Twitter Starting to Release Data to Third Parties
I ran across an interesting article about Twitter releasing its fire hose of data to third parties. Twitter is one of those Internet phenomena with massive growth but no profits. The service is free to all users, individuals and businesses alike. On the other hand, Twitter is being used very effectively by online marketers and offline businesses to drive traffic to websites and brick & mortar stores.
Daily Digest for November 24th
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Trina Hahneman Cookbook signing today at 6:30pm at Leibman’s!! http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/event/trina-hahnemann (via @Leibmans) [explorehouston]
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Daily Digest for November 17th
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If you are an Affiliate Theme customer by Nov 17, you can get the new Squeeze Theme at 1/2 price. http://bit.ly/AffTheme [chriscobb]
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SEO Tips for On-Site Optimization
I ran across a good article by Kevin Gibbons listing 21 On-Site SEO Tips that can serve as a checklist for checking your blog or website for proper search engine optimization. Although, a simple blog post can never do justice to the detailed subject of SEO, a checklist can serve a good reminder of subjects you have already studied in depth.
This checklist covers such topics as Title tags, Meta description tags, Headings, Internal linking, Keyword usage, Keyword density and Images. In terms of SEO, On-Site is just one of four areas that need attention. The other three include technical issues such as fixing broken links and proper indexing protocols, On-Page SEO such as the titles of the pages and posts and duplicate content, and External Linking or having your key pages linked to on other authority websites.
Browse to http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2009/11/10-seo-copywriting-tips-beginners-guide.html for the complete story.
SEO Mistakes — 3 Reasons Why You Will Not Be on the First Page of Google
For any keyword or phrase, there are 10 non-paid spots on the first page of Google and competition for those spots is fierce. If you do not have an SEO (search engine optimization) strategy, you only have two chances of your website being in one (or more) of those top spots–slim and none.
Here are 3 reasons why you will not get on the first page:
- You have not put out the welcome mat to Google. You are virtually anonymous and make it difficult for Google’s spider robot to figure out what your site is all about and who you are. If you do not provide some sign posts, it is like going into a multi-story office building to find who the tenants are without a directory and without signs on the doors.
4 Advertising Tips for an Effective Small Business Website
In order for your small business website to become effective and stay that way, you should always keep pace with the most current trends in online advertising. It is not enough to just advertise online on those social networking sites which cater to your products or services. You have to keep track of the latest in small business website advertising trends to bring more customers to your website.