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6 Best Practices with Product Review Sites

So – I’m gonna step back in time just a bit and get back to some of the very basic things that have been working for me on product review sites over the past few months. If you recall from a few days ago, I still lack focus… and due to that haphazard way of building product review sites  in volume, I have definitely seen a few things working better than others. I confess, in the...

LogoBee Review – A Good Place to Get a Snazzy New Logo?

Other than your domain name, your logo is probably the first thing visitors will notice about your website. Think of it as the first impression – which believe it or not has a big impact on whether users stay on or click the back button. Would you go to a job interview wearing a t-shirt and jeans? Or go on a date without showering for 5 days? How about putting a plain gray cover on a new book...

AlikeList Points Customers to Local Businesses Their Friends Like

As we’ve written about a lot lately, local search is continuing to evolve, and that evolution is not just coming from the biggest names in search. We recently had a discussion with RateItAll President Lawrence Coburn about user location-sharing as  new kind of query that can yield local business results. ChaCha is bringing in Q&A to local search. Another site, called AlikeList aims...

Romow Directory Review – Is It Worth Submitting to?

Back in the early 2000s, link building was relatively easy. All you really needed to do was submit your sites to a large quantity of online directories using your targeted keywords – and you were almost guaranteed improvements in organic search rankings. A lot has changed since then, and needless to say, SEO is a lot more difficult and complex. As for directory links, Google and the other...

ASW 2010 Is Over And I’m Ready To Rock

Well… Affiliate Summit West 2010 is finally over and I’m ready to get back into the grind.  Before I do though I want to tell you about the event.  I’m sure you have seen everyone else posting about it, and while I’m sure they have a lot of great things to say about the conference… I unfortunately do not. The Affiliate Summit conferences in general are very good.  I...

Yelp Adds ‘Check-Ins’ To Reviews

The review site Yelp has been interesting to watch over time. It gets a lot of interest from different businesses like Google who was interested buying it. Then it gets more investment from VC’s when those deals don’t pan out. It has been vilified for business practices and then has worked to make the service more ‘balanced’ as well. Regardless of your point of view of...

Google Makes it Harder to Hide from a Bad Reputation

Google is now including reviews from more sources on its Place Pages for businesses. They’re no longer coming from just review sites. They’re coming from news sites, blogs, and more. Mike Blumenthal, who writes for the Understanding Google Maps & Local Search blog, has an in depth analysis of this change and received confirmation on its existence from Google Maps Product Manager Carter...

Squeeze Theme Review – Squeeze/Sales Pages on Your Blog Made Easy

Squeeze pages are important – no doubt about it. If you have a free offer that you’re giving away in exchange for user information (name and email address), you should be utilizing a squeeze page. If not, you’re probably leaving a lot of leads on the table and limiting your email list building potential. I’ve written before about the 7 components of killer squeeze pages and...

iSpionage

Whenever I start a new internet marketing campaign, I always research competition first, ALWAYS. There are many ways of doing this. Some methods can be done by hand, and some you absolutely need a tool for. In the past I’ve talked about some of these tools. iSpionage has just recently relaunched themselves with a new line of tools that are incredible! What is iSpionage? iSpionage allows you...

Squeeze Theme Review

What is Squeeze Theme? Squeeze Theme is a wordpress plugin that can be used to generate some SERIOUS cash. This WordPress theme / plugin automates much of the process of making squeeze pages. This squeeze page method can be used to generate some serious income… Let me explain below how. What is a Squeeze Page? A Squeeze page is page designed to have your visitors give you their email or similar...

Businesses Benefit From Reviews On Their Website

Small businesses that features reviews on their website are seeing significant returns, according to a new survey from RatePoint. Among the 30 percent of small business retailers who had product reviews on their websites, 43 percent said reviews had led to more sales, while 28 percent indicated they had resulted in more traffic. "Reviews help small business owners learn more about how customers...

HasOffers New Dedicated Solutions

In the past I posted a HasOffers review that you can check out, but this post is about their new dedicated solutions. I Love Has Offers I am a huge Fan of Has Offers. I really love the design of the interface, the features, etc. I am surprised it has not been more widely accepted. One of the main reasons that many people did not move over to Has Offers right away was due to the servers being hosted...

Service to run a criminal background check

Now you can hire an agency to to do a criminal Background check . SentryLink  is a new concept that allows you to view criminal records, convictions, and sex offenders nationwide with a single search. This company provides comprehensive Criminal Background Check.This service allows to you to order a background check at a no contract and amonthly minimum price. Looks like agreat service which can add...

Predictably Irrational – It’s Like Twilight for Internet Marketers

I’m really not a huge “book” type of guy. My wife is the reader of my family. She reads every single day, usually twice. I read usually just once a day, and it’s usually the Bible. Hah! When Twilight came out, she read through that series amazingly fast because she could not put the book down. Predictably Irrational has been like that for me. From page one, there are nuggets...

SEM Rush Review – SEO Competitive Research at Your Fingertips

Competitive research is a huge part of SEO. After all, in order to improve your sites’ rankings in Google, you need to step over your competitors. The more data you have and the more you know about other sites in your industry, the better off you’ll be. A few weeks back, I reviewed SEO Spyglass, a great competitive link building tool that provides you with key insights and metrics on...