31s/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:53:21 +0000 Dotcom Editor http://dotcomreport.com/?p=6242 Here we are, the 1st of Feb! I had this post ready to go yesterday but forgot to hit the “Publish” button. Based on your feedback to this post:
http://dotcomreport.com/recent-news/we-want-your-vote-do-you-like-the-new-site-design/

we changed the design so if you haven’t voted please do so and let us know what you think.

You REALLY need to read this update as there are some good bits of information here. Make sure you see the topic:
“Google AdWords Features From 2011 You Should Be Using In 2012″

Adwords is a beast to figure out and this will help you.

However, what I really enjoyed was this topic and infographic:
“The Skinny On Google’s Advertising Revenues For 2011″

I really enjoy Infographics and this one is very telling. I would love to know what you think about Adwords and where it’s headed. Please drop me a comment and if you can click to share this post on Twitter and like it on Facebook that would be awesome.

Google AdWords Expands Automated Rules, Includes Undo Option!
- PageTrafficBlog.com

Automated Rules is a time saving feature that allows auto-scheduling of changes to your account, based on user-defined criteria. Based on feedbacks from previous users, Google Adwords, through their official blog, announced that they have made automated rules even more user-friendly and flexible……

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“Google AdWords for Dummies” book review
- PerryMarshall.com

“Google AdWords for Dummies” book reviewGoogle AdWords for Dummies

by Howie Jacobson, Joel McDonald & Kristie McDonald
Wiley Books ©2011 403 pages
A few years ago at an airport, I got a call from Howie Jacobson. “Hey Perry, the people who publish the ‘Dummies’ books asked me to write an AdWords book and I said yes…

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Google AdWords Features From 2011 You Should Be Using In 2012
- StateOfSearch.com

Welcome to my first post as a full time blogger for State of Search. In this post, I am going to recap on some of the features within Google AdWords that have been launched over the past year which we should all be considering when managing campaigns in 2012. With Paid Search (PPC) costs continuing […

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How to Determine Keywords for PPC
- Trada.com

How to Determine Keywords for PPCGuest post by Marianne PrattFiguring out just the right keywords to use for your pay-per-click advertising can seem as elusive as finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. The good news is that there’s more than one needle out there, and there are plenty of tools to help you find the sharpest ones…

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Top 10 Reasons Your Facebook Campaign Isn’t Working
- SearchEngineJournal.com

To most PPC marketers, the Facebook paid ads program represents an ideal marketing opportunity. Finally, you aren’t limited to targeting your ads based on geographic location and time of day alone (I’m looking at you, Google Adwords!). In fact, if you wanted to run a campaign targeting 16 year old boys in San Francisco who […

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The Skinny On Google’s Advertising Revenues For 2011
- SearchMarketingStandard.com

The Skinny On Google’s Advertising Revenues For 2011Google had revenues of $37.9 billion in 2011. Of that total, almost all (96%) came from advertising revenues.
The following infographic from WordStream (thanks to Wordstream for preparing this!) breaks that number down into the top 10 industries that provided Google with 60% of that ad revenue. It further identifies the top five brand names in each of the 10 categories and gives examples of popular keyword searches and the cost per click for those words/phrases…

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How to Create Truly Effective Long-tail, Query Matching PPC Campaigns That Sell
- SearchEnginePeople.com

How to Create Truly Effective Long-tail, Query Matching PPC Campaigns That Sell
Long-tail keywords are great for PPC advertising.
Long-tails are often cheaper than more generic keywords, tend to have less competition, and are often made by people further along in the buying cycle who have already carried out the large majority of their pre-purchase research are more likely to buy…

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]]> http://dotcomreport.com/adwords/how-to-create-truly-effective-long-tail-query-matching-ppc-campaigns-that-sell-more-google-adwords-news-jan-31s/feed/ 2 ShareASale ThinkTank 2012 Austin, TX + MORE – Affiliate Marketing Round Up Jan 23rd http://dotcomreport.com/affiliate-marketing/shareasale-thinktank-212-austin-tx-more-affiliate-marketing-round-up-jan-23rd/ http://dotcomreport.com/affiliate-marketing/shareasale-thinktank-212-austin-tx-more-affiliate-marketing-round-up-jan-23rd/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:23:10 +0000 Dotcom Editor http://dotcomreport.com/?p=6224
Here’s today’s quick round up about all things affiliate marketing.

