2011/06/20

Our late weekend roundup - Small Biz Survival

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 04:21 PM PDT

Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup

Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I've read and share them with you here. These posts focus on either choosing, or using, small business solutions online (or both!).

Enjoy!
Matt Mansfield

How to know if you can trust your SEO?
Link: http://biznik.com/articles/how-to-know-if-you-can-trust-your-seo
My Take: A great checklist for evaluating an SEO company before hiring.

How to Optimize Your Facebook Page for SEO
Link: http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2011/06/17/optimize-facebook-seo/
My Take: Optimizing your social profiles for search engines just makes good sense.

Tweet, Tweet: A Simple Twitter Strategy For Your Blog
Link: http://bestbloggingtipsonline.com/twitter-strategy/
My Take: Solid, entry-level advice on Twitter.

Majority Of Smartphone Users Online "Multiple Times" Daily
Link: http://searchengineland.com/majority-of-smartphone-users-online-multiple-times-daily-82265
My Take: Thinking about, and implementing, a local marketing strategy will become even more compelling after reading this report.

25 Facebook Marketing Tips to Increase Sales
Link: http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/06/16/25-facebook-marketing-tips-to-increase-sales/
My Take: This post is chock-full of actionable tips you can use today!

5 Creative Location-Based Marketing Campaigns
Link: http://www.openforum.com/articles/5-creative-location-based-marketing-campaigns
My Take: Real-world examples of location marketing tactics.

5 Ways to Improve Your Email Newsletter So People Will Read It
Link: http://www.networksolutions.com/smallbusiness/2011/06/5-ways-improve-email-newsletter/
My Take: Actionable and to-the-point tips.

How LinkedIn Is Helping Businesses Grow
Link: http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-linkedin-is-helping-businesses-grow/
My Take: Watch this video to learn tactics to use on LinkedIn.

How to Use WordPress for Business
Link: http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/05/wordpress-for-business.html
My Take: Learn more about WordPress and how you can use it for your businesses' site.

The Significant Potential of Twitter Ad Automation
Link: http://www.getbusymedia.com/the-significant-potential-of-twitter-ad-automation/
My Take: Ads? On Twitter? Apparently so! Learn more...

Your website should do more than sit there and look pretty
Link: http://www.mattaboutbusiness.com/
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