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Trending This Week: Google Makes Girl Cry, Kremlin Fights Fair, Then Dirty

You can accomplish almost anything through a smart social media campaign. If you can’t, try cheating. It appears the Russian government is fond of that tactic.

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Trending This Week: Ireland’s Skies Ripe for Cloud Computing, Siri Hates Women’s Choice, and More

Ireland is the ideal place for beer drinking and cloud computing, according to locals.

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4 Business Lessons I learned from Google Employee Number 59

In a little more than a decade Google has morphed from afterthought search engine into a global brand behemoth bigger than Disney, GE and maybe even Coca-Cola. In fact, the company that started out … Read More

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The Basics of Newsletter A/B Testing

In the world of Email marketing, there is always room for improvement. Sometimes, the biggest improvement can come from the smallest of edits.

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Beyond the Basics: 8 Tips for the Intermediate PPC Manager

There is a wealth of data about searcher behavior available when running PPC campaigns (much of it for free) if you know where to look.

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The Art, Science, and Business of Social Media Marketing

The whole idea of social media marketing can be a bit overwhelming. People are connected to each other more than ever on social media platforms, creating conversation about your brand and industry.

There are … Read More

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Creating a WordPress Stylesheet

WordPress uses numerous default classes and enables users to apply many stylings with the WYSIWYG editor. All of these elements are contained in my stylesheet can be easily configured by changing margins, padding, or background-images

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3 Actionable analytics takeaways from SMX East

I attended a couple of great sessions this morning, most of which were focused on web analytics and how they can provide actionable data. Here are some key takeaways:

1. Keep your enemies closer, … Read More

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Basic search engine optimization for small business

The BFM team is here at SMX, learning everything from the depths of duplicate content issues to the intricacies of web copywriting. Which is a great reminder that the easy part comes first: … Read More

Oct 5 by Byrne Hobart | 1 Comment
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5 Cringe-inducing SEO marketing mistakes

 

(photo source: Nima Badiey)

Mistakes are bound to happen! We all make them – but in life we try to avoid them. Sigmund Freud was once quoted:

“From error to error one … Read More

Sep 23 by Blue Fountain Media | Post a Comment

Look Pretty But Work Hard: 5 Important Aesthetic Tips for Websites

Behind the best web design is a functionality that supports the art.

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7 Essential Rules for Successful Website Design

These seven rules to live by will help your website not only stand above the fray but make a splash doing it.

Sep 2 by Mary Chavez | Post a Comment

Branding in the era of social media

Many companies are at a point where their brand identity in an on-line environment is static in an era of chaos. Things that used to work now don’t. Traditional branding has always been built … Read More

Aug 21 by Blue Fountain Media | Post a Comment

Have you committed one of these 7 deadly landing page sins?

(This is a follow-up to the Affiliate Summit wrap-up from Monday.)

Everyone is guilty of committing a landing page design sin, including ourselves, the pros. That is why it is important to always be … Read More

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The Psychology of Color

What are the right colors for you business? To discuss this topic, one has to have some understanding of the psychology of color. Different colors affect moods and attitude in different ways. Furthermore, one … Read More

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