Take note of the item below called: “ShareASale ThinkTank 2012: Austin, TX”

Austin Texas is close to my home town of Dallas and is quickly become a hot bed of Internet Start-up activity. In fact, I’m headed down there this weekend for a Traffic and Conversion Summit with Ryan Deiss and crew. If you’re headed to Austin for this conf then drop me a note and we’ll meet up.

Please take a minute to share this post or leave a comment about what you have seen that works for Affiliate Marketing. Is your affiliate marketing business growing or struggling with all the Google changes?

Let me know!

Making the affiliate Long Tail wag : part one
– econsultancy.com

Making the affiliate Long Tail wag : part oneThe Long Tail
In his words a ‘Long Tail’ utilises “the efficient economics of online retail to aggregate a large inventory of relatively low sellers.”.
For offline bricks-and-mortar stores it is not feasible to stock low-selling items due to shelf space; they instead stock the big-sellers, and unsurprisingly that is what people buy because that is what is available…

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Affiliate Industry Preview: Affiliate Summit’s Shawn Collins
– ReveNews.com

As part of the ReveNews 2012 Affiliate Industry Preview Series, I interviewed affiliate marketing industry leaders to get a sense of their plans and goals for 2012. Today’s interview is with Shawn Collins, Co-Founder of Affiliate Summit.
Angel: How do you feel about the health of the Affiliate Industry overall?
Shawn: As far as I can tell, the industry is very healthy these days…

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Affiliate Buzz #234 – Affiliate Summit West 2012 Recap
– JamesMartell.com

TweetIn this edition of the Affiliate Buzz audio newsletter James Martell, successful publisher, speaker and author talks with wife and cohost Arlene Martell as they recap this year’s Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas. Having attended these conferences for many years James and Arlene are a top resource in understanding what to expect, how to […

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5 Steps to Becoming the Top Affiliate for a Product
– SearchEnginePeople.com

5 Steps to Becoming the Top Affiliate for a Product

Back in October 2011, I was pleasantly surprised to learn I had won a contest for being the person with the largest sales for Blog World Expo over the fifteen day period when the early bird pricing came to a close. So not only did I make the commissions for the ticket sales, but I also won a $500 bonus on top of it all…

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Growth Trends at Skimlinks
– FeedFront.com

Growth Trends at Skimlinks
Skimlinks‘ 18,000+ merchants generated roughly $30 million dollars of e-commerce sales in December 2011, and the company has stated they are seeing tremendous growth in text monetization.
Skimlinks has shared some e-commerce trends from data in their network that they expect to see continue in 2012…

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Affiliate Industry Preview: Todd Crawford of Impact Radius
– ReveNews.com

As part of the ReveNews 2012 Affiliate Industry Preview Series, I interviewed affiliate marketing industry leaders to get a sense of their plans and goals for 2012. Today’s interview is with Todd Crawford, Co-Founder of Impact Radius.
Angel: How do you feel about the health of the Affiliate Industry overall?
Todd: The industry has continued to mature each year and has established itself as a valuable marketing channel/business model…

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ShareASale ThinkTank 2012: Austin, TX
– ShareASale.com

ShareASale ThinkTank 2012: Austin, TXGreetings Everyone – I’m pleased to officially announce our upcoming ShareASale ThinkTank 2012 which will be held in Austin, TX from May 16 to May 18.
For details, agenda, description of venue, and pre-registration … please visit http://www.shareasale.com/thinktankThis post was tagged with: meetups and gatherings, roadshow, think tank

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Hi, you might have noticed that we updated our site design.  I really like it but I want to know what you think.

Which do you prefer, this new design that you see now or the old/previous design (see screenshot – click to enlarge).

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Today’s round up is on Video Marketing. I can tell you that we have really started to see the impact of traffic from Videos. If you did a search for some of our products you would see more than 1 video close to the top of the page. So, if you haven’t tried video then give it a try and let me know how it works for you.

Below you’ll find a few interesting developments regrading online video…like, “2012 Online Video Forecast – All About Connecting And Connections”.

