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How Freeware Can Cost You BIG Bucks — A SPN Exclusive Article

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Especially in today’s economy, most people are searching for deals. Whether it is a buy-one-get-one at the grocery store, or an online coupon that offers fifty percent or more off your next restaurant visit, most people are only too happy to snap up a bargain for something they would normally purchase. When it comes to acquiring software for the home computer, this rule is even more prevalent. Why pay for the cow, when they’re giving the milk away for free, right? In the case of recognized vendors, such as Filezilla or Linux, not to mention CNet and Tucows, these sites either own the software they distribute freely, or else they vet any vendors promoted on their sites.

Mobile Applications as a Marketing Tool – A SPN Exclusive Article

By now, everyone has heard about the massive success associated with Instagram’s Android release. Not only did the photo app’s installation base grow by tens of millions of users, Facebook purchased Instagram for $1 billion. Even if mobile developers don’t end up getting that much money for their efforts, a fraction of that payday is more than enough to turn a profit. But what makes Instagram such a desirable purchase for a company like Facebook? Mobile Marketing The mobile market grows each and every year, with many different advertising models employed by developers and companies alike. One of the most effective advertisement methods involves getting your brand’s message and image across through the application itself

4 New Timeline Features Brands Should Be Using

1. Admin Panel Take some time to explore the in-depth features of the newly improved admin panel. Much of the old Facebook insights are still included, but the revamped version is much easier on the eyes, and includes additional insightful aspects such as: – You can now view the date that a new fan “Likes” your page. Get creative and personal with this new feature by highlighting and/or thanking the new fan for liking your page. – The ability to see which month your page was most engaging.

How to Ensure Your Website and Pages are Discoverable with Sitemaps — A SPN Exclusive

Sitemaps are used to tell the search engines about pages on your website that may not otherwise be discovered by the search engines. Generally there are two types of Sitemaps – a HTML Sitemap or a XML Sitemap. Both types will contain a list of the URL’s that lead to pages within your website. The HTML Sitemap will contain an organized list of HTML coded text links pointing to the important pages on your website. See an example of what a HTML Sitemap looks like at: Sitemap The XML Sitemap will contain a XML structured list of URL’s pointing to all pages on your website which you want the search engines to know about. See an example of what a XML Sitemap looks like at: Sitemap.xml If you are knowledgeable about HTML and you know how to hand code, you can create your own HTML Sitemap file using a text editor such as Notepad. If you want to spend less time creating the file then use Adobe Dreamweaver or another HTML editor to assist you.

The 5 Laws of Pinning

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Pinterest is a social media site that is gaining attention and gaining it fast. The site has been around for two years now, but only started gaining a lot of users these past few months. It is said to be the fastest growing social media site today. And because our customers are getting on it, let’s take a look at some of the advantages that the new site can offer to our personal brand or our small business. Pinterest is a place where you can share images and videos. You can post images and videos that interest you and share them with your followers. On the business and marketing side of it, you can take advantage of the site to share your business through visuals, build a network, and drive traffic to your blog site.

12 Social Media Rules of Engagement for Small Businesses

Promoting your business on social media can be helpful in extending your brand, gaining visibility, and building relationships with your customers. Done right, it can be an inexpensive way to market your company. But too many times I see companies plastering up a Facebook page just because everyone else is doing it. Or, they shoot out a few tweets and after a few days or weeks give up because no one is paying attention. Is social media the right tool for your business? Here are some guidelines to help you use social media as a strategic marketing tool: 1. Have a purpose.

Give Your Website the Hollywood Blockbuster Treatment

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Ever since YouTube first launched its groundbreaking site back in 2005, the buzz online has been about – how video has been changing the face of the Internet. Yet while millions have posted video clips to this and other video portals, many website owners still haven’t figured out the connection between online video and online success. With the low cost of entry into this multi-media promotional extravaganza, there are a number of ways that any business owner can use video to give their website the Hollywood blockbuster treatment. When It Comes to Video, Size Matters In the first place, if you want to create online videos that people will want to watch and pass along to their friends and family, the first thing you have to understand is that when it comes to riveting online video, less is more. This means that you don’t have to shoot a feature film or documentary to make the scene with online viewers. In fact, if you have spent any time on YouTube, you will quickly come to find that most of the clips that generate the highest clickthrough are only one to three minutes long.

16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest

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From: Online Universities Blog Post from: SiteProNews: Webmaster News & Resources16 Ways Educators Use Pinterest

Make A Website That Emphasizes Legitimate SEO Tactics

Creating a website that offers value to the reader is very important. Your website should offer great content that others will want to link to and share. However, it can be hard to get your site viewed by a lot of people unless you are aware of how to implement SEO. Just make sure that you make a website that uses legitimate SEO tactics to get your page higher in the search engine results. Use Natural Content Don’t try to stuff keywords into your text. Keyword stuffing is going to make your content look unnatural to the reader. It will also be something that would cause a person to avoid visiting your site in the future