Green Chili, Cow Bell, and a Lesson in Crowd Psychology

Chili Peppers

This past weekend was a reminder to me that if you stop and pay attention, the world will share an interesting lesson with you.  In my case, my husband and I decided to attend a St. Patrick’s Day “Chili-fest” in our local area.  It started out like your average community sample-fest:  you purchase a certain..
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Which Comment Management Systems Are the Most SEO Friendly?

Which Comment Managers are the Most SEO Friendly?

If you’re considering using a comment management system such as Disqus, Livefyre or IntenseDebate, you may be wondering which one has the best search engine benefits.  After all, managing comments effectively is one thing – but what good will it do if you can’t track social mentions or Google can’t crawl your comments? Let’s take..
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4 MUST-SEE Feedburner Alternatives for Your Blog

Feedburner alternatives

Since Feedburner has been bought up by Google, many bloggers and coders wonder if it’s even worth the effort to try and create an alternative.  Fortunately, that hasn’t kept them from trying to create some unique plugins and services that do what Feedburner can’t (or isn’t any good at). If you’re tired of Feedburner’s limitations..
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Are You Suffering from Shiny Object Syndrome?

Ooooooh...Shiny...

Do you remember when blogging was all the rage – and suddenly everyone you know – even your neighbor’s dog, had a blog? Time passed and YouTube became a star, then everyone was talking about putting online video on their sites (whether it was any good or not).  Now, you can’t even watch TV without..
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Schedule Facebook Posts, Keep Up with Social Networks using Sendible

social media marketing

One of the best ways to build relationships with your customers is to engage them where they currently hang out. But just having a Twitter or Facebook account won’t do you any good if you don’t keep it updated.  Likewise if you send out text message alerts to your mobile and smartphone customers. And if..
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