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		<title>Online Dating Fraud and Scams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Chuong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of people are online each day looking for friends, love, and networking. Nowadays, the influx of website visitors are connecting to popular social communities such as Facebook, and MySpace. ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Millions of people are online each day looking for friends, love, and networking. Nowadays, the influx of website visitors are connecting to popular social communities such as Facebook, and MySpace. Despite this addictive social phenomenon, there&#8217;s a real danger for the hopeless romantic or the single person desperately searching for love online.</p>
<p>The introverts are evolving and assuming the role of the extroverts. This paradigm shift has actually caused some extroverts to inadvertently become friendlier. Thanks to these highly popular websites, more people are becoming social and making new friends like never before. Gone are the days of a handful of friends in the offline world because we&#8217;re now following and interacting with hundreds if not thousands of friends that we have NOT met or may never meet in our lifetime.</p>
<p>Millions of people are fueling this new form of bonding by linking, reading and replying to postings, and pictures. Replying to video posting is still strictly reserved to YouTube, and other video sharing websites.</p>
<p>In short, the influx of new Internet traffic to these online dating websites is creating a social momentum that will only break more hearts than create more loving relationships.</p>

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		<title>Billmyclients Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Chuong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my billmyclients.com review for small businesses or freelancers that have not heard about this online company. I t hink they&#8217;re a cool company, however, for the past two months their ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s my billmyclients.com review for small businesses or freelancers that have not heard about this online company. I t hink they&#8217;re a cool company, however, for the past two months their website, customer service, and telephone line have deteriorated drastically.</p>
<p>For the record, I&#8217;ve been using billmyclients.com for almost two years without any issues.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the company&#8217;s mailing address:</p>
<p>Bill My Clients Inc.<br />
PO Box 9381<br />
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201</p>
<p>Currently, I have canceled my account with billmyclients.com and I do not expect to use them again.</p>
<p>Note: Keep in mind that these issues started about two months ago.<br />
Here are some of my reasons for canceling this service.</p>
<ul>
<li>inaccessible website 24/7</li>
<li>can not login with my login information</li>
<li>login attempt produces database crashed</li>
<li>800.269.1357 (voice) &#8211; IVR (interactive voice response) loops the caller infinitely</li>
<li>email inquiries are not answered</li>
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<li>questions@billmyclients.com, help@billmyclients.com, ideas@billmyclients.com</li>
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<p>If their service is restored, would I sign-up again? NEVER!</p>
<p>The collapsed of their infrastructure was unannounced and blatantly callous.</p>
<p>Lastly, I need to figure out a way to access to my list of clients and other historical data. Despite billmyclients.com short-coming, it taught me one lesson: always be prepared for a dotcom failure.</p>


