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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:47:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Building a Business Website in Wordpress</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86014&amp;amp;tstart=0#86014</link>
      <description>the seo benefits are strong, look for good themes with clean code like 'Headway' or 'FrugalTheme 3.0', your search rankings will improve and you will move ahead of the competition that had their sites built in 1998 and havent changed them since.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:47:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-11-27T23:47:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Starting a temporary staffing agency</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86035&amp;amp;tstart=0#86035</link>
      <description>Thank You very much staffing.Pro. This helps because had not considered the items such as insurance and testing materials. This really helps to point me in the right direction. &lt;br /&gt;
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Thank You very much for your inputs,&lt;br /&gt;
Lady C</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:40:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>ladyc125</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86035&amp;amp;tstart=0#86035</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T23:40:40Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>13 minutes ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Starting a temporary staffing agency</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86034&amp;amp;tstart=0#86034</link>
      <description>Thank you,&lt;br /&gt;
Your suggestion is something to consider.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:37:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>ladyc125</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86034&amp;amp;tstart=0#86034</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T23:37:58Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>16 minutes ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: I want to start a Clothing Line!!!!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86013&amp;amp;tstart=0#86013</link>
      <description>Hey, Thanks for the advice and feedback... What type of business plan should I develope and what do you mean by scoring ?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:41:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>godfather0682</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86013&amp;amp;tstart=0#86013</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T22:41:09Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>1 hour ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: I always wanted to be an Entrepreneur!</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86012&amp;amp;tstart=0#86012</link>
      <description>&lt;b&gt;I want to be an Entrepreneur, , Welcome&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Who are you?? Go to Members page and share some info&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;If I&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;I wanted to be an entrepreneur, I would develop a business plan and visit SCORE.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;SCORE is FREE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--Session data--&amp;gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:28:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>LUCKIEST</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86012&amp;amp;tstart=0#86012</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T22:28:47Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>1 hour ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Voice Broadcasting, reach 10,000 for $190.00</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86033&amp;amp;tstart=0#86033</link>
      <description>Mike,   I'm doing this now, but your price seems WAAAAY too expensive!   I signed up about 6 months ago with a company out of los angeles.  I signed up as a "Reseller" and i'm paying $0.007 cents a call (less than a penny a call).  &lt;b&gt;That means your 10,000 calls would have cost $70 not $190&lt;/b&gt;, are you charging per call? or per Minute?   Either way,  seems your price is a bit high.   They are providing me the Database, and doing the scrubbing too.  What is the difference between your service and theirs?   The site is www.messagecommunications.com if you are going to be cheaper, I'll use your service but it doesn't seem like you are.&lt;br /&gt;
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Marcus</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Marcus</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86033&amp;amp;tstart=0#86033</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T21:48:01Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>2 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Website Design $149</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86032&amp;amp;tstart=0#86032</link>
      <description>&lt;br /&gt;
I'm a student web designer offering basic web design services for entrepreneurs who want to have a &lt;b&gt;professional looking website&lt;/b&gt; to present to their clients. My web design services include the following:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Web Design Services Include:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*3 to 5 Page Website&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p /&gt;
*FREE Optimized Web Content &lt;br /&gt;
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*FREE Web Promotion&lt;br /&gt;
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For further details, email: ecocontent@yahoo.com</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:22:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>MediaPress9</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86032&amp;amp;tstart=0#86032</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T21:22:23Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>2 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Anyone interested in sharing Twitter techniques?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86029&amp;amp;tstart=0#86029</link>
      <description>Yes,&lt;br /&gt;
Twitter is really all about sharing.&lt;br /&gt;
It is always best to be perceived as being Generous rather than being loathed as "being on the take"&lt;br /&gt;
