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No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

We're better at SEO and social media. Well 80% of the folks I meet tell me they're way better than average at SEO, Twitter, and "building communities" whateverthehell that means. Social media and SEO is ever-changing quicksand. Innovative design and intellectual property are no longer long-term competitive advantages.

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Startup SEO: How To Get Started On A Limited Budget

YoungUpstarts

For more than a decade, anyone who’s built a website knows that SEO is a crucial component in that site’s success. Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is how users find your site, and if you are in business to sell products, services or even intellectual property, you know how very important that traffic is.

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8 Simple Steps to Start an Online Business With No Money

Kodorra

Remember to also do a trademark search at your country’s intellectual property office, such as USPTO (U.S Search engine optimization (SEO) is very important to any online business. Ensure your site is SEO friendly so that it ranks visibly well on organic search results. Patent and Trademark Office).

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Unconventional Ways To Break Into The Singapore Market: Where To Start?

YoungUpstarts

Singapore is also at the forefront of protections related to intellectual property, offering security for innovation. This geographical location offers virtually unlimited commercial business opportunities for companies looking to establish their own footprint in Asia.

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Twitter Link Roundup #63 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

9 Step SEO Checkup Using Google Webmaster Tools – [link]. Why Intellectual Property Rights Are So Important – [link]. @crowdSPRING SmallBiz Newsletter: new 1099 rules, biz plans, building software products – [link]. Groupon, Cinderella and Opportunity – [link]. Ideas for effective testimonials: [link].

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Where appropriate, patent or secure intellectual property by other means. Ability to explain to the following technologies, standards and regulations to non-technical staff: AJAX, UNIX, RFC, W3C, HTTP, RDBMS, SCM, SEM, PBX, SEO, P3P, PCI-DSS, DPA, XP. Past contribution to one or more Open Source projects.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

In addition, I do a few consulting projects on the side, in the areas of product strategy, search engine optimization, and intellectual property. On the SEO side of things, I'll definitely want to get your feedback on Browse My Stuff. I'll be interested to see what it turns into.