Courtney Mills

I have to admit, I have neglected my LinkedIn profile and activity in the last few months. It certainly isn’t as exciting a network as Facebook or Twitter; but I guess that’s not really the point of it.

Having recently started focusing my efforts back on LinkedIn again, I have discovered that it isn’t just a powerful professional networking tool—when…

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While the majority of website owners use Google Analytics to measure their website’s success due to its ease of implementation and lack of cost, there are a few other great analytics options which are well worth checking out.

• Clicky

It offers real-time stats, with a simple, but functional interface. The dashboard is nicely laid out so you can…

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Poorly written SEO copy on your website can be one of the biggest reasons your website fails to be successful.

If this sounds familiar then it could be time to send it to a writer to fix it or if you have the time you could have a go at fixing it yourself.

Here are 8 things to help you…

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Facebook has confirmed that they are testing a feature which allows people to communicate privately with Facebook Pages owners through the message option.

However, it appears that this is currently only available in Asia.

This new feature is enabled when a user wants to send a direct message to any particular Facebook page and they don’t necessarily have to be…

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If you’re business isn’t on Facebook and Twitter, then this post isn’t for you except to tell you to consider setting up a Facebook page and Twitter profile ASAP.

For all those readers who do have a social media presence for their businesses I know how hard it can be to maintain this presence, so I…

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As the end of the year draws closer, it’s about time we shared our predictions for online marketing in 2012.

This week I will start with social media because it is an area of online marketing that is of most interest to me. In the coming weeks, our team will also cover SEO and SEM trends we think…

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Any time there is an update to Google’s search algorithm its big news. Our readers work themselves into a fluster speculating what aspects have changed and the impact it will have on their website’s ranking.

Brace yourself – Google is at it again. There have been some recent changes from Google, but the good news is that there is no…

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Is your Google Places page showing up at or near the top of local business listings in search results? If you answered no, then keep reading.

Here are my top eight tips to improve your Google Places page’s chances of being found by local searchers:

1. Get Verified
The first step to get your Google Places listing on…

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The field of SEO is one that is seen by some as being the be-all and end-all to effective online marketing, while others see SEO practitioners as shady.

There has always been this idea that Google has it in for SEO practitioners and frowns upon SEO in general.

Well, Google have once and for all come out to dispel this…

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Last week I shared a checklist of the SEO tasks for new websites and one of the items on the list was to ensure that you have a custom 404 page when visitors come across an error on your website.

I wanted to expand on this a little more and share some tips on how to make a…

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