The Wordtracker team has posed a video titled “Why keywords matter”. Wordtracker team team says, “When you’re writing copy for your web pages are you using words that doom you to failure right from the start? Will your audience even be able to find them? Getting to the top of Google’s search page is critical. It brings... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “2012′s Top Search Terms (by Category) and Top Websites”. Lenna Garibian says, “For the fourth consecutive year, “facebook” was the most popular search term, accounting for 4.13% of all searches conducted in the US in 2012, up 33% from 2011 levels, according to a report... [Read more]

Michelle MacPhearson and Justin Brooke’s latest podcast episode on ’Marketing Con Queso’ is titled “Hiring & Firing Without Fear”. Michelle talks about hiring virtual employees and Justin discusses hiring & firing face to face. Plus a new rule is announced by Facebook that you need to know. Hiring & Firing Without Fear ‘Marketing... [Read more]

Your WordPress site can be transformed into a membership site, and that membership site can be embedded in Facebook with FB Member Press. This membership site theme, by John Leonard, has a lot of features that make it a good home for a membership site: • FB Member Press works with all membership plugins Leonard tested, even free ones. So there... [Read more]

The latest ‘Entrepreneurs-Journey’ blog post is titled “Do You Wake Up Productive?”. Yaro Starak says, “I’ve always been of the belief that success begins and ends in the mind. Techniques and systems work, but if the driver is inefficient and ineffective, failure is more likely than success. I consider myself a lifelong student of mindset,... [Read more]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “@MaxBounty Giving Away 300 ShoeMoney Books at ASW!”. Schoemaker says, “I have been doing business indirectly and directly with MaxBounty for many years. We have crossed paths many times since I started in affiliate network. MaxBounty has always been professional and the nicest guys in the industry.... [Read more]

Jay Baer ‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “Using Creative Interactivity to Generate Facebook Results?. Baer says, “What do you think of when I say “Facebook marketing”? You are probably thinking “coupons”, “promotions”, “product launch”, or even “contests”. Brands are well aware of the interest of... [Read more]

Simon Warner just released Total List Domination, for people who don’t have a list of emails they can market to. Total List Domination shows you how to build a list so you can have a long-term relationship with people in your niche. That long-term relationship is where a business gets its enduring profitability. There are many ways to attract... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “The CEO’s Social Media Strategy: Ignore It [Infographic]”. Cormac Foster says, “Zeno Group‘s 2012 Digital Readiness Survey revealed a striking truth: businesses are burned out on social media, too. For all the lip service paid to social media marketing and all the “New Media Marketing”... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “5 Social Media Biz Strategies You’ll See This Year”. David Mielach says, “The way businesses use social media in 2013 will change the way customers and companies interact on the medium. According to social intelligence firm newBrandAnalytics, here are some of those changes.1. Goodbye,... [Read more]

The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “7 Must-have WordPress Plugins for Business Sites”. Armando Roggio says, “WordPress plugins extend the popular content management system’s capabilities and, in many cases, improve its performance. While each site may use a different combination of plugins, some of these every business... [Read more]

Keek is a new social network dedicated to short member videos on all subjects. Keek already has over 2 million members, and it’s continuing to grow. Over 66,000 new videos are being added daily. Marketers are just starting to look into using it for promotions. So you can still get in on the ground level. Once you sign up for a Keek account, you... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “4 Design Frameworks Not To Miss”. Pete Prestipino says, “Ever since Website Magazine profiled several popular CSS and website frameworks back in late November 2012, there’s been demand from our readers for additional resources to explore. And what do you know, we managed to identify... [Read more]

The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “The Best of 2012: Top Posts and People of the Year”. Ashley Tate says, “Now that 2012 has come to a close, it’s time to take a look back at the posts and community members that made the biggest impacts on the Moz blog throughout the year! This year offered unlimited awesomeness to highlight, but... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “How to Master the Marketing Platform of Kings”. Kelton Reid says, “Persuasive email campaigns are a long studied art and science, of particular interest to copywriters. If you’ve ever watched HBO’s hit series, Game of Thrones, you’ve seen key political figures try to outflank one another... [Read more]

Visitors that don’t respond as you need them to represent a wasted opportunity. If they had been treated to a little better persuasion, they may have: • Opted in for your squeeze page • Filled in a form for a CPA offer • Signed up for your membership site • Tried out that free trial you made available • Bought that affiliate... [Read more]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Are surveys a thing of the past?”. Patricio Robles says, “Since the rise of social media, companies have been implored to ‘listen’ to their customers. If you listen, they are told, good things will happen. The truth, of course, is that most businesses have never... [Read more]

The latest ‘Aweber’ blog post is titled “2013: What’s In Store For Small Businesses?”. Rebekah Henson says, “The new year means new prospects for small businesses. 2012 was a profitable year for independent retailers, with a 7.1% growth rate – 2% higher than bigger retail chains. With a successful 2012 behind them, what’s in store... [Read more]

John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “$1500 In 1 Week with No list, No Traffic & No Money”. Chow says, “In the years I’ve been online attempting to make money, I’ve never really earned a lot. I’ve made some money here and there promoting different programs, and I’ve lost a lot of money buying products and paying for traffic. My... [Read more]

Consultants to local businesses often use a printed (or downloadable) report on a facet of online marketing as a tool to get new local clients. James Allen has created a new version of this tool that will attract attention from your prospective clients, a set of infographic reports he calls Local Lead-gen Infographics. These infographics explain some... [Read more]

