Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “How to Make Your Summer Sales Sizzle by Getting Your Video On?. Lou Bortone says, “Summer may be time for sun, sand and surf, but that doesn’t mean it has to be the season when your sales slow down. In fact, you can still relax at the beach andkeep your business booming! What’s... [Read more]

The latest article on Business Insider is titled ”This Study Says People Aren’t Clicking On Online Ad”. Matt Warman says, “Falling like dominos, every major company on the web is succumbing to the pressure of a world that is moving from using computers to mobile phones and tablets. First it was Microsoft, which this week reinforced... [Read more]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Affiliate Summit East 2013 Selling Out”. Collins Says, “Affiliate Summit East 2013 is on schedule to sell out in early to mid August, based on sales patterns of past Affiliate Summits. Don’t be a sad clown who has to experience the conference vicariously through social media. This will be the... [Read more]

Today Mark Dulisse has introduced version 2 of his single WordPress theme that builds a complete sales website: SalesPress Pro It is a complete Sales Page System, but it is also more. It includes template pages for all sales-related needs: • Video Sales Pages • Content Pages • Membership Pages • Squeeze Pages • Webinar Registration... [Read more]

The latest article on Mark Ling’s ‘Affilorama’ blog is titled “Are you annoying your audience?”. Jonathan Love says, “Did your tweet last night strike a chord with your followers? What about that controversial post you just Facebooked? Your social following is made up of real people with opinions; how they’re reacting to you and... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “How to Optimize Your Pinterest Page”. Brittany Berger says, “So, social media optimization. We’ve been talking about it a lot. This Monday will be no different, but next week will be the last week of the series. This week we’ll be talking about Pinterest, which we’ve... [Read more]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled ”A Beginner’s Guide to Inbound Lead Generation”. Anum Hussain says, “We’ve all been through it. The moment you’re about to dig into the best darn pile of spaghetti and meatballs you’ve ever seen. Just as you twist your fork in the pasta, spear a mouth-watering meatball,... [Read more]

Kevin Docherty has been working on a tool to improve communications between site visitors and site owners. Today’s visitors become irritated when they can’t get their questions answered. Making it easy for the visitor to contact you when something is unclear to them is key to building loyal clients. Docherty has just released WP Connect,... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “The Most (and Least) Effective Keywords in Email Subject Lines”. Ayaz Nanji says, “Emails with the word “alert” in their subject lines have a 38.1% higher than average open rate and 61.8% higher click rate, according to a recent study by British marketing firm Adestra. The keywords... [Read more]

The latest article on ’Marketing Land’ is titled “Facebook Displaying Ads That Users Have Previously Hidden”. Greg Finn says, “Ever feel like you are seeing the same Facebook ad that you “hid” previously? Well, you aren’t crazy. You did choose to hide that ad and it is still showing up. Or, at least a near copy... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “eBay Now Expands Home Delivery Service to Desktop”. Emily Price says, “Getting that last-minute gift from Best Buy, missing tool from Home Depot or medicine for that cold you picked up at work, just got a little easier. eBay Now, a service that lets you order products from local retailers and... [Read more]

Is your site viewed as an authority in your niche? Being an authority makes all the difference in your ranking. And your ranking makes all the difference in your sales. In Authority Revolution, Josh Precht shows you how to build up your site to authority status. Precht has created a step by step game plan on becoming authoritative. He has taken the... [Read more]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “US consumers more likely to moan about brands on Twitter: study”. David Moth says, “The US and UK are said to be two nations divided by a common language, and it seems they are also divided by a common social network. A new study by 360i has found that Twitter usage patterns... [Read more]

The latest ‘Aweber’ blog post is titled “Advanced Email Marketing: Beyond The Basics”. Nick Randazzo says, “We know you’ve heard, but we’ll say it again – email marketing is the way to go when advertising your business. A basic email marketing campaign is a really beneficial, not to mention easy, marketing strategy that you can utilize... [Read more]

John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “Low Traffic Blogs Can Make Money Too”. Chow says, “If you are reading this review, then there is a good chance that you have at least some interest in how to make money online. You want to get to the point where you are earning a consistent Internet income, allowing you to really enjoy the dot com lifestyle... [Read more]

RJ Ritchie was an unemployed carpenter looking for a new job. He decided to try his hand at internet marketing, helping local businesses create an online presence. For five years he has made a success of his new business. He shows us how he did it in Local Biz Training, a guide for a Small Business Marketing Consultant, helping local businesses get... [Read more]

The latest ‘MarketingExperiments’ blog post is titled “Conversion Optimization: 3 keys to a successful call-to-action you can learn from childhood”. John Nye says, “As part of human nature, we love to press buttons. Just think of a second grader in an elevator. Guaranteed, they will push every button in that elevator if you let them because... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “7 Ways to Get Smart(er)”. Demian Farnworth says, “In the marketplace of products, services, and content, life is like a crowded New York City street … your prospect is one of seven million people stiff-arming thousands of messages competing for her attention. She has her own agenda …... [Read more]

