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		<title>For Better SEO, Go Local &#8211; Hire an SEO Company Auburn</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choose a local SEO Company Auburn to boost your local business market. With Google&#39;s Blended Place Search rankings, marketing pros say Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is no longer an option. In fact, good SEO is the most powerful factor in &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/seo-local">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-size:14px;">Choose a local SEO Company Auburn to boost your local business market.</span></h1>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; ">With Google&#39;s Blended Place Search rankings, marketing pros say Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is no longer an option. In fact, good SEO is the most powerful factor in determining your visibility.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/seo-local/seo-local-2" rel="attachment wp-att-469"><img align="left" alt="seo company auburn" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-469" height="163" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/seo-local-300x163.jpg" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="seo-company-auburn" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">So what are the characteristics of a good SEO and how can we distinguish just the ordinary SEO from it? How does a good SEO outperform hundreds of other SEO companies? Maybe the others who know a little about Search Engine Optimization claim that it&rsquo;s no rocket science. That can be acceptable; however, it takes skills, expertise, and experience to get the SEO job done in a professional way which is essential to secure a long term ranking and, of course, success for your business.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">A good Search Engine Optimization is characterized by the results when the job is done and you get your web page ranked effectively. Over time, you will see the trend; profit wise. But it is helpful to somehow have an idea on how to tell that a certain SEO company Auburn offers what you are looking for before paying them to get the job done. You don&rsquo;t have to look very far for you can find one from a number of local SEO companies. AuburnBusiness.com, an SEO company Auburn, has gained a good reputation, find out how.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">It is better to start your search from your local area. You won&rsquo;t need to deal with time differences, project delays, and sometimes, communication problems. The things that determine a good SEO company Auburn are: </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;<br />
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">1.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">Technical know-how. Everyone can read online about Search Engine Optimization. But the technicalities can never be earned by simply reading. To know, understand, and become proficient to it, one needs to put their hands on. Practice and experience are two great teachers.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;<br />
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">2.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">Tenure. Since we mention about practice and experience, a good SEO company Auburn has been in this field of expertise for some time. You can&rsquo;t just learn good SEO in days, weeks, or month&rsquo;s time. </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;<br />
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">3.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">White hat SEO. While others practice black hat SEO just to get their or the client&rsquo;s web page ranked, a good SEO practices white hat SEO which secures your web page for long term ranking with good reputation.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">4.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">Strategies, focus, and practices. It is important to know how they do the job. A good SEO hooks you up with their business and keeps you well informed and updated with transparency. They will never hesitate to give you news whether it&rsquo;s good news or something that might have challenged them. A good SEO company Auburn is confident that they can turn challenge into an opportunity of success.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; ">With these characteristics, you can tell how a good SEO company Auburn outshines with great success through its competency, expertise, and proficiency. Good SEO develops comprehensive plan to an approach for every web page they put their hands on. They don&rsquo;t just focus on adding keywords, but by thinking outside the box and going beyond just the keywords, they as well look at the web site&rsquo;s architecture to devise a more thorough action plan.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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		<title>Will Internet Marketing Work for Your Business? &#8211; An SEO company Auburn might help!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEO Company Auburn helps you reach your local and international market This is an extremely difficult question to answer because there are so many complex factors involved. Specifically they techniques you employ in your Internet marketing campaign as well as &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/internet-marketing-work-business">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;">SEO Company Auburn helps you reach your local and international market</span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/internet-marketing-work-business/internet-marketing-work-for-business" rel="attachment wp-att-458"><img align="right" alt="SEO company auburn" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-458" height="226" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/internet-marketing-work-for-business-300x226.jpg" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="internet marketing work for business" width="300" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;">This is an extremely difficult question to answer because there are so many complex factors involved. Specifically they techniques you employ in your Internet marketing campaign as well as the execution of these techniques can determine whether or not Internet marketing will work for your business. Additionally, the likelihood of your target audience using the Internet and responding to your marketing efforts should also be considered into the equation. This article will outline the potential for success in an Internet marketing campaign.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Before making the decision to embark on an Internet marketing campaign you should carefully consider your target audience. The Internet is used widely around the world but whether or not members of your target audience are likely to utilize the Internet to research or purchase the products or services you sell is not guaranteed. This is significant because investing a great deal of time, effort and money into Internet marketing when your target audience is not likely to respond to these efforts is not worthwhile.</span></span></span></p>
