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Do your customers adore you? Running a business has never been easy. Years ago it used to be a lot more simple. You provided a good service, and if people liked it, they kept coming back. But in the age of social media, where any one person can send a tweet or a Facebook post that lets the entire w Read More

Have you dabbled yet with Tumblr? I’ve seen many fellow bloggers using Tumblr as another social media site to spread their blogs reach. It’s a cross between Twitter and a blogging platform. You can do more with unlimited characters than the 140 character limit via Twitter. You can view a lot of sel Read More

Like a CSI team uses forensic tools to solve a murder at a crime scene, a blogger uses plugins and applications to solve a problem on a website. I discovered my blog crime scene several months ago as I become a blog detective.

Log Entry 11/22/13

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Recently a faithful reader here asked which are the most popular hashtags along with the stats to go with them. Instead of responding in a comment I thought I would respond via a post for all to learn and read. I knew there were a few other readers too from my last post on Hashtags Today who also w Read More

When are deals really a deal? I was home on Thanksgiving morning watching my email flood with this sale and that sale. Only one message made me spring into action. Origins. They rarely lower their prices or offer $10 off $25. When are deals really a deal? Would you know if you saw one? Read more to Read More

Loyalty Reward Programs Does your restaurant participate in any type of a loyalty program? They can be simple rewards like a FREE coffee. Did you know that people spend an average of 46% more when they are enrolled in a rewards program? It can be as simple as a punch card for small restaurants or… Read More

Restaurants - Which Do You Prefer - The Food or The Views? If you had to choose between a fabulous view or scrumptious food which would you choose? I always wondered about this until my recent visit to the San Diego area last week. By accident I ended up having dinner on a pier on… Read More

Open graph tags are a blogger’s best defense. Social media optimization has become paramount to the success of bloggers due to the effects of Google’s algorithm changes. Penguin and Panda reduced the currency of links. While still important, they don’t have the same value for SEO. Bloggers need to Read More

Will Your Restaurant Be Found Easily Today? Did you know in the coming 2 years that 9 out of 10 people will own a smartphone? Have you tried to buy a mobile phone recently and found they are 1 or 2 if any flip phones left? I was at the mobile store yesterday looking for a screen saver for my Galaxy... Read More

Bing Webmaster Tools – How They Differ From Google’s Tools and Why It Is So Important Today...Do you check your Bing Webmaster tools? They offer some different insights on your website than Google does. It’s a great way to check if your site is coming up well on Bing, and the Yahoo networks. (They Read More