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		<description><![CDATA[Be remarkable! MDS Resource is master of Minneapolis local small business marketing<br /><br />Do You Know What People Are Saying About Your Business Online? What Is Online Reputation Management? Here&#8217;s Wikipedia&#8217;s definition of Online Reputation Management: Online reputation management is the act of monitoring, addressing or mitigating search engine result pages or mentions in online media and Web sphere content. It primarily involves tracking what is written about [...]<br /><br />Be found by plenty of people! Mike Schleif comprehends Wisconsin marketing local business<br /><br /><p><a href="http://mdsresource.net/2012/06/reputation-repair-online-reviews/">Online Reputation Repair Can Be Avoided By Effective Online Reviews and Reputation Management</a> is a post from: <a href="http://mdsresource.net">MDS Resource -- Digital Ad Agency</a></p>
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Do You Know What People Are Saying About Your Business Online?<br />
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<h3>
What Is Online Reputation Management?<br />
</h3>
<p>
Here&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_reputation_management" target="_blank">Wikipedia&#8217;s definition</a> of Online Reputation Management:
</p>
<blockquote><p>
Online reputation management is the act of monitoring, addressing or mitigating search engine result pages or mentions in online media and Web sphere content. It primarily involves tracking what is written about a client on the Internet, then utilizing sophisticated online and offline techniques in promoting positive and neutral content, while at the same time pushing down those links the sponsor may not want to show when their name is searched.
</p></blockquote>
<p>
Did you know the 2011 &#8220;Social Shopping Study&#8221; indicates that 50% of consumers spend 75% or more of their total shopping time conducting online product research?  Furthermore:</p>
<ul>
<li>
92% of Adult Buyers Regularly Check Online Reviews Before Purchasing
</li>
<li>
70% of Consumers Trust Other Consumers’ Opinions That Are Posted Online
</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Why Is Online Reputation Management Important?<br />
</h2>
<p>
Marketing local business online flourishes because the whole world is coming online, too.
</p>
<ol>
<li>
Your prospects are online
</li>
<li>
Your competitors are online
</li>
<li>
Your customers are online
</li>
<li>
That includes your <strong>unhappy</strong> customers, too!
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
The Internet Has Changed Everything !?!?<br />
</h3>
<p>
Local small business marketing has benefited in so many ways from the Internet.  However, the online universe has also empowered consumers.
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Before the Internet, businesses delivered their messages to consumers via one-way communication channels that they controlled (think &#8211; TV commercials)
</li>
<li>
Business NO longer completely control their message!
</li>
<li>
Thanks to the Internet, everyone comments on business messages via blogs, social media, customer reviews, etc.
</li>
</ul>
<h2>
What Are People Saying About Your Business?<br />
</h2>
<p>
Your company’s online reputation is being discussed:</p>
<ol>
<li>
By former employees
</li>
<li>
By bloggers
</li>
<li>
On forums
</li>
<li>
On social media
</li>
<li>
In customer reviews
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
Online Reputation Is Crucial For The BIG BOYS, Too!<br />
</h3>
<p>
Don&#8217;t believe me?  Google the company names for which these all too common<br />
namesakes sprang up:</p>
<ul>
<li>
www.walmartsucks.org
</li>
<li>
www.homedepotsucks.com
</li>
</ul>
<h2>
What Are The Negative Effects Of A Bad Online Reputation?<br />
</h2>
<ol>
<li>
Bad customer experience
</li>
<li>
Unresolved customer issues
</li>
<li>
Bad reputation
</li>
<li>
Lost revenue
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
What Can Happen If You Don&#8217;t Repair Your Tarnished Online Reputation?<br />
</h3>
<p>
Internet marketing for small business needs every advantage possible to succeed.  A tarnished name puts you at great risk.
</p>
<ol>
<li>
You could lose existing customers
</li>
<li>
New customers may be difficult to find
</li>
<li>
Your business can suffer financial loss
</li>
<li>
<strong>You could go out of business!</strong>
</li>
</ol>
<h2>
What Happens When You Repair &amp; Defend Good Reputation?<br />
</h2>
<ol>
<li>
Your positive good online reputation stands out from the crowd
</li>
<li>
You will retain existing customers
</li>
<li>
You will get new customers easily
</li>
<li>
Your positive brand image will be credible &amp; authoritative!
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
How To Maintain Your Online Reputation<br />
</h3>
<p>
Marketing your business online is about building and nourishing relatinships.  So, too, is reputation management.
</p>
<ol>
<li>
Be proactive instead of reactive
</li>
<li>
Monitor online conversations about your business
</li>
<li>
Respond and interact with consumers online
</li>
<li>
Regularly create and distribute positive content
</li>
</ol>
<h2>
What Are The Benefits Of Actively Seeking Online Reviews?<br />
</h2>
<p>
Actively seeking online reviews from satisfied customers is certain to:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Boost conversions, and
</li>
<li>
Provide feedback about your product or service
</li>
</ul>
<p>Consumers trust and expect online reviews and, seeing them, will gravitate to your business.
</p>
<h3>
How To Get Customer Reviews To Build Or Repair Reputation<br />