<h2>Employing an SEO company Auburn</h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Conducting market research can do a great deal to help you determine whether or not you should invest in an Internet marketing campaign for your business. This step is very important because it will give you a good indication of whether or not you should even begin marketing your business on the Internet. Hiring a firm specializing in market research such as an SEO company Auburn is recommended because they can conduct this research quickly and efficiently and will likely gain a great deal of valuable information as a result of their research efforts. If they determine your business can benefit from an Internet marketing campaign, it is time to start thinking about how you want to advertise your business online.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Again, seeking the help of professionals like an SEO company Auburn can be an extremely worthwhile investment. If you are not well versed in the industry of Internet marketing, hiring&nbsp;</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; ">SEO company Auburn</span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">&nbsp;with a great deal of expertise in this industry can be very helpful. They can assist you by consulting with you to determine which marketing strategies will be most effective, designing advertisements for your campaign, helping you to orchestrate your Internet marketing campaign and evaluating the results of marketing efforts to determine which strategies are working and which are not.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The potential for success with an Internet marketing campaign is virtually limitless. The success you enjoy is only limited by your ability to promote your products and services and execute effective marketing strategies. Some of the marketing strategies you may wish to employ may include optimizing your website for relevant search terms, placing links to your website judiciously on the Internet, writing and publishing e-newsletters and utilizing affiliates to promote your website.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most important aspects of any Internet marketing campaign. SEO is so important because it dictates the ranking of your website on popular search engines. Internet users value these results and are not likely to seek out websites which do not rank well with search engines. Conversely, high ranking websites can enjoy a great deal of increased website traffic as a result of these rankings.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Inbound links to your website are also important in Internet marketing. Inbound links are links on other websites which direct users to your website. These links are important in an Internet marketing campaign. First of all many search engines factor inbound links into their ranking algorithms which means inbound links can result in higher search engines rankings. Also, these links can be used directly by website users to access your website. This means you can gain traffic directly from these links.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Another way to enjoy a successful Internet marketing campaign is to orchestrate an affiliate marketing campaign. Affiliates are essentially website owners who place a banner ad on their website to direct traffic to your website. Typically, affiliates are only compensated when the advertisement on their website produces a desired effect such as enticing the users to click through the advertisement, resulting in a sale or resulting in another action such as filling out a survey or registering with your website. Affiliate marketing can not only be highly effective but it is also cost effective because you only pay the affiliates when they produce results.</span></span></span></p>
<h3>Call AuburnBusiness.com at (888) 316-4124 and learn how you can increase your profit through internet marketing. We are an SEO company auburn who aims to help local businesses get online &#8211; where the $money$ is!</h3>
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		<title>How Internet Marketing changed the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-=- Internet Marketing is indispensable, learn how it makes the world go round -=- The internet is probably man&#39;s greatest innovation. You can see and talk to your friends from the other side of the world through the Skype, make &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/internet-marketing-changed-world">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">-=- Internet Marketing is indispensable, learn how it makes the world go round -=-</span></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The internet is probably man&#39;s greatest innovation. You can see and talk to your friends from the other side of the world through the Skype, make friends through Facebook, Stalk your favorite celebrity through Twitter, Go shopping in ebay, pay your bills and access your bank accounts online, and even do business through the internet. The possibilities are virtually unlimited. I wouldn&#39;t be surprised if babies will soon be born with iPads .<img alt=";)" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/fckeditor-for-wordpress-plugin/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.gif" title=";)" />This video I found in Youtube.com is a good one, it shows &quot;good-to-know&quot; &nbsp;facts on how internet marketing is taking over the world.&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3SuNx0UrnEo" width="560"></iframe></span></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Internet made the world smaller. So, don&#39;t let your business get left behind, stay ahead of your competition through Internet marketing. It&#39;s the cheapest yet the most effective way to reach your local market. <br />
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<h2><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Not much of an internet savvy? Don&#39;t worry, allow auburnbusiness.com help you with your internet marketing campaign by simply calling us at &nbsp; (888) 316 4124 or fill out our <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/contact">contact request form</a>. We here at Auburnbusiness,com are committed to put your local business on the internet because we believe that&#39;s where the $Money$ is.</span></span></h2>
