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		<title>Don&#8217;t Miss the Search &amp; Social Spring Summit 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first saw Loren publish the photos of the Search &#38; Social Spring Summit 2010, I thought I was the unhappiest person in the world because I can&#8217;t make it to the event:

But you can&#8230; And you don&#8217;t want to miss it. An awesome place and great speakers make me sure that that will [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fdont-miss-the-search-social-spring-summit-2010%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fdont-miss-the-search-social-spring-summit-2010%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>When I first saw Loren <a href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/search-social-spring-summit-online-marketing-conference/17044/" target="_blank">publish</a> the photos of the <a href="http://searchsocialsummit.com/">Search &amp; Social Spring Summit 2010</a>, I thought I was the <em>unhappiest</em> person in the world because I can&#8217;t make it to the event:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="SSSSpool" src="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/SSSSpool-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="500" /></p>
<p>But you can&#8230; And you don&#8217;t want to miss it. An awesome place and great speakers make me sure that that will be an unforgivable event.<span id="more-1050"></span></p>
<blockquote><p><em>Chris Winfield, Todd Malicoat, Brent Csutoras, and <a href="http://searchsocialsummit.com/category/speakers" target="_blank">others</a> will be returning to the podium with topics such as Facebook, Twitter and Your Business and Link Building Tactics. And of course the founders of Search &amp; Social; Dave Snyder, Loren Baker and Jordan Kasteler, will be sharing some researched SEO and internet marketing strategies.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>SEOsmarty.com readers are given 15% discount: just use the coupon &#8211; <strong>seosmarty</strong></p>
<p>Now, here are the deatails:</p>
<ul>
<li>Check out the official page: <a href="http://searchsocialsummit.com/">Search &amp; Social Spring Summit 2010</a></li>
<li>Register <a href="http://searchsocialsummit.com/register" target="_blank">here</a>;</li>
<li>And also read the even official <a href="http://searchsocialsummit.com/news/search-social-spring-summit" target="_blank">press release</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><em>So are you going?</em></strong></p>


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		<title>How Guest Blogging Made Me 5-Figures in 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The following is the the first post in the series of guest blogging success stories. The series is dedicated to my new venture My Blog Guest, the community of guest bloggers. I am building the site where you can build links and your brand completely for free and by providing real quality, so go [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fhow-guest-blogging-made-me-5-figures-in-2009%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fhow-guest-blogging-made-me-5-figures-in-2009%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/guest-blogging-money.jpg" alt="How Guest Blogging Made Me 5-Figures" hspace="10" align="right" /> <em>The following is the </em><em><em>the first post in the series of <strong>guest blogging success stories</strong>. The series is dedicated to my new venture <a href="http://myblogguest.com/" target="_blank">My Blog Guest</a>, the community of guest bloggers. I am building the site where you can <strong>build links and your brand completely for free</strong> and by providing real quality, so <strong>go ahead: <a href="http://myblogguest.com/" target="_blank">join</a>, participate and help me build it!</strong></em></em></p>
<p><em><em>The guest post was provided by </em><a href="http://www.pluginid.com/about/" target="_blank">Glen Allsopp</a>, a talented writer and a well-known blogger who has been building his name by guest blogging.</em></p>
<p>When I go at new things, I go at them full-force. Naturally, I only take on projects that I&#8217;m very passionate about, so the ones I do take on get my absolute attention. When I started a brand new blog mid-way through 2008, things were no different.</p>
<p>The blog I was starting would probably be best defined as a member of the &#8216;personal development&#8217; niche. A site that helps people with life struggles, productivity, motivation and things like time-management. Something that I was very interested in at the time.</p>
<p>Although I classed myself as a very good internet marketer, I was a total nobody in the personal development niche. I had a new blog and no audience. I decided that instead of going down the usual methods of blog promotion I would try a new strategy to get myself more readers: write blog posts for other sites.</p>
<h3>Guest Posts</h3>
<p>Guest posts make total sense and provide a winning situation for multiple parties. First of all, the blogger who is accepting a guest post on their site gets free, quality content for their audience. The audience of that blog gets great content to read. The writer of the article gets a link from the post and potentially new subscribers on their site.</p>
<p>As long as the post is of a high quality, everybody wins.<span id="more-980"></span></p>
<p>People have been advocating the benefits of guest posting for years, and it&#8217;s nothing new. But these people usually recommend it on a small scale. I had the idea of guest posting thanks to Leo Babauta from Zen Habits who claimed that it helped him grow his site so quickly. (I think it was the 50+ digg homepages, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt).</p>
<p>I started writing. And I wrote some more. I took a break. And then continued to write. Instead of writing a post a month or even a post a week, I wrote 2-3 every single week. I wrote more guest posts than anyone else I had ever seen writing them, and things were going well.</p>
<p>Subscribers were up massively, traffic was up, and the links back to the website were now in the thousands. Guest blogging was really taking off for me. In the space of a few months I had written nearly 40 individual guest posts for other websites and was now enjoying a feed count of over 4,000 subscribers.</p>
<h3>A Five-Figure Income</h3>
<p>I don&#8217;t like to reveal exactly how much money I make, but through blogging alone in 2009 I made well over $50,000. This is completely through blog that was built from scratch; not any of the other sites I run. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that if I had not written one guest post in the last 12 months, that figure would be more like $10,000-$20,000.</p>
<p>You see, I think there really is no effective way to market a blog these days. I mean, you can spend hours interacting on forums or blog comments and hoping to get a few clicks. Or, you can spend an hour writing a quality article that shows a brand new audience what you&#8217;re about a get both links and traffic to your site.</p>
<p>To me it was a no-brainer, so I kept the strategy going.</p>
<p>In fact, this worked so well that guest posts on some sites would send me over 400 subscribers. That&#8217;s right, one article could really increase my feed count so much. Do this on the scale I was doing things, and you start to see how I became successful.</p>
<p>Now that you&#8217;ve seen the power of guest posting, let me share some final tips.</p>
<h3>Tips from My Experience</h3>
