Anne Cohen, principal at A. Cohen Marketing and Public Relations, called on Etna to develop a new Webinar to answer her clients' most pressing question: How do you get to the top of Google? I've answered that call, and will moderate the session titled Getting on Google this Wednesday, August 6, at 6 pm PDT. I've created the...
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There are more than a few medical marketing agencies evangelizing video and "video Web sites." In future issues I'll explain how video can deliver good value for your patients and your practice, and I'll even share what patients themselves say about Web videos. But this week, I'm asking you to be a little skeptical. Video...
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As you can probably guess, paying for links is very controversial! Search engines want links to be an objective indicator of your site's popularity and value...paying for popularity can hardly be called an "objective" way of attracting inbound links. While it is unlikely that Google or another major search engine would punish you for purchasing...
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Earning something that's truly valuable takes hard work. But earning links from reputable and related sites requires something more. You can't just work hard — you need to be clever and maybe even a little controversial to attract the right kind of attention with high-quality links. Consider this: How many hours did you spend yesterday...
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I learned when I was a kid that I'm much more likely to get something if my request is reasonable and I ask politely. That's certainly true of link building. If you read last week's newsletter you know that the goal of link building is to obtain relevant links from trusted sites. So who do...
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When I say the word "links," what first comes to mind? If you're an avid golfer, maybe you have a vision of teeing up on a sunny morning. If style's your thing, maybe you think "cufflinks." But when it comes to your online marketing, links are a crucial component in your efforts to rank well...
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Some might say the first rule of Search Marketing is that there are no rules. While the game is indeed ever-changing, there is at least one rule you need to live by: to be successful in online marketing, you must choose the right keyword phrases to target every step of the way – from site planning through...
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