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		<title>Hiring an Alabama SEO Company can save you time, money, and stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn what can an Alabama SEO Company do for your local business. Alabama is the 23rd most populated state in the US with almost 4.8 million residents recorded in 2010 Census. Alabama also has over 100,000 non-farm businesses or establishments. &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/hiring-alabama-seo-company-save-time-money-stress">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:14px;">Learn what can an Alabama SEO Company do for your local business.</span></h1>
<p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 12.75pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75); ">Alabama is the 23<sup>rd</sup> most populated state in the US with almost 4.8 million residents recorded in 2010 Census. Alabama also has over 100,000 non-farm businesses or establishments. Because of that, Alabama is considered one of the most promising places to do business. To do so, you need to be known by your local customers. And, with all the competition, separating yourself can be daunting. This can be done through print ads, TV commercials, or through the internet. To reach your customers you must have a search engine optimized website. You can do this yourself or hire an Alabama SEO company to do the work for you. This article will discuss how hiring an Alabama <strong><span style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; ">SEO</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>company saves you time, money and stress.</span></span></span></p>
<h2><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75); ">An Alabama SEO company saves you time</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;<br />
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<p style="margin-top: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 9.75pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 12.75pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/hiring-alabama-seo-company-save-time-money-stress/seo-company1" rel="attachment wp-att-361"><img align="left" alt="Alabama SEO Company" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-361" height="171" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/seo-company1-300x257.jpg" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="seo company" width="200" /></a></span><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75); ">If you are like most Alabama business owners you live by the motto &quot;Time is Money&quot;. Doing SEO by yourself could take weeks, months, or even years for you to actually see significant results. If incorrectly done the best you can hope for are no results at all. What may happen is damaging your position in the search engines. That is a waste of time.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;<br />
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<p style="margin-top: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 9.75pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 12.75pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75); ">Since Alabama caters to a lot of local businesses, you would definitely not expect to have the only &quot;clothing business&quot; in town. So that means you will be torn between managing your business and taking care of your online exposure. However, if you hire an Alabama SEO company who knows the local market pretty well, they could study your competition&#39;s ad strategy. You would then stand a good chance to outrank your competition and gain more profit.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;<br />
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<h3><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75); ">An Alabama SEO company saves you money </span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;<br />
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<p style="margin-top: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 9.75pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 12.75pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; text-align: justify; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/hiring-alabama-seo-company-save-time-money-stress/seo-company" rel="attachment wp-att-363"><img align="right" alt="Alabama SEO Company" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-363" height="272" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/SEO-company-276x300.png" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="SEO company" width="250" /></a></span><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75); ">SEO has two branches; the Paid Per Click (PPC) and Organic SEO. Pay Per Click provides you faster exposure since your website will be listed on the side of the search result list where it will be labelled as a &quot;sponsored link&quot;. This is a good strategy if you have available funds. These campaigns do not come cheap. If you wish to have your website continually featured for &quot;hot&quot; keywords, Pay Per Click is a bidding process where you will find keywords that suit your business and bid on them. The cost depends on how popular your chosen keywords are and how high or low the competition is.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;<br />
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		<title>Overcoming Procrastination</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This article is a &#8220;re-blog&#8221; (my cute term like re-tweet referring to when I want to just copy completely something I read from someone else) of an email I received from Anthony Trister at Coffee Shop Millionaire. I thought &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/overcoming-procrastination">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/overcoming-procrastination/procrastination" rel="attachment wp-att-344"><img align="right" alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-344" height="253" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/procrastination.jpg" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="procrastination" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; ">This article is a &ldquo;re-blog&rdquo; (my cute term like re-tweet referring to when I want to just copy completely something I read from someone else) of an email I received from Anthony Trister at </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://jkeith78.csmillions.hop.clickbank.net/">Coffee Shop Millionaire</a></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; ">. I thought it was worth sharing in its entirety. If you know me, you know this is a big problem of mine. I hope you enjoy the info also.</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:<br />
