Web Marketing Strategy Update

Even the most prolific writers run out of ideas every once in a while. But SEO allows no one any holidays. If you want to keep your website on top of the game, you need to continually publish new content. A great free tool to help you get article ideas on popular subjects and generate targeted keyword titles is Google’s autocomplete search feature.

Google Autocomplete: An Overview

You are no doubt familiar with Autocomplete. Whenever you type a word or phrase in the Google search box, the search engine attempts to complete it for you. If, say, you type “facebook a” it suggests phrases such as “facebook api,” “facebook apps” and “facebook ads.” Designed for searchers’ convenience, it inadvertently provides webmasters and internet marketers a valuable SEO tool.
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“Chat, flirt, socialize and have fun” is the tagline for the popular social dating site, Badoo. Founder of the site, Andrey Andreev, started Badoo in 2006 when it served only as a photo sharing site. Andrey was living in Spain at the time, and mainly because Spanish girls couldn’t be dated until the male had met her family, he thought it wouldn’t be a good idea to launch the site with a “meet new people” concept.

One year later in 2007 Andrey made an about turn on his initial judgment. He decided to test his views on Spanish women, and repositioned the Badoo as a place to meet new people, rather than just a photo sharing site. This decision came after Andrey observed that even though his site was not earning him revenue, the number of users had grown tremendously within the first year of its launch. The 2007 Google Zeitgeist recorded Badoo as one of the fastest growing search terms, second only to iPhone.
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I’m not going to go into the benefits you gain when you submit a guest post. Having found your way here I’ll assume you’re already aware of those, and know how to research the value NowSell.com offers.

Please follow the guidelines below if you are interested in having your content published:

• Posts MUST be well written. I’ve found that editing and correcting guest posts often takes longer than writing my own in the first place. So if you send me something peppered with grammatical or other errors, unless the content is absolutely stellar, it will be rejected.
• It should go without saying, but the content must be original; a unique article never posted online before. It must not be spun content and upon acceptance it may not be posted elsewhere.
• Your post should tell the reader how to do or achieve something, or share insights on something topical and related to online marketing. It should be interesting, factually accurate and at least 450 words in length — longer, more detailed posts are better.
• Posts that contain at least one related image and/or link to relevant resources that reinforce the theme of the content are preferred.
• Please do not submit articles that are intended for beginners, or only offer a basic overview or introduction to a topic and lack solid content. A moderately experienced online marketer should come away feeling they have learnt something of value, not that they have wasted their time reading empty content.
• Topical posts related to industry news will typically get posted sooner than other content. I always keep slots open for time-sensitive posts, but otherwise the posting calendar is set a month to six weeks in advance.
• Infographics, unique images and videos are also acceptable forms of content. But as with a regular post, they must be exclusive to this blog, and be accompanied by a least 150 words of text.
• You can include two self-serving links in the byline. They should be at least somewhat related to the topic of the blog (Internet marketing/ ecommerce) if not the post itself. Random off-topic links have become too much of a liability and can no longer be accepted. No affiliate links.
• Submitted content may be edited, reworded, or restructured without notification, to improve readability, correct errors, etc. This is to your benefit, but if you can’t accept it, don’t offer content.
• The content should be submitted in pure HTML, with h3 tags used for headings. Alternatively the .doc format is acceptable if headings are wrapped in h3 tags — do not use bold/strong for headings. Send submissions to blogsonly [at] gmail.com.

When marketing your website or products, you need to know your who your target market is and how to reach them. Your ideal customer demographic is probably only a certain section of the diverse group of people that make up the general Internet population, which is composed of men and women of various ages.

You need to learn where the demographic that represents your target market congregates, in order to get maximum results in the minimum amount of time and the best return on your investment.

Two New Major Traffic Sources: Pinterest and Google+

For years, Facebook and Twitter have been the kings of social media websites. Facebook has reached people of all ages and demographics, and it is one of the most popular websites on the planet. The majority of users check their Facebook account daily, and many check it multiple times a day. Many brands and businesses use Facebook to reach their customers, so your message easily gets buried under hundreds of other messages.
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