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<title>IMSPIKE.COM | Published News | PPC Marketing</title>
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<description>All about Internet Marketing, Web Design, Making Money in the Internet and Search Engine Optimization</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:14:35 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insure4biz.com launched for SMEs]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/insure4biz-com-launched-for-smes/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/insure4biz-com-launched-for-smes/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:14:35 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/insure4biz-com-launched-for-smes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cowens Survival Capability, a chartered insurance broker based in Nottinghamshire, is launching a new insurance service, Insure4biz.com, next month. Insure4biz.com is targeted at businesses with up to £2m annual turnover and aims to offer a fast, competitive insurance solution, without compromising on quality. Documents are delivered electronically whenever possible to help keep costs down and pr<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AVG warns of yet another Facebook scam]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/avg-warns-of-yet-another-facebook-scam/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/avg-warns-of-yet-another-facebook-scam/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:14:51 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/avg-warns-of-yet-another-facebook-scam/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Security company AVG has warned of another Facebook scam which takes advantage of users' natural curiosity about who is looking at their profile. Facebook users are offered a ‘fool-proof' app which allows them to see who is checking them out. Of course this is a scam, which eventually asks the unwary user to agree to a $19.99 monthly charge to their cellphone. The scam generates the message &#822<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yet another SEO analogy]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/yet-another-seo-analogy/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/yet-another-seo-analogy/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:10:28 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/yet-another-seo-analogy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There&#039;s nothing like a good analogy! And in SEO circles, we&#039;ve got plenty of them! Depending on who you ask, SEO is like The Biggest Loser, cooking or even like sex! The reason analogies are so popular in our industry is simple&#8230; people just don&#039;t get it. SEO is still a mysterious dark art to an average business person (aka your client). So we practitioners need to find a way <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OMG reassures affiliates over Crayon takeover of Acquity]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/omg-reassures-affiliates-over-crayon-takeover-of-acquity/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/omg-reassures-affiliates-over-crayon-takeover-of-acquity/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:14:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/omg-reassures-affiliates-over-crayon-takeover-of-acquity/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Affiliate portal OMG has sought to reassure affiliates that they should not lose out on commissions, after one of their advertisers, Acquity, was bought out by Crayon.The issue arises after Acquity were forced into liquidation last month, after HMRC slammed a retroactive VAT demand on the company.Richard Davis, managing directoy of Acquity, stated that the 20 year old company was more than profit<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link Building with Directory Submissions]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/link-building-with-directory-submissions/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/link-building-with-directory-submissions/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:09:38 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/link-building-with-directory-submissions/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to directories, there&#039;s a lot of conflicting information out there. Some people say they&#039;re worthless, while others say they&#039;re a must for any serious marketing campaign. I think that I&#039;m in the middle here. If money is tight, I would pick one big paid directory (BOTW!) and then try a few free ones, but if money is no object&#8230;directories certainly won&#039;t<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two Birds with One Stone: Transition an Account & Improve it at the Same Time]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/two-birds-with-one-stone-transition-an-account-improve-it-at-the-same-time/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/two-birds-with-one-stone-transition-an-account-improve-it-at-the-same-time/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:01:26 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andatti</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/two-birds-with-one-stone-transition-an-account-improve-it-at-the-same-time/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an exciting time of change at Hanapin Marketing. We are getting ready to move into a bigger facility, we have a new sister company, Tingian Ventures, in development and a couple of our team members have moved on to babies (congratulations, Amber!), marriage and graduate school. With all of that, we have brought on some incredibly talented new additions to the team - like Rob, Amy &amp;<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SME bank opens in Reading]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/sme-bank-opens-in-reading/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/sme-bank-opens-in-reading/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:14:56 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/sme-bank-opens-in-reading/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aldermore, the new UK bank, is opening an office in Reading, which will offer finance for SMEs, for capital investment projects such as plant, IT infrastructure and business asses. The new branch is part of Aldermore's strategy to create a regional network of branches.It is expecte that 45 asset finance jobs will be created as a result of the expansion. Aldermore has eight more offices across the<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comment Cacophony]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/comment-cacophony/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/comment-cacophony/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:10:33 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/comment-cacophony/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cacophony comes from two Greek words meaning bad sound.&#160; That&#039;s what you might hear as you pass a group of ravens in a tree or are besieged by a murder of crows.&#160; However it is often used more widely to mean any assembly that is creating unpleasant noises.