TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 24, 2020

A lot is debated in the SEO world, but nearly everyone can agree that links are and will continue to be vitally important to the health and rankability of a website. I have to start by saying that the most important thing about being cited in news sources is that you have to be newsworthy. More posts by this contributor.

Content 218

Content SEO Tips Ideas 218

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year. But here is the most misunderstood fact about YouTube that I think most smart business people have missed in their rush to criticize revenue splits* or CPMs. I’ve written about that, too.

SEM 150

SEM Content Platform Acquisition 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 About this Blog Ive been thinking about doing a blog with my thoughts on technology and whats happening in the Los Angeles area technology scene for a while, but it was Ben Kuos recent start of a blog that inspired me to actually go ahead and do it. Thanks Ben.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Just not the kind you would initially read about on TechCrunch. And that’s what I love about her narrative. It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. Here’s what I learned about Tracy: 1. That may soon change.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2016

According to Wpromote, it will offer up a select group of nonprofits and charities with a day long event next week, Wprobono: Digital Day in LA, to help them learn about paid and earned social media, content marketing, email marketing, SEO, paid search, and more.

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El Segundo Marketing Paid Search SEO 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital today with Jason Calacanis talking about the big VC deals at the moment and talking about the VC industry. It’s about a 30 minute video (or about as long as it normally takes to read my rambling posts! Plus, maybe they’ve got some mega Facebook deal in the works?

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Venture Capital Capital SEO Yahoo 232

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. SEO for Startups )? What about reporting and moderation?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Professional : PubCon is in it’s tenth year, with event management roots running over 20 years.

SEO 64

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 64

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. SEO for Startups )? What about reporting and moderation?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 1, 2008

As a follow-up to my last post on Meetups SEO / SEM , I was just booted from the group and any of my comments about issues I had with the way the group was handled along with my negative vote about the event were deleted from the group. It makes me wonder if Meetup is actually encouraging this kind of thing.

SEM 150

SEM SEO 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about “ growth hacking ” and why I thought it was wrong that people were hating on the term unnecessarily. Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

I was thinking about this yesterday because my assistant Tasha posted a link on Facebook to Paul C. ” In it he talked about how he gets daily emails asking for intros to Oprah (he does a lot of work with her) and his advice. Think about it – who knows angels the best? I wrote about there here. Be helpful.

Venture Capital 407

Venture Capital Press GRP Partners Blogging 407

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Think about how you can project the voice you want, and make sure it is consistently used by all team members across all platforms used. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics. Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI).

Social Media 135

Social Media Framework Media Metrics 135

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Tell me a bit about your background. You are writing about the essentials of business. And how it relates to what you are talking about in [link] ? In other words, instead of accepting that “SEO is good,” let's explore what the point of SEO is and when it is actually “good” (that is, promoting a goal).

Startup 150

Startup SEO Pepperdine Blogging 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2022

This means only about one manager in ten really knows how to empower others. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. The challenge is delegating the right things, and not delegating the wrong things. Delegate what you can’t do, and what doesn’t interest you.

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Startup SEO Social Media Satisfaction 121

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility. Blogs help because sites that update data frequently get higher SEO rankings. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes.

Blogging 135

Blogging Services Search Engine Optimization Web 135

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Professional : PubCon is in it’s tenth year, with event management roots running over 20 years.

SEO 40

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2013

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 paid search results (appear on the first page of search results, right hand column, despite low SEO rank). This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Marty Zwilling.

Paid Search 90

Paid Search PPC Organization SEO 90

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2010

I’m only writing about the product because I’m passionate about it. Let’s start with what I like most about the product. For Mahalo this often means making modifications to the story in real time both to update any facts and to improve SEO on a story that is already becoming popular. Basically, it rocks!

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Blogging Google Screening Mahalo 287

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Or more directly – they are likely narcissistic resuscitations of your newest features or bragging points that nobody but your marketing team and your mom care about. But mostly they’re thinking, “Will my audience even care about this topic?” Think about Luma Partners. I am a VC. I hand out money.

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 17, 2011

Rand Fishkin, CEO and Co-Founder of SEOmoz, co-authored the Art of SEO from O'Reilly Media and was named on the 40 Under 40 List and 30 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs Under 30, will be discussing why paying for marketing is expensive, challenging and often out of reach for many small businesses and startups. See [link] (more)

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Organization Marketing Startup SEO 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

I’m no wall flower so when something doesn’t resonate I’m usually pretty vocal about it. He wrote a blog post that always stuck with me about how there are regulars on his blog who hang out there a bit like “Cheers&# just having a chat with a metaphorical beer in hand. really understand it. It’s true.

