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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). How many adds came through organic SEO? How many through SEM? SEO is seldom “free.”. Nobody likes to raise money then look like a loser. How many through affiliate deals?

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Small Business Marketing: Web Design Best Practices and Tips

crowdSPRING Blog

If your 2010 website has content dated from 2003, your visitors may quickly leave your site. Don’t forget search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM). But SEO and/or SEM campaigns can provide great leverage to small businesses and as a result, should not be ignored.

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Small Business Marketing: Web Design Best Practices and Tips

crowdSPRING Blog

If your 2010 website has content dated from 2003, your visitors may quickly leave your site. Don’t forget search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM). But SEO and/or SEM campaigns can provide great leverage to small businesses and as a result, should not be ignored.

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