</h3>
<p>
Referrals and new sales leads continue to be your ultimate goal.  What better way to build social proof than to ask for a review?
</p>
<ol>
<li>
Survey all of your customers for feedback all of the time
</li>
<li>
Offer incentives in exchange for reviews (e.g., coupons, discounts, free samples)
</li>
<li>
Ask customers to review products by placing calls-to-action on your product pages
</li>
<li>
Send customers to your business listings on Google Places, Yelp, CitySearch, etc.
</li>
<li>
Link your business listing profiles to your website
</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Always Create Positive, Branded Content To Promote Reputation!<br />
</h2>
<p>
Flood the first search engine results pages with positive, branded content:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Your well-ranked website must be the first result for your company name
</li>
<li>
On-going search engine optimization (SEO) for all of your webpages
</li>
<li>
Videos, press releases, photos, articles, etc. promoting your good name
</li>
<li>
Tips, tools, helpful tutorials &amp; other useful content for your visitors
</li>
</ul>
<h3>
Monitor Online Conversations For The First Line Of Reputation Defense<br />
</h3>
<p>
Find out what people are saying about your business:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Do a Google search for your business name &hellip;
</li>
<li>
What do you find when you search for you?
</li>
<li>
Check articles, blogs, forums &amp; customer review sites
</li>
<li>
Frequently check your own blog &amp; website for comments
</li>
<li>
Pay close attention to the social network sites
</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Reputation Repair Requires Response &amp; Interaction<br />
</h2>
<ol>
<li>
Listen to what people are saying
</li>
<li>
Be respectful
</li>
<li>
Display a helpful &amp; friendly demeanor
</li>
<li>
Respond to both positive and negative comments
</li>
<li>
Always quickly offer solutions to problems
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
Why Respond &amp; Interact To Fix Online Reputations?<br />
</h3>
<ul>
<li>
It builds relationships
</li>
<li>
It allows you to actively manage &amp; control your brand
</li>
<li>
It allows other people to see your point of view
</li>
<li>
It shows that you care
</li>
</ul>
<p>
<strong>You do care, don’t you?</strong>
</p>
<h2>
How To Repair Your Reputation<br />
</h2>
<p>
Do you already have negative online comments and reviews?</p>
<ol>
<li>
Make brand optimization your main focus
</li>
<li>
Use SEO to drive negativity further down the SERP’s
</li>
<li>
Create and publish videos, press releases &amp; articles
</li>
<li>
Create a blog &mdash; regularly publish fresh &amp; unique content
</li>
<li>
Engage in social media to build a loyal &amp; eager following
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
How to Improve &amp; Fix Your Online Reputation<br />
</h3>
<ol>
<li>
Ask for negative reviews to be removed
</li>
<li>
Promptly address issues
</li>
<li>
Don’t ignore unhappy customers
</li>
<li>
Don’t argue with customers
</li>
<li>
Know when to walk away
</li>
<li>
You cannot please everyone!
</li>
</ol>
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Reputation Management And Your First Impression<br />
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<p>
Who says you never get a second chance to make a first impression?  Indeed, you may have a second chance, especially if that first chance was taken from you.  In this world where your reputation is everything and your name is far more than mere label, reputation management is a business necessity.
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Internet media is complicated.  Now we are all exemplary publishers and we the people build and extend the Internet a little bit more every day!  Not only can anybody contribute; but, there are no rules regulating what is said, in which venue and how close any of it is to truth.
</p>
<p>
Who&#8217;s to stop a vindictive person from anonymously complaining online where everybody can see it?  Often, by anonymous, it&#8217;s true that many of these complainers hide behind a shroud because they cannot withstand the slightest scrutiny.  Did you ever know somebody who complains every chance they get?  Far from a majority, it only takes one acerbic comment to destroy a beautifully constructed reputation.  One bad review from one disgruntled or obnoxious trouble maker and years of carefully crafted integrity can come tumbling down.
</p>
<h3>
How Can You Repair Online Reputation?<br />
</h3>
<p>
So, what can you do to put Humpty Dumpty back together again?  Can you really repair a damaged online reputation?  Yes, you can repair online reputations.  Is it as simple as removing negative online reviews?
</p>
<p>
Sadly, no.  For the most part, bad reviews are probably carved in Internet stone.  But, one bad apple is no reason to throw out the whole bushel.
</p>
<h2>
Ten Effective Reputation Management Practices<br />
</h2>
<ol>
<li>
<h3>
Review Sites<br />
</h3>
<p>
Review sites, also known as citation sites, are essential to successful reputation management.  When people see stars on business reviews, it is social proof that your business has very positive fans.  Five stars clearly indicate a winner!  Three stars leave people thinking average and so-so.
</p>
<p>
<em><br />
What do you think when you see a one or two star rating?<br />
</em>
</p>
<p>
One way to repair an online reputation is to amass as many five star ratings as possible on many different sits.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
Blogs<br />
</h3>
<p>