Let me know if you’ve tried video and what has worked for you. Also, if you could take a minute and either tweet or Facebook like this post that would be awesome!

Help January’s “On The Rise” nominees reach the homepage! - YouTube.BlogSpot.com

Happy 2012! The new year brings with it a new batch of talented YouTube partners for the January edition of our monthly On The Rise program.For those new to the series, here’s how it works: we identify four YouTube Partners who are steadily growing but haven’t yet hit the 100,000 subscriber mark…
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Eyeview Raises Over $5 Million, Personalized Video Ads Will Be Your Future - ReelSEO.com

Eyeview Raises Over $5 Million, Personalized Video Ads Will Be Your FutureAdvertisers’ main goal in online video is getting a relevant ad to the right kind of video so that the audience is more likely to watch it.  Another goal is to make an ad that can be shown all over the country (or world) but have specific information exclusive to each city.  The way an advertiser does that on TV is to make however many versions of that ad with new text that is needed…
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2012 Online Video Forecast – All About Connecting And Connections - ReelSEO.com

2012 Online Video Forecast - All About Connecting And ConnectionsSince 2011 is over and we’re rapidly hurtling toward the end of the world, or at least, the end of the Mayan calender, I asked everyone what they thought 2012 would have in store for online video. As I said in my online video advertising forecast, politics is going to be a major factor across the board in my mind…
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Opportunity for music publishers and songwriters – January 16 deadline - YouTube.BlogSpot.com

YouTube has become a thriving music ecosystem of emerging and established artists, where original music and creative covers can reach an audience of millions. We want to continue to recognize songwriters for their artistic contribution to this community. To this end, last year YouTube announced a new opportunity for thousands of music publishers – and the millions of songwriters they represent – to make money from the use of their music in YouTube videos uploaded by fans…
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YouTube News – Qwikster, Netflix, Social Video, and Google Hangouts - VidiSEO.com

]]> http://dotcomreport.com/video/video-marketing-blogging-news-updates-jan-10th-2012-online-video-forecast/feed/ 8 Google Adwords and PPC News Dec 16th – A New Reason to Advertise on Bing http://dotcomreport.com/adwords/google-adwords-news-dec-16th-a-new-reason-to-advertise-on-bing/ http://dotcomreport.com/adwords/google-adwords-news-dec-16th-a-new-reason-to-advertise-on-bing/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:24:55 +0000 Dotcom Editor http://dotcomreport.com/?p=6103
Today I have called this an Adwords and PPC update because I want to bring your attention to the topic:
“A New Reason to Advertise on Bing”

If you haven’t made the move to Bing then you should. One reason I promote Bing is to have another provider of PPC ads other than Google.

Anyway, jump down and take a quick read and as always, please share this post with someone or maybe “Like” it or re-tweet it.

Leave me a comment about your use of Bing…or have you used it? Enjoy the weekend.


Google and the Numbers: They are Huge

$29,3 billion in revenue in 2010, 97% of that coming from advertising $2,5 billion comes from mobile and did you realize we are spending 200 minutes per visitor a month on Googles sites? Google is huge!
Related posts:
Google: One Billion a Month
Social Media Marketing by the Numbers (infographic)
The growth of mobile search: huge in numbers, not in CTR (research)

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Mantra: A Call to Action on Every Page

Guest Post by Marianna Pratt
Exactly what is it you want your website visitors to do?  Ultimately the answer is “purchase something,” but most visitors aren’t ready to buy right away.  They came to your site for some “interim” reason.  But if they get confused or lost, they’ll probably just go away…

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[PODCAST] Internet Ads Update: Amazon’s Price Compare Tool

Amazon’s new Price Compare tool: for a customer, it’s like having the magical superpower of price omniscience! This handy app allows users to speak or type the name of a product or search for it by scanning the barcode – and it’ll then show prices for the product from Amazon and other stores…

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Marketing Campaign: Landing page optimization can help improve the return on your media spend

Let’s take a quick look at the typical marketing funnel in 2011 to see how you can improve your results. If you’re like the average marketer, you spend a lot of money on media, such as:
-          Broadcast TV ads
-          Newspaper ads
-          Magazine ads
-          Outdoor advertising, such as billboards and transit advertising
-          Radio ads
-          Internet advertising, such as banner ads and pay-per-click ads
In fact, marketers spent $238 billion in just the first six months of 2010, according to Nielsen…

