Archive for the 'Link building' Category

Collaborative mediocrity: trading links with webmasters

May 29th, 2008

Link building — so essential, and yet so many options. All those SEO tactics are roads pointing in different directions. How do I know that the road I choose will pay off in the long run?

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The maverick link builder’s time has come!

February 22nd, 2008

This is a clear indication number of tactics which used to work are either dying or already dead. But in light of these trends, which approaches will work better in 2008?

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Directory submissions are the link builder’s fools gold

February 15th, 2008

There are many reasons why listing your site in a directory is a poor investment, but here are the three most relevant to the small business marketing budget…

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Post-viral euphoria and the human response

January 16th, 2008

Social media works in funny ways. Often times, you’ll know when some shred of your content strikes a viral nerve, because you’ll wake up, check your website analytics data…and see a 1000% leap in your traffic.
Behold this recent illustration by Elliance:

Assume that each of the four inputs (press release, blog posting, link bait, and […]

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Promoting A Film Festival For The Long Tail: A Digital Marketing Case Study

January 13th, 2008

Since the birth of the moving picture, film has played an important role in the way people experience culture worldwide. This is apparent at the 400 film festivals which take place around the globe each year. These events give talented artists a venue to promote their work in front of a qualified, interested […]

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Five considerations: Rule #2

August 26th, 2007

2. At the start, aim for the long tail.
What do we mean by the long tail? This is a business development concept very germane to marketing in the evolutionary phase known as Web 2.0. In short, we’re learning that while your top handful of customers might generate an impressive share of revenues relative […]

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