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: white; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: blue; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Overcoming Procrastination</span></b></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:22.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:8.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; ">Procrastination is one of those topics that, it seems, I cannot write enough about. There isn&rsquo;t a person among us who doesn&rsquo;t procrastinate, and that&rsquo;s a fact of life.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; "></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span">It&rsquo;s deep within us. We think we&rsquo;re going to do something later, or read that classic novel later, or learn French later. But we always overestimate how much we can do later, and we overestimate the ability of our later selves to beat procrastination.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span">If our current self can&rsquo;t beat procrastination, why will our future self do it?</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span">I thought I should cover some of the best procrastination-beating strategies, in light of my recent book, focus. People seem to want ways to beat procrastination, so they can actually get down to focusing.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span">Here&rsquo;s a quick guide. <span style="background:<br />
red;mso-highlight:red">Why We Procrastinate</span></span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span">Let&rsquo;s take a quick look at what makes us procrastinate. There are several reasons, which are related in various ways:</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:red;mso-highlight:red">1. We want instant gratification.</span> </b>Resting on the couch is thought of as nicer, right now, than going on a run. Reading blogs is easier, right now, than reading a classic novel. Checking email or Facebook is easier, now, than doing that project you&rsquo;ve been putting off. Eating chocolate cake is tastier, right now, than eating veggies.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:red;mso-highlight:red">2. We fear/dread something.</span></b> We might not write that chapter in our book because there are problems with the writing that we haven&rsquo;t figured out (often because we haven&rsquo;t thought it through). Or we might be afraid we&rsquo;re going to fail, or look ignorant or stupid. We&rsquo;re most often afraid of the unknown, which has more power because we don&rsquo;t examine this fear &mdash; it just lurks in the back of our minds. Dreading or fearing something makes us want to put it off, to postpone even thinking about it, and to do something easy and safe instead.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:red;mso-highlight:red">3. It&rsquo;s easy &ndash; no negative consequences right now.</span></b></span> <span class="apple-style-span">When we were in school and had a teacher looking over our shoulders and scolding us if we didn&rsquo;t do our work, we tended to do the work (until some of us learned that we could tune out the scolding, that is). But when we got home, sometimes no one would be looking over our shoulders &hellip; so there wasn&rsquo;t any immediate negative consequence to watching TV or playing games instead. Sure, we&rsquo;d get a bad grade tomorrow, but that&rsquo;s not right now. The same is true of using the Internet or doing other kinds of procrastination tasks &mdash; we&rsquo;ll pay for it later, but right now, no one is getting mad at us.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:red;mso-highlight:red">4. We overestimate our future self.</span></b> We often have a long list of things we plan to do, because we think we can do a lot in the future. The reality is usually a little worse than we expected, but that doesn&rsquo;t stop us from thinking the future will be different yet again. For the same reason, we think it&rsquo;s OK to procrastinate, because we&rsquo;re going to do it later, for sure. Our future self will be incredibly productive and focused! Except, our future self is also lazy, and doesn&rsquo;t do it either. Damn future self. Four Powerful Solutions</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span">Now that we know the problems, the solutions aren&rsquo;t that hard to figure out. Just don&rsquo;t put them off, OK?</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">1. Stop and think.</span></b> When we allow the above thoughts to go on without really being conscious of them, we procrastinate. When we actually pause and think about those thoughts, we can rationally see that they&rsquo;re wrong. <u>Instant gratification in the form of goofing off or eating junk food can lead to problems later. Fears are overblown and shouldn&rsquo;t stand in our way. Not having negative consequences now doesn&rsquo;t mean there won&rsquo;t be consequences later. Our future self isn&rsquo;t as bad-ass as we like to think.</u> So think about what you&rsquo;re doing, and start to do the more rational thing. Use the strategies below as well, but thinking is the start.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">2. Enjoy the process.</span></b> When we dread something, we put it off &mdash; but instead, if we can learn to enjoy it, it won&rsquo;t be as hard or dreadful. Put yourself in the moment, and enjoy every action. For example, if you want to go out to run, don&rsquo;t think about the hard run ahead, but about putting on your shoes &mdash; enjoy the simplicity of that action. Then focus on getting out</span><br />
	<span class="apple-style-span">the door &mdash; that&rsquo;s not hard. Then focus on warming up with a fast walk or light jog &mdash; that can be nice and enjoyable. Then feel your legs warm up as you start running a little faster, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. This process can be done with anything, from washing dishes to reading to writing. Enjoy yourself in the moment, without thinking of future things you</span><br />
	<span class="apple-style-span">dread, and the activity can be very pleasant and even fun. And if it is, you won&rsquo;t put it off.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">3. Set up accountability.</span></b> If no one is looking over our shoulder, we tend to let ourselves slack off. So set up a procrastination-proof environment &mdash; find people to hold you accountable. I joined an online fitness challenge this month, for example, so that I&rsquo;d report my workouts to the forum. I&rsquo;ve done the same thing for running, quitting smoking, writing a novel. You can even just use your friends and family on Facebook or email.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">4. Block your future self.</span></b> Your future self is just as likely to put things off. So block that sucker. Use a program like Freedom to block your Internet access for a predetermined amount of time, so your future self has to actually focus instead of reading blogs. Turn off your cable TV, get rid of the junk food in your house, cut up your credit cards &hellip; do whatever it takes</span><br />
