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JuliannaLast month I wrote two posts about some great resources – Optimizing your Pay-Per-Click Score from OneDegree and a roundup of how to Build Your Own Social Network from TechCrunch. Interestingly enough, today both sites have posted a Part 2 to their original articles. There are many other variables considered in quality score calculations and…
JuliannaIt’s no surprise that the Internet has a wealth of resources. Sometimes it’s difficult to find what you are looking for, other times it’s hard to keep track of useful things you find. While you can bookmark it in your browser, or add it to your favourites, these options are not easy to organize and…
JuliannaJust a reminder that the 2007 Domain Roundtable Conference is happening next week, August 12-15 in Seattle, Washington at the Sheraton Hotel. (Just a hop, skip, jump and border crossing away for all you locals.) With 40+ different sessions scheduled, DRT’s organizers are touting this year’s conference as the most informative domain industry event ever…
If you have ever given a conference talk, led a seminar group, or even hosted a meeting with accompanying PowerPoint presentation on WebEx, you have probably heard the request “can we get a copy of your slides?” Sending a large PowerPoint file via email and ensuring you have locked editing rights can be a bit…
JuliannaLately you can’t go online without seeing another social network, so why not do your part and create your own! Seriously though, while it’s hard to keep track of every new social network on the block, if you already belong to a community or market, a social network may be the communications tool you’re looking…
JuliannaFrom the name you might guess that HorsePigCow is a blog about livestock, but it’s actually the blog of community marketing specialist Tara Hunt. A Canadian transplant in San Francisco, Hunt is one half of Citizen Agency a consultancy that specializes in developing community-centric strategies around product research, design, development and marketing.” Community is definitely…
JuliannaIs the focus of your business your customers? Long time customer advocate Becky Carrol thinks it should be – enough to start a business and a blog around it. Carrol’s Customers Rock blog is a great resource for anyone looking to take a more strategic role in their marketing by putting customers first. She recently…
JuliannaPay-per-click (PPC) advertising, particularly Google Adwords, is a bit of a black art. If you know what you are doing it works well, if you don’t it can feel like you’re throwing your money away. Luckily Canada’s own Internet Marketing insider One Degree has a great post on how to increase your pay-per-click quality score.…
JuliannaI recently read a great post on Guy Kawasaki’s blog that I wanted to share with our readers. If you are pitching your company – to customers or investors, through PR or marketing, or even face to face, it is vital to have some key talking points about your company. While you may have heard…
Through Google Alerts, I receive a daily mishmash of domain news specific to Canada. The news briefs mostly relate to domain disputes, sales of .CA domains and portfolios, news releases from other registrars, etc. Every once in a while I get an alert about something noteworthy. This was one of those mornings. Webnames.ca customer n49…
JuliannaWhether you write your web content yourself or someone else crafts your copy for you, there are many things to consider – two of the most important are getting your message across clearly and making that message work for you as part of your search engine optimization strategy. We mentioned some tips for search engine…
Nick CaristinosI am often asked about the Webnames.ca tagline “Securing Internet Identities”. What seems to be a nondescript statement really means we work to help you protect your brands on the Internet. There are numerous ways your brand can be used to your detriment on the Internet, making it vital for you to have a strategy…
From LinkedIn to Flickr to mySpace to Facebook (and these are just some of the most widely used sites) it seems like everyone’s joining social networks. Whether you focus on one, or you sign up for them all, they can be a valuable tool for meeting people and making connections on the Internet. Up until…
Cybele NegrisOn June 18, 2007, I attended the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs 2007 E-Series Program Graduation. Premier Gordon Campbell, Rick Thorpe (Minister of Small Business & Revenue) and the Who’s Who of the local business community were in attendance to support and congratulate 13 women entrepreneurs who completed months of extensive training. Congratulations to the 2007…
JuliannaWhile reading One Degree’s recap of the recent Search Engine Strategies Conference in Toronto one thing really struck me – “78% of Canadians will turn to search engines to research a product or service.” This means nearly 80% of Canadians are doing their consumer research online. This is good news for Canadian businesses, confirming the…