<p>Based on everything I have learned over the past year, I just have three main points to make:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Vary Your Posting</strong>: Some people just focus on the biggest sites and that&#8217;s it. Instead, I wrote for the &#8217;small fish&#8217; and the &#8216;big guys&#8217;. Both improve the number of backlinks to your site and you never know when a small fish could become a great contact or even a big fish.</li>
<li><strong>Send it and See</strong>: Most people think it&#8217;s not only polite but also &#8216;right&#8217; to ask a blog author if they like a blog post idea first before sending it. I definitely think it is more polite, but I wouldn&#8217;t say it&#8217;s the best thing to do. Instead, in my experience, I have simply wrote articles I think other bloggers would like and I send it to them. Then they can clearly say yes or no with the content in front of them.</li>
<li><strong>Accept Rejection</strong>: If someone doesn&#8217;t want you to write on their site or they don&#8217;t like the content you&#8217;ve wrote, just accept it. There have been plenty of sites who didn&#8217;t think my work was good enough for them, yet Technorati Top 100 blogs that loved my writing. Rejection doesn&#8217;t mean anything about you specifically as a person, so just accept it with grace and move on.</li>
</ul>
<p>So, you still don&#8217;t think guest blogging is ineffective, do you?</p>
<p><em>This article was written by Glen Allsopp who blogs about <strong><a href="http://www.viperchill.com">Viral Marketing</a></strong>. As you can see, he is a big advocate of guest posting. </em></p>
<p><em><strong>Got a guest blogging success story? Send it to me and I&#8217;ll spread the word! seosmarty@gmail.com</strong></em></p>


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		<title>How to Watermark Your Images and PDF Files for Brand Awareness and Copyright Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a couple of hours of free time on the holidays, (instead of having at least some rest) I decided to take time looking for the ways to brand my images and PDfs I spread online.
Basically I was looking for some basic tools that would place a cute watermark on any images I want and [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fwatermark-your-images-and-pdf-files-for-brand-awareness%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fwatermark-your-images-and-pdf-files-for-brand-awareness%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/watermarking-tools.jpg" alt="Watermarking tools" hspace="10" width="250" height="232" align="left" />Having a couple of hours of free time on the holidays, (<em>instead of having at least some rest</em>) I decided to take time looking for the ways to brand my images and PDfs I spread online.</p>
<p>Basically I was looking for some basic tools that would place a cute watermark on any images I want and I can tell you, finding a really useful and usable tool was not easy.</p>
<p>Anyway, I figured that some of my readers might be interested in that too &#8211; so I am sharing my tips here: some <strong>free useful watermarking utilities to identify and brand your images and PDF files</strong>: <span id="more-999"></span></p>
<h2>Watermarking PDF files</h2>
<p>Most PDF editors and converters are paid, I was really happy to discover one which is free, feature-rich and bug-free: <a href="http://www.pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html" target="_blank">PDFill</a></p>
<p>Just download and install the tool (the tool requires <a href="http://www.ghostscript.com/" target="_blank">Ghostscript</a> but don&#8217;t worry, the tool will install it automatically if you allow to) and run it. You will be able to access its multiple features &#8211; among them: text or image watermarks:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/pdfill-01.jpg" alt="PDFill" width="550" height="416" /></p>
<p>The process of adding an image watermark is quick and easy:</p>
<p>1. Point the tool to the .pdf document you want to watermark;</p>
<p>2. Point the tool to the image that will serve as a watermark;</p>
<p>3. Customize the watermark settings:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/pdfill-02.jpg" alt="pdfill" width="408" height="390" /></p>
<p>4. Save the watermarked copy and you are done!</p>
<h2>Watermarking Images (Free)</h2>
<h3>Free Desktop Watermark Creators</h3>
<p><strong>Fast Water Mark </strong></p>
<p>(Free download <a href="http://wareseeker.com/Graphic-Apps/fast-watermark-1.1.zip/441980" target="_blank">here</a>)</p>
<p>The tool allows to create a text watermark and adjust its font, color, opacity and position. It only processes one image at a time:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fast-watermark.jpg" alt="Fast Watermark" width="500" height="509" /></p>
<p><strong>Photo Watermark</strong></p>
<p>(Free download <a href="http://wareseeker.com/Graphic-Apps/photo-watermark-1.0.zip/301834" target="_blank">here</a>)</p>
<p>This one does have the bulk image processing feature but is a bit more limited in look and feel customization:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/photo-watermark.jpg" alt="Photo watermark" width="500" height="179" /></p>
<p><strong>Java Watermark</strong></p>
<p>(Free download <a href="http://www.brothersoft.com/watermark-99161.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t be fooled by the simplistic interface: the output is not bad at all. This one creates image watermarks and can also process only one image at a time:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/java-watermark.jpg" alt="Java watermark" width="416" height="383" /></p>
<p>And here&#8217;s a short overview of the three tools listed above for you to quickly compare:</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Watermark type</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Bulk</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Fast watermark </strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Text</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Photo watermark </strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Text</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Java watermark </strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Image</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">No</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Free Online Watermark Creators</h3>
<p>An online tool is only good unless you need it daily. When it comes to online watermarking tools, you won&#8217;t b able to find anything fancy but there&#8217;s no excuse for not checking one: they are all free and require no registration.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s  see how it works by trying one of them: <a href="http://picmarkr.com/" target="_blank">PicMarkr</a></p>
<p>Select up to 5 images (either from your computer or from Facebook, Flickr or Picasa) and choose the watermark properties (text or image);</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/picmarkr.jpg" alt="PicMarkr" width="346" height="389" /></p>
<p>Click &#8220;Next step&#8221; and either download the watermarked image back to your computer or save the watermarked copy to your web album:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/picmarkr-01.jpg" alt="PicMarkr" width="500" height="248" /></p>
<p>As far as you can see, easy, fast and fun.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the overview of best free online  watermark tools:</p>
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<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong># of images to process </strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Watermark type </strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Limitations</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Additional features </strong></td>
