Dec 312008

idealpals.org logoOn may 29th, 2007 I published this article about 15 Top Social Media Marketing Resources which was picked up by Web-Pro news and got a lot of traffic and buzz: that was right after I reserved socialmediasystems.com (it was available then for under 9 dollars!) and formed Social Media Systems LLC in March of 2006.

Now, as is usually the case with me, there are a million copy cats out there claiming to be experts in ’social media marketing’, as traditional SEO becomes outdated (related article: see The slow death of SEO).

Now, since things have changed so much again, that it is time to update the list: 50 Social Media Marketing Resources you cannot  be without:

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Dec 302008

Real Town Seal of Approval for internet services

The Realtown Seal of Approval: After beating this drum for so many years, I gladly herald the new Realtown Seal of approval:  now is the beginning of the standardization of Internet products and services, with standards of quality, fair pricing, and good service.  I suggest you look for this when you do business with any Internet vendor. 

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Dec 252008

Nobody is more of an advocate for a modern, content rich, growing website with video and lead capture and search engine rankings, and a budget for marketing than us: but this article is about the most underutilized opportunity there is for instant lead generation from search engine rankings for free: Social Media Publishing.

Building and maintaining rankings on your target domain is a task and takes time and an every growing website, and you should do it: but don’t overlook the opportunity to have instant rankings on Google and others by publishing directly to existing niche sites, and to sites that are aggregators of content.

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