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Is the following meta tag appropriate for a site that sells books? <meta name="Keywords" content="books,publish,reading,author,genres,cover,novel" />

What % of the business revenue should be allotted exclusively for the customer satisfaction or customer interaction after sales?

As many of us know, joining a few professional meetups help increase our awareness of the business, network with other professionals, and just be in the know-how. So Im wondering, let's say you have an online community you want to increase awareness and new membership, would you use meetups? If …

I just read on a blog that Answers.com is becoming one of the top visited sites. I would have thought it be Yahoo Answers. I also have used Cha Cha answers in the past. So Im wondering, do you use these sites, and if so, why?

What are some of the good reasons and bad reasons to choose SEO as a Career?

Hi, Could anybody please guide me on how search engines behave with the redirect URLs? Is the ranking lost if the target URL is changed? Thank you, Saudamini

I am developing an ecommerce website for a UK client whose market is also based in the US. Can anyone advise me of the best way to display dollars versions of the prices (as well as pounds) and keep this info reasonable up to date? Thanks in advance

I have a blog that i use for writing how to make money online articles, but the problem i have is that i want to join an affiliate program so that i can promote it with my blog but i dont know what product will have a good conversion rate. …

Far from being made superfluous by the Internet, a [URL="http://www.ala.org/ala/research/initiatives/plftas/2008_2009/index.cfm"]recent study[/URL] by the American Library Association finds that the library is often the only source of free Internet access in a community. More than 71 percent of all libraries (and 79 percent of rural libraries) report they are the only …

I just read a very interesting blog post on Pew Internet recent study about their most recent findings. [url]http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/140357[/url] Insights: Younger generations are moving towards Twitter while Older Generations have embraced Facebook.

As we all know, many vendors are jumping into creating a Facebook app or page for their business. Thus, one needs to measure success from a quantitative perspective. So I was curious when I read of Kontagent - a social anlaytics tool. I personally never heard of them before. Have …

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Hi, I just build a flash game site, {removed link} I'd like to promo the site and drive some traffics, anyone has any idea of where can I start with? I've been looked for sites for link exchange, but got no luck, is there any place you guys know for …

HI World me again you will be sick of me soon I guess. A few quick questions? Is bloggin easy to do? Which are the best site? Will this drive traffic to my site? Hope that someone can answer these question as the net seems to be difficult and has …

Understanding visitors go beyond the click. Thus, I have seen a few toold out there that discuss on behavioral targeting and psychographics. I have used QuantCast to gain an understanding of the visitors' behavioral profile. But what else is out there? Do you know of any other tool other ther?

What is the scope for investment in rental apartments in Mauritius, as the recession seems over, so I expect the boost in tourism? Can someone suggest me the effective ways to advertise and promote my rental properties designed and furnished for tourists ?

I just read on MediaPost about a study that found iPhone users are mean. I dont like that conclusion but it was probably based on the fact that iPhone users watch porno. Who knows? So what do you think? [url]http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=116903[/url] Disclaimer: I am NOT involved in any way with this …

HI all, its me again. Anyway I am new and I was wondering if any of you out there in the IT world, can tell me in simple terms what is back linking and what is the best method of doing this. I am lloking to promote several site and …

I had a someone ask me to day if i can make an online community..... thought this is going to be easy...... next think i know it needs to be based like face book..... Goin to start today...... if anyone can help in any way....... i do thank you.

Hi, I would like to know a good list of PR distribution sites. Any help in this regard will be appreciated. Thanks!

I remember the day when business cards were small and contained the basic information. It seems though that many internet marketers have a very social media friendly business card, with logos, profile picture, and all their social media contact information. So would you create such a card? If you have …

Social media have allowed users to share their lives in many different ways, via updates, images, voice, videos, etc. Now that many platforms are integrated, it is easier to catalog and archive your life. From a privacy perspective, I personally would be hesitant towards this. I just read about a …

hi Please help me to find out how to install wordpress blog on my website

Hi All I've got an interesting problem. A site of mine (sorry I've just seen that no links are allowed so I've removed it) has been on-line for about 2 years now but simply won't come up on a google search and yet comes up in position 1 page 1 …

Digg will unleash its new advertising platform which allows users to vote. Depending on the type of vote, the advertiser may spend more money or less money. Would you consider advertising on Digg? Is this system a turnon or turn off?