&#160; It is also used figuratively to describe situations or images that give you that displeasing sensation of just far too m<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BBA forms business funding taskforce]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/bba-forms-business-funding-taskforce/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/bba-forms-business-funding-taskforce/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:14:45 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/bba-forms-business-funding-taskforce/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The British Bankers&#8217; Association (BBA) has joined major UK banks to form a taskforce which will look into how the banking system can best support UK businesses. The BBA welcomes the Government's plans for a new regulatory structure, and hopes that the taskforce will help ensure that appropriate funding is made available for businesses of all sizes. High street banks currently lend a total o<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Journalists Needs to Optimize for Search, and How To Do It]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/why-journalists-needs-to-optimize-for-search-and-how-to-do-it/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/why-journalists-needs-to-optimize-for-search-and-how-to-do-it/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:10:05 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/why-journalists-needs-to-optimize-for-search-and-how-to-do-it/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At its core, journalism is about seeking the truth and reporting it in an ethical, fair and balanced manner.Back in the days of typewriters and fedoras, journalists could do just that, piece together a couple of sentences and call it a day. But today that's not enough. Today journalists must worry about reporting the story, writing it up and THEN making sure people actually find it.With the demis<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile app market will boom to 25 billion downloads in 2015]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/mobile-app-market-will-boom-to-25-billion-downloads-in-2015/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/mobile-app-market-will-boom-to-25-billion-downloads-in-2015/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:14:19 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/mobile-app-market-will-boom-to-25-billion-downloads-in-2015/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[2015 appears to be a date which resonates with technology milestones. For example, it&#8217;s the new coalition government&#8217;s planned date for when the UK will sort out its broadband network to become the fastest in Europe.Allegedly, though we think that there&#8217;s more chance of our country having reduced its deficit to the smallest in Europe by 2015. Or indeed wings sprouting from Norwi<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Almost half of UK broadband complaints go unresolved]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/almost-half-of-uk-broadband-complaints-go-unresolved/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/almost-half-of-uk-broadband-complaints-go-unresolved/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:14:44 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/almost-half-of-uk-broadband-complaints-go-unresolved/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A survey of 2,500 broadband users conducted by Broadbandchoices.co.uk has revealed that 46% of complaints regarding their connections are left without a resolution.Or more specifically, the respondents don&#8217;t feel that the ISP has managed to reach a successful resolution to their problem.In fact, the situation is so bad when it comes to the lack of responsiveness from providers, that a quart<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[India plans tablet PC that costs just $35]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/india-plans-tablet-pc-that-costs-just-35/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/india-plans-tablet-pc-that-costs-just-35/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:13:53 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/india-plans-tablet-pc-that-costs-just-35/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Indian government has taken the wraps off a project to produce a PC which won&#8217;t cost much more than £20.The incredibly budget friendly device will be a tablet running Linux, and it will come loaded with a web browser, word processor and video conferencing capabilities. It will also run on solar power, and sounds like a very neat little gadget.No hard and fast tech specs are available ye<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No need for SMB websites to be works of art]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/no-need-for-smb-websites-to-be-works-of-art/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/no-need-for-smb-websites-to-be-works-of-art/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:14:29 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/no-need-for-smb-websites-to-be-works-of-art/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There is no need for your small business website to be a finely honed work of art, says the Chairman of Daryl Willcox Publishing, a company which specialises in marketing advice.Not that it will do you any harm, but there&#8217;s no point in spending unnecessary amounts of cash on an all-singing-and-dancing site if you have limited resources, when a clean and functional affair will do the job jus<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO and the Big Blog Undertaking]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/seo-and-the-big-blog-undertaking/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/seo-and-the-big-blog-undertaking/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:09:45 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/seo-and-the-big-blog-undertaking/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Solid ConnectionsCreating a great, well rounded SEO / SMO campaign can be a huge undertaking, especially when dealing with all the facets, tools and time involved. Now, the majority of the work, as you probably know by now, will be in your SEO content. No surprise there, since it's a vital part of any online SEO and marketing campaign. You're probably also aware that, in order to maximize your on<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plextor PX-B120U portable Blu-ray drive launched]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/plextor-px-b120u-portable-blu-ray-drive-launched/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/plextor-px-b120u-portable-blu-ray-drive-launched/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:14:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/plextor-px-b120u-portable-blu-ray-drive-launched/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Plextor has announced the launch of the PX-B120U external BD-Rom drive, designed for those who want to enjoy HD movies on the go.The compact drive can be hooked up to your portable to enjoy the latest film, with no need to plug it in, as the unit draws its power from the USB connector.In terms of performance, the PX-B120U offers 4x Blu-ray playback, 8x DVD-Rom, and 24x CD-Rom.The drive looks aest<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chancellor Osborne unveils simpler tax