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You're Welcome: Here's… Mahalo

Previously, we discussed the helpfulness of directories and shared some tips on how to avoid being labeled a spammer. Now, we show you the first “human-powered” search engine/directory that strives to be spam-free. Mahalo (“thank you” in Hawaiian) arrived in early 2007, and it has been in beta mode since January 2008. Unlike search engines [...]

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Primer on Social Media Marketing (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of our Primer on Social Media Marketing – How to Get Started. With the first step in our primer, we have established what Social Media is, and all the forms it may take on the Internet. Now, we’ll take you through some pointers on how social media marketing is implemented. As [...]

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When It Comes to SEO, Rely on Your Good Friend, the Directory

Before the close of this month, we at Visible Shops would like to impart another great guideline for link building. As you may remember, PageRank is Google’s ultra-important algorithm for determining a website’s placement in search engine results. High-quality inbound links have the largest influence on PageRank. One type of website that you should definitely [...]

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Preventing search engines from indexing parts of your site

When it comes to search engines, most of the time the question is “how do I make my site more visible?” Occasionally however the opposite need arises. Whether it be out of date content archived on the server, or new drafts that you’re not ready for the world to see, the question becomes “how do [...]

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