Blogs continue to be extremely popular communications tools.  Whereas, many estimates count as many blogs as United States population, that number is less important than how business benefits from blogs.  Whereas, web pages are intended to present static facets of your business, blog posts are quite different.  Blogging allows you to present the day-to-day elements of your business, such as events, success stories and milestones.
</p>
<p>
Furthermore, your public audience is invited to comment on and interact with your business through your blog.  Therefore, blogs become a chronology of the good things about your business and how your public responds to them over time.  A continuous stream of great news eventually removes the effect of negative online reviews.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
Pictures<br />
</h3>
<p>
Yes, a picture is worth at least a thousand words!  Even Google recognizes images as their own search category.  All else equal, people browsing on the Internet are far more likely to look at pictures than read text.
</p>
<p>
<em><br />
Don&#8217;t you want your audience to see clean images of your company and happy, smiling faces?<br />
</em>
</p>
<p>
Cleanup your online reputation by positioning a plethora of positive images high in search results.  Basic search engine optimization of your images includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Main keyword in the image filename
</li>
<li>
Main keyword in the HTML alt tag
</li>
<li>
Keywords in the image description
</li>
<li>
Keywords in the image caption
</li>
<li>
Position images on the page in context
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
Video Testimonials<br />
</h3>
<p>
Whereas, images are powerful, video is the single most powerful medium on the Internet!  So much so, that Google often favors videos over most other online properties in the search results.  Have you ever searched and found those remarkable video thumbnails on the 1st search results page?
</p>
<p>
We all know that Testimonials are the best marketing promotion you can have, right?  Video Testimonials are the most persuasive of all Testimonials.  Keep it succinct, to the point and as specific as can be.  Then, of course, position your Video Testimonials where they can be easily found and viewed.
</p>
<p><p>
<em><br />
Who will remember that anonymous bad review?<br />
</em>
</p>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
Press Releases<br />
</h3>
<p>
Tell everybody who is anybody what&#8217;s going on with your business.  Press releases announce noteworthy events and accomplishments.  They are designed to attract news media attention, so they can help you spread the word to a larger audience.
</p>
<p>
The fact is, you always want a lot of positive attention for your business.  You need even more when you&#8217;re recovering from bad reviews.  Regular press releases help:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Generate traffic to your website
</li>
<li>
Give your company more visibility
</li>
<li>
Build your brand
</li>
<li>
Provide credibility and authority
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
Nullify Negative Keywords<br />
</h3>
<p>
It&#8217;s a fact: Many Americans start their fact-finding and decision-making on the Internet.  That&#8217;s good, isn&#8217;t it?  Isn&#8217;t that why you&#8217;re on the web to begin with?  They search and when they find you, you have a sales opportunity.
</p>
<p>
However, when the 1st search results page includes links associating your company with &#8220;scam,&#8221; &#8220;scammers&#8221; and bad reviews, many people cannot get past the negativity.  Instead, they use the back button and browse elsewhere.
</p>
<p>
Your job, then, is to fill that 1st search results page with positive links to your business, whether they be blog posts, YouTube videos, Facebook or citations.  The point is, if you have only one reference to your business on a search results page, there are many more opportunities for negativity.  Bury a bad review with many positive references to you.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
Local News<br />
</h3>
<p>
Your business is part of your local community, isn&#8217;t it?  How do you participate in your community?  Have you contributed to a church group, civic activity or food drive?  Do you partner with businesses down the block?  Can you help celebrate and appreciate success stories in your neighborhood?
</p>
<p>
The local Internet is a great source for local directories, special offers and collaborative opportunities with other local businesses.  One of Facebook&#8217;s most powerful features facilitates &#8220;tagging&#8221; other business pages.  Celebrate the best of your community online and ask other businesses to do the same.  This will demonstrate your positive place in the community.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
Thread Authority<br />
</h3>
<p>
Often times, you can participate in forums to express your authority in your field and build credibility.  Find a local forum or one specifically about your industry and look for opportunities to help and provide information.  When you see a discussion to which you can add value, forget your sales pitch and simply offer great advice and free information.
</p>
<p>
When time is right, start a discussion, again offering great advice and free information.  You may also write an article to guest blog on some other blog and get a whole new audience remarking about your credibility and perceived authority.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
Facebook<br />
</h3>
<p>
Whereas, your website is mostly about your company and what you have to say about it, social media is primarily about what others have to say about you.  Facebook is king of social media now, its members being the 3rd largest country in the world:</p>
