Two Examples of What NOT to Do When Asking Influential Bloggers For a Link

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Editorial in-content links, the most valuable kind of links today, are impossible to get without contacting people; even if you have a few friends among influential bloggers in your niche that you can ask for a favor to guest post on their blog or just to insert an anchor text link to the existing post, eventually you will run out of them, and new backlinks will be waiting to be made. When it’s time to reach out to the people you don’t know and ask them for a link, are you confident that you’re able to do it right?

Or if you’re paying a SEO company to acquire links for your website, do you know how they are doing it?

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4 Coupon Apps for iPhones

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In this brave new world in which we find ourselves, the iPhone has emerged as a kind of new type of digital Swiss army knife. It always has another tool ready to save the day. With the economy still somewhat topsy-turvy, a timely e-coupon can be a good friend indeed. Enter these four fabulous money-saving apps. Collect and use all of them, each e-coupon provider has their own unique values. What’s really cool is the new bar code that is scanned into your smart phone and magically brings you to your savings for each individual offer.

Kick Starting My Website to Help Improve Traffic

When I started my own website for my home business I was really excited.  I managed to create a website and customize it so it looked great.  I spent ages thinking about what needed to be on there, and when I published it I was watching the amount of traffic that arrived almost religiously.

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No Traffic to Be Seen

After the first few days I began to feel a little bit down. I wasn’t getting any traffic to speak of. I figured it was just because the site was new so I gave myself a couple of months to sit back, relax and try and spread the work of my business locally. After the two months was up the traffic hadn’t really changed and I realised that it wouldn’t change unless I did something.  I thought perhaps the site wasn’t attractive enough but after doing some research online I realised I had made a lot of errors, the biggest being not optimising the site for the search engines.

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Google+ Continues Attempts to Start Major Trends in the Social World

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Google+, the social media product of the search behemoth Google, has made several changes recently in an effort to court new users and to continue developing the product as a key social tool. Some of the most recent developments include the interface overhaul, which has received a lot of criticism for the large amounts of white space left on the screen. There has been speculation that Google could potentially announce a product that will end up filling that space on users’ screens. Other changes include additions to the navigation bars and the ability to drag and drop links to other areas of the platform.

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How to Build an Email List

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After learning know how to select an email marketing provider, it is important to establish how you are going to build email lists for your campaigns.

From this eMarketer data from 2005 and 2008, you can see that people are comfortable with receiving emails that they have registered with. Even though they may not read it right away, they will still save those emails for review at a later time.

Hence, it is important to learn how to build an email list for your campaigns. Here are 4 ways how to do it.

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How to Name an Image for SEO Purposes

how to name image fileWhen optimizing your site for SEO purposes there are several considerations to take into account. One that is often overlooked is the importance of optimizing the naming conventions of your site’s images.

Here is a guide how to achieve this.

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4 Android Apps for American League Central Division Fans

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Last year the Tigers roared to an easy victory in capturing the American League Central Division’s title. Nearing the midway point of the 2012 season, appearances, though admittedly deceiving, indicate that at least the White Sox and Indians are not inclined to allow the AL Central crown to be so easily awarded. Those interested in the outcome of the annual melee will want to have one or more of these apps loaded on their Android phone to assure that they can figure out what went wrong or what went right this year with their favorite team.

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4 Simple and Easy Email Marketing Providers

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Email marketing is seeing a bit of a resurgence lately. An effective email marketing campaign can create lucrative results when used properly. Whether selling a product, strengthening a relationship, or increasing brand awareness, the email inbox is a still a powerful platform to connect with consumers.

As mentioned in the previous post The (Forgotten) Power of Email, there are four powerful reasons why email is still effective. However, as convincing as those four reasons are….you might want to just dip your toes into the water as opposed to diving headfirst into the email game.

The best way to do that is get acquainted with the various email marketing providers to see which one will be the best fit for your needs. If this is your first time implementing an email campaign, starting off light and simple will be much less intimidating and easier to maintain consistency. That’s why we put together a list of 4 email marketing providers that cater to simplicity and are inexpensive with starter options.

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Android Apps for National League Eastern Division Baseball Fans

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The National League’s Eastern Division is one of the more difficult divisions to achieve prominence in during this 2012 season. With the heretofore notoriously uncompetitive Nationals contributing to a dog eat dog pennant fight for the ages. Only four teams can make this coveted list. So don’t feel too slighted if your team isn’t on it. The first four teams are selected in the order that they are in, in the standings, at the time of my writing this post. The 2012 baseball season is fully under way. Weigh the ups and downs, the chances and the possibilities, with this list of Android apps for the discerning NL East baseball fan.

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