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Valuing Keywords

Every time a user types a search phrase into a search engine, it is recorded.  Keyword research tools will allow you to retrieve this information, but they cannot directly show you the value of the keyword or its importance in search engine ranking and getting traffic.

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QR Codes: Passing Fad or Marketing Phenom

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As the Internet expands from a network of computers to a network of almost everything—offline things like books and magazines included—QR codes are making information more pervasive and available. They allow us to pack interactivity into nearly every object we use.

As such, QR code use in the U.S. is skyrocketing:  Analyst Mobio Technologies reported a 9,840 percent increase in QR code use for the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  And Gartner says QR codes are on the “slope of enlightenment”—analyst speak for “they are gaining popularity.”

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Logo Design—Keep it Simple

Your company’s logo is the physical manifestation of your brand, your way of doing business, your reputation, and your identity.  The best logos simply and clearly embody your company’s brand identity and create anticipation in the minds of consumers who use your brand.

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Four Strategies for Supporting the Mobile Web

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The number of people accessing the Web via mobile devices has more than tripled since 2009.  With this explosion of mobile Web users, marketers must pay increasing attention to the user experience their Web sites deliver to mobile devices.

There are many ways to support this tsunami of mobile Web visitors, including:

  • Tweak your existing Web site
  • Rely on responsive layout with media queries
  • Build a dedicated mobile Web site
  • Design a native mobile app

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Optimize Internal Links to Boost Page Rank

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High Google page ranks are the goal of every marketer, and optimizing your web page content is the first step in achieving this elusive goal.  Savvy marketers know that need to tune title tags, web page content, and links from other sites.  But few spend time on optimizing the internal link structure—even though it has a big impact on the rankings of your site.

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