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Pursuing Quality Over Quantity In Google AdWords Traffic

Synopsis — Although you may often wish for more traffic to come to your site and consequently more clicks on your pay-per-click ads to bring them there, it makes little sense to bring a lot of traffic that has no intention to convert via a purchase of a product or service. It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that your primary goal is “quality” traffic, without which you may wind up having a lot of visitors but going bankrupt in the bargain…

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A New Reason to Advertise on Bing

Most businesses begin advertising online with Google AdWords because it provides a straightforward way to use  pay-per-click (PPC) advertising to attract more potential customers to their website. According to a new report by ZenithOptimedia, 44% of global online advertisers choose to advertise on Google as opposed to only 4% on MSN and  8…

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‘Tis the Season: Using Trends to Optimize Your PPC Campaign

What better time to demonstrate the effect seasonality has on business than with the holiday season in full swing? Walk through any mall in America right now and you will fight for a parking spot, weave through massive crowds of people, and wait in lines long enough to allow you to catch up on all of your “Words With Friends” games…

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Make sure you check out the topic:
“Google Shuts Down Several Services in December 2011″

There are a number of services that are impacted and if you’re one the users of these services you should plan accordingly.

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It’s Time To Make Facebook Marketing Work

Nearly a billion people around the world use Facebook — and it’s no surprise marketers are chasing all those users. In fact, Facebook says 96 of the top 100 marketers are on the site. But I haven’t spoken to many companies that are thrilled with their Facebook programs. Marketers worry about how few fans they have, about how few comments and wall posts they get, and about the ROI of their Facebook spending — and many of them have good reason to worry…

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YouTube Analytics: This Week in Social Media

Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.
What’s New This Week?
YouTube Releases YouTube Analytics: YouTube Analytics now gives you a quick overview and more detailed reports for tracking your audience building and retention statistics…

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Why Facebook Buying Gowalla Could Change The Social Media Game For Good

Have you ever wondered why Facebook is the world’s most popular social network? Is it all about the user experience? Or is it because Facebook is the undisputed choice for businesses when it comes to social media? Or perhaps because Facebook did most things right while others got it wrong? Well, I strongly believe that Facebook’s biggest strength is its’ continuous focus on innovation and its relentless focus on the ‘Change is good’ philosophy…

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10 Ways to Get More Fans on Facebook

Have you created a Fan Page, but now you’re wondering – “How Do I Get People to ‘Like’ my Page?” If so, you’re not alone. Many people struggle with getting Fans. Here are 10 ways to get more Fans.
1. Create A Customized Welcome Page – Creating a Customized Welcome Page is an excellent way to increase your number of fans…

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Google Shuts Down Several Services in December 2011

After the big clean-up of Google in September and October when also Google Buzz, Google Knol (Wikipedia competitor) and social search engine Aardvark where shut down amongst many others Google now shuts down even more services in an attempt to strengthen its focus on more profitable services.
It seems that Googles hunger to growth was even to ambitious for this giant and now needs to re-focus…

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Social Sharing And Continuous Scrolling Added To Yahoo! Image Search!

Looks like the Yahho! Image search just got better. Yahoo has announced the addition of two new features to the Yahoo Image Search. They are- social sharing and continuous scrolling.
Social Sharing:

It is all about sharing an image you found on Yahoo Image search on social platforms like Facebook…

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8 Small Business Social Media Tips From the Pros

Are you looking for some social media tips to grow your small business?
We asked eight small business pros for their hottest social media tips.
Here’s their advice for you to take your business to the next level.
#1: Show Them the “Real You”
Ed Gandia
Use Facebook to show prospects, clients and customers the “real you…

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Why Walmart is Making a Huge Social Media Mistake

Walmart is turning to its 1.4 million employees for social media help.  This is exactly the wrong thing to do.
In this week’s Advertising Age, I read a fascinating article about Walmart’s efforts to turn its 1.4 million employees into social media brand evangelists.
The idea is doomed to fail on principle alone…

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The Social Network ‘Path’ Relaunches As A “Smart Journal”

