SEO

Don’t Believe This SEO Crap!

There is a whole lot of seo information available on the web. Some good, some obsolete and outdated. What you have to keep in mind is the information is only as good as the source you're getting it from. From time to time, I'll share SEO myths with you so you can enhance your blog or site. It's really a persistent, consistent kind of practice that you have to do everyday in order to get ranking. This is a new blog, and we are at a PR2. With the next update I expect the PR to go to PR4.

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Whatever You Do, Don’t Give Up {Video}

When it rains, we know it will stop. It is the same with life. When you go through storms, they will pass. Believe that.

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Involver Gets The People To Your Facebook Fan Page!

Whenever I find a Fan Page, I always investigate it, to see what new tools I can use on my own Fan Pages to enhance them and make them more engaging. This time, I noticed Ms. Hudson was using Involver. I didn't know what it was, or what it costs, but I decided to investigate it. Once on the Involver site, I learned that there is a free version, which allows you to integrate two apps, and a paid version, which allows much more app integrations. It was perfect, because it solved a problem for me.

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Best Social Media Videos of the Week

This week’s video’s are from the AmandaMarieBlog. Amanda makes some astonishing revelations on “An Offbeat Strategy For Getting Highly Targeted Free Traffic While Increasing Your Value”— take a look:

The next video is from Glycodoc called: How to Market Locally

Fast Traffic Boosters That Get Your Attention!

Frequently I’ll use unique ways to generate traffic.  I might post a video on YouTube, or invite friends to play a game with me on WorldWinner.  It depends on what I’m feeling at the time.  Photos I’ve found work best, because people will share them more than any written word you can come up with.  With photos, you don’t have to work as hard to get traffic, they just work!

Because I use a lot of different ways to get traffic or as I like to think of it, get your attention, here is a process map for getting traffic.  It’s based on rational thought and really should be used as a basis in which to get you thinking how to get attention.  Being online is all about getting attention, and who can get the most attention, which when translated, who can get the most traffic.  Building traffic is an art, keeping it is a skill.

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Whenever I earn a dime from my blog, it’s a bonus.  Mainly because I don’t rely on my blog to generate a full time income for me.  My blog is just where I can share some of the things that work for me when I want traffic and attention.  Getting attention should be my specialty.  My theory is if people find you interesting enough, you’ll get their attention.  The problem is, most of us are not interesting enough offline, so you know we are going to be boring as all get up online.   I use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, all of them.  The key is time management though.  YOU must find a tool that will incorporate all of these media in one place and submit your updates all at once.  Otherwise, you will spend your entire life trying to get attention and traffic.

It’s important that if you want attention and traffic that you find a way to become remarkable.  See everybody is just average, you have to become remarkable!

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Best 50 YouTube Video Secrets

Best 50 YouTube Video Secrets

Are you ready for it?  YOU should be!  Marketing with video should have already been a part of your marketing arsenal.  Mix a little video with StumbleUpon, Twitter and Facebook and you’ve got yourself a powerful web traffic army.  Here are 50 of the Best YouTube Marketing Tactics!  Oh, and if you don’t want to read through the list, here is an accompanying video so you can watch instead of read.  I know how much you like and prefer graphics!!

11. Think about overall color schemes. Some videos may record in a yellow or red hue. This can affect viewer’s opinions subliminally, so try to keep the colors realistic.
12. Be yourself. Do not lose sight of the purpose and mission of the video. Be yourself and loosen up when speaking.
13. Remember that nothing is perfect in online videos unless you have a professional editor, so just have fun and keep the goal in mind.
14. Practice before posting the final video. Do a few dry runs before taping and publishing.
15. Create a series of ongoing videos or stories, so users will be hooked and want to learn more.
16. Do more than just talk. People don’t want to sit and watch a person just talking to the camera. Make it exciting and interesting as well as fun.
17. Try to limit the video to a couple of minutes if possible. After about two and a half minutes, users generally tend to lose interest and move onto something else.
18. Stick to a schedule if you record a series, otherwise people will just give up on the videos. Be sure to release the next ones on time.
19. Have a sign off that people will remember, then stick to it. This creates a sense of branding.
20. Ask for feedback from your viewers. Some people will not comment unless you ask them to.