<ol>
<li>
China
</li>
<li>
India
</li>
<li>
Facebook
</li>
<li>
United States
</li>
</ol>
<p>
Properly managing social media is a critical part of building your reputation in the community.  Facebook done right is social proof, whether that be a Like, Share or simply interacting on your Wall.  When many people are positively interacting with your Facebook page, newcomers start their relationship with you on a very positive note.  Positive social media engagement and interaction is a powerful buffer to negative reviews that may be found elsewhere.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<h3>
LinkedIn<br />
</h3>
<p>
LinkedIn is the largest professional network in the world.  Thread authority, mentioned above, is especially applicable here, too.  By participating in Groups and LinkedIn Answers, you can quickly increase credibility and be seen as an authority in your field.
</p>
<p>
LinkdeIn Recommendations, however, warrant mention here as an extremely powerful tool to present positive Testimonials.  Whereas, elsewhere reviews and Testimonials are often veiled in anonymity, LinkedIn Recommendations cannot be anonymous.  Furthermore, since LinkdedIn members are exclusively professionals, their Recommendations are imbued with professional credibility.
</p>
<p>
<strong><br />
Nothing squashes an anonymous bad review like a recommendation from a credible professional!<br />
</strong>
</p>
</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Reputation Management Is More Than Putting Out Fires<br />
</h2>
<p>
Although, you may not be able to remove bad reviews, certainly there are many ways to distract prospects with glowing references to your company.  Truly, it takes a lot of work to build a good name and very little to destroy it!
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It&#8217;s been said that the best defense is a great offense.  The simplest reputation management is to build a wall of glowing reviews before any bad review appears.  Short of that, you now see many ways you can repair your online reputation once it&#8217;s tarnished.
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		<description><![CDATA[Be found! MDS Resource excels in Eagan marketing local business<br /><br />Easy Ways To Attract Local Customers The Facts About Consumer Internet Usage This trend continues to rise and Internet Marketing for small business must get on board with this &#8212; or perish. Most Consumers search online for local products and services. Approximately 35% of all Internet searches are for local things. There are more than [...]<br /><br />Attract great customers! MDS Resource comprehends South Dakota online marketing<br /><br /><p><a href="http://mdsresource.net/2012/05/10-internet-marketing-small-business/">10 Internet Marketing For Small Business Ways To Attract Local Customers</a> is a post from: <a href="http://mdsresource.net">MDS Resource -- Digital Ad Agency</a></p>
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Easy Ways To Attract Local Customers<br />
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The Facts About Consumer Internet Usage<br />
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This trend continues to rise and Internet Marketing for small business must get on board with this &mdash; or perish.</p>
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Most Consumers search online for local products and services.
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Approximately 35% of all Internet searches are for local things.
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There are more than 250 Million searches on Google alone every single day!
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Online marketing is predicted to be at least 15% of all media ad spending in 2013.
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Internet technology is GREAT &hellip; But, it has caused Problems for Some Local Businesses!  Here&#8217;s why:</p>
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Consumers are using online search instead of yellow pages and newspapers when looking for local products and services.
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Some businesses still spend thousands of dollars on ineffective traditional advertising methods.
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And, some businesses are not yet investing in online advertising and marketing.  Are you?
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As a Result &hellip;</p>
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Business expenses continue to rise while profits decline.
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Local Businesses are struggling to get new and repeat customers.
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Great customers are buying from Local Businesses well placed online.
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Here Are 10 Ways Your Local Business Can Connect With Your Local Consumers<br />
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Connect With Search Engine Visibility</p>
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You must work hard to gain better search engine positioning and rankings.
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You must search engine optimize your website using on-the-page factors, making certain that your money phrases are in your content.
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You must search engine optimize your website using off-the-page factors, persuading other sites to link back to you.
