7 Local SEO Mistakes You Do Not Want To Make

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Imagine spending 20-30 hours a week on your website and realizing that you’re still not receiving any profitable traffic. You’re at your wit’s end working and spending your hard earned money on your website’s local SEO rankings, yet nothing seems to be working.

Local SEO, when done right, can tap into markets that are willing and interested in your business. Get it wrong and all your efforts into ranking high on local search engines might just go down the drain. In this post, let’s take a look at some local SEO mistakes you do not want to commit.

Avoid these 7 local SEO mistakes.

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4 Translation Apps for iPhones

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The vexing lack of communication brought upon mankind since that Babel thing is nearly solved. The creative developers that bring you the following iPhone apps are leading the way. With today’s technology bringing the world together in new unprecedented ways, a good translator is fast becoming not an option but a necessity. Whether you are traveling in person or you are reaching across the globe online, do be sure to keep one or more of these translators loaded and ready to enable better understanding of your new friends and business partners.

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How to Get Your MyLife Refund

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Back in September 2012, I wrote a review of Mylife.com. To recap MyLife.com (formerly Reunion.com) is a social network service founded in 2002, which claims to help members find and keep in touch with friends, relatives and lost loves. Their main strength was the acquisition of extensive alumni network data gathering companies.

Getting Your MyLife Refund

This people search engine is experiencing some customer service blues due its auto-renewal billing feature. According to the company, this feature is intended to guarantee that paid and premium subscription members receive uninterrupted service. Unfortunately, there needs to be a better job of communicating this to the customers.

Here is how to get your MyLife Refund:

1. Call MyLife.com customer care reps at calling (888) 704-1900 Monday through Friday from 6am to 9pm PST and Saturday through Sunday from 6am to 6pm PST.

2. The rep will verify your identity. Indicate that you want to cancel your membership. You will retain access to membership services until the end of your subscription term.

3. Paypal users: You also need to cancel your Paypal scheduled payments. You can do this logging in to your Paypal account, emailing them, or by calling Paypal’s customer service at (888) 221-1161 4am to 10 pm PST Monday through Friday or 6am to 8pm PST Saturday and Sunday. If you decide to call, make sure to get a one-time passcode through their portal for faster service.

Laptop Vs. Desktop Vs. Tablet

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With technology becoming more divisive each and every year, many people are trying to determine whether the next purchase they make should be a laptop, desktop or tablet. Indeed, each one of these machines comes along with its own distinct set of benefits, and one may be better for certain situations than another.

A laptop may be the perfect fit for one person, while it would simply be a waste of money for another. Determining which one of these is right for you is the best way to ensure that you don’t spend more money than you need to on a laptop, desktop or tablet; the following are just a few tips to help set you on your way.

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How to Make Email Newsletters Better

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This is the screenshot of my email newsletters signup form at my blog.

I’ve been blogging since 2008 and it has always been there.

Right-hand side. Around the middle of the page, on every page of the site.

Today I wanted to share what I have learned on how to make email newsletters better.

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4 Google Apps for Android

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Google has taken over a large swath of the World Wide Web. No getting around that. From securing their indelible place as the dominant web search engine, Google is positioned to become just plain dominant. You can’t readily change who is the top Internet banana at any given moment. But you can make Google’s xenophobia work in your favor by jumping on the bandwagon. They are in charge of many areas of the web that you are likely obliged to traverse, like; Google Search, Gmail and YouTube. The proliferation of Google makes it easier to jump between apps that they own. If you can’t beat them, then download them.

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Diversify Your Blog with Video Blogging

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There are many reasons why bloggers may decide to incorporate video blogging onto their site. Sometimes it is out of a desire for diversity, since both the reader and the writer may get bored of large amounts of text. Sometimes it is because the blogger has something that they’d rather say – or show – with verbal rather than written words. And sometimes the blogger is just lazy (or in a hurry) and would rather talk their thoughts than write them down.

Whatever your reason may be for incorporating video blogging, it is important to plan out your strategy beforehand rather than simply jumping right in. Making a change to your blog is like making an investment. Here are some things to keep in mind:

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4 Technology Conferences to Create Your Traveling Schedule for 2013

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With 2012 serving up the latest and greatest technology, from smartphones to industrial solar arrays, this year is only going to get bigger, better, and more exciting! Whether your interest is in the world of gadgets, or strictly corporate technology, the many upcoming tech conferences give each of us the opportunity to be better at everything that we do for both work and play.

Whether you work in an industry where technology plays a major role, or you simply like keeping up on what the wonders of scientific endeavor have whipped up for us this year, get ready to hit the road all year long with these four technology conferences (and also these four conferences on social media) to create your traveling schedule for 2013:

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The Next Step in 3D Printing: Printing Yourself

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Recent years have brought major advancements in 3D printing technology. As investors and industry giants like Epson, Objet, and HP continue to pour money into R&D, it seems exciting innovations are made almost daily. Already 3D printers are capable of producing spare parts for soldiers on the battlefield, sophisticated aeronautical mechanisms, advanced prosthetics, and even cardiac patches. They can manufacture objects in a wide range of materials and allow engineers to explore design possibilities that are impossible by traditional means. But not all the applications for 3D printing technology are ultra high-tech. It is also being used for a wide variety of whimsical purposes, one of which puts a whole new spin on the traditional photobooth.

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