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Wasting Development Cycles to Update Content is Absurd

Tuesday, 27 August 2019 by Paul O'Brien

Yeah that’s a bottle of wine. And I know what you’re thinking… “What they heck does a bottle of wine have to do with content and web development?!” Well, a good CMS is like a fine bottle of wine; with just enough of it, you’ll forget your problems. With the startup community, and in incubators,

Published in Blog, Blogs & Blogging, Insights / Research, Startups, Web Design

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Why & How to Market with Infographics

Thursday, 14 July 2011 by Paul O'Brien

Assuming you haven’t lost power at your home and been off line in the past couple years, you are fully aware of the proliferation of infographics as a marketing and communication tool. Perhaps a revolution in online content, not since online video has the way we consume content online evolved so effectively – and I’d

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Published in Blogs & Blogging, Brand Marketing, Social Media, Web Design

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10 Most Important Questions About Blogging with Shawna Seigel

Tuesday, 05 April 2011 by Paul O'Brien

Monday night I have the pleasure of sharing some air time with Shawna Seigel for a discussion of blogging and eCommerce. Host of the WebmasterRadio.FM program eCom Experts, Shawna Seigel, is one of the leading Yahoo Store experts and founder of 1 Choice 4 Your Store. Blog about your passion for your business The single

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Published in Blogs & Blogging, Natural Search / SEO

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Identifying Comment Spam with Google

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 by Paul O'Brien

I was torn on how to title this post; this is either Further proof of the depths to which Google’s bot will go to crawl your content or An alternative to Akismet Have I lost you? Let me start from the beginning. I have an unhealthy interest in comment spam. It sits in a different

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Published in Blogs & Blogging, Google, Natural Search / SEO

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Affiliate Marketing through WordPress plugins

Wednesday, 17 June 2009 by Paul O'Brien

One of the keys to success in affiliate marketing is contextual relevance. Sure, there is no fixed cost associating with running your program through the thousands of coupon and deal related sites that exist to make a quick buck. Unfortunately, the time spent managing an extensive set of publishers and keeping an eye out for

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Published in Affiliate Marketing, Blogs & Blogging

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Google Please Work on the Blog Search Algorithm!

Wednesday, 17 June 2009 by Paul O'Brien

One aspect of the regular search algorithm that seems of increasing importance to blog search is authority; page rank, or what ever you want to call it. Simply, ensuring that blog search fosters the inherent premise of a blog by promoting real bloggers. I LOVE blog search. I can’t stress enough how much I prefer

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Published in Blogs & Blogging, Google, Vertical Search

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The Best Resources for Self Employed Businesses

Monday, 27 April 2009 by Paul O'Brien

It dawned on me the other night that an increasing majority of my readers are self employed: marketing consultants, small business owners, contractors, and startup entrepreneurs. While we focus, here, on marketing resources and tips, there are an ever increasing number of innovative resources to make your professional life easier; allowing you to focus on

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Published in Blogs & Blogging, Insights / Research, Vendors / Agencies, Web 2.0

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