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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: How do you expand business via Internet and target my market group?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=52062&amp;amp;tstart=0#52062</link>
      <description>I am going to check this out.  Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;
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EagleEye&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>EagleEye</author>
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      <dc:date>2008-12-11T21:49:04Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Dec 11, 2008 4:49 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: How do you expand business via Internet and target my market group?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=51825&amp;amp;tstart=0#51825</link>
      <description>I would say Social media Sites.. is the Best way to drive traffic, get backlinks, and find potencial prospect! &lt;br /&gt;
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However, If you don't know what You are doing You'll end up with a big confusion.. &lt;br /&gt;
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STRAIGHTALK is listed with over 500 Social Websites and posting to this many website is a snap.. One tool few minutes ans guess what yep Its Free..&lt;br /&gt;
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Visit My website, and Join STRAIGHTALK Newsletter or contact me personally.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oops, I forgot check out My post On the front page in Your user panel.. Few hours and I was Featured On this website..... for Social Media Article  I also placed 110 free Places where you can post!&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:32:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>STRAIGHTALK</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=51825&amp;amp;tstart=0#51825</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-12-10T04:32:17Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Dec 9, 2008 11:32 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: How do you expand business via Internet and target my market group?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14991&amp;amp;tstart=0#14991</link>
      <description>If you are really interested in doing a website, please contact me at info@rongdesign.com! I would be happy to do something similar that reflects &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jewelrybynet.com%2F&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://www.jewelrybynet.com/&lt;/a&gt; but that will be easier to maintain and more focused on product.  I am very afforable! Visit us at RongDesign.com! &lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks,&lt;br /&gt;
Dave Moore @&lt;br /&gt;
RongDesign.com&lt;br /&gt;
717-275-4454</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:07:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>RongDesign</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14991&amp;amp;tstart=0#14991</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-01-28T21:07:23Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 28, 2008 4:07 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14999&amp;amp;tstart=0#14999</link>
      <description>Brian, a website like the one you used as an example would cost a fortune.  If you would like for my company to give you a quote on a free website with all the necessary hosting please shoot me an email and I will set you up to get started within a week or two.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:42:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>scsurfguy</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14999&amp;amp;tstart=0#14999</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-01-28T20:42:28Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 28, 2008 3:42 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: How do you expand business via Internet and target my market group?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14775&amp;amp;tstart=0#14775</link>
      <description>Empowered SEO (&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.empoweredseo.com&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://www.empoweredseo.com&lt;/a&gt;) will work with you to develop a custom internet marketing plan (SEO, SEM, Social Media Marketing, Branding) for your business and needs and implement it to effectively target your market group.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:53:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>vikassah</author>
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      <dc:date>2008-01-26T09:53:04Z</dc:date>
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      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14367&amp;amp;tstart=0#14367</link>
      <description>Thank you Nathan@ds I truly appreciate the info you gave to the other member on this subject, I too need to draw people to my site. www.earthstonescentral.com&lt;br /&gt;
but can sem get pricee and what words would I use to draw people to my site thats so different.  It seems as if theres a lot of companies have the same business name as minds Earth Stones and then of course a whole lot of natural health company as well online&lt;br /&gt;
RZ4Health.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:51:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>RZ4Health</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14367&amp;amp;tstart=0#14367</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-01-23T02:51:19Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 22, 2008 9:51 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14365&amp;amp;tstart=0#14365</link>
      <description>Advertise on the internet: such as YOUTUBE, My Space, and more!  I also know that this is what network marketing companies are suggesting to their distributors, to make a video without making it too  commercialized but funny to get the word out and as a way to get sales.  And besides it free all you need is a video camera and a theme or script.&lt;br /&gt;
Be Creative! &lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks&lt;br /&gt;
RZ4Health</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:25:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>RZ4Health</author>
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      <dc:date>2008-01-23T02:25:04Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 22, 2008 9:25 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: How do you expand business via Internet and target my market group?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13710&amp;amp;tstart=0#13710</link>
      <description>Hey RE. Manager, I saw you mentioned Google drives more traffic if you pay more.  This is not actually true.  They drive more traffic and charge you LESS if you have the right on page optimization.&lt;br /&gt;
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Keep in mind, everything in Google centers around 1 word: Relevancy.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Also, don't blog, use Squidoo.  Faster, and you'll get far more traffic.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:13:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>TGA000</author>
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      <dc:date>2008-01-17T23:13:13Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 17, 2008 6:13 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13709&amp;amp;tstart=0#13709</link>
      <description>Social media all the way.  When you get into those small niche markets nothing drives traffic and sales like jumping into FaceBook, Squidoo, Scribd etc...&lt;br /&gt;
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The best part is most of these are free.  You can hire out if you want somebody to do them for you, however...&lt;br /&gt;
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Do not even begin down this road until you know what keywords turn into $$$.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is the #1 mistake about 99% of small biz owners make.  They don't do their home work (they don't even know there is home work to be done!).&lt;br /&gt;
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Then they go out, blow a bunch of cash, hire the wrong firm and rank at #1 under their own business name.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fantastic IF you're Coke.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here's a video I did on this exact subject:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/interstitial-page.jspa?businessUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguruassassin.com%2Fsmall_business_web_site_design.htm&amp;referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com"&gt;http://www.theguruassassin.com/small_business_web_site_design.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes, with your target market you'll want to focus on Social media Optimization (SMO) social bookmarking.&lt;br /&gt;
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That sort of stuff.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:09:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>TGA000</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13709&amp;amp;tstart=0#13709</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-01-17T23:09:33Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 17, 2008 6:09 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: How do you expand business via Internet and target my market group?</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8147&amp;amp;tstart=0#8147</link>
      <description>I have a web site and pay google to drive traffic to the site. The monthly cost is very low, $30.00, and I have had some responce. The more you are willing to pay the more traffic they will drive to your site. &lt;br /&gt;
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Setting up the site was not cheap. I hired an expert. They set up the key words to drive site views. Blogging takes up too much time for me to concider, that means I have plenty of work. Just starting out you may want to schedule an hour a day to blogging, responding to blogs, forums that are your market base.&lt;br /&gt;
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Crieg's list is a great marketing tool. However it takes allot of time to post, repost your ads. You would need to post in all the cities, even copy - paste would take a great deal of time. &lt;br /&gt;
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Would a marketing campain set for a holiday or event date work for you. Advertise far in advance for orders. Graduation would be the next big event for your product "Year of ...." , or what ever saying is cool at the moment. &lt;br /&gt;
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Good luck.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>RE.Manager</author>
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      <dc:date>2007-12-16T13:24:16Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Dec 16, 2007 8:24 AM</clearspace:dateToText>
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