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<tr>
<td align="center"><a href="http://picmarkr.com/" target="_blank">PicMarkr</a></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">5</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Image and text</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Total file size 25Mb or less</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Resize images, Download / upload from / to Flickr, Facebook, Picasa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center"><a href="http://www.watermarktool.com/" target="_blank">WatermarkTool</a></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">4</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Text</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Max file size is 200KB</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Set text and box transparency level,</td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">10</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Text</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">N/A</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">-</td>
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<td align="center"><a href="http://www.watermark.ws/" target="_blank">Watermark.ws</a></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">N/A</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Image and text</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&lt; 500 KB per photo</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Resize and compress images</td>
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<td align="center"><a href="http://watermark-images.com/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Watermark images</a></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">20</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Text</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Total Size Limitation: 10MB</td>
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		<title>The 7 Reasons Every Blogger Should Be Guest Posting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FYI: One year after this post was published, we decided to launch the community of guest bloggers for people interested in guest blogging. So please go ahead and join: MyBlogGuest

(photo by insunlight)
New Audience: Guest posting will open up your blog to a new audience that may not have previously read your work. As long as [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fthe-7-reasons-every-blogger-should-be-guest-posting%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fthe-7-reasons-every-blogger-should-be-guest-posting%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><strong>FYI: One year after this post was published, we decided to launch the community of guest bloggers for people interested in guest blogging. So please go ahead and join: <a href="http://myblogguest.com/" target="_blank">MyBlogGuest</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/502535088_656fed891b.jpg" alt="Auditorium Audience" /></p>
<p align="center"><em>(photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/insunlight/">insunlight</a>)</em></p>
<p><strong>New Audience</strong>: Guest posting will open up your blog to a new audience that may not have previously read your work. As long as you write something that catches their interest, they will curiously click through to your blog to see what else you have to offer.</p>
<p><strong>More RSS Subscribers</strong>: Once they click through to your blog, if visitors find information that is either informative, entertaining and/or useful, they will most likely subscribe to your RSS feed to see what you are going to publish in the future.  Keep in mind that in order to draw visitors (and potential RSS subscribers) to your blog, you need to write an amazing guest post that piques their interest.<span id="more-728"></span></p>
<p><strong>Win-Win Situation</strong>: When it comes to guest blogging, both bloggers benefit from this arrangement.  The guest blogger gets to expose their content to a new audience, while the other blogger gets a great free piece of exclusive content to publish.</p>
<p><strong>Networking</strong>: Since a good guest blogger should be replying to reader comments, this is a great opportunity to start conversations with new readers.  Not only can you establish new relationships through comments, but other people&#8217;s thoughts can also be a great tool for thinking of new topics for your future posts.</p>
<p><strong>Fresh Perspective</strong>: If you are normally a solo blogger, then having a guest blogger is a great way to add a fresh perspective to your blog.  This works even better if the guest blogger has a slightly different area of expertise that they can share with your readers.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/2457009391_7274cd3482.jpg" alt="Gears Synergy" /></p>
<p align="center"><em>(photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/m0rphyne/">morphyne</a>)</em></p>
<p><strong>Different Social Networks and Reach</strong>: Each of the bloggers may utilize different social networks, and have varying amounts of reach on each one.  For example, my main social networks are on Twitter, StumbleUpon, Facebook and Blog Catalogue.  Although I don&#8217;t have the strongest presence  on Digg, I can work with a guest blogger that does (but doesn&#8217;t necessarily have a strong StumbleUpon profile).  Since we will both be trying to promote each guest post through our various social networks, our combined efforts will give our content a farther reach.</p>
<p>This combined effort creates what I like to call &#8220;Social Media Synergy&#8221;.  If you want to see &#8220;Social Media Synergy&#8221; in action, just check your analytics program a day or two after guest posting, and I know that you will be happy with the increase in traffic that you see.</p>
<p><strong>Link Building</strong>: Although this last one is pretty obvious, it&#8217;s definitely a nice benefit of guest posting.  Like my bio below, you can include some information about yourself (along with a link or two back to your blog and website), and this will provide you with a quality backlink to help your SEO efforts.</p>
<p>If you know of other benefits of guest posting, please let Ann and I know by leaving a comment!</p>
<p>This is a guest post by Gerald Weber.  Gerald is the President and Founder of <a href="http://sem-group.net/" target="_blank">Search Engine Marketing Group</a>, which is a leading search engine marketing and web development firm in Houston, TX.  Gerald also maintains an  <a href="http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/" target="_blank">Houston SEO blog</a>.</p>
<p>*I would like to give a special thanks to Ann for not only introducing me to the concept of guest blogging, but for also being kind enough to allow me to write a post for her wonderful blog!</p>


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		<title>SEO Logo &#8211; What Should It Tell Your Customer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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You might have already noticed (after my color branding, SEO Slogans and branding outside SEO) that I&#8217;m particularly interested in overall SEO niche marketing and branding recently &#8211; well, that&#8217;s all because I am just starting promoting my brand and service and so the topic seems new and exciting to me. Today I am going [...]


