SEO Advice for Start Up Entrepreneurs
There is no silver bullet when it comes to SEO and I have a feeling that, with the Facebook's new Graph Search, the SEO world is about to be flipped upside down. My office is located at thinkspace in the coworking section which gives me the opportunity to speak with
thinkspace: An Innovation Hub for Economic Growth in Washington
The 41th Annual Economic Forecast report for 2013 was released in the Puget Sound Business Journal in the January 11-17th issue. In this report Cynthia Flash authored an article, "Local tech sector key to sustaining regional economic growth." Cynthia writes, " It's no secret that Washington's information technology industry is a major
DIY SEO Bootcamp For Startups
image credit You’re a visionary. Your Idea will change the world!Every time you tell someone about your idea they instantly become a believer and start spreading the word. Your energy and passion for what you do is so contagious that you are attracting talent, people want to get involved. Only
Why Having A Social Media Department Is A Bad Idea
When you think about the rise of social media and it's prevalence in today's business world, you would think that a company with the right resources should have their own social media department, if not only as a part of the marketing team. That's just plain wrong. A dedicated team for
Twittiquette: A 21 Point Checklist For Better Tweeting
Etiquette is as important on social networks as it is at interviews and fancy dinners. You don't wear cut-off jeans to formal events or chew with your mouth open at a business dinner, so don't do the equivalent by forgetting your twitter manners! There are certain things that you can't get away with on
10 Reasons To Do Social Media The Right Way [Stats]
We live in a world surrounded by ads, that's clear. With more methods of advertising, come more ways we learn to block them out. We are numb to many types of push marketing techniques, those types of ads and campaigns that saturate and annoy. Thankfully, we also live in a
Google Is Going Through Changes, Here’s 3 You Need To Know About
With a crazy number of projects launching from Google Chromebooks to Google+, along with a few more clandestine endeavors, it's easy to lose the less sexy stories in the shuffle. Here are 3 changes that are going to affect your business and search in huge ways starting
5 Ways To Measure Your Influence In Social Media
It's no secret that search is going is social. Influence in social media is already a part of what drives page ranking at Google and Bing. There are more great tools out there than ever before, so we're going to cover 5 ways to measure your online influence in 2011. Get these
Social Media ROI: Social Shares Are Worth Real Dollars!
Ever thought about exactly how much one of your Facebook fans or Twitter followers might be worth? In terms of real dollars? Well, Chompon set out to figure just that out and came back with some interesting results: Unfortunately, these numbers don't necessarily mean that every time someone tweets about you,
Cracking The Facebook Code: EdgeRank
Some of, if not the most important parts of the web are the algorithms that make it run. Google's search formula determines who shows up where in results, web crawlers are controlled by algorithms as they comb the web for information, and yes, social media uses them to make our online social