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		<title>Free Advertising Ideas For Small Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Chuong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the online world, it is important to &#8220;sell&#8221; your online brand so that it stands out above your competitors. That is where smart Internet marketing comes in handy. This ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the online world, it is important to &#8220;sell&#8221; your online brand so that it stands out above your competitors. That is where smart Internet marketing comes in handy. This will help visitors find and remember you, which can result in more traffic and more profits. And if you&#8217;re a small business, you need to consider all of your marketing options before spending your hard earned money. Advertising for small business is easy for the experienced business person; however, others may struggle with the concept of using the Internet to market their small business. If you&#8217;re looking for free advertising ideas for small business, follow these tips to make your website stand out above the rest.</p>
<p>When email marketing, test both HTML and text versions of your email message. While you might think that the graphics possible in HTML would offer higher open rates, oftentimes it is the exact opposite. Text-based emails can be a surprisingly strong tool in your arsenal. They are less likely to be marked as spam and they typically feel more authentic to the reader.</p>
<p>Even if you are a one person business, use your website to give the impression that your business is huge. Use professional graphics, an organized layout, and a top of the line ordering system to make your business appear to be a giant of industry, even if it is just you in your home office.</p>
<p>Learn that improvements can always be made. Just because you think your website looks perfect, does not mean that it is. Look at competitor pages to see how and why they are showcasing their products and try to one-up them. There is no such thing as a perfect website and the sooner a website owner recognizes that, the sooner they can make positive changes.</p>
<p>Make sure your review speaks to everybody. Some readers want general information about the product, while some are looking for a very specific feature. Organize your review so that technical details are easy to find. Start off with a very general introduction that explains what the product does and then progress towards the details.</p>
<p>Reaching out to &#8216;influencers&#8217; online is an incredible marketing technique. &#8216;Influencers&#8217; are people whose messages reach a large number of people. They typically contribute to a blog frequently and tend to be involved in many online communities. You can have access to this large number of people and instigate them to action through an &#8216;influencer&#8217; if you can make friends with them, and present your product in a positive light.</p>
<p>Use social media wisely. Remember that social media is mostly word-of-mouth, and if you have a dissatisfied customer, things can quickly spiral out of control. Be prompt and courteous when addressing these issues, and you will gain, or re-gain, the trust of the customers who have been informed of the problem.</p>
<p>No matter what you state in your advertisements, make sure you provide evidence to support it. Many individuals do not trust what they read. If you include testimonials, studies, guarantees or references, you will seem much more credible and are more likely to get a sale. If you simply make statements without any proof, many people will simply dismiss your product and your business.</p>
<p>A very important tip for Internet marketing is to keep track of all site data. You should pay careful attention to all of the visitors for your site. Information such as where the visitors come from, what they do upon visiting the website, and how long they stay on the website are all important and should be analyzed regularly.</p>
<p>If you can offer some sort of consultation to your web visitors before they decide to purchase your product. This is a great internet marketing technique because people can talk directly to you and you can use your closing skills to seal the deal. Offer either a chat session online or provide a phone number where they can speak with you.</p>
<p>As you can see from the previous list of tips, Internet marketing can really make a difference in the strength of your online presence. It takes a lot of work, a lot of networking, and tons of patience, but it is all worth it in the end to have a successful online business.</p>
Tom Chuong is an SEO Expert with over 10 years of online marketing experience. If you have an ecommerce website and you need help with your SEO, SEM, or social media campaign, please contact me. I'll use my 10+ years of online marketing experience to help <a href="http://www.tomchuong.com">increase search engine ranking</a>, <a href="http://www.tomchuong.com/">increase sales with Adwords</a>, and <a href="http://www.tomchuong.com/">increase your brand awareness with Facebook and Twitter</a>. #1
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		<title>Robots Become More Human</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intelligent Robots: A New Hope for the Future of Humanity I was extremely pleased to read about the success of the activation of the new Robonaut 2 (R2) on the ...]]></description>
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<p>I was extremely pleased to read about the success of the activation of the new Robonaut 2 (R2) on the International Space Station. The efforts that scientists have put into creating more and more improved versions of intelligent robots are admirable. I remember how thrilled I was a few years back when I saw the Japanese designing intelligent robots.</p>
<p>Their results were captivating at that time and I was actually thinking how wonderful it would be to send some advanced intelligent robots into space. No offence to NASA, but the performance of some of the old probes sent to Mars a few years ago, for example, was less than impressive.</p>
<p>It also intrigued me when I read about the hopes that NASA and General Motors has put into R2 and other future prototypes. The prospect of having robots that are advanced enough to work individually in order to assist humans is quite remarkable.</p>
<p>I often thought about many of the old science fiction books and movies where robots had such a high level of intelligence that they were almost considered to be alive and I never thought I would see the day when technology would advance to that level. With the kind of progress that is being made right now, I truly believe that many science fiction ideas are closer to coming true than ever before.</p>

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		<title>Increase Targeted Traffic to Your Blog With SEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Chuong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proliferation of online retailers and businesses has made it easier than ever to reach a world of prospective consumers. However, it has also made it somewhat more difficult to ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The proliferation of online retailers and businesses has made it easier than ever to reach a world of prospective consumers. However, it has also made it somewhat more difficult to differentiate one&#8217;s site from the rest. Search engine optimization, or SEO, makes sites more visible to major search engines. Here are some tips for optimizing your site.</p>
<p>The optimum length for a title tag with regards to optimal search engine optimization is usually between 6 and 12 words. If you use less you run the risk of having a page that seems to generic and having more than 12 words will render your title tag too long.</p>
<p>Provide quality content that is helpful to the people looking for the keywords you use to describe your website. The time people spend on your website will influence on how many links they click and how many pages they visit, which influence your ranking in search results. Provide helpful tips and useful information.</p>
<p>One thing you can do in a blog post to increase your search engine optimization is to create internal links in your post. If you are talking about a trip to Europe in the past, link to a former post that talks about it. This will be very helpful in having your readers spend more time on your blog.</p>
<p>If you are running a business online and looking to optimize your website&#8217;s search engine performance, it is likely that you spend plenty of time surfing the web. Even when you are not in &#8220;business mode,&#8221; keep an eye open for good linking opportunities whenever you are online. Opportune places to link your website or new strategies you want to employ can pop up at any time.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t overstuff your article copy with key phrases. While copywriting with SEO in mind is very important, it is also important to remember that robots have not taken over the world. You are still writing for human consumption, so don&#8217;t cram keyword after keyword into your article copy to the point where it is unreadable. Layer the keywords in and run a program to check on keyword density to find the right balance.</p>
<p>For the best SEO, be sure to use a domain name that contains your best target keywords. This will help people find you more easily and add to your organic search engine ratings as well as making you popular with search engine bots. Both your website title and your domain name should be keyword rich.</p>
<p>You need to have a site page on your site if you want successful search engine optimization on your site. The spiders need to be able to crawl throughout your page and if you do not have a site page, it could limit the content that they will be able to get to. It does not take a lot of effort and is well worth it in the end.</p>
<p>The fully optimized site takes advantage of search engines&#8217; algorithms and relevancy score determinations to secure more favorable positioning on search results pages. By following the advice found in this article, your company can use SEO to generate significant increases in site traffic from search pages and even from other sites.</p>

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