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<p>You might have already noticed (after my <a title="color branding" href="http://www.seosmarty.com/brand-color/">color branding</a>, <a title="SEO slogans" href="http://www.seosmarty.com/seo-slogans/">SEO Slogans</a> and <a title="outside SEO blogging and branding" href="http://www.seosmarty.com/beyond-niche-blogging/">branding outside SEO</a>) that I&#8217;m particularly interested in overall SEO niche marketing and branding recently &#8211; well, that&#8217;s all because I am just starting promoting my brand and service and so the topic seems new and exciting to me. Today I am going to share my thoughts and observations on <strong>SEO logos</strong> and banners.</p>
<p><strong>Now what is the purpose of a company logo?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It gives visual representation of a <a href="http://www.usonetworks.com/search-engine-optimization/" target="_blank">professional SEO company</a> service/product (and thus accounts for its positive associations);</li>
<li>It establishes a brand identity (making it unique and memorable).</li>
</ul>
<p>Most important logo features are:</p>
<ul>
<li> trustworthy (&lt;= professional);</li>
<li>catchy/memorable (&lt;= unique);</li>
<li>associative/symbolic (=&gt; conveying feelings, and sending a message&#8230;);</li>
<li>matching the overall design;</li>
<li>clean and functional.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>How Can SEO Be Graphically Described?</strong></p>
<p><span id="more-280"></span><br />
1) It can be represented as &#8216;<strong>growth</strong>&#8216; (e.g. growth in rankings, profit, etc).</p>
<p>Example: <a href="http://www.seodesignsolutions.com/" target="_blank">SeoDesignSolutions</a></p>
<p>(<em>Note: I would have made it left-to-right growth though to make look more understandable for US and European people who are believed to think (as well as read) from left to right</em>):</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/seodesignsolutions-logo.jpg" alt="SEO association - â€˜growthâ€™" /></p>
<p>2) <strong>Uniqueness</strong> (the service that makes you stand out).</p>
<p>Example: <a title="searchenginepeople" href="http://www.searchenginepeople.com/" target="_blank">SearchEnginePeople</a>:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/searchenginepeople-logo.jpg" alt="SEO association - â€˜uniquenessâ€™" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p>3) The <strong>high quality</strong> of the service itself.</p>
<p>Example: a star by <a title="AdvanceRankings" href="http://www.advancerankings.com/" target="_blank">AdvanceRankings</a>:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/advancerankings-logo.jpg" alt="SEO association - â€˜high qualiy of the serviceâ€™" /></p>
<p>4) High level of <strong>professionalism/expertise</strong>.</p>
<p>Example: (well, besides myself) <a title="searchenginejournal - logo" href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/" target="_blank">SearchEngineJournal</a>:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/searchenginejournal-logo.jpg" alt="SEO association - â€˜professionalism/expertiseâ€™" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p>Except for describing the service itself there are other types:</p>
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<td width="50%" align="center"><strong>Type</strong></td>
<td width="25%" align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Example URL</strong></td>
<td width="25%" align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Example Logo </strong></td>
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<td align="center">Abstract graphic symbol</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="http://www.distilled.co.uk/" target="_blank">Distilled.co.uk</a></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/distilled-logo.jpg" alt="graphic symbol" width="65" height="66" /></td>
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<td align="center">Unique well branded image</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="http://www.searchengineguide.com" target="_blank">SearchEngineGuide</a></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/searchengineguide-logo.jpg" alt="Unique well branded image" /></td>
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<td align="center">Domain/brand Name</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="http://www.viperchill.com/" target="_blank"><strong>V</strong>iper<strong>C</strong>hill</a></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/viperchill-logo.jpg" alt="Domain/brand name" /></td>
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</tbody>
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<p><strong>Get Inspiration</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.logoblog.org/wordpress/creative-logos/" target="_blank"> 56 Most Creative Logos</a> &#8211; lists great examples to follow.</li>
<li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss/93136022/sizes/o/" target="_blank">Logo collection</a> &#8211; another list of creative logos.</li>
</ul>


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		<title>Learning Web Design From Movie Posters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A movie poster usually determines whether or not I am going to watch the trailer or even go to the cinema. A website design is usually a crucial factor in making the decision whether a visitor is going to look through headlines and stay for some time to read the article or review the products [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fweb-design-movie-posters%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fweb-design-movie-posters%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>A movie poster usually determines whether or not I am going to watch the trailer or even go to the cinema. A website design is usually a crucial factor in making the decision whether a visitor is going to look through headlines and stay for some time to read the article or review the products or services. A movie poster is usually meant to:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>call to action</strong> &#8211; i.e. encourage to watch a movie;</li>
<li><strong>set expectations</strong> = find its targeted audience (e.g. people who prefer comedies to horror movies);</li>
<li><strong> establish the brand</strong> &#8211; i.e. make a movie name recognizable;</li>
<li><strong>start the buzz</strong> (e.g. &#8220;<em>Have you seen that movie poster?</em>&#8220;);</li>
</ul>
<p>All in all, just the same <strong>what we want a website design to do</strong>. By studying the techniques behind creating a movie poster, we can learn some essential web design principles:</p>
<p><strong>1. Don&#8217;t underestimate the power of <a href="http://www.seosmarty.com/brand-color/" title="color branding">colors</a></strong>. Dark neutral hues usually mean that&#8217;s a horror movie or thriller while bright colors always set expectations of an amusing comedy (same goes about a website design &#8211; color choice may determine what a visitor will first think about, his feelings and actions):</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/color-targeting.jpg" alt="color targeting" /></p>
<p><span id="more-341"></span><strong>2. Focus on </strong><strong>your product </strong><strong>most powerful side</strong> = e.g. if there is a celebrity starring in a movie, its poster usually gives his/her image prominence. (Choose what you are going to focus on: brand your name or your image. Don&#8217;t try to do both &#8211; or you will frustrate your visitor):</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/name-vs-image.jpg" alt="brand name vs brand image" /></p>
