 July 8, 2009 - Navigation: Articles - Readers Respond - Video - Small Biz Talk  Sparking Viral Spread - Make it Easy For Themby Jennifer LaycockWith more and more people signing on to social sites like Twitter and Facebook, companies are working overtime to figure out how to make the companies, products and offerings go viral. While I've written quite a few article about the theories behind preparing a campaign that's likely to go viral, the truth is that some of the most effective viral campaigns are also the simplest. Sometimes it's less about creating a great idea and more about enabling the spread.
 Go Blog Yourself Step 6: Keep Them Interestedby Stoney deGeyterHaving a good headline, a good article and even a good-looking site isn't always enough to maintain an audience. To keep people coming back to your blog day after day you have to go through the extra effort to keep your visitors interested in your content. Go Blog Yourself Step 7: Give Them More Than They Came Forby Stoney deGeyterThere is an old adage that says you need to leave people wanting more. The essence of this is to make sure you don't give so much that your audience becomes bored, but to give them only enough to keep them wanting more. Give them just enough to satisfy, but also wanting the encore. A blog is different. You don't want to leave them wanting more, but instead you want to give them far more than they expected.  How To Claim Your Google Maps Listingby Miriam EllisSometimes, I get ahead of myself when I'm answering questions and in this case, I forgot for a moment that such a huge number of the business listings that make up Google's local index are still unclaimed. Let's get down to basics with this article. If you've been mystified by the verification process, read on!...  The biggest secret of social media is freeby Mike MoranI talk to lots of companies that are afraid to allow their employees to participate in social media. I also talk a lot of companies successfully using social media. What do the successful companies know? It costs nothing and you can do it, too. It has to do with how you treat your employees....  The One Thing You Should Start Doing TODAY to Grow Your Blogby Mack CollierI consider myself to be a pretty good blogger, and over the past 4 years, my blogging has definitely improved my writing skills. But there had always been once area of blogging where my efforts were failing, and that was holding me back.  Where Oh Where Did My AdSense Go?by David CarberryI'm not too sure what's happening with the AdSense team, but there is definitely a disconnect and business are looking for other resources.... Searching for profits more than answersby Mike MoranEveryone is staring hard at Bing, Microsoft's new search engine, and I mostly like what I see, with one exception. I've written before about the search engine conflict of interest between highlighting their own properties and providing the truly best answer. In the quest for ever more cash, search engines are presenting results that point to their own pages. What does that mean to the searcher and to the search marketer?... Tips for Social Media Success - A Panel Discussionby David CarberryThe panelists spoke about various topics such as; online tools, social marketing and challenges their clients face. Some good points were made throughout the session however, as most panels go, they were all intertwined and scattered. I have highlighted some of the main items that are beneficial to all businesses either as a refresher or as new information.... Return to the Top of this Page 
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