Posted on October - 27 - 2008

Use Google Alerts to help keep you in the Loop!

Ever wonder how some SEO experts out their always seem to have a jump start on marketing? Are you always amazed at how much some of the SEM’s are just one step ahead? Well today we are going to show you how you can keep up with the competition. With all the noise on the web these days it is hard to keep up with the new material when most of them you are gathering the same old information over and over. Here is how you avoid the noise and focus on the tasks or “keywords” at hand:

Choose several keywords that best suit your needs.

Make sure these keywords are suited to your everyday work, competition, business, jargon, etc.

Next, Setup a Google Alerts Subscription

Use the keywords from your list to setup your alerts in Google Alerts. Plug in your keywords and refine the frequency you desire to receive these alerts, (minutes, hours, days).

Finally, Put your Google Alerts to Good Use

Once you start receiving your alerts, navigate through the list of alerts that relates to the keywords you have selected. While browsing the links and the pages that you have visited, look for ways to engage in commentary about that particular topic, even, or keyword that you are targeting. Place in-depth feedback and information that supports the post. Build new contacts, connections, and even link backs from some of the best bloggers on the web.

By staying on top of your alerts allows you focus on the most relevant content and topics aligned for the day. Your daily optimization just got easier with your daily tasks of refining the noise and focusing on your keyword directions.

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Posted on October - 17 - 2008

Do Bloggers Make More Than Search Engine Marketers?

Read Write Web recently published an article on the analysis of how much a blogger realy makes per post. Although the survey was private in respect to the top bloggers of the web, the statistics are amazing to see the growth and reliance due to blogging these days. Many bloggers are seen to be working 50 to even 60 hours a week according this post written by Marshall Kirkpatrick.

Review the article: How Much Do Top Tier Bloggers and Social Media Consultants Get Paid? We Asked Them!

Who knew that Daily Opts could be so profitable?

Posted on July - 14 - 2008

What’s your grade?

Did you know that you can now put your website to the test and have it graded among Hubspot. Yeah, that’s right Hubspot, a site that has spent many long hours compressing SEO variables and skillsets to estimate the strongest or lowest grade in comparison. The website grader is a great way to determine where you stand amongst your competition because you can not only grade your own website but also grade your competition. 

Check out the Hubspot Website Grader today… It’s cool, useful, and beneficial.

This has been our Daily Opt.