Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime Or A Minute
on Jul 10, 2009 in Internet Chris Anderson free Malcolm Gladwell Seth Godin Image by http://www.prestonlee.com/archives/67 via CrunchBase Gab Goldenberg feels that Seth Is Wrong On Paid vs Free Journalism.  I am not clear on his reasons for saying that since I feel that Seth Godin would agree with much of what Gab h...

Latest Gmail Phishing Very Tough To Spot – Watch Out
on Jul 4, 2009 in Internet Gmail password Phishing Twitter Uniform Resource Locator URL If Phishing is a new term to you then please read this post.  I have now twice received a message apparently from Google within the past three days that read as follows: When you click on the link, then you see the familiar Google Gmail Welco...

BWelford’s Monthly Round-Up For June 2009
on Jul 2, 2009 in blogging Danny Sullivan Matt Cutts newsletter SMM This is the online version of the SMM Newsletter. It offers a highlights summary and a selection of the most popular posts written by Barry Welford (online name BWelford) during the past month. Monthly Highlights The Google Bombshell The biggest ne...

A URL Shortener For Maximum RTs (ReTweets)
on Jun 22, 2009 in blogging cli.gs StumbleUpon su.pr Twitter URL redirection URL shortener If terms like URL shortener or RT are unclear to you, then you may be missing the next major trend in social media.  The last major trend which is still active is Twitter where, as Collective Thoughts suggested you can create your own Social Bit...

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
on Jun 19, 2009 in marketing break customer centric fix product-driven Tom Peters It suddenly struck me today how much the phrase, If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, is customer-centric. Your current customers, particularly if they are repeat buyers, are a valuable asset. Handled right, they can represent significant fu...

Blog Comments And Google
on Jun 15, 2009 in Google blogging comments Matt Cutts nofollow outlinks pagerank sculpting Summary Given recent Google pronouncements with respect to the nofollow tag and PageRank sculpting, it is prudent to limit the number of comments that blog posts receive and methods are discussed to do that. Introduction Blog authors often agree to...

Tough Times Demand Better Customer Service
on Jun 11, 2009 in marketing Customer Service fame MSN Money shame If there are fewer customers with less money to spend, it might seem obvious that your customer service needs to be top-notch to get more than your share of whatever demand there is. That obvious lesson seems to be lost on the usual cast of character...

BWelford’s Monthly Round-Up For May 2009
on May 31, 2009 in blogging blog post favorite newsletter This is the online version of the SMM Newsletter. It is a selection of the most popular posts written by Barry Welford (online name BWelford) during the past month. We hope you will find this round-up instructive and in some cases thought-provoking...

Stronger Titles Or Headlines For More Visitor Traffic
on May 28, 2009 in blogging headline SEO title This week saw the launch of a new service by Lyndon Antcliff from Cornwallseo.com entitled Magnetic Web Content. Its tag line is "Link building with magnetic content" and Antcliff is a master at that. A weekly newsletter is offered and access...

Google Search Battles On
on May 25, 2009 in Google Add new tag Advertising Facebook Live Search Microsoft In the lucrative search market, Google may have the lion’s share but Yahoo and Microsoft, the other major players, are continually seeking ways to undercut that dominance. Now we hear that Microsoft Plans Major Ad Push Around New Search Engine...