As a kid, I always learned – If you fail once and then again, don’t give up and try again!
Each year hundreds of new social networks are launched. Some try to be a Facebook clone and then end up realizing that it wasn’t a good plan in the first place. Others such as Unthink dare to challenge Facebook and though they manage to grab eyeballs, it’s difficult to predict their longevity…

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]]> http://dotcomreport.com/social-networking/social-media-news-dec-6th-google-shuts-down-several-services-in-december-2011/feed/ 9 Google Adwords News Nov 21st – How Does the AdWords Auction Work http://dotcomreport.com/adwords/google-adwords-news-nov-21st-how-does-the-adwords-auction-work/ http://dotcomreport.com/adwords/google-adwords-news-nov-21st-how-does-the-adwords-auction-work/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:52:02 +0000 Dotcom Editor http://dotcomreport.com/?p=6048
Look through these post (not very many) and if you’re short on time make sure you read the last one: “How Does the AdWords Auction Work? [Infographic]”

I love infographics but this one from WordStream is really cool. If you ever have to deal with Adwords and the ups and downs that come with it then you’ll love this Infographic.

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Social Extensions for Adwords: the new +1 Annotation Segment

Connect your +1?s with Social Extensions Following on from the launch of Google+ Pages for business, Google also announced that it was going to be possible to connect +1?s so that all of your +1 data from pages, ads and search results are pulled together to form an overall +1 total. Connection was launched late [...

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AdWords Experts Share the Secrets of Their PPC Success, Part 7

This is the seventh in a series of interviews we’re conducting with AdWords advertisers who got unusually high scores using our AdWords Performance Grader. We’re reaching out to high scorers to find out what strategies contribute to their strong AdWords performance.This week’s interview is with Danny Wood of Canada’s Web Shop, an online marketing company that offers pay-per-click advertising and SEO services...

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Google+ Your Business and Link to AdWords

Last week was full of big news from the Google+ Project.  Not only did Google announce that they would finally be opening Google+ up to businesses via Google+ Pages, but they also unveiled the new Social Extensions feature in AdWords.  Social Extensions will be rolled out to advertisers this week and will allow advertisers with Google+ Pages to link their Google+ Page to their AdWords campaigns...

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]]> http://dotcomreport.com/adwords/google-adwords-news-nov-21st-how-does-the-adwords-auction-work/feed/ 5 Blogging News & Updates Nov 15th – Succeeding With an E-Commerce Blog http://dotcomreport.com/blogging-web-social/blogging-news-updates-nov-15th-succeeding-with-an-e-commerce-blog/ http://dotcomreport.com/blogging-web-social/blogging-news-updates-nov-15th-succeeding-with-an-e-commerce-blog/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:50:09 +0000 Dotcom Editor http://dotcomreport.com/?p=6030
Take a minute to read of the post below titled: “Succeeding With an E-Commerce Blog”

It’s good to think outside the box and blogging as part of an e-commerce site is something very few people talk about.


6 Reasons To Start Blogging

Just read this article about why you should blog… Indeed, why would anyone want to start blogging? I had my doubts in the beginning as well..  So why should you blog? Here’s my take on it.
Choose your topic
People blog for different reasons of course. If you would like to take up blogging, think about what you would like to achieve with it…

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6 Laws Every Blogger Needs to Obey so they Don’t Get Sued

This guest post is by Neil Patel of KISSmetrics.
If you’re a blogger, do you know how to stay on the right side of the law? Do you know what you need to do to keep the FTC from knocking on your door or to keep from getting a dreaded cease and desist letter?
Fortunately you don’t have to be a lawyer or law scholar to understand the laws that govern blogging, particularly in the U…

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Succeeding With an E-Commerce Blog

For a site owner, a blog can be an extremely useful tool for attracting and retaining customers. E-commerce bloggers have a harder job than most, in that they must fuse two very different worlds together seamlessly. The world and culture of blogging tends to be very casual, personal, social, and interactive…

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How Guest Blogging Saved my Coupon Business

The following a guest post.
When people think of coupons, they think of Groupon which just had a great IPO. However, before there was Groupon, there were a lot of mini-discount sites that people went to on the Internet to try and save a percentage here or there on whatever they were buying.
Unfortunately, the coupon business is not an easy one…

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Why Do Most New Blogs Fail?

