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David Anders
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DSA Wordpress                 http://davidanders.wordpress.com/
DSA Posterous                  http://davidanders.posterous.com
DSA Blogspot                     http://david-anders.blogspot.com/

Acme Website
Acme Wordpress               http://www.acme-help.com/w/

The Computer Guy
TCG Posterous                  http://thecomputerguy.posterous.com
TCGSeattle Posterous       http://thecomputerguyseattle.posterous.com
TCGSeattle Blogspot         http://computerguyseattle.blogspot.com/
TCGHints Posterous          http://thecomputerguyhints.posterous.com

LocalWebPromotion
LWP Wordpress                 http://localwebpromotion.wordpress.com/
LWP Blogspot                    http://localwebpromotion.blogspot.com/
LWP Tumblr                       http://localwebpromotion.tumblr.com/
LWP Posterous                  http://localwebpromotion.posterous.com/

Seattle Web Promotion
SWP Wordpress               http://seattlewebpromotion.wordpress.com/
SWP Blogspot                   http://seattlewebpromotion.blogspot.com/
SWP Posterous                 http://seattlewebpromotion.posterous.com
SWP Tumblr                      http://seattlewebpromotion.tumblr.com/

Miscellaneous
Glass Energy Posterous    http://glassenergy.posterous.com
Anders Family Posterous   http://andersfamily.posterous.com

What is Inbound Marketing? - Search Engine Optimization Journal | Seattle Web Promotion

What is Inbound Marketing?  Writing by Nick Stamoulis

According to Wikipedia (which we all know is the most trusted source for college students everywhere), inbound marketing is defined as “…a marketing strategy that focuses on getting found by customers.” Instead of outbound marketing that incorporates traditional forms of marketing like newspaper or television advertising where a company is reaching out to the consumer, inbound marketing is all about getting the customer to come to you. The term “inbound marketing” is relatively new jargon and was coined by the company HubSpot.

Inbound marketing centers on three main marketing tactics: content marketing, SEO and social media marketing. In a sense, inbound marketing is really integrated marketing; connecting various marketing methods and channels together to develop a stronger online presence and more powerful brand.

READ MORE http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2011/06/08/what-is-inbound-marketing/

http://seattlewebpresence.wordpress.com

Wikipedia definitions of Common Web Terms | Seattle Web Promotion - David Anders

Wikipedia is a user-generated and user-edited resource that provides information on a vast array of topics.  When constructing your Local Web Presence Structure I believe it is wise to read the definitions of the terms you will run into.

• You will be constructing an Online Identify separate from your personal identity to promote your service or business.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_identity
• With the introduction of Google Places into the mainstream organic SERP, PageRank plays little to no role in ranking a business in the Local Business Results. PageRank is not a factor since Google ranks business listings and not web pages.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Places
  http://www.google.com/search?q=google+places
• Methods of Website Linking
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_website_linking
• Your Digital Footprint will be enlarged with the links between elements of your new structure.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_footprint
• A web directory or Link Directory is a directory on the Web. Specializing in linking to web sites and categorizing those links.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_directory
• Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization
  
  
• Search engine results page (SERP), is the listing of web pages returned by a search
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_results_page
• Pagerank is the level of prestige a website has been given by search engines like Google. A link to your site is more valuable from a site with a high Pagerank.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank

Search Engine Optimization Journal - a blog about SEO | Seattle Web Promotion

Search Engine Optimization Journal

http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/

3 Common Link Building Mistakes
http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2011/08/12/link-building-mistakes/
It may seem like a relatively simple process, but it is incredibly important that you take a strictly white hat approach to your link building.

3 Tips for Starting Your Social Media Marketing
http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2011/08/11/tips-social-media/
The point is that just about everyone knows they need to get a social media marketing campaign under way, but many are still a little fuzzy on the hard details.

Blog Posts to Read for August 11, 2011
http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2011/08/11/blog-posts-to-read-81111/
Below you will find our favorite blog posts that are related to SEO, search engine marketing and social media marketing from this past week.

SEO Video Lesson -Tips for Launching a Social Media Marketing Campaign
http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2011/08/10/launching-social/
If you are looking to develop a social media marketing strategy, here are a few essential tips to help you get off on the right foot.

 

Seems to be a good resource.
David Anders, The Computer Guy, Seattle

Claim Your Google Places Business Listing Links - Seattle Web Promotion

A simple list of links of mainly blog posts urging you to claim your Google Places Business Listing.

The Google Search was a simple "claim your google places business listing".

