Archive for January, 2010:

Domain Names in 3D

{ Posted on Jan 29 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Domain Names
Ever since CES 2010's big theme of "3D" went rampant for 2010, so did the domain name market. Domainers are snatching up everything under the sun related to this year's hottest new introductions: 3D TV and 3D Blu-Ray. Unfortunately, there's ...Read More »

Making Sense of Geographic Targeting in Google Webmaster

{ Posted on Jan 25 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Local Search Marketing
That little checkbox for "geographic targeting" in Google Webmaster can be quite helpful in some situations (affiliate marketing, anyone?) Here are some quick tips about this feature, and some insight into why you just might want to isolate your site ...Read More »

Keywords as Your Company Name

{ Posted on Jan 19 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Business
Have you ever named a company or website after a keyword? I have. It has serious benefits, both in branding and of course, SEO: just think about backlinks! Read More »

Cottonelle Rips Off Famous Facebook Poll?

{ Posted on Jan 18 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Social Networking
This totally blew my mind. A television commercial for Cottonelle advertised the "Cottonelle Roll Poll," which basically borrows a concept that has gone viral seemingly forever-ago on Facebook: the infamous poll asking if you install your toilet paper to roll ...Read More »

Google Local Business Center Rolls Out Analytics

{ Posted on Jan 14 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Local Search Marketing
If you do internet marketing for a franchise business, have multiple offices, or even one office - a new feature that just came out for Google Local Business is going to make you very happy: per-building analytics for the Google ...Read More »

What the Hell is Going On with Build A Niche Store?

{ Posted on Jan 12 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Affiliate Marketing
If you're an affiliate marketer and have never heard of Build A Niche Store (widely known simply as "BANS" by the affiliate community), then I'm going to seriously doubt your validity. This game-changing program seemed to start it all when ...Read More »

HGTV and Food Network’s Campaign of Love

{ Posted on Jan 10 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Social Networking
Right now, about three million Cablevision customers haven't had HGTV or the Food Network for exactly a week due to a contract expiration. As you can imagine, this has caused a complete uproar. The two widely popular shows are suffering ...Read More »

Advertising Isn’t All About Clicks

{ Posted on Jan 10 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : Advertising Strategy
The key to brand awareness is repetition. It's an important part of any product launch or service awareness campaign, and the online component is certainly a part of it. Image ads don't have to be clicked to be successful! Read More »

Is SEO Dying?

{ Posted on Jan 08 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Categories : SEO
This is a popular theme I've been seeing, moreso with the passing of 2009. Most people think the prospect of SEO dying is ridiculous, but I've been looking at it with an open mind. I'm starting to think that it's ...Read More »