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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. Marty Zwilling.

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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). Marty Zwilling.

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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

SoCal CTO

Not only do our business clients turn to us for lawsuits, but they also ask us to create efficient processes and develop their brands. You are writing about the essentials of business. I am planning right not to write a post about how startups often get SEO wrong. Look forward to connecting around the SEO topic.

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How To Build Startup Credibility Before Your Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Too many entrepreneurs spend big money on development, only to find out that the solution isn’t quite right. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Hone your communication skills.

Startup 101
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Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

Both Sides of the Table

.” Here’s what I mean … Let’s start with what it takes for a journalist to want to write a story. Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? ” Can you imagine that ever getting inches in the press? .”

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7 Reasons to Start a Blog Before Shipping a Product

Startup Professionals Musings

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Too many entrepreneurs spend big money on development, only to find out that the solution isn’t quite right. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Hone your communication skills.

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

Both Sides of the Table

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. SEO marketing vs. social marketing. Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. Most VCs are book smart. Connections?