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10 Keys To A Credible and Trusted Internet Web Domain

Startup Professionals Musings

Studies have shown that consumers gauge credibility in large part based on the appeal of the overall visual design, including layout, typography, font size, color schemes, no broken links, and correct language usage. Don’t forget basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so search engines improve your ranking.

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7 Ways To Promote Your Services Business By Blogging

Startup Professionals Musings

If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Every business wants their web site to appear on the first page of search engine results from a relevant search (Search Engine Optimization). Add content regularly. Conversational style.

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7 Recommendations For Building Your Brand With A Blog

Startup Professionals Musings

If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Every business wants their web site to appear on the first page of search engine results from a relevant search (Search Engine Optimization). Add content regularly. Conversational style.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

This was the first in her string of web properties. One of the many things you become expert at when you launch your own company and have no money is SEO. Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. She learned at the kitchen table as so many spouses do. How’s that for an ex painter?

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Doing the Right Thing > Doing Things Right

Both Sides of the Table

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You get a lot of traffic — not always results. If you aren’t careful every PR team will measure inches over impact.

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7 Keys To Utilizing A Blog To Drive Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Every business wants their web site to appear on the first page of search engine results from a relevant search (Search Engine Optimization). Add content regularly. Conversational style.

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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

SoCal CTO

I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. I recently posted about SEO for Startups. Great stuff!