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Claim, verify and optimize your Google Places listing
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Connect With Your Professional Website</p>
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All Effective Websites MUST Have:</p>
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An organized and easily navigable layout
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Fresh, relevant and compelling content everywhere
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A strong Call-To-Action on every page
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An integrated lead capture system
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Connect With Email Marketing</p>
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Local Internet Marketing Money Is In Your LIST!</p>
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Email marketing is cost-effective, automated and easy to deliver.
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Email marketing helps you build trust and credibility.
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Email marketing allows you to generate business on auto-pilot 24/7.
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Email marketing statistics are simple to track.
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Connect With Mobile Marketing</p>
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There are approximately 4 BILLION Mobile users worldwide!
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By 2014, Mobile Internet usage is expected to exceed Desktop Internet usage!
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Business websites must be Mobile optimized to accommodate Mobile Internet on-the-go users too rushed to squint, zoom and scroll.
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Text message marketing promotes and connects with local audiences on the go.
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Connect With Social Media</p>
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is NOT enough!  Hang Out With Your Customers and Prospects Online &hellip;</p>
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Consumers spend many hours on social media sites every single day.
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Building relationships on sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube is necessary for business.
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Social media markets are so big, Facebook is the 3rd largest country in the world!</p>
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China
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India
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Facebook
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United States
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Connect With Video Marketing</p>
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Online Videos are HOT &hellip; Perhaps, Too HOT To Handle!</p>
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Videos increase your visibility in search results and positioning.
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Online videos help you develop trust and expert status.
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Videos increase conversion rates, website traffic and are the single most powerfl small business advertising!<br />
cVideos run on auto-pilot and set you apart from your competitors
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Connect With Publish Online Content</p>
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The Internet Revolves Around CONTENT!  Effective Website Optimization Multi-Purposes Content Everywhere</p>
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Publish keyword rich articles and blog posts related to your industry.
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Publish keyword optimized press releases to attract media attention.
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Publish content to online directories to drive traffic back to your website.
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Connect With Reputation Management</p>
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Do You Know What People Say About Your Business Online?  Local Search Optimization Relies On The Social Proof Of Reviews &amp; Testimonials!</p>
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Pay attention to what is being said about your business online.
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Promote positive online reviews &amp; testimonials about your business.
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A bad online reputation can negatively impact your business.
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Respond promptly and handle all negative remarks quickly.
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Connect With Online Classified Ads</p>
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Effective Marketing Local Business Is All About Promoting Your Business Everywhere Local Customers Hang Out</p>
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Online Classified Ad sites are free or are very low cost.
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Craigslist is one of the most popular online classified ad sites.
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Optimize your ads with effective keywords to show up in search results.
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Images in your ads make them more attractive to consumers.
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Connect With Paid Online Advertising</p>
