One of the most common questions, Jeff and myself are asked at  Internet Marketing Academy seminars is about the importance of being listed in DMOZ, Yahoo Directory and BOTW.

My personal view is,

Yes for Yahoo Directories and yes for BOTW

No for DMOZ – screw you Dmoz. – You can try, but it’s set and forget. They won’t came back to you or list your business in at least a year’s time.

The main point is are they still valid to help your SEO efforts? Are they considered by Google and other Search Engines?

Yes, they are seen differently from the other crap directories. These ones are still in the good books with the Googles of the world, as you can see in  the video below. [click to continue…]

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A little lost on your strategy? Read this.

by Lucio Dias Ribeiro on June 26, 2009


To all my internet marketing experts friends,

“Marketing (in all its forms) is unlike everything else an organization does, because it’s always different. There’s no manual because everyone does it differently, and what successful marketers have in common is that they are successful.
The Ventriloquist and the DummyThe only way your organization is going to make an impact is to market in the way only you can. Not by following some expert’s rules or following the herd, but by doing it in the way that works. For you. Don’t worry about someone else’s invented standards for new media, invent your own. Avoid obvious mistakes, don’t follow obvious successes.

Find your voice, don’t copy someone else’s.”

Ironically copied from Seth Godin

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Introducing the new Google Maps feature.

June 22, 2009

How nice it would be if you could just click on a point on Google Maps and ask “What’s here?”
Now you can do exactly that with an option Google has added under the right-click menu.
When you click on “What’s here?”, Google Maps gives you the most relevant result representing that location, whether it’s a specific [...]

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My best post about nothing

June 18, 2009

10:30 morning 18/06/2009 – getting ready for my speaking gig seminar – Internet Marketing Academy. Trying to relax watching some videos…
Rather than sending one by one to friends, decided to upload and send just one link. I’m smart!

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Wow! Great Example of Relationship Marketing!

June 14, 2009

My Wife received this email from Village Cinema on her birthday.
What a waste of an opportunity to be remarkable and to add a share of heart. Instead of having a genuine well intentioned message just saying “Hey this is your day – Happy birthday Jessica”, they tried to use her birthday to sell more [...]

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