<p><strong>3. Create and implement a catchy relevant <a href="http://www.seosmarty.com/seo-slogans/" title="seo slogans">slogan</a></strong>. Make sure it reveals your website content, catches attention and sticks in the memory:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/slogan.jpg" alt="Catchy reletave slogan" /></p>
<p><strong>4. Even fonts matter</strong>. Have you ever noticed that a fantasy film poster is usually distinguished by specific (usually orange or red) ancient-looking cursive fonts while psychological thrillers are usually depicted with the help of plain non-ornamented proportionately-spaced fonts? (Fonts should reflect the overall website style and content)</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/font.jpg" alt="Font" /></p>
<p><strong>5. Add <a href="http://www.seosmarty.com/image-seo/">images</a> that clearly describe what your website is about</strong> &#8211; a vivid image is what a person will associate with a movie. (Like we already know, images are not the first thing a visitor sees when entering a website; but that&#8217;s imaginary that can get a visitor interested and foster sticky associations)</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/relevant.jpg" alt="relevant" /></p>
<p><strong>6. Sometimes <em>minimum </em>of elements that makes your site stand out</strong> &#8211; don&#8217;t add to many elements; focus on what is really important.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/min.jpg" alt="ascetism" /></p>
<p><strong>7. Set expectations.</strong> Make sure your visitor will <strong>instantly</strong> understand what your website is about. Everything matters: the words, the colors, the fonts, the imaginary, the prominence of some elements, even the gestures of the characters:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/set-expectations.jpg" alt="set expectations" /></p>


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		<title>Beyond (SEO) Niche Blogging and Branding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The benefits of niche blogging are well-known: that&#8217;s a proven way to attract loyal audience who will be visiting your site and interact with you; applying niche blogging basics also allows you to generate organic search traffic by focusing on niche related keywords and highly relevant inlinks.
But is it also as good for actually making [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fbeyond-niche-blogging%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fbeyond-niche-blogging%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/blogging-beyond-niche.jpg" alt="Beyond Niche Blogging and Branding" hspace="10" align="left" />The benefits of niche blogging are well-known: that&#8217;s a proven way to attract loyal audience who will be visiting your site and interact with you; applying niche <a href="http://3boysandadog.com/2010/03/blogging-basics-17-tips-to-a-better-blog/" target="_blank">blogging basics</a> also allows you to generate organic search traffic by focusing on niche related keywords and highly relevant inlinks.</p>
<p>But is it also <em>as</em> good for actually making money (ROI)? As an example, if you offer <em>services</em> related to your blog topic, that&#8217;s not always wise to <strong>limit</strong> your audience exclusively to this sphere. Blogging about SEO and by this advertising your SEO services (<em>like me</em>), you are most likely to be interested in all webmasters (as that&#8217;s who your <strong>potential clients</strong> are); likewise operating a small jewelry related website, you are most likely to be targeting audience interested in a broader topic like fashion and modern trends; furthermore with many verticals (like travel for example) you want <em>all</em> people to know about your site (as any of us travels from time to time). <strong>Being popular outside your niche is another great marketing opportunity that should not be overlooked</strong>.</p>
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<td width="11%" align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966"><strong>Aim</strong></td>
<td width="44%" align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Niche blogging&#8230;</strong></td>
<td width="45%" align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Blogging outside the niche&#8230;</strong></td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966"><strong>Earn money</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">allows me to gain authority among niche influencers (<em>who will help me promote my site, etc</em>)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">allows me to get noticed by my potential clients (<strong><em>direct ROI</em></strong>)</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966"><strong>Educational</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">allows me to interact with people who are really good at the topic (<em>I can learn new tactics, look at the topic from a different angle, keep track of the industry news, etc</em>)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">allows me to explore more marketing opportunities and verticals (<em>beside SEO</em>)</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966"><strong>Connections</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">allows me to find business partners (<em>those who will help me with the services I myself offer</em>)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">allows me to find business partners in neighboring services (<em>viral videos, web design, etc</em>)</td>
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<p><strong>So how to both blog inside and outside your niche (and not to fall between two stools)?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/how-beyond-niche-blogging.jpg" alt="How to both blog inside and outside your niche" /></p>
<p><strong>1. Play with your own blog content.</strong> Some techniques I am experimenting with (or planning to) throughout this blog are:</p>
<ul>
<li> write <strong><em>both</em></strong> entertaining and industry related articles (e.g. my <a title="color branding" href="http://www.seosmarty.com/brand-color/">color branding</a> series). This will appeal both to your niche and non-niche friends. I for one try to offer some fun or actionable advice in each of my posts;</li>
<li> introduce &#8216;<strong>blog columns</strong>&#8216; (e.g. <a href="http://www.seomoz.org/blog/what-id-do-if-i-ran-your-blog" target="_blank">Wasabi (i.e. Social) Wednesdays at SEOMoz</a>). This will encourage your non-niche readers to come back regularly;</li>
<li>use generally understandable and universal <strong>stylistic techniques</strong> (e.g. <a title="Using Humour To Extend Your Reach" href="http://piggybankpie.com/writing/using-humour-to-extend-your-reach/" target="_blank">humour</a> is one of the proven methods to expand your readership).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2. Guest post at blogs belonging to a &#8216;neighbouring&#8217; niche </strong>(e.g. tell web designers how to create both appealing and SEO friendly website).</p>
<p><strong>3. Take part in non-niche group writing projects</strong> and <a href="http://www.hivehealthmedia.com/">blog network</a> (I am not a professional web designer but I like to explore the topic and take part in graphic design related writing projects; I have also had some positive experience participating in Don&#8217;s <a href="http://makingsalesmakingmoney.com/blog/2008/02/08/home-based-business-writing-project/" target="_blank">home based business</a> project). You can check <a href="http://groupwritingprojects.com/" target="_blank">this site</a> to get updated of the writing projects around the Internet.</p>