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Successful Internet Marketing For Small Business Quickly Learns Its Best Market From Paid Advertising!</p>
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Paid online advertising is effective at gaining more exposure quickly.
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Pay-Per-Click (PPC) is one of the most popular paid advertising methods.
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Google&#8217;s paid advertising platform is called AdWords.
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Facebook also has paid advertising to get in front of your best prospects.
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<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://MinneapolisLocalBusiness.com" target="_blank">Minneapolis Local Business Forum</a> is the brainchild of a local entrepreneurs who want to promote business growth in the greater Twin Cities metro area. Introducing business owners to each other and to local residents, we hope to kick start our local economy. <em>The Forum is totally free and without obligation.</em> Unlike other recent initiatives, we want you to remember that free bit. This is our commitment to you. That and, in exchange for your participation, we promise to deliver to you value that you are not likely to get elsewhere regardless of price. This community has given us so much and we are giving back to you, our community, with this mastermind group.</p>
<h2>The Minneapolis Local Business Forum is About Free Exposure and Prosperity</h2>
<p>Minneapolis Local Business Forum focuses on providing ideas, strategies and tactics to grow your business. There is no free lunch; but, by banding together, we can act together today to promote and grow our businesses. Our forum is an opportunity for free exposure, valuable contacts and invaluable promotion for every business owner who decides to participate. This endeavor can only work for all of us when all of us contribute. In addition to solving your most difficult problem, others will benefit from the problems you have already solved. Participation in Minneapolis Local Business Forum can hook you up with other local business owners who could:</p>
<ul style="list-style: circle outside;">
<li>Complement your own skills</li>
<li>Provide contacts</li>
<li>Possibly use your services</li>
</ul>
<h3><span style="color: blue;">How can you help us get the word out to your local business neighbors?</span></h3>
<p>Although our goal is to jumpstart business throughout the Twin Cities, we are focusing on our own backyard now: Golden Valley, New Hope and Plymouth. Your credibility in this community is extremely valuable to us. Your help in promoting the forum helps your own business growth. Please, help.</p>
<h2>What&#8217;s In The Minneapolis Local Business Forum for YOU?</h2>
<p>Of course, you want to know, What&#8217;s in it for you? There are no guarantees. However, it&#8217;s widely known that &#8220;two heads are better than one!&#8221; Who knows? You and your business could:</p>
<ol style="list-style: lower-alpha outside;">
<li>Make new friends and strategic partnerships.</li>
<li>Identify possible vendors and clients.</li>
<li>Solve problems with like minded professionals.</li>
<li>Be recognized for your expertise.</li>
<li>Showcase your business to eager buyers.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Some Minneapolis Local Business Forum Tangible Benefits</h3>
<p>Yes, we want to grow our businesses, too. We are local entrepreneurs, just like you and everybody we are inviting to this group. In exchange for meeting you and sharing ideas, following are some of what we offer to you:</p>
<ol>
<li>Free exposure for your business.</li>
<li>Free membership in the Minneapolis Local Business Forum.</li>
<li>Free listing on the Minneapolis Local Business Forum website.</li>
<li>Free video commercial about your business on your listing.</li>
<li>Free Minneapolis Local Business Forum Facebook promotion.</li>
<li>Free Minneapolis Local Business Forum Twitter promotion.</li>
<li>Free access to our Minneapolis Local Business Forum LinkedIn group.</li>
</ol>
<h2>The Minneapolis Local Business Forum is Opportunity Knocking On YOUR Door</h2>
<p>But, you MUST participate. The Mayors of Golden Valley and New Hope have expressed their support for our forum and are actively recruiting local businesses. All business owners in our community are cordially invited to attend our inaugural meeting which will be:</p>
<div style="font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Tuesday, September 13, 2011</p>
<p>6 to 7 PM (5-6 PM videos)</p>
<p>Master Communications Group</p>
<p>3410 Winnetka Avenue</p>
<p>Back Entrance (East)</p>
<p>New Hope, MN 55427</p></div>
<h3>The Minneapolis Local Business Forum Website Is All About YOU</h3>
<p>At that meeting we are unveiling our website. Listings are free of charge for local business owners and include a complementary video clip about each business and business owner shot by local videographer Master Communications Group. Come early (5:00pm) to our first meeting and we will walk you through their free video at that time.</p>
<h2>Please, Join Us At The Minneapolis Local Business Forum Inaugural Meeting</h2>
<p>We would love to see you, too, on <span style="color: green; font-weight: bold;">Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:00-7PM.</span> We very much look forward to meeting you so we can exchange ideas, share experiences and generally support one another in a proactive and relaxed fashion. Thank you, for your esteemed participation.</p>
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  sites or the products or information presented there.</p>

