Blog Posts To Read For December 30, 2010

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Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy 2011!!!

Below you will find our favorite blog posts that are related to SEO, search engine marketing and social media marketing from this past week. Please feel free to visit each, we hope you find them as helpful as we do!

It’s a Merry Christmas for e-Retailers
This post talked about how the e-Retailers made out this holiday season. Online shopping was up and going strong.

The danger of not doing what you love, and other wisdom.
This post has great little blips on wisdom as we approach 2011 with such topics as innovation, creativity, and talent retention. Short interesting blips of wisdom that ring true.

Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s Launch Location-Based Rewards App
Customer rewards programs have been a way of retaining customers that business owners have been utilizing for years. The conventional way was through punch cards, and now, places like Carl’s Jr. and Hardees have taken the punch card into the mainstream, and created a location based rewards app for their customers…a virtual punch card.

Google’s Next Big Thing Is … Contextual Discovery
This post talks about Google’s new focus, making it even easier for internet users to find information about what they want this time, before they have even asked for it through Contextual Discovery.

4 Things I Learned About Team in 2010
This post talks about a team, it’s importance, and how without a team, it’s virtually impossible to keep a business up and running successfully…at least in my case, I thank my lucky stars for the great team of people that keep things moving.

Search Engine Optimization: Know Before You Go
This post brings up great points about being in the know about SEO before you jump in feet first. Knowing that SEO isn’t a quick fix, or knowing that you can’t get the full effect of SEO with just one piece of the puzzle are all important things in having a successful SEO campaign and a good working relationship with your SEO.

Don’t Let One Bad SEO Company Ruin Everything
Sometimes we don’t make the right decisions, let’s face it we can’t always be on target. If you have had a bad experience with an SEO, don’t let it turn you off to SEO all together. The benefit of SEO outweighs the risk of choosing an SEO that doesn’t fit you or your vision. Do your research, make sure to choose an SEO who jives with you and your business goals.

Coffee Worthy of Risking Your Life For
Totally unrelated to SEO, ok maybe not totally, because without it, I wouldn’t be able to function, I ran across this photo and thought I had to share it with all of you. Being from New England, living in Dunkin Donuts territory and surviving this past weeks Blizzard, I got a kick out of it. What we do for our Dunkies!

These were the our favorite blog posts this week. Check back next week for more!