system]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/chancellor-osborne-unveils-simpler-tax-system/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/chancellor-osborne-unveils-simpler-tax-system/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:14:09 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/chancellor-osborne-unveils-simpler-tax-system/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As expected, Chancellor George Osborne has today revealed plans to simplify the UK tax system, in a bid to encourage investment and stimulate economic growth.The Chancellor said the &#8220;spaghetti bowl&#8221; of UK tax law will be simplified and said: &#8220;The previous government took a complex tax system and made it even worse. A decade of meddling and intervening has made the tax affairs of<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Summertime And The Blogging Is Easy]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/summertime-and-the-blogging-is-easy/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/summertime-and-the-blogging-is-easy/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:09:46 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/summertime-and-the-blogging-is-easy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The more appropriate phrase on which the title is based is &quot;Summertime and the living is easy&quot;.&#160; This lullaby lyric by Sam Cooke captures what we might all hope for as we enjoy our summertimes.&#160; It&#039;s a time of relaxation and enjoyment. &#160; That topic came naturally as I got my mind round the task I had accepted in writing this additional post during the summer.&#160; I<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Landing Page Best Practices]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/landing-page-best-practices/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/landing-page-best-practices/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:01:25 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andatti</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/landing-page-best-practices/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You spend the time to develop the right keyword list and write very targeted ads to help increase your traffic, click through rate and ultimately quality score. But that is only one piece of the equation - where are you sending those visitors once they click? Your landing page is the first visual introduction to your brand and it should bring a positive experience to the user. To help make sure y<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Do Online Research in 3 Easy Steps]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/how-to-do-online-research-in-3-easy-steps/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/how-to-do-online-research-in-3-easy-steps/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:09:34 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/how-to-do-online-research-in-3-easy-steps/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As a blogger and copywriter I often have to do some research online collecting materials and information for my article or link bait. To be honest, I enjoy the process. For the years online (and while still studying), I have fine-tuned the process to be able to both find as much information as needed and do it fast and efficiently. Here is the exact way I am doing that:1. Get FocusedThe first thi<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Getac V100 rugged tablet gets Core i7 upgrade]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/getac-v100-rugged-tablet-gets-core-i7-upgrade/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/getac-v100-rugged-tablet-gets-core-i7-upgrade/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:14:26 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/getac-v100-rugged-tablet-gets-core-i7-upgrade/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Getac has announced an upgrade to its V100 rugged tablet.The chunky and tough tablet PC now comes with an Intel Core i7-640UM processor which runs at 1.2GHz and has dual cores. It can also intelligently turbo-boost up to 2.26GHz when you&#8217;re running an application that needs the extra juice.On top of the processor boost, the upgraded V100 has more memory to the tune of a possible 8GB, which <br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Britain: A nation of wannabe online shopkeepers?]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/britain-a-nation-of-wannabe-online-shopkeepers/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/britain-a-nation-of-wannabe-online-shopkeepers/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:29:46 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/britain-a-nation-of-wannabe-online-shopkeepers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A survey of 1,100 UK office workers conducted by PayPoint.net has revealed that over 50% of those questioned have considered starting their own business.62% said they would start their own business up if the process was easier, but initial start-up costs and administrative demands were among the major concerns that put people off.A similar amount of folks, 64%, thought that running their own busi<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter as Direct Marketing Channel: 2 List Building Steps to ROI]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/twitter-as-direct-marketing-channel-2-list-building-steps-to-roi/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/twitter-as-direct-marketing-channel-2-list-building-steps-to-roi/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:26:19 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/twitter-as-direct-marketing-channel-2-list-building-steps-to-roi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The most valuable, untapped, feature on Twitter is the opportunity to build lists. Segmentation and advanced Recency-Frequency-Monetary analysis, RFM , is possible when you build lists.  Considering that Twitter is quickly becoming a sales and marketing channel the equal of traditional channels like postal-email-phone, it is time for businesses to create lists of their prospective and current con<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PPC News Roundup for July 16, 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/ppc-news-roundup-for-july-16-2010/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/ppc-news-roundup-for-july-16-2010/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:17:57 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andatti</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/ppc-news-roundup-for-july-16-2010/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you've been burned by poorly managed broad match keywords in the past, Google just released the Broad Match Modifier in the U.S. According to George Michie from RKG blog. With BMM you can use a + sign in front of words within Broad Match to trigger close variations of that word: misspellings, singular/plural, stemming, and acronyms/abbreviations. In short, BMM lets you create keywords, which h<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Choosing Affiliate Programs for Passive Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/choosing-affiliate-programs-for-passive-business/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/choosing-affiliate-programs-for-passive-business/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:13:23 