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We’re surrounded by world-renowned brands like Amazon, Starbucks, Apple, and the like so often, we sometimes forget there are millions of small businesses in Australia and New Zealand that create two-thirds of our jobs. SponsoredLinX has grown by expanding these businesses, often by taking a leaf out of these giant brand’s handbooks. Being inspired by
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As a small to medium entrepreneur, the way you manage your business is a key determinant of your success. Time, money and employees are amongst your strongest assets, yet they can also be your greatest weaknesses. To ensure it’s the former, we’ve compiled a short list for each to help your small business management be
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PPC (or pay per click) remains one of (if not the) best online marketing platforms for ROI and instant results. While a long-term and managed SEO strategy is vital for extended success, there’s no denying the power PPC harnesses, and what it can do for landing page traffic and sales.

Is an effective marketing campaign amongst your list of new year’s resolutions? Then we suggest delving into the world of content and keeping an eye on any content marketing trends that may arise throughout the year. Content assists marketers and business owners to establish themselves as thought leaders and can also be used to better
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Evidently, Google is the largest and most successful search engine freely available today. They are, however, much more than just a search engine, they’re an advertising platform. We understand that some people may be wary to invest in Google’s pay-per-click advertising platform, Google AdWords, as they fear it might be too impersonal coming from such
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As a core element of online marketing, getting your landing page found is important. However, being found isn’t always enough to land you a sale. Several factors go into the decision of your buyer, and therefore, you must appeal to all their ideals. We’ve gathered a few quick and actionable hints increasing landing page SEO
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As marketers, we often hear questions like “does Google AdWords really work?” or “what’s so good about Google AdWords?”. Sometimes we’ll even get the occasional “what is Google AdWords and how does it work?”. Essentially, Google AdWords is a PPC advertising tool that can reach very specific targets and for minimal cost! So here’s what
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When investing in AdWords many businesses are keen to see if their ads are working. We set up our campaigns and make them live, suitably chuffed with ourselves. We open Google in another tab, type in a keyword breathe deep and hit enter fully expecting to be top of the page with the ad copy we wrote shining like the suitcase in Pulp Fiction. Instead we see our competitors and we are enraged!

The relationship between keyword phrase length and % of traffic share is a relationship that needs to be taken into consideration when running a Google AdWords account. Studies have shown a direct relationship between keyword length and % of traffic share, as seen in this graph:

Over time Google has been making steady improvements to their search results, with the goal to make selecting a good and relevant website easier for Google users. Google is now using more image based snapshots in the search results; this feature is known as Google Instant Preview. In November 2010, Google introduced Google Instant Preview.
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