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10 Reasons Why Traffic to Your Small Business Website is Dropping

Up and Running

An example of a website traffic issue due to an algorithm update would be a case in 2012 when several websites experienced huge drops in traffic. These black hat strategies pushed irrelevant content up the search engine results pages, which made Google act in the form of the Penguin update. Keyword cannibalization.

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Where to focus in 2012

Up and Running

The common tone going into 2012 is cautious optimism. Instead, focus in 2012 on your high payoff activities and leverage the abundance of low cost, no cost marketing tools available to you. Converting your site to operate correctly on smartphones should be your next major web development.

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Bright Unveils A Data-Driven Approach To The Job Search, Raises $6M

techcrunch.com

Bright Unveils A Data-Driven Approach To The Job Search, Raises $6M. ” Now Bright has collected a lot of data about what works and what doesn’t in the job search, and it’s ready to put those findings to use. Once people have been scored, Goodman says Bright works at “taking the search out of job search.”

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13 tech trends to adopt before the year’s end

The Next Web

Though it’s incredibly valuable to be an early adopter of 2012′s tech trends, it won’t hurt your company to be right on time with everyone else who is just discovering them now. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: What tech trends are you watching closely in the second half of 2012?

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

There is a list of the most searched for jobs in Vancouver. These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. or Indeed are used by HR professionals searching to hire within the British Columbia tech industry. Websites such as 604jobs.ca

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Is Your Website “Soooooo 2008?”

Up and Running

Today North American internet users have climbed to 79% ( US Census Bureau ) with a whopping 90% of these users claiming they use the web to help them make purchasing decisions ( Fleishman Hillard 2012 Digital Influence Index ). Here are some criteria to help see if you’re website is hip and happening or pathetic and passé.

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5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics

mashable.com

February 9, 2012 by Ann Smarty. Ann Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. That’s why many social media marketers and power users are in constant search of free, efficient alternatives. Fetch Twitter Search Results.