MarketingSherpa has released a case study titled “Social Media Marketing: Startup achieves 900% Facebook fan growth through sweepstakes”. Courtney Eckerle says, “As a small startup founded in 2010, SnapKnot needed a way to trim the budget while growing business at the same time. Previously relying on Google AdWords, the company decided... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Blogger Makes $333,000 Online in One Day”. Chris Taylor says, “It may sound like the first line of a particularly fiendish piece of spam. But a blogger has now in fact brought in a third of a million dollars in roughly 24 hours — all while working from home, presumably at some point in... [Read more]

Marketo has released the ‘Beyond B2B Email Marketing’ guide. Marketo team says, “Email is still the king of outbound marketing – and a channel B2B marketers can’t afford to ignore. Find out how to get even more out of your email strategies by incorporating automation into your marketing mix. This guide is broken into sections: Why... [Read more]

Google Keyword Tool is the best known keyword research tool, but there are others that also get a lot of usage. The problem is that if you use the same tool everyone else uses, you will get the same results everyone else in your niche gets. If you could do research differently, you might find keywords to target with your SEO or PPC that don’t... [Read more]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Social Network for Affiliate Summit West 2013”. Collins Says, “We have set up a social network for attendees of Affiliate Summit West 2013. After you create an account, you will be able to identify contacts before Affiliate Summit and meet the right people for you in Las Vegas. You’ll be able to... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Google Escapes Unscathed From FTC Settlement”. Brian Proffitt says, “The FTC’s 19-month investigation into allegations of search engine bias and manipulation has ended with a unanimous decision that Google did not perform antitrust practices, a decision that clears Google of allegations from... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “2012′s Top Lessons for B2B Marketers”. Jesse Noyes says, “I know, I know. You’re probably reading this and thinking, “Great, another end-of-the-year list!” I’m with you, friend. But, it’s easy to get contemplative when the last quarter draws to a close.... [Read more]

Get Video Press Theme is a new WordPress theme, designed to host videos on your site. Your home page can be enhanced by a video to welcome your visitors. And you can feature up to five more videos in listings in the sidebar, and you have any number of other videos hosted on your site. This premium theme supports: • Full customization of logo and... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Report: Google+ Has 105 Million Unique Monthly Visitors”. Todd Wasserman says, “Google+ has joined Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn in the 100 million-plus-unique-visitors-per-month club, but it’s lagging in mobile, according to data from comScore.The network attracted 105 million monthly... [Read more]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Big data’s 2013 challenge: making it small”. Patricio Robles says, “Numerous trends are discernible in the predictions made for 2013. One of the most apparent: the continued rise of big data. What big data is, the roles it is creating and data management best practices came... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Online Holiday Spending Tops $40 Billion for First Time Ever”. Seth Fiegerman says, “U.S. consumers spent $42.3 billion online during the holiday season, the first time online spending has ever topped $40 billion for that time period, according to comScore’s latest shopping data for... [Read more]

If you are operating an Amazon affiliate business, and earning commissions from sales made by Amazon.com, you are probably missing some commissions you might have earned. Visitors to your site from UK or Canada don’t buy from Amazon.com. They buy from Amazon.CA or Amazon.UK. They may learn about the product on your site, but you don’t get... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “Global Tech Market to Grow by 5.4% in 2013 and 6.7% in 2014”. Andrew Bartels says, “The 2013 New Year has begun with the removal from the global tech market outlook of one risk, that of the US economy going over the fiscal cliff. On New Year’s day, the US House of Representatives... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Google’s FTC Settlement Is An Epic Fail For Microsoft”. Dan Lyons says, “Microsoft had a pretty lousy year in 2012, putting out a string of big products – Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and the Surface tablet – that all turned out to be be disappointing. But those pale in comparison to what... [Read more]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “The rise of video in 2013″. Heather Taylor says, “As companies further embrace the need for content, video is becoming a bigger part ofeditorial calendars and content teams. Gone are the days of shooting a 10 minute interview and slapping it up on YouTube. Consumers’... [Read more]

If you have a domain name that you bought with high expectations, and spend $10 per year to maintain, you need to turn it into a profit by flipping it, not continuing to let it drain your bank account with annual fees.  [Read more]

The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “10 Gallantly Green Websites to Envy”. Amberly Dressler says, “Color usage plays a tremendous role in a website’s ability to evoke emotion and ultimately action from its audience. People tend to gravitate toward blue and green as their favorite colors, but it’s the meanings behind colors that... [Read more]

Howard Jacobson is hosting a webinar on Friday, January 4 at 11.00 am EST. The topic of the webinar is “The 7 Hidden Obstacles to Success”. Webinar Details Organizer: Howard Jacobson Topic: The 7 Hidden Obstacles to Success Day/Date: Friday, January 4 Time: 11.00 am EST – Time Zone Converter Register for webinar details. ‘The... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “How to Become an Influential Writer in the Age of Author Rank”. Henneke says, “Let’s admit it. Sometimes it feels like everything has been written already. There’s too much information on the web. How can you write original content? How can you craft influential articles? How can you inspire... [Read more]

Trophy Pigeon works in any niche and is a powerful viral method. It uses 100% free traffic to build your site’s readership. Chris Munch, the creator of Trophy Pigeon, says it is “a consistently reliable method that pulls in authority links and slams your site into the limelight of your niche” so your site rises is the search [Read more]