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AffordableInternetMarketingBlog</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/choosing-affiliate-programs-for-passive-business/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Affiliate marketing is a form of passive business, generating a passive income.It&#8217;s one of the simplest ways to enter the vast community that wants to make money online.And that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m publishing this passive business article today. Written by guest posters Lena Morrish and Dima Nikolayenko who are experts in setting up such businesses.Therefore you should read this carefully<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Measure Social Media Lifetime Sales ROI]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/measure-social-media-lifetime-sales-roi/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/measure-social-media-lifetime-sales-roi/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:09:15 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/measure-social-media-lifetime-sales-roi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In 1 Simple Ingredient for All Your ROI Needs, I discussed using a key code system to track the performance of individual social media efforts. While this practice is a great step towards tracking the sales performance of the social media channel, it is not enough if you truly want to learn how your social relationships are influencing sales in the long term.What does it mean to measure impact on<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Windows Phone developer tools beta unleashed]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/windows-phone-developer-tools-beta-unleashed/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/windows-phone-developer-tools-beta-unleashed/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:16:35 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/windows-phone-developer-tools-beta-unleashed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Windows Phone developer tools have been released in beta form.Microsoft says that this represents the near final version of the tools needed to build apps and games for the company&#8217;s upcoming operating system.This means work can begin in earnest on producing the content you&#8217;ll experience on your Windows Phone 7 powered mobile later this year. Hopefully this is a good sign that all<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AMD plans another hexa-core CPU for Q3?]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/amd-plans-another-hexa-core-cpu-for-q3/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/amd-plans-another-hexa-core-cpu-for-q3/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:16:33 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/amd-plans-another-hexa-core-cpu-for-q3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Already been drooling over AMD&#8217;s latest hexa-core processor offerings? The Phenom II X6 1090T (running six cores at 3.2GHz) and 1055T (2.8GHz) are multitasking budget friendly, particularly the latter which is available around the £150 to £160 mark.Well, rumour has it that an even cheaper six-core may be in the pipeline for a third quarter release.Fudzilla reports that the 1045T will clock <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Become an Affiliate Advertiser]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/how-to-become-an-affiliate-advertiser/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/how-to-become-an-affiliate-advertiser/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:01:26 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andatti</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/how-to-become-an-affiliate-advertiser/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Would you like some extra cash? Do you have a website or blog, or at least an idea for one? Do you have time to commit to updating that site with content?If you answered "yes" to all of these questions, then you may want to consider becoming an affiliate advertiser.Affiliate advertisers host ads for other companies' products or services on their site. They are paid each time a particular action i<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spotify comes to Linux]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/spotify-comes-to-linux/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/spotify-comes-to-linux/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:17:10 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/spotify-comes-to-linux/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s good news for Linux users who want access to streaming service Spotify&#8217;s library of eight million plus songs.There&#8217;s now a Spotify client that you can download and use, although the not-so-good news is that this is still a preview version.This means it doesn&#8217;t have all the functionality of Spotify for Windows or Mac, and there&#8217;s no support for local files.Mor<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are Social Media Eclipsing Business Blogging]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/are-social-media-eclipsing-business-blogging/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/are-social-media-eclipsing-business-blogging/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:11:49 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/are-social-media-eclipsing-business-blogging/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Wrong Question In some ways I believe the question in the title is almost wholly wrong, but it seems to be a major topic of interest&#160; if you do a search, as I did, for articles on business blogging.&#160; If you feel it is inappropriate now, it was even more inappropriate in 2008.&#160; However apparently Business Week did not think so. In 2005, it published an article entitled Blogs wil<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Government spending challenge website: What would you cut?]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/government-spending-challenge-website-what-would-you-cut/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/government-spending-challenge-website-what-would-you-cut/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:15:55 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/government-spending-challenge-website-what-would-you-cut/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The UK government has launched a website, and a Facebook page, dubbed the "spending challenge".And it&#8217;s nothing like the previous Labour government&#8217;s spending challenge, which appeared to be to slosh as much money up against the wall as possible without a single thought for the future.The coalition&#8217;s spending challenge is basically the chance for the public to have their say on <br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Creating a Custom Content Strategy: Content Audit and Analysis]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/creating-a-custom-content-strategy-content-audit-and-analysis/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/creating-a-custom-content-strategy-content-audit-and-analysis/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:11:20 