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Internet Marketing Blog Posts by Search Influence Alumni 
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Pinning for SEO: Pinterest Can Boost Your Rankings
Pinning for SEO: Pinterest Can Boost Your Rankings Pinterest is a hot topic right now, and not just for people wanting inspiration for their future wedding. While blogs, websites, and the big-name social sites get all the SEO airtime, Pinterest can get overlooked, even though it has huge potential to …
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Five for Friday
1. How Google Now Will Impact SEO & What You Can Do to Get a Head Start – Search Engine Watch Google hosted their big developers conference this week, Google I/O. Although there were no big new products introductions, one service that has been getting a lot of attention is Google …
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5 Tips for Non-Profits to Get Social
Due to financial limitations, many non-profits find it difficult to increase their online presence. It may be difficult for local non-profits to compete with the big brands that are creeping on their digital space. Yet there are a few ways for non-profits to interact with their target audience online for …
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
1. Dusting The Website For Spring: Optimization and SEO Cleaning — SEOmoz How long has it been since you spent some time cleaning up your website? I’m sure for many of us, it’s been far too long. In this post, Scott Wyden Kivowitz gives some great tips for dusting on-site and off. …
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
1. HTML5: An Essential Weapon for SEOs – Search Engine Journal The new HTML5 is set to receive a major upgrade and there are 5 key SEO innovations coming : Nofollow’s little brothers and sisters Alt-text gets some much needed support Identifying the most important links on your page No …
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
1. Bing Places For Business replaces Bing Business Portal – Small Business Search Marketing Bing has made some significant changes in its local business listing management platform. Bing Places will replace the old Bing Business Portal, and along with the name change comes a simpler system that strips away much of the non-local …
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
1. Back to Basics: Meta Descriptions 101 – Search Engine Journal If you haven’t looked at your meta descriptions in over a year or 6 months, it may be time to refresh your meta data. Meta descriptions are the ones that will show up in search results, so they should sound …
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Outdated SEO: A Resource Drain Without Returns
Keeping up with SEO tactics isn’t always easy, which is why the general rule of thumb is to build a good site and network, and wait to be found. Even still, many people are attempting quick shortcuts that have long since been proven less than useful, or even damaging. If …
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Types of Facebook Ads
As Facebook has become a more robust advertising platform, a broad smattering of ad units have shown up all over the platform. Almost every kind of content can be advertised on Facebook, from a text status to a Facebook app to a web site, leading to increased interaction and ultimately …
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Google Places For Business Dashboard Update: News Roundup
Earlier this month, Google started slowly rolling out the new Google Places For Business Dashboard which includes an updated interface, deeper integration with Plus, and a promise of faster updates. The dashboard is now available to all new users in the U.S. To help better understand the new features, we …
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