Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). SEM is sometimes called “buying your way into search results.” For most, it sounds like a magical process or a scam, with the experts spewing so many acronyms.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. Of course once submitted you could send out links to your friends and ask them to upvote your content and that would help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I know that advertising is important to inform consumers of offers – the same reason many tech companies use SEM. At the time Google said it was against sponsored links because it confused the person searching for content – one of the main arguments people are again using about in-stream advertising. Some goes with Google.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2016

For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Develop viral content. This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs. Seed viral activity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2014

A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content). Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). Get exposure for your expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2013

Develop viral content. This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs. Seed viral activity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2013

A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content). Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). Get exposure for your expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2011

Here are some high-value elements you need, if you hope to see your company on any page of results for relevant user queries: Relevant and constantly updated content. These days, the best way to provide fresh content is to attach your blog to the website, and add new entries at least a couple of times a month.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2012

Develop viral content. This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs. Seed viral activity.

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Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2011

Develop viral content. This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs. Seed viral activity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content). Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). Get exposure for your expertise.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

How many through SEM? For example, if you have developers, content people or SEO folks working on SEO programs you’ll need to allocate their time / costs to this effort. per click on an SEM basis this is NOT your cost to acquire a customer – you need to add conversion rate. How many adds came through organic SEO?

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Thus, avoid link farms, mindless keyword content and similar techniques designed to make your site more Google friendly. As long as you have a well architected site that allows Google to properly spider your content, spend the rest of your time and money focusing on maximizing the remaining marketing tools listed below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2010

Develop viral content. This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs. Seed viral activity.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. Tuesday - Sept 21st - 1PM - Premium Content and Social Media. Tuesday - Sept 21st - 2PM - Exploring User Experience, Content and Brand Strategies for the Social Web. What is Social Media Week?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Search engines like Google depend on website HTML tags, inbound and outbound links, and relevant content to do its ranking and matchmaking, and hopefully get your company found and near the top of customer search requests. Google also rewards changing content with a higher ranking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2013

There are many additional variables that the inexperienced marketer may not even think to consider: competition and positioning strategies, budgeting, match types, search and content syndication, and ad copy testing, as well developing the best ad wording and layouts. Tracking and performance reporting.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

SEO doesn’t just happen – it requires a content strategy, inbound links, relevancy, keyword strategies, etc. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc. PR requires time and effort from your team that isn’t spent elsewhere and thus is a real cost.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Ad.ly – (disclosure: I led the funding on Ad.ly) Provides an in-stream advertising platform for any content creator (individual or organization) with an online social presence. AdReady – Develops software tools and management platform that assists content publishers and ad agencies with the creation of display ads.

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