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  612-235-6060<br>

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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><p>Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy 

  in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and make use 

  of personal information. The following outlines our Privacy Policy. </p>

<p>When accessing our Website, MDS Resource will learn certain information about 

  you during your visit.</p>

<p>Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology 

  called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") 

  and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information 

  gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of 

  visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited 

  just before and just after our Web site, your IP address.</p>

<p><br>

  <strong>What Are Cookies?</strong></p>

<p>A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique 

  identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site's computer asks your computer 

  for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically 

  designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser 

  if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser 

  only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not 

  the cookies sent to you by other sites.</p>

<p><br>

  <strong>IP Addresses</strong></p>

<p>IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the 

  Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network 

  to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web 

  server as part of demographic and profile data known as “traffic data” 

  so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.</p>

<p><br>

  <strong>Email Information</strong></p>

<p>If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content 

  of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We 

  provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ 

  in the maintenance of information received online, mail and telephone.</p>

<p><br>

  <strong>How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?</strong></p>

<p>Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering 

  our business activities, providing customer service and making available other 

  items and services to our customers and prospective customers.</p>

<p>MDS Resource will not obtain personally-identifying information about you when you 

  visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us, nor will 

  such information be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties 

  without the approval of the user at the time of collection.</p>

<p>We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, 

  when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection 

  of our legal rights.</p>

<p><strong><br>

  A Special Note About Children</strong></p>

<p>Children are not eligible to use our web site and services and we ask that 

  minors (under the age of 13) do not submit any personal information to us. If 

  you are a minor, you can use this site only in conjunction with permission and 

  guidance from your parents or guardians.</p>

<p><br>

  <strong>How Do We Protect Your Information and Secure Information Transmissions?</strong></p>

<p>Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, 

  we request that you do not send private information to us by email. However, 

  doing so is allowed, but at your own risk. Some of the information you may enter 

  on our Web site may be transmitted securely via a secure medium known as Secure 

  Sockets Layer, or SSL. Credit Card information is never transmitted via email.</p>

<p>MDS Resource may use software programs to create summary statistics, which are used 

  for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections 

  of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical 

  design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.</p>

<p>For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available 

  to all users, MDS Resource uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify 

  unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.</p>

<p><br>

  <strong>Policy Changes</strong></p>

<p>We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with or without 

  notice. However, please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the 

  future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under 

  this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy 

  Policy, without your prior consent.</p>

<p>We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles 

  in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected 

  and maintained. </p>

<p><strong><br>

  Contact</strong></p>

<p>If you have any questions regarding this Policy, or your dealings with our 

  web site, please contact us.</p>

<p>MDS Resource<br>

  8014 Olson Memorial Highway #185, Golden Valley, MN 55427<br>

  612-235-6060<br>

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