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Search Engine Ranking Can Make Or Break Your Business

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 paid search results (appear on the first page of search results, despite low SEO rank). Thus I recommend that you stick with organic search, and use SEO to raise your ranking.

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Startups Stick with Organic vs Paid Search Results

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 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). Cost per click (CPC).

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Search Engine Marketing - No Panacea for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Search engine marketing is simply buying advertising for your business from Google or another search engine company. This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO). In this context, there are many parameters and concepts you need to understand before you buy advertising: Cost per impression (CPI). Cost per click (CPC).

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Test Your Aptitude for Business Internet Jargon

Startup Professionals Musings

For businesses, these are now prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Techniques include search engine optimization (SEO) and paid result placement. Pay per click (PPC). Facebook alone has 800 million active members. Do you have a business presence there? Search engine marketing (SEM).

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Internet Business Lingo Quiz for Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Techniques include search engine optimization (SEO) and paid result placement. Pay per click (PPC). Facebook alone has 500 million members. Do you have a business presence there?