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Bing Ranks 2nd In US Search Market

October 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Recently,The Nielsen Company released a report detailing the top US search sites for August 2010. Nielsen reported that for the first time since collecting data on “Human” search query analytics, Bing dominated Yahoo which in turned elevated their status to the No. 2 Search Engine used in the US by humans for that month. This statistic was generated from a sample of “Human” search engine query analytics data collected during the month of August, which is shown in the report summary below!

Top US Search Sites August 2010 from The Nielsen Company

The report summary indicates that Bing received a 0.25% share increase in share market volume as compared to the month of July. Google stands firm in the battle of the search engines with a share of the market estimated at 65.1%. Yahoo holds the third spot undisputedly with 13.1% of the market share. I am not even going to give Ask.com(formally “Ask Jeeves”), or AOL Search any consideration because at one time test online casino downloadable lot games
AOL was really known for its famous line “You got Mail.” When it comes to AOL Search, I can honestly say to everyone out there that uses the service that “You Got Nothing” when it comes to their search result choices. When it comes to Ask.com, well, I fired the butler a long time ago, nuff said!

One thing I don’t understand is the following:

Recently I wrote an article on the merger of Bing and Yahoo. Since Yahoo adopted the search technology utilized by Bing during the month of August, would that signify that the study conducted by The Nielson Company invalid? One thing is certain, the sleeping giants have awakened, referring to Bing and Yahoo. I forsee the classic battle of David and Golith entering the search engine arena, and the colossal Giant, soon will topple.

About the Nielsen Company:

Across continents and industries, The Nielsen Company measures activity and engagement at every consumer touchpoint – from TV screen to smartphone, from viral video to shopping cart. More importantly, our broad range of data collection tools enables us to merge cross-industry intelligence to provide deeper insight into current markets, creating future opportunities for growth.

October 11, 2010 By 1 Comment

Some Free Marketing Tips for Your Online Business Success

So, you really want to learn how to promote your business on the Internet? Well you have come to the right place!!! For several years I have been helping businesses and consumers acheive profitable success online. I specialize in seo marketing techniques and website design methods that provide exposure of your website, product, or whatever it is your providing information on. Here at SEOMarketingUnderground.com, this blog will specialize in offering you the information and tools you will need to sucessfully market your business online.

Now I am not sure if you know it or not, but the process of marketing online with SEO techniques is really simple. It is the process of marketing your product “on and offline” that can be challenging, don’t worry, here are some free tips I can give you to help you market your product or expose your site to many people on the Internet so that they can visit you and view your content.

1. Market Your Site for the Search Engines!

In today’s slumping economy with possibly no end in site, more and more businesses are flocking to the internet in order to stay alive. The reality is that is has become much cheaper running your business online simply because much overhead is removed. You do not necessarily need a to own a property to run and operate a business from it. You also do not necessarily need to hire staff to run your business, yes, it does help, but there are many successful people out there who are building their business on their own. In my opinion, I want people do build my business with me, for me. I want to spend my remaining years enjoying life. Google and the search engines are one way of doing just that!

2. Build a following via a list by giving something for FREE!!!

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Once you start receiving visits to your site, the most important thing you can do is to engage your visitors by communicating with them via a mailing list. List building is a key component to both the survival and succsss of your business. There are many ways to build a list and how to engage the subscribers which I will cover on my blog, but for now you will see shortly why list building is so important.

3. Become an informative resource in your market!

As your building your list along with getting traffic, it is important provide your visitors with valuable information about your market. Make sure the information is fun and entertaining if possible. Do you SPAM the subscriber or visitor with offer after offer. provide tips and resources on your product or service and how best to use it for example. Provide ongoing information a topic and become an “authoritive resource” in your market.

These 3 concepts, plus much more I will cover in time on my blog to help you better understand how to market your business successfully. For now however, let us look at a case study below featuring AnniesCostumes.com and how these concepts which were put into practice brought success to their business. CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW NOW TO LEARN MORE!!!!

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As you can see, these concepts are “building blocks” which will lead you to business success, through time, my staff and I will educate you on how to effectively use the internet to grow and successfully promote your business. Please take some time and leave your comments below and let me know if this article helped you. Take some time and share with your friends, or simply tell me that you “like” the article and you wish me to produce more great content!!!

See you all soon and happy marketing!!!