	<span class="apple-style-span">to make it really hard for your future self to procrastinate or give in to temptation, or at least force your future self to pause and think before he</span><br />
	<span class="apple-style-span">does anything dumb. A Different Mindset</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span">Three other things that must be said about procrastination:</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">1. Do what excites you.</span></b> If you do what you&rsquo;re excited about most of the time, you&rsquo;ll be less likely to put it off. Focus on why it excites you, rather than the dreaded aspects of the activity. I do this and my procrastination is lower than ever.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">2. Productively procrastinate.</span></b> If you&rsquo;re going to procrastinate, do other productive things instead. So if you don&rsquo;t want to do your project, at least get some smaller tasks done. Read more.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">3. Sometimes, procrastination is OK.</span></b> I&rsquo;m not anti-procrastination, at all. This guide is for those who want to beat it, but in my book, lazing around can be a beautiful thing. Reading stuff on the Internet that I&rsquo;m interested in isn&rsquo;t a bad thing. Sometimes, give in to procrastination. But other times, you might want to get off that lazy butt and actually accomplish something.</span></p>
<p>	<span class="apple-style-span">Make it a great day! &#8211; Anthony Trister, Coffee Shop Millionaire</span><br style="mso-special-character:line-break" /><br />
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		<title>5 Reasons Why You May Prefer Dedicated Website Hosting for Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to hosting your company website, you only have two options &#8211; a shared server or a dedicated one. Both plans have advantages and disadvantages, so you&#39;ll want to understand what each one is and how they work &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/5-reasons-prefer-dedicated-website-hosting-business">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to hosting your company website, you only have two options &#8211; a shared server or a dedicated one. Both plans have advantages and disadvantages, so you&#39;ll want to understand what each one is and how they work differently before making your decision.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">A server is simply a place where you can store your data. Think of it like a &#39;home&#39; for your website. Just like you put your personal belongings in your house, your server lets you keep your website belongings with them. Let&rsquo;s look further at how <a href="http://www.websitehostingfornewbies.com">dedicated website hosting</a> can be a good option.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Some businesses opt for a shared server. This is like renting a room at a hotel. You know others are nearby, but you still have your own private room &#8211; or in this case, your website. A dedicated server is one that you rent and only you use.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Renting a dedicated server is like renting the entire hotel. The question you have to ask yourself is, &ldquo;Do I need to rent just a room or the entire hotel?&rdquo; Below are five reasons why you might want to choose a dedicated server.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">First, a dedicated server allows you to have security. With a shared host, if someone else installs a malicious script by accident, the hosting company might have to shut down some or all of the server until the script is found and removed. But if you&#39;re on a dedicated server, you don&#39;t have to worry about someone else installing a bad script because you have the final say over who has access to your server.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Second, a dedicated server often allows your customers to view your website easier. If you&#39;re sharing a server with others and someone installs software that causes the server to run slowly, then you may see high bounce rates. By having a dedicated server, you can control which software is installed and decrease your bounce rate. &nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">A third reason you might want <a href="http://www.websitehostingfornewbies.com">dedicated website hosting</a> for your business is the total control it allows you to have. Since shared hosts involve others, you might be restricted in what you can do with your website. For the good of everyone, hosting companies often have to put limits on your account.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">For instance, you may only be allowed to install a certain number of scripts or you might have to send in a request in order to use PHP (a coding language that is commonly used to build online software). With your own dedicated server, you can do what you want on your website without hosting restrictions.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The fourth reason you might want a dedicated server is the ability to fully customize your hosting plan. You can choose the RAM, the operating system and more to create an environment that is perfect for hosting your website.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The fifth reason to use dedicated website hosting server is that they are great for companies running web applications. If you launch an application that becomes the next big thing or your web application suddenly sees millions of users daily, you&#39;ll need the space that a dedicated server allows you.</p>
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		<title>5 Ways Online Marketing Drives Ecommerce</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the online marketing article &#8220;5 Ways Inbound Marketing Drives B2B Ecommerce&#8221; the author talks about how businesses can attract more business from other businesses. (Yes I know that sentence should be edited but I just like it.) I want &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/5-ways-online-marketing-drives-ecommerce">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">In the online marketing article &ldquo;<a href="http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/15525/5-Ways-Inbound-Marketing-Drives-B2B-Ecommerce.aspx?source=Blog_Email_%5b5+Ways+Inbound+Marke%5d" rel="nofollow">5 Ways Inbound Marketing Drives B2B Ecommerce</a>&rdquo; the author talks about how businesses can attract more business from other businesses. (Yes I know that sentence should be edited but I just like it.) I want to turn this around a little and write about how your local business can attract more business period. This may be from other businesses OR from individuals.