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		<title>Brands on Twitter and Facebook Favored by Consumers</title>
		<link>http://blog.raxadesign.com/2010/04/26/social-media-consulting-brands-on-twitter-and-facebook-favored-by-consumers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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The next time someone at your company balks at the effectiveness of social media, throw out this stat: According to a new study by Chadwich Martin Bailey and iModerate Research Technologies, 60% of Facebook fans and 79% percent of Twitter followers are more likely to recommend those brands after becoming a fan or follower. They&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn Your Static Website into a Social Media Powerhouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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Imagine you&#8217;re just arriving at a party. You reach the front door, ring the doorbell and&#8230;no one answers. You let yourself in and try to find your friend, the hostess. She is no where to be found. Instead, you find a small group of people huddled around a sad excuse for a party spread. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Sure Fire Tactics to Promote a Business Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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For many businesses, company blogs are like that proverbial tree in the forest &#8212; if a business writes one, and no one is there to read it, does it really matter? Here are some social media marketing tools that will easily help get more eyeballs on your material!
1) LinkedIn
Providing your blog link to the LinkedIn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting in the Map Section of Google</title>
		<link>http://blog.raxadesign.com/2010/03/29/getting-in-the-map-section-of-google/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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How is your business faring when it comes to Google&#8217;s local map-based listings? Don&#8217;t know?
Start by entering your business name and zip-code into the search engine and see what you find. Chances are, your business already shows up on Google Maps, but is it accurate? Could it be better? Does it really represent your business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Blog Readership by Leaving Comments</title>
		<link>http://blog.raxadesign.com/2010/03/24/building-blog-readership-by-leaving-comments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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Have you read Gary Vaynerchuk&#8217;s book, Crush It yet? If you&#8217;re considering starting your own business, whether it&#8217;s online or not, it&#8217;s a must read.
Vaynerchuk, a wine seller turned best-selling author and businessman, attributes a lot of his success to eschewing traditional promotional methods and instead &#8220;joining the online conversation&#8221; to create a personal brand. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cure Your &#8220;Business Insanity&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.raxadesign.com/2010/03/22/cure-your-business-insanity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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A small business owner decides to boost his online presence. Dipping his toe into the Pool of Digital Media, he throws a minimal amount of money into banner ads on some local media websites for a month. Bounce rates are high; time spent on the site is nominal. The next campaign is more of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Website Redesign SEO Secrets Your Developer May Not Know</title>
		<link>http://blog.raxadesign.com/2010/03/10/6-website-redesign-seo-secrets-your-developer-may-not-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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Thinking about a website redesign? Jumping into such a task can often be daunting, not only from an aesthetic standpoint, but also from a search engine optimization one. The world of SEO is an ever-changing beast, and it&#8217;s imperative that your web developer values a search engine crawler-friendly website as much as you do.
We work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a custom landing page for Facebook</title>
		<link>http://blog.raxadesign.com/2010/03/08/creating-a-custom-landing-page-for-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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So you&#8217;ve just created a Facebook fan page for your business, brand, or idea. (You haven&#8217;t? Check out our article on creating a Facebook fan page.) Are you looking to take your page to the next level? Try creating a custom landing page next.
A Facebook custom landing page is a built-in first impression of sorts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Client Problems with a Design Questionnaire</title>
		<link>http://blog.raxadesign.com/2010/03/05/avoid-client-problems-with-a-design-questionnaire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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When a web developer and client meet for the first time, it&#8217;s not uncommon for one question to be front and center: How much is this going to cost me? It&#8217;s not surprising, given these tough economic times and ever-dwindling budgets — we&#8217;re seeing it a lot here in Houston. Still, the relationship between any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Leaders Prefer &#8216;Passive&#8217; Social Media, But Are Looking to Future</title>
		<link>http://blog.raxadesign.com/2010/03/03/small-business-leaders-prefer-passive-social-media-but-are-looking-to-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Waraksa</dc:creator>
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Once &#8220;Social Media&#8221; became the phrase-du-jour, small business owners have been quick to incorporate it as a daily source for information-gathering. However, many immediately realized that navigating the social media landscape often requires two things the average small business owner simply does not have: ample time and extra resources.
As a result, says a recent Business.com [...]]]></description>
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