Monthly Archives: January 2011

What Does It Take To Succeed Online?

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Neil_Shearing

I was just asked the question, “What Does It Take To Succeed Online”? Assuming the meaning of the question is to build a long-term profitable business, here’s what I think… To be successful online takes many personal attributes, some of … Continue reading →

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Google Changes SEO Game

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Neil_Shearing

SEO Changes For Local Searches Have you noticed a drop in Google organic SEO traffic for any “local” search phrases, for example, “holiday cottage cornwall”? Most likely, if you run any sites that got traffic from “local” search, you have. It’s been … Continue reading →

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Do Link Wheels Work? (SEO)

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Neil_Shearing

Over at associateprograms.com, there’s a discussion about linkwheels, so I thought I’d add my two pence. What’s a link wheel? Well, traditionally a linkwheel is when you take multiple pages on Web 2.0 properties and link them back to your … Continue reading →

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Article Marketing Tips

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Neil_Shearing

Eric Holmlund has posted a good video blog post on article marketing along with a great list of resources. Check it out. Steve Shaw has answered the article marketing question… “Are There Only 3 Article Submission Sites Worth Submitting To?” … Continue reading →

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A Scary New Trend?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Neil_Shearing

Recently I’ve been doing a lot of SEO work on my websites and I noticed a new trend… traditional e-commerce merchants setting up “affiliate-like” websites where they post third party reviews, solicit user-generated comments, videos and photos along with hosting … Continue reading →

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Is Charity Marketing The New Internet Marketing?

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Neil_Shearing

In life we often see swings from one extreme to another. Take the economy for instance. One minute it’s “boom”, the next minute it’s “bust”. Or what about politics… we vote for one party until we can’t stand them anymore … Continue reading →

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XSitePro And Complete Guide To Website Building

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Neil_Shearing

Paul Smithson and the guys at Intellimon have gone a bit loco and have bundled their best-selling website creation product, XSitePro, with another of their quality products, “The Complete Guide To Website Building“. The good news is that for a … Continue reading →

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