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/5-ways-online-marketing-drives-ecommerce/online-marketing" rel="attachment wp-att-315"><img align="right" alt="online marketing" class="alignright size-full wp-image-315" height="88" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/online-marketing.png" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="online marketing" width="250" /></a><span lang="EN-US">I think most of you would admit that you don&rsquo;t reach ALL the people in your local market area with your message. And, ALL the people in your market don&rsquo;t know about your business and what it offers. SO, how do you reach them?</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:<br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">As we&rsquo;ve said MANY times before and as I&rsquo;m sure you have heard others say, the Internet is currently the BEST way to reach your potential customers. And Search Engines are the most used method on the internet for your customers to find you. So, it would follow that, getting ranked high on local searches for your industry is the key to getting you more business.</span></span></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US">Creating and deploying relevant, dynamic content through Online Marketing:</span></font></span></strong></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<h1><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US">1.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sets your company up as an online marketing industry thought leader.</span></b></font></span></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></font></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">By creating the relevant content that is needed for a successful online marketing campaign, you automatically get your company name out there as a leader in your industry. The more your audience finds your content in their Google searches, the more they will look to your for industry-related information in the future.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I have proven this in my land surveying business. I had one caller say &ldquo;man, you have the front page wrapped up. Everything I clicked led me to your company name.&rdquo; Just the volume of information and seeing your name multiple times lends credibility. And, if the content is relevant and your call to action is effective, you will get the call.</span><span class="Apple-style-span">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; ">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:0in"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><font class="Apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US">2.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Positions your company as THE resource for industry-related information.</span></b></font></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">By creating the relevant content that is needed for a successful online marketing campaign, you naturally end up with a library of relevant, industry-related information. When this is housed on your website and indexed by the search engine crawlers your Ecommerce site will quickly become the destination of choice for information on your industry.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Again, if you can stand another personal reference, I recently received a call from an employee of our engineering examination organization, NCEES, in Washington, DC. The woman was creating a presentation to be shown to all Engineers and Land Surveyors about professional licensing. She had found one of my local &ldquo;authority sites&rdquo; that had some photos that she wanted to use. This told me that we were getting our message out there AND that we had used some relevant images on our site.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><strong>Attracts search engine crawlers with relevant, fresh content.</strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Search engine crawlers LOVE new content. An effective online marketing campaign requires that you create and publish relevant content on a regular basis. This naturally attracts the crawlers to your site on a more frequent basis, which in turn drives your site up in the search engine rankings.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Drives more qualified traffic to your site via better search engine results.</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Of course, the higher you rank on the Search Engine Results Page (SERPs), the more likely you are to &ldquo;get the click-through.&rdquo; And, more clicks equal more traffic to your site, which leads to more calls to your business. Page 2, or worse, ranking just doesn&rsquo;t get it. You MUST be on Page 1. And, if possible, have multiple entries on Page 1. This is completely possible in local search for most industries.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<h3><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US">5.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US">&ldquo;Forces&rdquo; your company to create relevant, dynamic content on an on-going basis, perpetuating your online marketing success.</span></b></span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">In order to stay on the front page and especially to stay among the top 3, you MUST consistently create and publish exceptional content. This content feeds the search engine crawlers and generates inbound leads, creating a positive feedback loop. Online marketing isn&rsquo;t something you try once or twice and expect immediate results. It&rsquo;s a way of marketing that takes consistency.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Ecommerce is an essential growth strategy for your company that you can use to attract new customers and increased revenues. Utilizing online marketing techniques in combination with your keyword-relevant website will ensure your ongoing success.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:<br />
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<h2><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Call AuburnBusiness.Com TODAY at (888) 316-4124 or send us a <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/contact">contact form request</a> to discuss how an <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">online marketing</b> campaign can help your local business reach more customers.</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:<br />
