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Use the Web to Grow Your Business

You've got a business to run. You don't have time to become an online marketing expert, but you know you should be using the web to grow your business. We're here to help you learn how.

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 | ArticleSummary = It can be tempting to turn to shady ways of acquiring email addresses when  you're looking to market your business. Learn easy, legitimate ways to collect the email addresses that will be most effective for you.
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 | ArticleName = PR Strategy for Small Business
 | ArticleSummary = Public relations can be an effective – and inexpensive – way to market your products and services to customers, other businesses and investors. It’s also a great way to create more links to your website and boost your company’s Web presence.
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 | ArticleName = Keep Track of Inbound Links
 | ArticleSummary =  Inbound links to your website from good, reputable sites can help your site appear higher in search results.
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 | ArticleName = Increase Site Traffic with Title Tags
 | ArticleSummary = Major search engines use the title tag of a web page as a link to that page in search results. It's the first thing people see and choose to click on - or not.
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 | ArticleName = Don't Buy Email Lists
 | ArticleSummary = If you’re new to email marketing, you might think buying email lists is a a sure way to get more visitors to your website. Learn why email lists are a bad bet for building business, and what your alternatives are.
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 | ArticleSummary = Making sure your website is fast - or at least, not slower than the average site - can help you gain or maintain good search engine rankings and traffic to your website.}}
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 | ArticleName = Redirect Alternative Domains for More Traffic
 | ArticleSummary = You can get more visitors to  your website by acquiring domain names related to yours and redirecting them to your site. This can help you capture visitors who mistype or can't remember your domain name.
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 | ArticleName = White Hat SEO, Black Hat SEO
 | ArticleSummary = If you've been reading about search engine optimization (SEO) and trying to apply it to your website, you've probably wondered what "white hat SEO" and "black hat SEO" really mean. Use this guide to do the right thing, and avoid getting your site penalized.
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-| ArticleSummary = Bloggers are the new journalists when it comes to getting your online message delivered fast.
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 | ArticleName = Good Content Vs. Spam
 | ArticleSummary = Search engines like Google are changing their methods to make sure only web pages with good content show up in search results. If you're a website owner using content to help you make money, this article will help you create good content that gets links, and avoid being labeled as spam.
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 | ArticleName = Flashy Websites Can Be Too Hot for Bots
 | ArticleSummary = Web page content that’s wrapped in a fancy package can be difficult – or impossible – for a search engine to “see.” Making your page attractive and easy to search is the goal.
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-| ArticleName = Compression Can Speed Up Your Site
-| ArticleSummary = A web page that's chock full of different files and data can take a long time to load into a web browser, making people impatient and causing search engines to rank the page lower. Use compression to make rich, complex pages load faster.
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 | ArticleSummary = Search engines are including more and more "local" listings in their search results. Today, local results offer small businesses an opportunity to rank better than they might have done a few years ago.
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 | ArticleSummary = Paying attention to your site’s search engine optimization (SEO) and doing everything in your power to increase your Web presence makes you look like a pro.
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 | ArticleName = Handle a Public Relations Error Like a Pro
 | ArticleSummary = Everyone makes a mistake now and then. When your business misses a beat, you need to act fast to regain lost footing.
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 | ArticleSummary = You can do a lot for your business with Facebook. Here are seven easy things you can do to make your presence on Facebook more effective.
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-| ArticleSummary = Good customer service is the backbone of any successful business. Grooming your website to deliver clear and concise content is part of the plan.
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 | ArticleSummary = Countless marketers post video clips on YouTube in the hope of winning more website traffic and new business. Most are boring. You can make engaging and effective videos by following our tips.
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-| ArticleSummary = Here’s the ultimate frustration for a business owner: Typing your own name into Google’s search bar, and finding yourself outranked by other professionals who have the same name. Learn three free, easy steps to push your own brand higher in search results.
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 | ArticleName = SEO Mistakes Even Experienced Web Designers Make
 | ArticleSummary = There's a lot of detail involved in website creation. Sometimes a design decision that's great for users can have a big, unintended negative effect on your site's search rankings. It's a real loss to your business if your beautiful, very usable website doesn't get customers coming to it from search engines. Your site could have one of these common SEO problems.
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-| ArticleSummary = Most businesses publish press releases to trumpet company news, while (hopefully!) persuading journalists to tell the company’s story. Your press releases can bring you much greater benefit if you learn to optimize them for search engines.
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