Blogging 301

Blogging SEO Startup Writing 301

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2019

One of these is blogging, to let people know about your brand, provide links to supportive articles, and generate back-links to your content from other sites. After a few blogs about your idea, you will know from reader feedback, positive and negative, whether you really have something to offer, before you spend big money on it.

Blogging 85

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing SEO 85

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

Tell our readers who haven't heard of Wpromote, what your business is all about? It's been a long time since we last talked, and it looks like you've grown significantly � tell us a bit about the growth? Mike Mothner: The key is, we have been selective about who we work with. What are your thoughts on that?

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Paid Search El Segundo SEO 100

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I roughly know about MakeItWork, but tell me a bit about where you spend your time day-to-day. I have a few meetings with the team, perhaps about the website design, radio show structure, an event we are working on, a sponsorship (perhaps the uniforms for our youth basketball team). I recently posted about SEO for Startups.

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

And if you’re not meeting as a team to discuss these metrics and have a regular debate about how you’re doing and what needs to change then I can assure you that you’ll never reach your destination. Here are some measurements I think about. How many adds came through organic SEO? SEO is seldom “free.”.

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Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. 10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. I assumed that the people of Los Angeles were disingenuous attention whores and didn’t know anything about technology.”. SEO Software. Whats Hot Menu.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2016

We caught up with co-founder and CEO Vic Belonogoff to learn more about Render Media, whose flagship site is Opposing Views. Tell us about Render Media? Instead of following food, about politics, or sports channels on cable, those people are turning to social. Vic Belonogoff: It's really all about video. READ MORE>>.

Media 100

Media Content News SEO 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

It’s easy to find yourself caught in the trap of just GSD (getting s**t done) and not stepping back to be thoughtful about whether you’d benefit from doing fewer things but doing those things truly well. You get a lot of traffic — not always results. If you aren’t careful every PR team will measure inches over impact.

Activity 164

Activity Conference Press Case Study 164

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2011

The solution is keeping your site alive and vital, and following basic search engine optimization (SEO) suggestions. These are elements, normally added by your website designer, which contain one or two sentences that briefly explain to the search engine what each web page is about. SEO does not have to be a major expense.

Google 93

Google SEO Search Engine Optimization SEM 93

SoCal CTO

MAY 1, 2007

I've worked with several businesses that were essentially based on driving traffic via search engine optimization (SEO). I just saw a Forbes article talking about Google Hell - getting placed in the secondary index. There are a wide variety of techniques that can be used, but getting high rankings is not easy and highly volatile.

Google 150

Google Search Engine Optimization Organic Search SEO 150

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 15, 2014

I’ve learned much about French history as a result. I now make a living knowing WordPress, CSS, HTML and of course search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing. About my company(s): [link]. I read Les Miserables in French and I’ve seen the theater production over 20 times. Ferocious entrepreneur. Marketing maniac.

HTML 139

HTML Search Engine Optimization Santa Barbara Education 139

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book Crushing It , he begins by talking about his eight-year-old daughter wanting to be a YouTube star. I had a chance to catch up with Gary and talk about the state of entrepreneurship, trends in SEO, and how people can find their voice to start Crushing It. So I think there will be a cleansing.

Startup 70

Startup Search Engine Optimization SEO Tips 70

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

Gordon Gould , the co-founder of SmartPants, talks about the company and how it's applying what he learned founding ThisNext and from a long experience in the social media market to the consumer products goods area--what he describes as Brands 2.0. First, talk about what SmartPants Vitamins are? That's not how we think about it.

Web 225

Web Social Media SEO Media 225

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. I’ve seen too many companies go off track by a VC hell bent on the team pursuing the VCs strategy which at times is about chasing the next shiny object. SEO marketing vs. social marketing. Most VCs are book smart.

Venture Capital 364

Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Think about how you can project the voice you want, and make sure it is consistently used by all team members across all platforms used. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics. Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI).

Social Media 96

Social Media Media Marketing Metrics 96

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I have talked extensively about “social proof&# in fund raising in the past. Basically, I’m talking about being an angel leader and not follower. It requires domain knowledge to know what you’re talking about and success long term as an angel. Think you know a thing or two about location-based services?

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Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288