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		<title>Using Message Boards for Internet Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 21:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Internet marketing is a very wide term which can be used to encompass a variety of marketing techniques which are used online. Banner advertisements, website promotion, search engine optimization, email marketing and affiliate marketing all fall under the umbrella &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/message-boards-internet-marketing">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; "><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/message-boards-internet-marketing/message_board" rel="attachment wp-att-302"><img align="left" alt="internet marketing" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-302" height="323" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/message_board.jpg" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="message_board" width="350" /></a></span>Internet marketing is a very wide term which can be used to encompass a variety of marketing techniques which are used online. Banner advertisements, website promotion, search engine optimization, email marketing and affiliate marketing all fall under the umbrella of the term Internet marketing but there is even more to Internet marketing than those concepts. Promoting your website or business on message boards can also be considered to be Internet marketing. In fact this is one of the simplest and least expensive Internet marketing options available. This article will examine how savvy business owners can use Internet message boards wisely. It will also explain how message boards can be misused and rendered ineffective as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Message boards are essentially online meeting places. In general most message boards are focused on a particular niche subject and encourage those who share an interest in this particular subject to get together to discuss relevant issues, ask questions, provide advice and even just socialize. Message boards can focus on any subject imaginable they may focus on a particular baseball team or just the sport of baseball in general. Message boards can focus on subjects such as politics, television shows, bands, current events, jobs, hobbies or any subject imaginable. Savvy Internet marketers can take advantage of these message boards to reach a target audience without investing a great deal of money.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Consider a business in which the focus of the business is to assist people in finding jobs which offer telecommute options. The concept of working from home is becoming increasingly popular and there are many websites which focus on this subject. Likewise there are also many message boards devoted to the topic of working from home. Here those with an interest in the subject meet to discuss issues such as finding employment where working from home is an option, working around the schedule of your children, setting up a home office, dealing with friends or family members who don&rsquo;t respect your working hours and paying taxes on freelance assignments. A business owner who actively participates in this message board can take the opportunity to post a link to his website when it is relevant and offers something of value to the conversation. This is worthwhile because the message board features a high concentration of your target audience members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">When using message boards to promote your business, it is important to ensure you are following the rules associated with the message boards. Message boards may have restrictions regarding the posting of links and failure to abide by these restrictions may result in you being banned from the message board. For this reason it is important for anyone who is interested in using message boards for promotion of their business to carefully read the user agreement to ensure they are not violating any of the rules. It is also important to simply use common sense when promoting your business on a message board. Just because the rules do not restrict posting links, does not mean you should spam the board with your link. Take care to only include y our link when it is relevant. This will prevent message board users from assuming your link is just worthless spam.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Finally, when using message boards to promote your business it is important to be courteous to other message board users and to keep all posts professional. This is important because you and your business are much more likely to be taken seriously if you act professionally and responsibly. You should maintain this degree of professionalism even in posts which do not include your business link. This is important because other message board participants will remember you by your user name and will not be likely to take you seriously if you have previously made posts which were offensive, mean spirited or inaccurate. For this reason it is important to act as a representative from your company at all times.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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		<title>Starting an Affiliate Marketing Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Some business owners opt to start an affiliate marketing campaign as part of their overall marketing strategy. In most cases the affiliate marketing campaign is only a small portion of the overall marketing strategy but there are some business &#8230; <a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/starting-affiliate-marketing-campaign">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; "></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; "><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/starting-affiliate-marketing-campaign/affiliate" rel="attachment wp-att-292"><img align="left" alt="" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-292" height="300" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/affiliate.gif" style="margin-top: 2px !important; margin-right: 10px !important; margin-bottom: 2px !important; margin-left: 10px !important; text-align: justify; " title="affiliate" width="320" /></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Some business owners opt to start an affiliate marketing campaign as part of their overall marketing strategy. In most cases the affiliate marketing campaign is only a small portion of the overall marketing strategy but there are some business owners who opt to rely exclusively on this type of marketing. The main purpose of doing this is to save money while still achieving valuable advertising. However, once a business becomes more successful they should consider being more proactive and combining affiliate marketing with other types of Internet marketing such as placing banner ads and orchestrating an email marketing campaign. This article will take a look at what affiliate marketing is and will provide insight into why this is popular and how it can be used effectively.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">An affiliate marketing campaign is essentially a situation where other website owners place ads for your business on their websites. These website owners are known as affiliates. It is important to understand how this type of marketing works. In general the affiliates are given code for your banner ad to place on their website and given the freedom to promote their own website as they see fit. In promoting their website they are also attracting attention to your website because of the banner ad directing visitors to your own website. