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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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10 Reasons Why Traffic to Your Small Business Website is Dropping

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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. Check that the code is working properly, and if needed, contact your web developer or SEO specialist to have them check it for you. Failed redirects.

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Supercharge Growth Without Raising Money

YoungUpstarts

Things began to get serious in an apartment in 2012. My good friends and I, all aged 21, were working on a design inspiration blog and curating content for designers and artists. Which was the case in 2012. The other key reason for launching the agency was to fund further development of Gadget Flow.

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Giving Tuesday: How BoardEffect Is Giving Back to Nonprofits

Board Effect

BoardEffect was founded in 2007 by a team of web developers that served nonprofits and educational institutions. The web developers determined to make the duties of the wonderful people they worked with easier by making a program to help them lead their organizations more efficiently and effectively.

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Twitter Link Roundup #164 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s Time To Call Out Fraud In The Adtech Ecosystem | John Battelle’s Search Blog - [link]. Best Free Textures of 2012 | Texturezine - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Best Free Textures of 2012 | Texturezine - [link].

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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. Her newest project, My Blog Guest , is a free platform for guest bloggers and blog owners. February 9, 2012 14:28:44. February 9, 2012 14:46:14. Ann Smarty.

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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.