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Startups Stick with Organic vs Paid Search Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Paid search engine ranking (PPC) is buying advertising for your business from Google or another search engine company. PPC is sometimes called “buying your way into search results.” In this context, there are many parameters and concepts you need to understand before you buy advertising: Cost per impression (CPI).

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Search Engine Marketing - No Panacea for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Search engine marketing is simply buying advertising for your business from Google or another search engine company. Cost per click (CPC). Cost per action (CPA).

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Test Your Aptitude for Business Internet Jargon

Startup Professionals Musings

Search engine marketing (SEM). No SEM plan means you are missing a huge marketing opportunity. Pay per click (PPC). This is how you make money from advertising – someone else runs ads on your site or your blog, and you get paid for everyone who clicks on the ad. Facebook alone has 800 million active members.

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Internet Business Lingo Quiz for Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Search engine marketing (SEM). No SEM plan means you are missing a huge marketing opportunity. Pay per click (PPC). This is how you make money from advertising – someone else runs ads on your site or your blog, and you get paid for everyone who clicks on the ad. Facebook alone has 500 million members. Streaming video.