The latest MOZ blog post is titled “The SEO’s Guide to Building a Great Mobile Site”. Kristina Kledzik says, “15% of internet usage is done on a mobile device, and that’s expected to climb to 20% by the end of 2013. Review the facts to build the best mobile site you can, whether it’s a separate mobile site, a responsive site,... [Read more]

Luther Landro has made a name for himself creating WordPress themes for local businesses, such as restaurants and medical offices. Now he turns his attention to real estate offices with his new WP Realty Tycoon theme. This new theme has built-in functions that real estate agents will love: • It makes it easy to show listings on the site. •... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “How To Find A Mentor For Your Startup”. Scott Gerber says, “Most smart founders have more than a few influential mentors helping support them behind the scenes, formally or informally. Many of those people are successful founders themselves, looking to pay it forward with a new generation. Curious... [Read more]

The latest ‘ClickBank’ blog post is titled “The Secret Weapon of Successful Online Entrepreneurs”. Molly Lane says, “So you’re starting an online business. Chances are, as a new entrepreneur you’ve already found yourself overworked, overstressed, and falling short of reaping the rewards and flexible lifestyle that attracted you to entrepreneurship... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “Got A Plan For Marketing Summer Camp?”. Lori Wizdo says, “For B2B marketers, June 30th can have a ‘last day of school’ feel about it. It’s a chance to catch our breath after a full slate of Q1’s kick-offs and launches and Q2’s promotions, tradeshows and roadshows. But,... [Read more]

Andy Black haves been working for the last several months on a new SEO software application, called Social Traffic Ranker. Social Traffic Ranker will find the best web pages that you can obtain backlinks from plus doing some additional traffic wizardry. The result is that these better backlinks will bring you better traffic, and ultimately, better profits. If... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Facebook’s App for Feature Phones Tops 100 Million User”. Seth Fiegerman says, “Facebook announced late Sunday that more than 100 million people are now using Facebook for Every Phone, a native app that runs on more than 3,000 feature phone models around the world. While Facebook has... [Read more]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Five tips for a successful rebrand”. Jens Lundgaard says, “A rebranding exercise is an exciting project for any company. But it will present challenges too, not least because the process, from concept to roll-out, can take months if not years to implement. The value that... [Read more]

The latest article on ’Marketing Land’ is titled “73% Of Online Publishers Offer Native Advertising, Just 10% Still Sitting On The Sidelines [eMarketer]“. Ginny Marvin says, “Nearly three quarters of U.S. publishers offer online native advertising opportunities on their sites, according to new research released by... [Read more]

Bolaji O Decided there was no reason to continue making boring and ugly mobile websites. So he hired some of the best graphic designers and had them create Alluring Mobile Templates. If you sell website design services to other businesses, you want to provide stand-out sites, better than the average consultant offers. Bolaji’s new templates are... [Read more]

The latest article on Business Insider is titled ”Marissa Mayer May Have Borrowed From Google To Fix Yahoo’s Ad Revenue Problem”. Jim Edwards says, “Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer may be overhauling Right Media, its big display advertising exchange, and using Admovate to do it, according to Adweek. That’s news because a few... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “4 Tips on Developing Your Content Marketing Approach”. Holly Ragan says, “In the last few years, companies have been transforming their traditional marketing divisions into content marketing departments. If you’re not already familiar with the term,content marketing is... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘MarketingProfs’ is titled “The 10-Step Path to Marketing Nirvana”. Tom Asacker says, “At first blush, “marketing nirvana” seems an oxymoron, like “jumbo shrimp” or “working vacation.” But so does the brand “Burkini”—a combination of “burka” and “bikini,”... [Read more]

Peter Drew is a well-respected software developer who just launched Video Curation Pro to do for YouTube what ordinary curation software does for blogs. It searches for relevant YouTube content content, then it uses what it finds to create, upload, and optimize unique videos for you based on the original. It can create dozens or even hundreds of high-rank... [Read more]

The latest article on ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “Why Content for SEO? [#infographic]?. Denise Wakeman says, “Do you wonder if all the content you’re creating on your blog and social networks, such as status updates, tweets, commentary on Google Plus, your social profile bios, or your Amazon ebook descriptions, really helps you get... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “The World’s Biggest Data Breaches in One Stunning Visualization”. Samantha Murphy says, “Major data breaches, leaks and hacks often consume the news, but the sheer numbers involved — 6 million records or 300,000 leaked passwords — may be hard to conceptualize, especially in comparison... [Read more]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “10 bitchin’ tips for writing irresistible headlines”. David Moth says, “Can you see what I did there? A headline needs to grab the reader’s attention and make it impossible for them to resist finding out more. If this post had been titled ‘How to write a headline’ then... [Read more]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “9 Best Free Image Editors”. Denise Lu says, “Adobe Photoshop may be dominant among industry professionals, but the software can be daunting for beginners and amateurs who just want to touch up the occasional photo. There are many simpler, easier-to-use alternatives to Photoshop, some of which... [Read more]

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