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><channel><title>Charlotte Web Design &#38; SEO @ Lake Norman, NC</title> <atom:link href="http://icontactwebdesign.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com</link> <description>Charlotte web design, SEO and internet marketing for your small business</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:17:19 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>QR Codes &#8211; How Effective Are They?</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/mobile-marketing/qr-codes-how-effective-are-they.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/mobile-marketing/qr-codes-how-effective-are-they.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:22:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[QR codes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=556</guid> <description><![CDATA[Quick Response codes - they seem to be cropping up everywhere but very few of them are used successfully by marketers. Small businesses can use QR codes to engage customers, but they need to use them effectively.QR codes have set the mobile world on fire internationally. In the US and Europe, not so much. Look for this to change in 2012 and beyond as more phones ship with QR code readers built in, and marketers become more savvy about how to use them.Consider the obstacles to their mass adoption. Let’s assume the casual user knows what a QR code is when they see it, and what they’re supposed to do with it. And that’s a big assumption—there are still plenty of people who haven’t the foggiest clue what those “weird square black and white checked thingies” are. First, they have to take out their phone. Be it on a belt clip, in a purse, where ever, they still have to pull it out to hold it up for the scan. Unless of course it’s already in their hand, in which case they’re probably on the phone or writing up a text, so they have to stop what they’re doing and switch to their QR Code Reader.Related posts:<ol><li><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=546</guid> <description><![CDATA[Social media has been around for a few years now, and marketers are still trying to work out how to monetize it. I gave you a few Facebook tips on my last post. Most savvy marketers will tell you, however, that you can't make money via this medium - because people don't like being sold to in social situations, real or virtual.Businesses are also having a hard time - working out how to provide the numbers that show an ROI. Having a return on your social media investment is important, but that's almost impossible to do.So why are we all spending so much time using social media? Well, it's a perfect platform to build relationships on. Building relationships takes time.Ever wondered, "Who has time for all this tweeting, Facebooking and Linking In? As you might expect having some time saving tools in your social media tool kit makesRelated posts:<ol><li><a
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href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/facebook-advertising-a-quick-intro.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Facebook Advertising &#8211; A Quick Intro'>Facebook Advertising &#8211; A Quick Intro</a></li><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/create-your-own-website.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Create Your Own Website Using a Content Management System'>Create Your Own Website Using a Content Management System</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/social-media/smart-up-your-social-media-management.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Facebook Advertising &#8211; A Quick Intro</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/facebook-advertising-a-quick-intro.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/facebook-advertising-a-quick-intro.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:33:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=540</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many Internet Marketing folks have been looking for ways to monetize Facebook over the last few years. To be honest - it's hard to monetize social media, because that's the medium people are using to be sociable on! How would you feel if you were at a party and someone there, who you didn't know, started trying to get you to buy stuff?Advertising on Facebook can leave folks with that kind of feeling. However, if you do it right, you can get results.And you can take advantage of the approximately 800 MILLION people on the mega network to get people over to your Facebook page, your website, or other online offer.Related posts:<ol><li><a
href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/the-small-business-quick-guide-nine-tips-for-successful-web-copy.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Small Business&#8217; Quick Guide &#8211; Nine Tips For Successful Web Copy'>The Small Business&#8217; Quick Guide &#8211; Nine Tips For Successful Web Copy</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/facebook-advertising-a-quick-intro.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Go Mobile. Be Found.</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/mobile-marketing/go-mobile.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/mobile-marketing/go-mobile.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:21:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mobile Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deluxe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keynote]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=501</guid> <description><![CDATA[Small businesses are having a hard time embracing mobile when they haven't even fully mastered online marketing. But join me this week with Deluxe Corp. to learn about mobile marketing and how it can help grow your business.Related posts:<ol><li><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=486</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are starting to hear about mobile marketing  then you are not alone - it’s been going strong in Europe and Asia for years already, but the tidal wave is just about to hit here in the US. So get ready!With many small business owners still puzzled over what to do with their PC based website - how best to promote it and optimize it for the search engines - it’s not too outrageous to say there will be a lot of really confused site owners soon.Should you go mobile?Related posts:<ol><li><a
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href='http://icontactwebdesign.com/mobile-marketing/qr-codes-how-effective-are-they.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: QR Codes &#8211; How Effective Are They?'>QR Codes &#8211; How Effective Are They?</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/web-design/mobile-web-design.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How Many of Your Site&#8217;s Pages Are Listed on The Top Search Engines?</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/how-many-of-your-sites-pages-are-listed-on-the-top-search-engines-have-listed-for-your-website.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/how-many-of-your-sites-pages-are-listed-on-the-top-search-engines-have-listed-for-your-website.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:24:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[page check]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=452</guid> <description><![CDATA[Do you have any idea how many of your website's pages have been 'recorded' by the top search engines? Find out very easily with a few clicks.No related posts.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://icontactwebdesign.com/internet-marketing/how-many-of-your-sites-pages-are-listed-on-the-top-search-engines-have-listed-for-your-website.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Warning: 404 Errors Lose You Business</title><link>http://icontactwebdesign.com/small-business/404-errors-lose-you-business.html</link> <comments>http://icontactwebdesign.com/small-business/404-errors-lose-you-business.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:57:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Fran Jeanes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[404]]></category> <category><![CDATA[404 error]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=440</guid> <description><![CDATA[What is a 404 error and how can you prevent them? Everything a small business owner needs to know about 404 errors.Related posts:<ol><li><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://icontactwebdesign.com/?p=415</guid> <description><![CDATA[I recently jumped on the iPad bandwagon and although I haven't been able to 'play' with it as much as I would like, I have managed to get some awesome apps to make my iPad definitely a work-friendly tool.My initial hopes for the iPad as a marketing aid and mobile work tool have been surpassed. Before I bought an iPad my only experience with one was about an hour of drooling and gushing over the device at Best Buy, but when the June 7th cut off for the AT&#038;T unlimited data plan came to light I decided to get the 3G version a little earlier than I had originally planned. I am glad I did because my experience so far has been beyond what I had envisioned.Related posts:<ol><li><a
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