Jan 272010

User-generated, User-filtered content is the name of the game now: without it you will not compete is this quickly changing environment.

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I here it almost everyday:

“Must I post, can’t you just make me rank on Google search without me having to do anything?”

The answer is yes, and not.

What good will it do you?  Even if i know some ways to fool somebody into coming to your worthless, page, what would be the point?

Very soon (and is some ways already) it will only be the value of your site to your visitors, and how long they spend there that determines your rankings; the tips and tricks of Gurus like me will not help you, if Google knows that people do not stay on your site; and Google already knows everything.

I am living proof that most of you would rather buy sweet lies than hear the truth.  But the truth is still the truth.  It is all about the value of the resources you provide now.

Stop buying sweet lies.  You need video, interaction, and real content to compete online in 2010: and the best way to get these things  on a scale that will scale, is user-generated, user-filtered content.  The way to get that, is with a social media enabled site.

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May 052009

When I reserved Socialmediasystems.com three years ago for $8.75  my ex-partner (a programmer) laughed at me.

My, my what a great deal has changed since then.  In an effort to keep up, here are some current trends:

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Jul 032008

Be sure to read this article: 1rst page Organic results: North Brunswick Real Estate, to learn about how a Realtor can definately achieve rankings for city, state, real estate and other competitive key word searches by way of a properly optimized, well sydicated blog: Scott ranks for many searches with his http://homesofnj.com/, here just a few examples:

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Jun 122008

I Love Wordpress

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Wordpress is web software for online publishing.  Notice that I didn’t use the word blog, even though wordpress is blogging software.  It has been expanded to be A LOT more then that and shouldn’t considered in the same class as most blogging software.  It’s a robust CMS (content management system) that empowers every type of website with users that include CNN, Playstation and the New York Times.

With website technology changing daily, choosing the right content management system or simply the actual software that organizes and runs a website is absolutely crucial to your success online.  For most websites I’d highly recommend building with Wordpress and here is why:

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