<p><strong>4. Participate in social media.</strong> A while ago I posted on <a title="social media marketing" href="http://www.seosmarty.com/social-media-marketing-think-long-term/" target="_blank">niche social networking</a> (that makes you an industry influencer). Soon after that I realized <em>non-niche (general) social networking</em> is as well essential, though for SEO industry it might be also risky (once you go popular as an SEO in social media, you will instantly be labelled as &#8217;spammer&#8217; there). Anyway taking part in general social media sites helped me meet new people outside SEO (and that resulted in very promising business connections).</p>
<p>These were my methods of blogging and branding <strong>beyond</strong> SEO sphere. Most of them are at experimenting phase, so I<strong> need your experience and thoughts. How do you manage to balance between niche and general blogging?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/blogging-balancing-niche.jpg" alt="Beyond Niche Blogging and Branding" /></p>
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<li><span><em>Post images: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://flickr.com/photos/darkhairedgirl/1398384749/in/set-72157602042361072/" target="_blank">Urban Pyramid</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://flickr.com/photos/bizen99/503543219/" target="_blank">Equilibrista</a>,  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://flickr.com/photos/rajeshpics/2124753767/" target="_blank">Beyond the Boundary and now into Explore too&#8230;</a></em></span></li>
</ul>


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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while ago I posted an article on color branding categorizing some general color symbolism theory. It resulted in a discussion over at SU where I was (fairly enough) criticized for looking only at one side of the medal. Really color perception differs from country to country and from niche to niche. Color theory deserves [...]


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<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">Color branding: geographic targeting </font></strong></p>
<p>Color symbolism is very area specific. Color associations vary depending on the national history, traditions and religion. Here is a popular example demonstrating the importance of color research before targeting a new area: when <em>United Airlines</em> expanded the service to Tokyo, their brand color was white. But the company had soon to change it to red, because in Japan, white can be associated with death and mourning.</p>
<p>However not everything is that simple, even within one country one and the same color may evoke quite opposing associations (see &#8216;red&#8217; that can have both positive and negative associations of courage and sin in the USA).</p>
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<td align="center" width="11%"><strong>COLOR</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="47%"><strong>East</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="42%"><strong>Europe</strong></td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#009933">Green</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">sunrise, life and growth (China)<br />
color of eternal life (Japan)<br />
sickness and/or nausea</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">fertility and rebirth=&gt; hope</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff0000">Red</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">expelling demons and illness (Japan)<br />
fire =&gt;honor, success, fortune, fertility, happiness; weddings (China)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">guilt or sin;<br />
courage and sacrifice</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33">Yellow</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">royalty and respect (China)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">jaundice and cowardice in Greece and jealousy in French culture</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff99ff">Pink</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">pornography (Japan)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">baby girls</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#000000"><font color="#ffffff">Black</font></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">nobility, age, and experience (Japan)<br />
trust and high quality (China)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">mourning style and elegance</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">White</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">mourning and death</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">purity or innocence</td>
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</table>
<p align="center"><span id="more-256"></span>(<em>Based on <a href="http://www.brandcurve.com/color-meanings-around-the-world/" title="International Color Meanings" target="_blank">&#8216;Color Meanings Around the World</a>&#8216; and <a href="http://www.colour-journal.org/2007/1/3/07103article.htm" title="Colour Journal" target="_blank">Colour Journal</a></em>)</p>
<p align="left">There is no such a thing as <strong>&#8216;universal&#8217; color</strong>. Even a positive color like green (associated with Nature and growth in most countries) may denote death in South America and countries with dense jungle areas.</p>
<p align="left">The best (and proven) way to target a specific country is to use its national colors &#8211; that always evoke positive associations of something familiar and trustworthy. For example, in Argentina where beer is a very popular product, a company called <em>Quilmes</em> has quickly become #1 due to national color branding (<a href="http://www.colour-journal.org/2007/1/3/figures/14.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">compare</a>) and a more successful Coca Colla competitor in Peru <em>Inca Kola</em> managed to outdo the universal monster only thanks to sticking to the <a href="http://www.colour-journal.org/2007/1/3/figures/13.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">country&#8217;s national palette</a>.</p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">Color branding: niche targeting</font></strong></p>
<p>Color choice in your website or brand logo design may be determined by a niche you are targeting. Again, there is no clear line between using some specific color for a vertical worldwide. For an instance, &#8216;red&#8217; associated with debt and crisis in the US (e.g. it denotes a drop in stock prices) and hence avoided in &#8216;finance&#8217; niche, has quite opposite associations in Eastern Asia where it is used to denote a rise in stock prices.</p>