21. Assemble a cast of characters. Use other people in the videos beside yourself. Recruit friends, coworkers, and family members to be actors in the videos.
22. Do not use music on your video that you do not have the rights to. This can lead to all kinds of problems, so either use your own or get permission.
23. Do not forget that the title of the video is just as important as the content.
24. Grab viewers by integrating important keywords into the title. This also helps boost the search engine results.
25. Use tags in addition to the keywords, as this also gets peoples’ attention.
26. If people pot negative comments, ignore them. By “feeding the trolls” you are encouraging their bad behavior and you might say something you regret later on.
27. Use as many places as you can to embed your video, like Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Twitter, your home page, and many other places.
28. Let your email subscribers and customers know when a new video is posted.
29. Add your video to various communities and subject areas of YouTube for more exposure.
30. Be sure to thank people who post positive comments or consider themselves followers of your videos.

31. Be aware that not all videos you create will be a hit. It is a hit and miss venture, so be patient and practice making good videos.
32. Write the script in advance. While impromptu videos are fun, it’s really easy to mess up the vision when you improvise.
33. Use analytics tools like YouTube Insight to track your sources and hits.
34. Actually use the word “video” in your title, since people usually include this word, and it will get a lot more results in the search engines.
35. Do not make your video an ad. In other words, get a point across but do it without trying to sell something.
36. Choose the thumbnail wisely. YouTube actually lets users choose their thumbnails so do it carefully and thoughtfully.
37. You can delete comments, so do not hesitate to get rid of negative or rude comments under your video.
38. You can release more than one video at once, so if you have several at a time, feel free to do so.
39. Be real and do not try to fake out your viewers. Most people can spot a fake video or something that isn’t sincere.
40. Have fun and focus on fun, so you’re creating something people will want to share and forward to others.

41. Aside from your logo and website, include a way for people to contact you or your business via email.
42. Watch others and learn. By viewing other videos that are related to your business, you can get a feel for what people are doing, and what others are saying about it.
43. Stick to your target audience. Don’t try to branch out too far from your purpose, or you could easily lose loyal followers.
44. Upload webcam live videos. Have a webcam located at your office, or other
location, and then upload this onto your YouTube channel. It’s a fun way to get others involved in the day to day operations of what you are doing.
45. Make a channel and profile. This gives viewers a home base to look at your videos and check on any new ones.
46. Do not use cuss words or inappropriate language and behavior.
47. Use props, costumes, and other “organic” things in your video. Fancy editing does not always make for the best viewing.
48. Try to open each video with a small montage, song, or your logo, so that people easily recognize your business or who you are.
49. Utilize Yahoo Video and other sites to get your video exposed to other audiences.
50. Specify your channel type, and have a clear sense of what you’re offering on the channel’s main page.

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Best YouTube Social Media Videos of the week

Today I want to showcase some of my friends YouTube videos that show how to maximize your time on social media like Facebook and Twitter. How to use them to make money and how to use them to get more friends and followers. Below is one of my new friends Crowd Conversion. Take a look. This is priceless information!!

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BETTER BACKLINKS WITH ARTICLE MARKETING?

Now that you know the basics in the world of building backlinks, it's time to start building traffic and link juice. As previously mentioned, there are many ways to build quality backlinks to your site. These methods cost nothing but time, or maybe some outsourcing costs if you choose to go that route.

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Top 10 Article Directories For Getting Backlinks!

Officially, Google says, duplicate content filters don't exist, but competition filters do! That is, if you have the same content on your site as another site, then Google will rank higher the site that has higher authority (translated into higher Page Rank (PR)).

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Backlink Building For Newbies!!

When you choose anchor text for linking to your website you should do some keyword research to find out which turns you should be targeting. By using these keywords as your anchor text, you'll increase in the rankings for those keywords.

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