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/creating-a-custom-content-strategy-content-audit-and-analysis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How good is your content strategy? Are you sure?So many companies think they have a strong content strategy until they actually start looking at it. It&#039;s really not done on purpose, however. In many instances, it&#039;s simply not being aware of the full range of benefits quality content has. Then, you need to consider who each of those pieces of content are aiming at, what style, and what t<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why We Love the BlueGlass Merger]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/why-we-love-the-blueglass-merger/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/why-we-love-the-blueglass-merger/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:03:24 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PPCme</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/why-we-love-the-blueglass-merger/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[submit_url = 'http://www.clixmarketing.com/blog/2010/07/12/why-we-love-the-blueglass-merger/';I&#8217;m honored to be speaking next week at the inaugural BlueGlass Los Angeles conference &#8211; there&#8217;s still time to join us there, and you can get a 15% discount off the admission price by using the coupon code lastweekbg.The conference is the first for the newly-minted company BlueGlass, th<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who’s Hot, Who Not: Finding A Great PPC Team]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/who%E2%80%99s-hot-who-not-finding-a-great-ppc-team/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/who%E2%80%99s-hot-who-not-finding-a-great-ppc-team/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:01:38 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andatti</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/who%E2%80%99s-hot-who-not-finding-a-great-ppc-team/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Finding good help: it's like the great professional field leveler. No matter how good you are at doing what you do, it doesn't really mean you're gonna be great at finding someone else who is good at whatever you need them to do- and that's an issue, because a terrifying percentage of important projects are contingent on everyone doing their business both correctly and intelligently. The problem,<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Measuring SEO Goals: Should We Forget About Rankings?]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/measuring-seo-goals-should-we-forget-about-rankings/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/measuring-seo-goals-should-we-forget-about-rankings/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:11:14 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/measuring-seo-goals-should-we-forget-about-rankings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The below is an opinion post. Opinion posts do not necessarily reflect, or contradict, Search Engine People's business principles.The practice of tracking search engine rankings is essentially moot. . The problem: explaining the irrelevance of rankings to clients. Don&#039;t get me wrong. The goal of any SEO work should be to achieve the highest search engine rankings possible, but trying to trac<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PPC News Roundup for July 9, 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/ppc-news-roundup-for-july-9-2010/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/ppc-news-roundup-for-july-9-2010/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:01:32 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Andatti</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/ppc-news-roundup-for-july-9-2010/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Back in the day when people had something to sell, they traveled door to door with their products. Before they sold anything, they first had to find an audience. Nowadays, users generate ad content based on their search words. As a copywriter, the challenge is not creating the opportunity to sell, but crafting a winning ad in a competitive environment. Giovanna over at PPC Blog describes some cop<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google announces Life in a Day film]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/google-announces-life-in-a-day-film/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/google-announces-life-in-a-day-film/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:17:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InternetBusinessUk</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/google-announces-life-in-a-day-film/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fancy being a film star? Well, now&#8217;s your chance, of a fashion, with a new project Google and LG have announced called Life in a Day.Google is calling it a historical cinematic experience, and Life in a Day involves anyone around the world picking up a video camera on July 24th, and filming a bit of their life.Absolutely anything can be filmed - the first glimmers of sunrise over the ocean,<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Keeps Most Internet Marketers Poor]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/what-keeps-most-internet-marketers-poor/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/what-keeps-most-internet-marketers-poor/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:16:46 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AffordableInternetMarketingBlog</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/what-keeps-most-internet-marketers-poor/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thousands and thousands of Internet marketers are making the same mistake, over and over again. I see it committed daily.  It&#8217;s not the product that causes this problem.  Oh no, most of them promote a rather good product.  And their credibility isn&#8217;t the problem neither. Most of these Internet marketers have all the validation factors needed to seal the deal on a sale.No, their main p<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[41 Tips For Promoting Your Business On The Internet]]></title>
<link>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/41-tips-for-promoting-your-business-on-the-internet/</link>
<comments>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/41-tips-for-promoting-your-business-on-the-internet/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:11:56 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mfinch</dc:creator>
<category>PPC Marketing</category>
<guid>http://www.imspike.com/PPC-Marketing/41-tips-for-promoting-your-business-on-the-internet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We often work with small to medium sized businesses that have little or no experience with the Internet and have no idea where to begin. Indeed stepping into the web ether with no clear plan can be incredibly daunting for a business. With this is mind we have developed a no nonsense step by step guide to help businesses get to grips with some of the basics of Internet Marketing.This is not meant <br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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