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<td align="center" width="10%"><strong>COLOR</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="22%"><strong>Auto/Transport</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="11%"><strong>Beauty</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="11%"><strong>Business</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="17%"><strong>Adult</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="18%"><strong>Gambling</strong></td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#6699ff">Blue</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (strong association with clean calm water)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (security)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>No</strong> (indicates lack of experience)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>No</strong> (denotes calming tranquility)</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#009933">Green</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>No</strong> (unlucky color in Europe and US)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (associated with nature,  life and growth)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (association with US dollars and safety)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff0000">Red</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (sexy, speedy, high-energy, and dynamic)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes </strong>(associated with energy)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>No</strong> (associated with debt)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (denotes sexuality; e.g. <em>red-light district)</em></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (encourages people to take risks; also paired with yellow)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33">Yellow</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (associated with taxi or a school bus)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>No </strong>(associated with dishonesty, cowardice,<br />
egoism, betrayal)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>No</strong> (associated with children)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (when paired with red)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff99ff">Pink</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (cars for women)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes </strong>(associated with young girls and youth)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (=feminine)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#000000"><font color="#ffffff">Black</font></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (denotes prestige and luxury (e.g. black limousines))</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>No</strong> (associated with death)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes/No </strong>(denotes prosperity, e.g. &#8220;<em>in the black</em>&#8221; but has some clear associations with something &#8216;bad&#8217; and &#8216;illegal&#8217;)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (denotes sexuality)</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>Yes</strong> (associated with prosperity)</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p align="center">(<em>Based on <a href="http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html" title="color meaning" target="_blank">&#8216;color meaning article&#8217;</a></em>)</p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">Color branding: mood</font></strong></p>
<p align="left">Colors and hues may create certain mood on a psychological level &#8211; this is most often a universal color effect used by prominent artists for a long time. The well-known master of playing with colors Vincent van Gogh said he didn&#8217;t like expressing what he saw directly, instead he used color to render the mood of the picture. Van Gogh&#8217;s painting <em>The Night CafÃ© </em>is the best example of the effect colors (and combination of colors) can make on a person:</p>
<blockquote>
<p align="left"><em>â€˜In my picture of the Night CafÃ©, I have tried to express the idea that the  cafÃ© is a place where one can ruin oneself, go mad or commit a crime.â€™ </em></p>
</blockquote>
<p align="left">Here is the painting (do you feel what the artist tried to express?):</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/color-mood.jpg" alt="Color branding: mood" /></p>
<p>Now look what happens if we paint the same piece in blue:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/color-mood-blue.jpg" alt="Color branding: mood" /></p>
<p>See? There is no more depressing effect you might have felt with burning red and yellow contrasted to green hues. Blue instantly makes the atmosphere calming and refreshing. (You can try more color exercises <a href="http://poynterextra.org/cp/colorproject/color.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">Some Fun?</font></strong></p>
<p>Today as part of my traditional blog fun, I decided to share a few great <strong>color tools</strong> to play with.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/patterns/add" title="color pattern" target="_blank">Create a <strong>color pattern</strong></a> (this seosmarty-header-like color pattern took me only 2 minutes to create):</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/color-patterns.jpg" alt="Color Pattern" /></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/colors.php" title="color palette" target="_blank">Generate a <strong>color palette</strong></a> (very helpful when you want to create a design around an image):</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/color-palette.jpg" alt="Generate color palette" /></p>
<p align="left">This post is intended to be part of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/02/17/5000-dollar-prize-giveaway-graphic-design-group-writing-project/" target="_blank">Graphic Design Group Writing Project</a>.</p>
<p align="left"><em><font size="-2">Post image: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/nene56/2068775800/in/pool-colourart" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Autumn</a></font></em></p>


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		<title>SEO Slogans: Cool, Sexy And Not Only That&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like color, design, and name a company slogan/tagline is may be an essential part of any brand (note: mine have none yet   ). I am not going to list key features of a good marketing slogan (you are most probably well aware of them: short, catchy, unique, etc, etc) &#8211; I don&#8217;t like [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fseo-slogans%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fseo-slogans%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/seo-slogans.jpg" alt="SEO Slogans" align="left" hspace="10" />Like <a href="http://www.seosmarty.com/brand-color/" title="brand color" target="_blank">color</a>, <a href="http://www.seosmarty.com/category/website-design/" title="website design" target="_blank">design</a>, and <a href="http://www.seosmarty.com/brand-domain-names-ideas/" title="brand domain name" target="_blank">name</a> a company slogan/tagline <strike>is</strike> may be an essential part of any brand (note: mine have <em>none</em> yet <img src='http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  ). I am not going to list key features of a good marketing slogan (you are most probably well aware of them: short, catchy, unique, etc, etc) &#8211; I don&#8217;t like repeating what is said in each and every how-to-create-a-good-slogan post. What I still want to point out are some advanced features that are often overlooked by most experienced copywriters.</p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">Keep in mind:</font></strong></p>
<p>1. Rank your company website for your slogan/tagline (the easiest way to do that is to include your brand name in it);<br />
2. Brand your slogan (e.g. make it part of your company logo/banner);<br />
