As I mentioned in my last post from Friday, the most common concern that I encountered during the Social Networking for Business workshop we led last month, was the lack of free time small business...
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Using Social Networking to Drive Traffic
On the 17th of September, we presented a workshop at the Enterprise Center at Salem State College on using social networking for business. The workshop, "Using Social Networking to Drive Traffic,"...
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Not PCI Compliant? Get ready for monthly fees...
Many online credit card processors are now charging online merchants a $30 monthly fee for not being PCI Compliant. Many companies aren't even aware of this fee due to the fact that they aren't...
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Four Ways to Make Your Blogs More Readable
As I was browsing my RSS feeds this morning, an interesting blog caught my eye. I clicked the title to read the full article, but was quickly deterred. What I saw was nine paragraphs of text,...
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The Future of Search and Search Engine Optimization
TechCrunch's Michael Arrington recently published a http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/31/google-ceo-eric-schmidt-interview-h... target="...
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4 Key Factors in Google's Local Search Results
If you perform a search in Google that includes a geographic location (and even sometimes if you don't include a location) Google will display local business results for your search keywords. For...
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The Future of the Web (Web 3.0?)
A couple weeks ago I spoke at the Big Tweet, a Twitter networking event CommonPlaces co-organized with the Creative Economy Association. The event was held on the ocean at the beautiful new Center...