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		<title>Using Maps and Local Search To Unlock Google SEO</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Universal Search, maps are becoming increasingly visible in Google search results. Ergo, a map optimisation strategy is essential to any effective SEO campaign. But many are neglecting this facet of SEO, opening up big opportunities for those who do
John Bolakis, Executive Director, seo.com.au
 
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		<title>Creating link bait: 7 tips for social media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brent Csutoras

November 25, 2009 

Tip 1
Make sure your site is worthy of being linked to.
Believe it or not, people do care about how your site looks. The way it is designed, the effort you put into the layout, and whether it looks current &#8212; all these things say a lot about your company. No [...]


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		<title>New search ad formats</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.accommodationguru.com/2009/11/27/new-search-ad-formats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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11/24/2009 10:35:00 AM - from Google Blog
At Google, we&#8217;re committed to giving you the information you want — regardless of the form in which it might appear.
Text is often useful, but sometimes videos and pictures are a more effective way to receive information. For example, if you want to learn a magic trick, a video [...]


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		<title>Writing for the Web</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.accommodationguru.com/2009/11/26/writing-for-the-web/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Content is one  of the most valuable things you can focus on during development of your website.  Consider each page of your website a chance to capture or lose your audience. If  a web [...]


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		<title>Bing - SEO recommendations</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.accommodationguru.com/2009/11/25/bing-seo-recommendations/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rick DeJarnette of Bing  Webmaster Center
 
Like Google, Bing places great emphasis on quality links to determine its rankings. &#8220;Just don&#8217;t make the mistake of believing it will result in instant gratification. Successful link building efforts require a long-term commitment, not an overnight or turnkey solution,&#8221; says DeJarnette. &#8220;You need to continually invest in [...]


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		<title>Eight Tips for Effective E-mail Preheaders</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.accommodationguru.com/2009/11/21/eight-tips-for-effective-e-mail-preheaders/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Stefan Pollard, ClickZ, Nov 18, 2009
The e-mail preheader (the content in the top line of an e-mail message) has come a long way from its origins as an HTML and deliverability troubleshooter &#8212; &#8220;Add us to your address book&#8221;/&#8221;View on the Web site&#8221;/&#8221;Click here to download images.&#8221;
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		<title>Google Image Swirl: A New Way To Browse For Similar Images</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.accommodationguru.com/2009/11/19/google-image-swirl-a-new-way-to-browse-for-similar-images/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00pm ET by Chris Sherman 

The newest addition to Google Labs is a mashup of Google Images, Google Similar Images and the visual query refinement tool, the Google Wonder Wheel. Called Google Image Swirl, the new tool clusters similar images based on characteristics found in both the text surrounding images, as well as using some of [...]


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		<title>Google Webmaster Tools - Keywords</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.accommodationguru.com/2009/11/13/google-webmaster-tools-keywords/</link>
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The Keywords page lists the most significant keywords Google found when crawling your site. The significance of each keyword reflects how often it&#8217;s found on your site&#8217;s pages. Click each keyword to see a sampling of pages on which it appears.

We recommend that you review this page regularly.

If unexpected keywords, such as &#8220;Viagra&#8221;, appear on this page, [...]


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		<title>The New Rules Of International Link Building</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.accommodationguru.com/2009/11/07/the-new-rules-of-international-link-building/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov 3, 2009 at 7:00am ET by Andy Atkins-Krüger 

Following on from my last column when I gave guidance on how to prepare your site for successful international link building, it’s now time to look at the rules of international link building itself—at least the new rules that differ from a typical single country project. Fundamentally, link [...]


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		<title>PayPal&#8217;s Express Checkout just got quicker&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PayPal has made the checkout experience easier than ever for customers.
New buyers no longer have to sign up for a  PayPal account if they don&#8217;t wish to. They can simply complete their payments  first, and then decide whether to save their information in a PayPal account for  future purchases.
This process makes checking-out [...]


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