I cant believe that the holiday season is already here, thus, very soon, we will see on TV and online, Predictions for 2010. So let's say our thread here - what do you predict for 2010 on Social Media. Let me start with mine: 1. I predict social media will …

One of my client's site is actually going through a site refresh. As an analyst, I advise to monitor the site's web analytics for at least the first 6 months and see if there were any increase in traffic from the major search engines. What else do you monitor to …

Yes, it may seem like a simple question, but I often run into this question among internet marketers. So I ask you the same question.

There are thousands of blogs and sources to learn about social media, but among this clutter, where are the best resources to learn and keep up about social media? I will start with Mashable, DaniWeb (of course), and eMarketer. Where else would you say?

how much important is the role of anchor text of links in SEO? i heard from of my friends it have position 2-3 .is it right? is it different for any SE?

I am planning to start mail based Math assignment help services for the students up to 6-8th grade. I can’t start in big way by developing a site and paying for SEO. What would the be the effective ways to reach the needy students apart from extensive SEO?

After running a Google campaign, you will get a long data report. Other than looking for the obvious, CTR, what else do you look for, both from a tatical and strategic level?

I just read on a blog that 18% of online visitors use social media to search for information. I actually think it is higher. I personally have used Yelp, Facebook, and Twitter to search for restaurant recommendations and events. What about you? What do you think?

Yes, almost every single business out there wants to start a social media outreach, but I do wonder, from a marketing standpoint, which objectives are you trying to measure or answer with a social media campaign? IS it engagement? Or does having a Facebook page increase brick n mortal sales? …

Hi, Can anybody tell me that is there a relation between web traffic and page rank? Thanks.

Hello, I have changed all of my pages on my websites to SEO friendly URLs. I noticed the increase on Page rank on some pages. However, there are more errors of pages not found on my log. I have changed from /index.php?id=1234 to /index/i-like-this-forum/. So, my question is, does anyone …

consider i have for example "Ferdowsi University" as a keyword for my page. as i know it is a efficient way to link this word to some where. which one is better: linking to a page on my site that have something content about apple on it , or linking …

What is PPC? What's the difference between PPC and SEO?

Hello, Thank you for reading this post. I have a website with growing traffic. In the month of October 2009 I have passed one million page view with my search engine. I want to charge $1 per 1,000 page view... Is this right amount? How can I get customers?? I …

HI, In a recent Google posts, now their will be a hyper link in the snippets of the website in Google SERP pages. Any ideas about it ?

There is so much out there on search marketing and PPC. The question is: "Where would you recommend to learn the nuts and bolts of these two and similar areas?" I like to read from blogs and I really want to start reading some books out there. Any recommendations?

I run an entertainment website and currently have my website title in the Title tag of every page, although I'm considering dropping it for SEO as I have read that any non keyword weakens the relevancy. Should I do this? For example, a current title reads "Random Game - K******.net", …

Well, did I get your attention? If I did, it worked!!! I wonder how many people who freely use the term social media actually understands it. Do they understand its uses and implications? Or could it be a fad that most will forget after a while. What do you think?

I saw a report that Hollywood Studios (both movies and TV) and the agencies that manage celebrities are trying to crack down on celebrities tweeting for fear of news getting out that the studios might want to use for publicity at a better time. Personally, I think that as industry …

I have been at so many internet marketing events where every other person is a social media consultant. So I ask, "If you hired a social media consultant, what factors or qualities are you looking for?"

How much traffics you are getting from Facebook and Twitter and what strategy you are following to target these social networks? [B]Also post your Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin profile here so that interested member can follow or connect with you.[/B]

The classic marketing model was outbound oriented and generally consisting of an inside sales force calling on prospects and customers, telemarketing, tradeshows, seminars, trade publication advertising and publicity and broadcast advertising. Over the past few years, electronic marketing has become an essential part of the marketing mix. Marketing efforts for …

I have two websites. I work on their SEO and get a good rank, but the rank does not prove to be stable. How to make an SEO rank better? How to become stable in Google search? Is there any way to do it?

I have to write a Report about E Commerce. Therefore i want some details regarding the following. 1. History,current status and future trends 2. Tools and technologies that support e commerce based business models. 3. Major issues and challanges in implementing eCommerce business models. 4. Real world example where eCommerce …

I have a colleague that wants to enable the chances to win a prize for completing a task on one of our sites. I was wondering what is you views and thoughts about offering prizes from a marketing stand point and your point of view from a user stand point? …