some points most people overlook are&lt;br /&gt;
1) it's not about numbers, having unrelated and untargeted followers can be a problem. Block and report any spammers following you. spam followers are one of the main ways other spam profiles find and automated follow you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2) auto dm's thanking someone for following you, then sharing a link to your website or offer is lame. if you cant respond back in person with something relavent to the person who followed you, just dont reply back at all.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
3)repeating your tweets is a good idea, as long as they are interesting, empowering, educational or inspiring. it helps people who missed the message enjoy what you share.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
4) use localtweeps, hubspot twitter grader, or twellow to find people local to you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
5) have your high traffic, high commerce and high converson SEO keywords in mind when you tweet but dont SELL the terms, just tweet interesting, educational, empowering or inspiring things using those words. other people can find you using keyword searches ( and you can find people already talking about what you're already an expert in by using the same keyword searches ) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
6) search.twitter.com for a term and select the RSS feed option to send the whole stream to your google reader. then you can review, follow and engage likeminded folks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
7) I made a mindmap where I share these principles and more to help demystify the social media mindset. feel free to check it out on my blog. I share it as my gift.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fgenerositymarketing.com%2Fmom-and-pop-mindset-clarifies-social-media-strategy%2F&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://generositymarketing.com/mom-and-pop-mindset-clarifies-social-media-strategy/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I hope this helps&lt;br /&gt;
thanks and take care&lt;br /&gt;
Bry&lt;br /&gt;
I am @blissfulfun or&lt;br /&gt;
 @Social_Media_Wi on twitter</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:06:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>GenerosityBry</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86029&amp;amp;tstart=0#86029</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T18:06:26Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>3 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: To Community Members:   We'd love your feedback.</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86031&amp;amp;tstart=0#86031</link>
      <description>&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;I know its a small thing and probably automatic but I want to thank the SBOCTeam for the email up-date on previously read, commented, or posted issues, articles, stories, or forums. I don't know about everyone else or why they are on-line, or what they are looking for, but sooner or later something is going to hit us all right here on Small Business online; but I forget; forgive me but I'm human and I need to be reminded now and then, and SBOCTeam emails can often do just that. I know my artistic non-profit is not a hot item in small business agenda, but I have been able to identify with many other members and I have listened to our professionals, it all adds up to an advantage, and an advantage goes along way in today's market. I do not get to spend allot of time on-line but when I do, I want it to pay off! Just clicking out with a better attitude than you had when you came on line is good; but going away with a great idea you had forgotten, is even better. Thanks SBOCTeam, and thanks for looking for even better ways to serve the Community Members. artforart&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:30:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>artforart</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86031&amp;amp;tstart=0#86031</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T20:30:12Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>3 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Website Designers are not SEO'ers</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86030&amp;amp;tstart=0#86030</link>
      <description>I agree for the most part.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I see websites everyday that are nothing more than&lt;br /&gt;
"billboards on a dirt road" nobody sees. Many of&lt;br /&gt;
the best looking, expensive sites have no SEO&lt;br /&gt;
or SEM system built in at all.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Combine that with no lead capture/follow up system&lt;br /&gt;
on most sites and you're looking at a near total&lt;br /&gt;
waste of the websites' potential.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Many peple are using pay per click because they really&lt;br /&gt;
don't understand how SEO works. That can be costly&lt;br /&gt;
but can also be looked at as a "loss leader" if necessary.&lt;br /&gt;
(It does work if managed properly.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These problems were so common, I started a new division&lt;br /&gt;
dedicated to working with businesses to help them with&lt;br /&gt;
SEO. You can request a free web analysis from:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2FEasyLocalSEO.com&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://EasyLocalSEO.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A very in depth report that tells what you need to be doing&lt;br /&gt;
now to get serach engine traffic.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hope that helps some, but great advice on doing your&lt;br /&gt;
homework before hiring a webmaster &lt;img class="jive-emoticon" border="0" src="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif" alt=":-)" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
David</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:03:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>LegendarySEO</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=86030&amp;amp;tstart=0#86030</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-11-27T19:03:17Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>4 hours ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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