Google Places and subpages were #1 thru #4
http://www.google.com/places/

How To Claim Your Google Place, and Why You Should   July 20, 2011
http://todaymade.com/blog/how-to-claim-your-google-place-and-why-you-should/

Claim Your Business Listing on Google Places for Better Local Search Results
http://salonbuilder.com/google-places-local-search-listings.asp

Google Places: How to claim your local business listings YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-GR0IVJW9M

How To Claim Your Google Places Page For Your Local Business   May 23, 2011
http://www.quickregister.net/wordpress/2011/05/23/how-to-claim-your-google-places-page-for-your-local-business/

Ten Advantages of Google Places For Your Business   Feb 6, 2011
http://socialmediapathways.com/google-places/ten-advantages-of-google-places/

How to Claim Your Google Places Local Business Listing    Apr 12, 2011
http://getblissed.com/blog.php?view=detail&id=201104121705338320
Today, more than one in five searches are local and your business is impacted by customers searching the internet ....

Those are the results from the first page of the Google Search.

These are my blogs where I am using ScribeFire to post this
The Seattle Web Promotion online identity was started Aug 1st and is intended to be the example used when I sell my services.
The blogs are at 
http://SeattleWebPromotion.wordpress.com
http://SeattleWebPromotion.blogspot.com
http://SeattleWebPromotion.posterous.com
http://SeattleWebPromotion.tumblr.com

 

 

WordPress dot com Publicize automatically share posts to many other services Seattle Web Promotion

http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/  WORDPRESS dot com

Social Tools

Publicize

Facebook, Twitter, yahoo updates

Publicize makes it easy to share your WordPress.com posts on Facebook, Twitter, Messenger Connect, Yahoo!, and LinkedIn.

WordPress.com also sends your published blog posts to several places to automatically promote them for you. For example, your posts end up in WordPress.com’s global tag pages, are sent out to many search engines via Ping-o-Matic!, and sitemaps pings notify search engines of new updates.

If you want other tips and ideas for getting more visitors to your site, try Getting More Views and Traffic.

Publicize Posts

Once you’ve approved a connection to any of the below services, you’ll see a Publicize section in the Publish box on your post writing screen each time you write a new post.

Just publish the post as usual, and you’ll see it show up on the services you enabled. It’ll look something like this:

If you want to opt out from any of the Publicize services for a specific post, just click the Publicize Edit link. You can then uncheck whichever services you want.

You can also customize the message that gets sent by typing it in to the Custom Message box after you click the Publicize Edit link.

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Facebook

If you don’t already have a Facebook account, sign up for one.

To connect your blog to your Facebook account, go to Settings > Sharing in your site Dashboard..

At the top of the screen that appears, you will see a list of the services to which you can share your posts.

 

Find the block for Facebook and click Connect to Facebook.

A message will appear asking you to authorize the connection between your WordPress.com blog and your Facebook account.

Click the authorization button and you’ll be taken to Facebook where you’ll be asked to approve several different pieces that are necessary for the connection between your WordPress.com blog and your Facebook account. Approve them all.

CONTINUED AT : http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/

 

Google Places Basic Information - Seattle Web Promotion

This is an excerpt from Google's Places Help Page, it gives an general overview of what information you need to provide for your business listing on Google Places.

http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=28247&topic=28307

Create a great listing

Take a tour of a Place page to understand how information appears in our search results

Basic information
When you enter basic information about your business, make sure you include the following:

• Company/Organization: This is the business name known in the offline world.
• Address: Enter your address the same way it would appear on a paper mail envelope.
• Phone number: Make sure to include the area code with your business phone number.
• Website: Make sure to list your authoritative business website as your homepage, since Google uses information from your homepage to help improve search results. The URL you provide can be a maximum of 255 characters.
• Description: Tell users what makes your business special.
• Email address: Let users know how to contact you.

Categories
Categories are ways to classify your business that help Google show your business for the right searches. The Google Places will suggest categories that match what you type, but feel free to create your own if you don't see a category that fits your business. Make sure that the categories you choose are accurate and describe your business well. It's ok if they're specific; Google's search algorithm makes sure that users looking for a general business type, like 'book stores,' will see businesses in more specific categories too.

Hours of operation
Let customers know when your business is open.

Payment options
Specify the payment types you accept.

Photos/Videos
Including photos and video adds visual appeal to your listing.

Learn even more ways Google products work together.

 

These are my blogs where I regularly post primarily with Scribefire.

http://seattlewebpromotion.wordpress.com
http://seattlewebpromotion.posterous.com
http://seattlewebpromotion.tumblr.com
http://seattlewebpromotion.blogspot.com