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Happy Birthday, Jorge Luis Borges!
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The Google Doodle today celebrates the birthday of one of my favorite poets, and one of the most fun literary names to say. “Jorge Luis Borges” flows off the tongue so much better than “Shakespeare” or “Emily Dickinson”. Not that there’s anything wrong with their writing; far from it. One of my favorite works from ...
LinkedIn Pulled a Facebook
And by that, yes, we mean privacy issues. And we had to find out about this problem—get this—via our LinkedIn Today weekly email that featured an article on Yahoo! about the situation! This is important information, folks, so read carefully. Do you want your face and name to be used to promote brands–without your permission? ...
Oh Yes, Blogging IS Vital to Your Business!
It’s not a speculation or a hypothetical thought anymore—blogging is an incredibly useful tool for businesses. In the 2010 “The State of Inbound Marketing Survey”, Hubspot reported that 58% of companies claimed that their blogs helped them to gain leverage within their industry. Hubspot also reported that blogs have an average ROI of 600%! That ...
Does Bad Spelling Affect Your Bottom Line?
In a word: yes. How so, you may ask? How could a few mistakes in spelling on my website really matter? First of all, let me ask you this: would you hand out a business card that had a word spelled wrong on it? What if it was your email address? Your potential contacts and ...
Either/Or Media Offers Blogging Consulting Services
This week Either/Or Media announces that we will be offering consulting services! We realized that so many of our potential clients ask the same questions, and although it’s nice to talk over the phone, we realized that it would help a lot of people if we could actually sit down with them to answer them. ...
Web Copy – What NOT To Do (continued!)
Welcome back to our “What Not to Do When Writing Web Content” series! Last time we discussed what we call “egotistical” copy—web content that boasts only what the company can do, its qualifications, principals and values. Basically, ineffective written content that bores readers and serves them no purpose in terms of what the company has ...
Web Copy – What NOT To Do!
Did we mention that web copy is crucial to the success of your website? Well-written, effective copy flags down search engines, engages audiences and overall makes a website read and look better. Poorly written content can actually diminish the credibility of a website and drive away readers and potential customers! Either/Or Media has been emphasizing ...
Good Website Content Matters
So you’ve got a visually alluring and functioning website with a solid structure, filled with pretty graphics and of course some paragraphs describing your business, carelessly thrown around on random pages. That is all you need to grab your audience’s attention, right? Wrong. Written content has a lot of impact on the quality of a ...
Google, JC Penney and Black-Hat Search Engine Optimization
There was a fascinating article last month in the New York Times’ Business section (thanks to my friend and colleague Julie Du Brow for pointing it out) that discussed “black hat” vs “white hat” search engine optimization, singling out JC Penney and BMW as two companies who have employed some underhanded tactics. A lot of ...
Ready to Blog? Get Started With These Tips!
Have we finally convinced you that a blog for your business is an absolute necessity? Great! Let’s get started, then. Blogging for your business, however, can’t just be another online journal where you can simply allow your stream of consciousness to flow freely without any censor. In fact, blogging is much more than that– it’s ...
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