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Last Chance for Pie

Get a Piece of the Pie Markethive is the new Market Network. You all know what a Social Network is and we can probably identify is MySpace but in reality 6th degrees gets the distinction as the official Social Network established in  1997 (to be noted Veretekk, a social networked automated marketing platform started in 1996). With that said, the burgeoning Social Network revolution really gained steamed as Facebook and Twitter took the field and dominated the market in 2006.…

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How to be an authority

How to be an authority (Know Your Why First) Being an authority figure in the online space should really be the goal of any website. When you are an authority figure you have the power to socially influence through your actions and words which means you hold a great deal of power & trust in front of your audience. The Bing Webmaster Blog recently put out a great piece on being an online authority which I think everyone should read.…

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7 Steps to Increase Your Alexa Rank

For starters, let’s quickly explain what Alexa rank is and why it’s important. What is Alexa Rank?     Alexa rank is a global estimation of your website’s daily traffic. Alexa determines its ranking with a downloadable toolbar that tracks visits to your website. It’s a rough estimate of your website’s popularity online. Alexa rank is calculated using a combination of daily average visitors and pageviews over a 3 month span. Currently, Google is the top rated Alexa website so…

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Why a Multilingual Website

10 Reasons why you need a Multilingual Website 10 Reasons why you need a Multilingual Website The internet continues to grow and has become the default point of call for businesses and individuals searching for goods, services or information. For businesses wishing to get that competitive advantage, a multilingual website now presents one of the most high impact means of expanding a client base and securing greater sales volumes. The multilingual website will continue to become a necessity for businesses…

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Why Alexa for SEO success

The Alexa Toolbar: Why You Need this Piece of "%#*&%@#". Google Uses Alexa’s Information For Ranking and Indexing! So you’re probably wondering why I have the Alexa Toolbar Installed on my browser and why I tell my fellow marketers, webmasters and SEO gurus to do the same. It’s simple. The Alexa  toolbar monitors all my surfing and collects information about what domains I visit. They don’t know that it’s “me” – they collect it as anonymous user data and use…

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Robots: 90% unemployment and why entrepreneurs will rise

AI (Artificial Intelligence) and robots threaten to unleash mass unemployment, scientists warn Intelligent robots threaten millions of jobs Advances in artificial intelligence will soon lead to robots that are capable of nearly everything humans do, threatening tens of millions of jobs in the coming 30 years, experts warned Saturday. "We are approaching a time when machines will be able to outperform humans at almost any task," said Moshe Vardi, director of the Institute for Information Technology at Rice University in…

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Inbound Marketing Explained and Compared

Veretekk invented Automated Marketing (in 1996), later to become known as Inbound Marketing (MarketHive). Veretekk’s traffic portal offers, auto responders, Broadcasting technology (The Hammer), Conference rooms and sales funnel process became the foundation that today is known as Inbound Marketing. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW But let us digress some. Before the Internet; advertising and marketing were for the most part driven by Outbound Marketing: Outbound marketing is buying attention, cold- calling,  Direct paper mail, radio, TV, sales flyers, spam, telemarketing and…

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Using Online Video Websites to Promote Your Business

Using Online Video Websites to Promote Your Business Are you a small business owner? If so, how is your business doing? Despite businesses that are a success, there are many business owners who want more. If you are one of those individuals, it is likely that you would do just about anything in your power to improve your business, especially if you sell a particular product or service. When working to improve their businesses, many business owners spend thousands, if…

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