Dear Internet Marketers: Stop Building Your Careers On A Single Commoditized Skill

I just finished conducting interviews for an in-house marketing position. Some of the people I interviewed had extensive backgrounds as copywriters and were looking to make career changes. I love copywriters and their penchant for huge doses of instant creativity. Unfortunately, the job security of the average copywriter can be shaky because copywriters do not [...]

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November 1, 2011 | 19 Comments | Read Story

Infographic: Porn vs The Internet [NSFW]

Internet marketers owe the porn industry for being the first to adopting technologies like geo-location, videostreaming and e-commerce to name a few.
So what does the online porn business look like today, and how much does it impact mainstream search marketing? Let’s take a look at the most recent studies and stats to-date.

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October 25, 2011 | 10 Comments | Read Story

Best of the Web : BOTW Constantly Evolving the Web Directory

For years on SEJ we’ve been a proponent of listing sites web directories as a form of traditional organic link building. And over these years many web directories have come and gone. As linking gets less oriented on brute force anchor text overload and moreso is taking a natural approach, sometimes it can be very [...]

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October 16, 2011 | 5 Comments | Read Story

Crushing Barriers to Launching an SEO Firm — Part 5: Personality

All the money, tech and time in the world won’t help you get your firm off the ground if you don’t have an entrepreneurial personality.

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October 14, 2011 | 5 Comments | Read Story

Crushing Barriers to Launching an SEO Firm — Part 4: Finances

If you’re working with a minimal budget, your main tools are inbound marketing tactics: SEO, e-mail marketing, social networking, word of mouth, Q&A sites, content syndication, social bookmarking, link referrals, forums, video, blogging, and news/media.

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Crushing Barriers to Launching an SEO Firm — Part 2: Experience

The more experience you have, the easier it is to acquire clients. But that doesn’t mean that you need 10 years of C-level experience.

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Crushing Barriers to Launching an SEO Firm — Part 1: Opportunity

Search marketing is an adventure, but never more so than when you decide to kickstart your own firm. Here are some obstacles you’ll hit and some ways to get around them.

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September 23, 2011 | 5 Comments | Read Story

The 20-Minute SEO Audit Infographic

Use this SEO audit chart for a handy reference! Print and post it in your office to guide you through quick audits.

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September 20, 2011 | 12 Comments | Read Story

It Takes Two to Tango — A Romantic View of Conversion

Getting conversions is amazingly like asking someone to dance. Be suave with these tips. You’ll get nowhere if you are tone deaf or have two left feet.

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September 16, 2011 | Comments Off | Read Story

Is Your Campaign Clicking with Customers?

In the never-ending world of companies trying to click with their current and potential customers, have you taken a moment to determine if your pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns are in fact resonating with the public? When it comes to conversions and your return on investment (ROI), you’d best make sure that your PPC efforts are not [...]

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September 7, 2011 | 1 Comment | Read Story