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Good friend, Duncan Alney shared this with me today. Let’s hear it for New Dorks…

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Douglas Karr is the founder of The Marketing Technology Blog. Doug is President and CEO of DK New Media, an online marketing company specializing in social media, blogging and search engine optimization. Their clients include Webtrends, ChaCha and many more.

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Last April, I did a post about Google Local business. This weekend, I picked up my daughter from her hair appointment. The salon was beautiful and the folks working there were fantastic. The owner asked me what I did for a living and I told him I helped companies with their online marketing.

We were standing at a computer and he shared with me that his point of sales provider also did his website. I asked him to search on Google for “Hair Stylist, Greenwood, IN“. Up popped up a nice map with all of his competition… but no entry for his salon. I walked him through publishing his business on Google Local business and it took all of 10 minutes.

If you’re in the business of selling websites for regional businesses or doing local search engine optimization, how can you leave this out of your strategy? It’s free, it’s at the top of the search results page, and it’s easy to use! Google has even added local status updates to the page.

Even if you’re not a regional business, I would still advise you to use the service. Businesses like to utilize local resources because they’re easier to communicate with, visit, and get support from. Shop local, buy local, search local… and list your business so that you’re found. Bing also has a Local Listings Center

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This is the second time I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with Steven Woods from Eloqua, author of Digital Body Language. At Webtrends Engage conference, Steven did a fantastic job of describing a typical scenario of a purchase made online… and how our data may be failing us.

I can’t stress how important it is to recognize the changes in marketing and sales that are needed to handle the changes that are happening in the buying process. One of the reasons social media has become so important is that we know that decision-making is now happening within and around our network. It’s a disruptive shift that companies must adapt to.

Social media isn’t always a finite measurement… I believe it’s one that can be measured enough to provide a positive return on investment, though. That’s the responsibility of marketing and social media consultants. That return is becoming much greater than what we can accurately measure!

I recognize, even with my clients, that its far more complex… but we start with the very basics and move forward. I don’t typically finish the social media and integration projects I work on – it’s a moving target and we must continue to refine and enhance as demand requires. Get a solid foundation out that incorporates best practices and that can be accurately measured. Then measure, test, and adjust your execution to maximize results.

This post was written by Douglas Karr

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i have came through lots blogging website, and i want to create a blog but don`t know which one is more famous, like is which one is more popular myspace or blogger?

I have several different blogs for just as many reasons. One is private and I use it to keep up with private thoughts and feelings and it helps me to see what changes I have made and what worked and what didn’t work. I have a blog where I post photos for family and friends since we live quite far apart. Another blog is for keeping track of quotes, YouTube videos and sites that I find interesting. On here (360) I have my “speed” blog where I put down one or two liners now and then to reflect something that is going on at the time. Then I have a blog where I post short stories that I’ve written for my family to read. And my whine and feel sorry for myself blog that I delete posts in after a couple of months. It’s mostly there to let me rant and vent for a while.
The best part is that it is visual and interactive. It’s so much more fun with a living and dynamic blog and that paper book that you hide in a drawer.

i have a blogger account and i can only view the blogger homepage and login but i cant see my blog website… so i would like to know if some blog is unblocked in china (including individual sites). Thanks!!

I found only 2 sites most visited for blogging on University Bancorp Inc.
www.glassdor.com
http://www.telonu.com/reviews/university-bancorp-inc

I want to start a blog but i dont know how to use it to make money. Please can someone tell me how to start and st up an account and how do i get to recieve the money and who will be paying me

Can anyone name 3 reasons why I should keep on blogging and questions here on yahoo answers as well as on multiply?

Adsense requires own website. are there other sites that pay for starting bloggers?