Lindsay’s SEO and SMM Alerts – 9/17/10 Addition

I always love visiting Disney, it never ceases to amaze me the magic that they create for so many kids (both big and small). And, I specifically like visiting Disney because Walt’s vision and the people that now carry it out are truly the most gifted business people there are.

While walking to go stand in line with my 2½-year-old niece, Kendal, to meet “Mick-me” and her best friend Minnie, there was an area of the park that was being renovated. On the wall that they had put up to block out the “dust” they had posted quotes from Walt; my favorite, “You don’t build it for yourself. You know what the people want and you build it for them.”

This quote made me pause for a second (you can see a picture of it on my Facebook profile), how right Walt was so many years ago… and it still holds true today in ALL businesses. It was a wonderful reminder to me of why I do what I do. I do not build websites (or build people for that matter) for myself. I know what they want/need and I build it for them. I think that is why this is still fun for me; each day there is a new client and a new need and I enjoy building for them.

Walt, still teaching after so many years…

Have a great weekend and GO GATORS!

Until next time,

Lindsay

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Lindsay’s SEO and SMM Alerts – 9/17/10 Addition

Search Engine Journal’s Weekly Search & Social News: 9/14/2010

• Google Instant- A huge change in search?
• Will Google Instant Kill the Long Tail?
• Google Tech Talks; Black Hat Spam SEO
• How to Grab More Rankings With Google’s Branded Search Results
• Google Features No Longer Available In Instant Search>
• How do I track that little Facebook “Like” button in Google Analytics

Constant Contact to Help E-mail Marketers Track Social Behaviors

Although we do not use Constant Contact, I know that some marketers do, check this out: “Constant Contact will be introducing Social Stats as an integrated feature for its small business customers. The new email marketing tool will offer a complete social snapshot around email campaign performance. Social Stats tracks Facebook “Likes,” tweets, LinkedIn posts and e-mail pageviews originating from social media channels.”

Bing to Add Facebook “Like” Data to Search

Just one more reason why Facebook is important for your business…

Understanding How and Why Facebook Users Interact with Brands

Check out these stats on what keeps Facebook users engaged in your Fan pages and your business, and don’t just hit “hide” to opt out of marketing messages. Are you using these?

Link Building 101- The Almost Complete Link Guide

Every link building campaign is different, and they should be tailored to your needs. Check out this pretty extensive list to get some ideas.

The New and Improved Twitter

Have you seen the new twitter? Check it out and what it could mean for you… unfortunately, for the time being looks like personal branding will be affected and your bio and tweets will be more important than ever!