I have seen lot of blog fail in front of me and as I talk to the blogger’s I find some of the most common mistakes these bloggers make that leads to nothing but failure. I prefer to phrase it as blog fail and not Blogger fail because it is not the blogger who has failed but it is actually the blog that failed to meet blogger’s expectation…

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Why Great Content Matters So Much

As bloggers, we’ve got an awful lot to think about: SEO (search engine optimization), widgets, plugins, stats, design, monetization … oh, and creating content.
It’s easy for content to slip to the end of the list. After all, checking your stats or installing a shiny new plugin often seems more fun than sitting down to write yet another blog post…

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The Amish Guide to Intelligent Web Design

Less than an hour from where I live in Pennsylvania — if you point your car in the right direction — you see road signs that warn you to beware of horse and buggy carriages using the road.
The Amish people live a life very different from yours and mine.
For the most part they don’t use electricity…

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]]> http://dotcomreport.com/blogging-web-social/blogging-news-updates-nov-15th-succeeding-with-an-e-commerce-blog/feed/ 4 Social Media News Nov 11th – The Latest With Google’s New Freshness Update and how Social Media Has Changed the Expectations of Searchers http://dotcomreport.com/social-networking/social-media-news-nov-11th/ http://dotcomreport.com/social-networking/social-media-news-nov-11th/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:34:08 +0000 Dotcom Editor http://dotcomreport.com/?p=6010
Let me call your attention to “Google’s New Freshness Update: Social Media Has Changed the Expectations of Searchers”. You should really check this topic out as Google’s most recent update has really impacted a large number of sites/people/businesses/families/etc…

Did you see any impacts from Google’s recent update?

Now this is how you launch your new social startup [Video]

If Google+ and Facebook met at a party, what would they say to each other? Who would MySpace hang out with? This funny video has the answer:

As you can see, Wydif is the new kid on the social startup block. If you’re still wondering what it is, it stands for “Would You Do It For?” – which perfectly describes what this French startup does…

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Google’s New Freshness Update: Social Media Has Changed the Expectations of Searchers

Timing is everything. On Monday, I was asked if I would give a presentation at the Internet Summit 2011 in Raleigh, NC on November 15th and 16th on an advanced SEO topic. I thought about it, and agreed, and decided to give a presentation on how social media has been transforming search on Tuesday [….

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How To Make Friends And Influence People: 6 Ways To Keep Facebook Fans

For businesses big and small, Facebook offers a great opportunity to connect with customers and build awareness.  Collecting Facebook fans through the use of the ‘Like’ button is a great way to promote all you have to offer and target potential customers with offers and news.
However studies have shown that many fans will often ‘unlike’ a brand soon after a particular promotion or offer has ended…

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7 Roadblocks to a Successful Social Media Campaign

Social media campaigns are a norm rather than an exception these days. However, it would be unwise to consider such campaigns as a shortcut to success. Given a sound plan and committed execution, a social media campaign can recover its ROI quicker than most other marketing campaign methodologies. However, there are several roadblocks for businesses when it comes to running successful social media campaigns…

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Google Search Now Indexing Facebook Comments!

This one is a big news- Google is now indexing AJAX and JavaScript content. This means that the text from comments on Facebook pages will now show up in Google search results.

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Ending Social Media Marketing Confusion

Consider this scenario: You know you’re supposed to get on Twitter to somehow promote your website. So you start randomly tweeting out links to a product or service page on your website. But who is going to care? Sure, you could do some Twitter searches and find people who are asking their own Twitter followers about a product or service that you may happen to offer…

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Social Business Is Spreading, But Is Anybody Listening?

A recent Gartner survey asked the question “Who is leading social media initiatives in your business?”. 35% of the respondents answered “Marketing.” 10% said “PR.” Nobody said “Sales” or “CRM” teams. The immediate conclusion to this is that companies are still falling short of using social media, and the web to listen…

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg To Charlie Rose: “We Just Do One Thing”

Asked to reflect on the cultural differences between Google and Facebook, current Facebook COO and former Googler Sheryl Sandberg told Charlie Rose that “Google is fundamentally about algorithms and machine learning . . . We start from a totally different place. We start from an individual:….

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