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Thoughtfulness Leads To Business Success

August 9, 2010 By Michael Augustine Leave a Comment

When one is considering about owning or operating a business, there is what I belive to be an incredibly important aspect of business success that one must consider. It is also a factor that is so often missed, or never even thought about. That factor ladies and gentlemen is what I call “The power of thoughfulness via the thank-you letter”

During my time working as a business entrepreneur, I cannot tell you how many other people I have met who operate their business without the focus of customer satisfaction in their minds. It is very important to attract customers as every knows, but how many business owners have taken the time to thank their customers for their purchases? How many business professionals even thank their customers for just visiting their prospective sites. According to a survey conducted by Careerbuilder.com in 2005 entitled “How to Get in the Front Door,” 33% of job applicants actually send thank-you letters. 15% of managers have indicated in the survey that they would not considering hiring someone who did not send in a thank-you letter.

Now I realize that what i stated above applies to job searching and the typical job interview process, but the fact is, sending a thank-you note applies to many more life experiences then just going through the typical job interview process. Thank-you letters can help increase sales volume by giving your customers the peace of mind to know that you are a business owner who cares about them. Thank-you letters can provide for a positive experience when the customer interacts with you, and the products you are offering. Thank you letters can even lead to more referrals. The fact of the matter is that thank-you notes can produce positive results. My friends, never underestimate the power of thoughtfulness. It can really lead you down the path to having a successful business.

Footnotes

“How to Get in the Front Door,” was a survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com during the period of May 17 to May 27, 2005. survey responses where collected from over 650 hiring managers. Survey participated were approached via an e-mail invitation, which asked them to participate in a short online survey. The results are statistically accurate to within 3.84 percentage points (19 times out of 20).

Having a Business Builds Relationships

August 8, 2010 By Michael Augustine Leave a Comment

My friends, there are many days working as a business entrepreneur where events occur that I can’t even imagine. In regards to my business experience, the unthinkable always seems to happen. Situations always occur when running a business. Situations can always bring about positive and negative effects to your business. To what effect this situations have on your business is really how you perceive them. Honestly I believe that all situations are good in many respects, and often every situation contains a silver-lining. Like I said before, how the situation personally impacts you is all a matter of perception. It is that perception that has influence on how you make decisions and proceed forward down your career path as a business entrepreneur. Let me tell you a story to help put this topic in perspective.

In a welcome message to my readers, written on May 25, 2009, I stated the purpose of this blog. The article can recalled by visiting the “Meet Michael Augustine” section of this blog. I indicated that I have created this blog to help business entrepreneurs achieve success working their business using the internet. I believe that it is my calling to help others. I created my business Augustine Enterprises for this purpose.

My friends, it is a honor serving you. working my business for many years has lead to many rewarding events that have occurred throughout the life of my business. Recently I just received the surprise of a lifetime.

When building a business or employed by someone else, I firmly believe that success comes from building relationships and not from what you know. I realize this may be a controversial statement to make, but honesty, I have seen unqualified people take positions due to strong relationship building. This is not a matter of opinion, this is fact. As a manager during my years of employment, I have personally interviewed many applicants for many positions. I have declined many job seekers desiring employment or advancement to a new more challenging position due to their qualifications not meeting the requirements laid forth by the job description. My choice to decline such applicants was overturned by upper management for various personal reasons such as, the applicant’s “blood” relationship to the boss, or the outstanding nightly social skills of the applicant at the local bar or pub. My friends, as I said, it is not about what you know it is who you know.

Shortly after putting up this blog and writing a post. I received a comment from a high school sweetheart from years back. It was a shock to me, because i always believed that after failed relationships like this one, we both went our separate ways never to communicate again. She had been searching for me for many years with no success. She tried to find my address, phone number etc., with hopes of reconnecting. Recently she turned to Google. With one search on my name “Michael Augustine,” she came across this blog. It was as simple as that.

My friends, we had a incredible reunion, she found me to tell me the incredible difference I have made in her life, and to take my business and continue the trend to serve as many as possible. Through the power of the internet and business marketing, I was able to rebuild a tarnished relationship, and turn it into a powerful entity to empower my business to the next level. Our reunion also gave me the strength to keep moving forward and serve as many people as I can, helping them acheive success.

Never underestimate the power of “relationship building”. Having a business and marketing online can be very rewarding as I previously mentioned. Microsoft said it best with their slogon, “Where Do You Want To Go Today?” If your thinking about running a business I encourage you to do so. Even in the troubling enconomy, businesses can still have success such as my business. All it took was learning to harness the power of a Google search along with having a good search to help me acquire customers. This can happen to you! Having a business and building relationships have opened the door to other opportunites and dreams that I never thought I could make reality. All due to the power of relationship building!!