Learn to Produce Better Product Information from Real Estate Agent Mistakes

by Dave Beck March 11, 2010
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For well over 6 months now I have been unsuccessfully looking for a property in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The search is proving difficult mainly due to the fact that we are looking for something very unique, but at the end of the day we are not in a hurry and very happy to [...]

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Competitive Analysis for E-Mail Marketing

by Dave Beck March 5, 2010

It’s natural to want to jump in and begin sending your first e-mail campaign as quickly as possible to your customers, however before you do so it is well worth the time investment to spy what your competitors are up to with their e-mail marketing strategies. Taking the time to sign up to the e-mail [...]

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Google Giving Away Free Website and Domain in UK

by Dave Beck February 26, 2010
Google Free Websites

This is something that I have been anticipating for a number of years…. Google has finally bitten the bullet and has started giving away a free website and domain (.co.uk) to verified UK businesses. Small business has been notoriously hard for Google over the years. They know that there is an enormous opportunity to increase [...]

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BigCommerce and MailChimp E-mail Marketing Integration

by Dave Beck February 25, 2010
BigCommerce and MailChimp Integration

With the release of Interspire Shopping Cart (ISC) and BigCommerce 5.5 we now see the development team pushing full steam ahead towards version 6 on both platforms. Mitchell Harper recently released what is a tentative BigCommerce version 6 feature list and I thought I would start dissecting some of these new features and provide tips [...]

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Proposed BigCommerce Version 6 Features

by Dave Beck February 24, 2010
BigCommerce Version 6

Hot off the heels of their November 2009 release of BigCommerce 5.5 Mitchell Harper has provided us with a taste of what might be included in BigCommerce version 6. He has hinted that they are planning on releasing version 6 mid year and there could be a version 5.6 come out somewhere around April 2010. [...]

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How to control Google’s description for your products!

by Dave Beck February 18, 2010
Google

Today’s Ask Dave question is from Camilo and refers to a problem getting the right description for the product to show in the Google search results. Download the script, and it works perfectly but I have a problem when my products appear in google appear with the title of the product that I enter, and [...]

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My first experience upgrading BigCommerce

by Dave Beck February 8, 2010
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Have you ever seen the cold sweat that breaks out on an online store owner when their software provider announces an update? One of the most common frustrations coming from people in the e-commerce industry is the inevitable time to upgrade software. A software provider will release a new version of their application for numerous [...]

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It’s Easy… Just Generate More Content!

by Dave Beck November 27, 2009

When it comes to search engine optimisation generally big sites win. The reason that they win are generally due to a number of key factors: Every unique page marginally increases the site’s overall PageRank, which builds overall site authority. Unique content has the ability of attracting external links which also contributes to increased authority. Your [...]

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Are Directory Submissions Worth The Effort?

by Dave Beck November 24, 2009

Are directory submissions worth the effort? In a nutshell — Yes …. and No! The debate that has been argued about the value of directories when it comes to optimising your website is not new. Anybody who has looked at any type of SEO strategy will have no doubt contemplated submitting their website to the [...]

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Where I get my SEO Advice!

by Dave Beck November 11, 2009
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Anybody who has been around the traps for a while when it comes to search engine marketing will have no doubt heard of Dan Theis & Leslie Rodde. For those of you who have not I can assure you that they are two of the sharpest minds that you are likely to come across when [...]

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