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">One of the most appealing elements of affiliate marketing is the affiliate is only compensated when he produces a desired result. This means the business owner is not obligated to pay the affiliate unless the affiliate is successful. Success may be defined as generating traffic to the website, resulting in a sale or even resulting in the Internet user registering on your website or filling out a survey. The compensation for affiliates is generally based on cost per click, cost per lead or cost per sale. Cost per click and cost per lead are usually paid in terms of a flat fee which is awarded to the affiliate each time an Internet user either simply clicks through the banner ad on his website or performs a specific action after clicking through the ad. Cost per sale may result in the affiliate being awarded a flat fee or a percentage of the sale depending on the agreement between the business owner and the affiliate.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/starting-affiliate-marketing-campaign/affiliate-campaign" rel="attachment wp-att-296"><img align="right" alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-296" height="195" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/affiliate-campaign.gif" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="affiliate campaign" width="250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">The most effective use of affiliate marketing is to actively seek out affiliates with a proven track record of promoting the businesses which they support. Most affiliate programs are open to anyone with a website and it is not necessarily damaging to allow those who are not particularly knowledgeable about marketing to run your banner ad but it is far more worthwhile to seek out affiliates who are quite adept and generating website traffic to their own website. This is important because the more visitors they receive each month the more likely your website it to receive interest from visitors who click on the affiliates banner ad.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Another aspect of affiliate marketing which can contribute to success or failure is the design of your banner ads. It is important to remember affiliate marketing is viewed the same way other types of marketing are viewed and care should be taken to create banner ads which will be appealing to your target audience. This means everything from the colors of your ad to the size and style of the font should be carefully considered to create an appealing advertisement.</span></p>
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		<title>Placing Banner Ads</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; "><a href="http://auburnbusiness.com/placing-banner-ads/placing-your-banner-ad" rel="attachment wp-att-285"><img align="left" alt="seo auburn alabama" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-285" height="188" src="http://auburnbusiness.com/images/placing-your-banner-ad-300x188.jpg" style="margin: 2px 10px 2px 10px !important; " title="placing your banner ad" width="300" /></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Placing banner ads can be a highly effective way to market your business on the Internet. Banner ads are essentially advertisements which appear on a website, usually in the form of a combination of graphics and text, to encourage Internet users to click through these advertisements to your website. The most common form of banner ads is an advertisement which appears on the top of a website and spans the width of the webpage. These advertisements derived their name from the similarity to a banner but technically banner ads can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. This article will take a look at the effectiveness of banner as well as methods for placing these banner ads.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Banner ads can be highly effective if used properly. However, placing your banner ad all over the Internet with very little consideration to whether or not the location is likely to be beneficial to your business is not a good idea and can be a tremendous waste of money as well as other resources such as time and effort. Therefore business owners who are considering using banner ads to promote their business should spend some time to learn how to use banner ads effectively and to find ideal location for placing their banner ads.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The most ideal location for a banner ad is prominently displayed on a website which receives a great deal of website traffic and also complements your products and services well without providing direct competition for your products or services. As an example consider a business owner who specializes in selling athletic shoes specifically for runners. Buying banner ad space on a website which offers advice on training for running events and provides information on upcoming races would be an excellent idea. This website attracts visitors who have an interest in running and are likely to purchase athletic shoes but does not sell running shoes directly. This means the website attracts members of your target audience but does not compete for your business.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">In addition to purchasing banner ad space, some business owners opt to join banner ad exchange groups. This is an alternative in which the business owner does not pay for their banner ad to be placed on another website but in exchange they agree to post one or more advertisements on their own website. This is a very affordable option for placing banner ads but it is not always the best strategy. This is because the business owner often has little input into where their banner ad appears and has limited input into the banner ads which appear on his website in return. In most cases, business owners have the ability to decline to host advertisements which they deem to be offensive but cannot specifically choose the banner ads they must post.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Finally, when posting banner ads, business owners should be aware of the effectiveness of the ads they place. They may choose to post different designs for their banner ad on different websites but they should monitor the results of their advertising to determine if one style is more effective than another. This information can be very important. If one style is enjoying a great deal of success while the other style is not, the business owner may wish to use the more successful style for all of their banner ads or to redesign the less successful style to make it more appealing to Internet users.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>
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