April 2011
1 post
Von Vaughan Vagaries: TEDxYYC 2011: Forward Motion →
kroontje:
Some Contrast
My experience attending TEDxYYC in 2010 had many similarities to 2011 (brilliant speakers, amazing attendees) but it also had quite a few differences. Most notable I think was the location of the event. Last year it was held in part of the Karo Group’s offices and the setting was…
March 2011
13 posts
“The Nine Types of Intelligence”
– http://skyview.vansd.org/lschmidt/Projects/The%20Nine%20Types%20of%20Intelligence.htm
The Curious Brain » SKODA SUPERB GLASS HARP →
amazing ad!
“Conversion-Oriented SEO: When SEO Marries UX”
– http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/conversionoriented-seo-when-seo-marries-ux
Following Google's Algorithm Change, Mahalo Lays... →
What do you think of content farms?
“Wish You Could See Your Competitor’s Traffic Reports?”
– http://www.mattrauch.com/viewing-competitor-traffic-reports.php
February 2011
2 posts
August 2010
20 posts
10 experimentally proven ways to build links →
For some time now I’ve been trying to systematize the process of link building. I just ran a quick experiment on some of my friends / competitors: Anduro, Foundpages and Vovia. As they say, “check…
Branded search, presenting results of an... →
Last Friday I had pleasure of presenting at one of Calgary’s social media regular gatherings organized by McQ Design and called Social Media Breakfasts Calgary (#SMBYYC). Check Social Media…
Social media monitoring: LAR model revisited →
Late last year when I worked at Apis Design, we blogged about a simple social media monitoring process and we called it LAR model. LAR stands for Listen, Analyze and Respond. Recently I’ve…
Social media monitoring: LAR model revisited →
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Social media demographics: research, findings,... →
I attended a meeting where a few people were discussing age groups who uses social networks the most. I didn’t have any valuable insight (proven results, experiments, statistics, etc) on it so I…
Social media demographics: research, findings,... →
I attended a meeting where a few people were discussing age groups who uses social networks the most. I didn’t have any valuable insight (proven results, experiments, statistics, etc) on it so I decided to go and do some looking. Here’s the result of my social media demographics research.
Read the rest of the article and more on social media marketing on my online marketing blog
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Social media starts with people →
Social media presents us with a set of tools and rules that enable us to communicate in a different way. It’s important which tools you use to deliver your message to your target audience. However,…
Social media starts with people →
Read more about social media Calgary on my online marketing blog.
Website SEO: Maintenance, step 7 →
This is the last article in the SEO process series. Check out my online marketing blog for more articles.
Website SEO: Maintenance, step 7 →
Once your site has a solid base: clear understanding of your product and the audience, strong keywords, proper SEO implementation, etc. it’s much easier to build on it. This article is…
Website SEO: Link building, step 6 →
Link building is important because the more sites link back to you the more authority your site has in the eyes of a search engines. It’s like “it’s better when people tell good things about you,…
Website SEO: Link building, step 6 →
Check out the complete 7 step website SEO process on my online marketing Calgary blog.
Website SEO: Baseline performance snapshot, step 5 →
Although this step is not critical to increasing your search rankings, it’s very important to measuring your results down the road. You will have to know what works and what does not. The goal of…
Website SEO: Baseline performance snapshot, step 5 →
More about Website SEO series is on my online marketing Calgary blog.
Website SEO: Search engine submission, step 4 →
By this point you should have thought about your product, engaged into keyword research, and implemented SEO changes on your pages. Let’s now look at what you need to do to let search…
Website SEO: Search engine submission, step 4 →
By this point you should have thought about your product, engaged into keyword research, and implemented SEO changes on your pages. Let’s now look at what you need to do to let search engines know that your site is out there.
More articles like this is on my online marketing Calgary blog.
Website SEO: implementation, step 3 →
Now that you have all your pages in the SEO implementation sheet, let’s look at a few critical implementation components. This article is for you if you plan to implement things on your own. If…
Website SEO: implementation, step 3 →
More about online marketing Calgary is at my blog.
Website SEO: Keyword research, step 2 →
Now that you have a list of terms gathered by brainstorming, talking to friends, customers, looking up online, let’s look at a few major components of the keyword research process.
Filter the…
Think about online marketing and SEO, step 1 →
This is the first article in the series “Online marketing and SEO, launching a new site”. Today I want to talk about the first and the most crucial step in any SEO endeavor: think about your…
July 2010
4 posts
Online marketing Meetup by FoundPages in Calgary,... →
This one will be short and as concise as possible. I just came from a great event put together by the team at FoundPages. It was about 5 easy-to-use tools to improve your online marketing efforts….
Executing social media, notes from event (part 1) →
As promised, below are some notes from the second day of the event. Please note that it only includes notes for presentations by the following people: Shawn Ohler, Ernest Barbaric and Ken Chapman. I…
SEO resources to stay up to date →
Any professional to be of any value to his / her clients has to be up to speed with what’s happening in the industry. I just had an urge to share a few SEO resources I follow on regular basis to stay…
Social media and SEO: compatible? Event review. →
I just came from another great Third Tuesday Calgary event. This time we had Jeff Nelson of Anduro Marketing talking about social media and SEO. Specifically, does engaging in social media help your…
June 2010
1 post
Social media and SEO: compatible? Event review. →
I just came from another great Third Tuesday Calgary event. This time we had Jeff Nelson of Anduro Marketing talking about social media and SEO. Specifically, does engaging in social media help your…
January 2010
3 posts
Real-time search, real life problem, social media... →
One of the key questions I get when discussing social media with businesses is: how can we see a result of a social media benefiting companies. Here’s one of numerous examples of how public…
Alexander Manu in Calgary, New Years Evolution,... →
Another great event on Calgary’s digital marketing scene happened last night. Alexander Manu presented New Years Evolution at the Theatre Junction Grand and Velvet Lounge. The event was…
Julien Smith in Calgary, Trust Agents, notes from... →
Just came from another great event by Third Tuesday Calgary this time hosting Julien Smith, co-author of Trust Agents (Chris Brogan and Julien Smith). Those who missed it, missed a lot. Below…
November 2009
2 posts
Articles on digital media business, traditional... →
Another week went by fast. I’m still reading “who’s got your back” by Keith Ferazzi. Also here is a few articles on the business of digital media I wanted to share with you. This time I wanted to…
Weekend reading list on social media, business and... →
It’s been a great weekend! Among a few personal celebrations and meetings I also had a chance read a few periodicals. I prepared a list of articles on topics such as leadership, business, social…
October 2009
5 posts
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sick as a dog @ home :(. hate it.
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