3. Avoid <a href="http://www.seosmarty.com/quick-seo-company-evaluation/" title="seo ethics" target="_blank">nonsense and worthless [SEO] phrases</a> (like &#8216;<em>Cheap and Unique SEO Services</em>&#8216;&#8230; grrr&#8230;);<br />
4. Create a <a href="http://moronland.net/moronia/moron/1064/?" target="_blank">universally understandable</a> slogan.</p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">So how do I <em>sloganize</em> my brand?</font></strong></p>
<p><span id="more-226"></span><strong>I am not a professional copywriter, but I want to create a slogan for my website. How do I do that? </strong>(yep, you did expect me to give some <a href="http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/give-your-readers-something-to-do" target="_blank">actionable</a> advice, didn&#8217;t you?)</p>
<p>&gt;&gt;&gt; Find inspiration in English <strong><a href="http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/" target="_blank">idioms and cliches</a></strong>. Quick example (<font size="-2"><em>note, that&#8217;s the first thing that came to my mind, so bare with me <img src='http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></font>). <em>&#8220;</em><a href="http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/book" target="_blank"><em>Every trick in the book</em></a>&#8221; may become &#8220;<strong><em>Every trick in SEO</em></strong>,&#8221; or something like that.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Note:</em> don&#8217;t forget about slogan feature #4  and also about British/American English language differences.</p></blockquote>
<p>&gt;&gt;&gt; Check English <strong><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/" target="_blank">slang and urban phrases</a></strong> (e.g. &#8216;<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Internetly" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><em>internetly speaking</em></a>&#8216;, nice one, huh?);</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Note</em>: again, slang may be area specific and often&#8230; well, rude.</p></blockquote>
<p>&gt;&gt;&gt; Learn from others&#8217; <strong><a href="http://www.getitinwriting.biz/blog/2007/04/1.html" target="_blank">mistakes</a> </strong>and<strong> <a href="http://www.askmen.com/toys/top_10/7_top_10_list.html" target="_blank">successful inventions</a></strong>.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Note</em>: if your business belongs to a different vertical (than the original slogan owner&#8217;s), you can freely use someone else&#8217;s idea unless it&#8217;s <a href="http://www.seomoz.org/blog/trademark-basics-be-first-in-your-market-be-distinctive-and-dont-confuse-the-consumer" target="_blank">universally or generally popular</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">It&#8217;s time for some examples:</font></strong></p>
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<p class="style1" align="center"><font color="red"><strong>Most prominent (i.e. my favorite) feature: </strong></font></p>
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<td bordercolor="#FF0000" style="border: 1px solid #999999" valign="top">
<p class="style1" align="center"><font color="red"><strong>SEO Slogan: </strong></font></p>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #999999" valign="top">- contains the brand name;</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #999999" align="left" valign="top"><strong>&#8220;Read SEOmoz. Rank better. &#8221; (<a href="http://www.seomoz.org/" title="seomoz" target="_blank">SEOmoz.org</a>) </strong></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #999999" valign="top">- is part of brand logo/banner;</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #999999" align="left" valign="top"><strong>&#8220;Get Found!&#8221; (<a href="http://www.searchenginepeople.com/" title="searchenginepeople.com" target="_blank">SearchEnginePeople.com</a>)</strong></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #999999" valign="top">- is catchy and ideally matches the brand image;</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #999999" align="left" valign="top"><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m sexy and I do SEO.&#8221; (<a href="http://sexyseo.blogspot.com/" title="sexy seo" target="_blank">SexySeo.blogspot.com</a>)</strong></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #999999" valign="top">- clearly describes the service itself;</td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #999999" align="left" valign="top"><strong>&#8220;Our job is to make you stand out.&#8221; (<a href="http://www.stepforth.com/" title="stepforth" target="_blank">StepForth.com</a>)</strong></td>
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<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">So&#8230; Please vote:</font></strong></p>
<p align="center"><script src="http://s3.polldaddy.com/p/311206.js" type="text/javascript" language="javascript"></script><noscript> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&#8221;http://www.polldaddy.com&#8221; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;polls&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &#8211; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&#8221;http://www.polldaddy.com/p/311206/&#8221; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Take Our Poll&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; </noscript></p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">Some Fun?</font></strong></p>
<p>1. Watch this <a href="http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=92417" target="_blank">bad slogan game</a><strong> </strong>- quite a nice read;<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p>2. Try <a href="http://www.thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi?word=SEO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this slogan generator</a>. This is what I got for <strong>&#8216;SEO&#8217; </strong>there:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/slogans-seo.jpg" alt="SEO Slogans" /></p>
<p align="right"><em><font size="-2">Post Image: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jacqrojo/1399519834/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Breakfast</a></font></em></p>


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		<title>How To Call To Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ More often than not, it is not enough for you that your visitors just come and go. You want them to do something at your site. Unfortunately usually webmasters pay too little attention to their calls-to-action focusing on design, content and SEO. It is sad to see truly good resources that are doing great [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fcall-to-action%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seosmarty.com%2Fcall-to-action%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/call-to-action.jpg" alt="Call To Action" align="left" hspace="10" /> More often than not, it is not enough for you that your visitors just come and go. You want them<strong> to do</strong> something at your site. Unfortunately usually webmasters pay too little attention to their calls-to-action focusing on design, content and SEO. It is sad to see truly good resources that are doing great in SERPs but fail to engage their visitors.</p>
<p>Calls to action may vary. You may want your visitors to subscribe, to register, to buy something, to bookmark your post, etc. With calls to action everything is important: <a href="http://www.seosmarty.com/brand-color/" title="color branding" target="_blank"><strong>the color</strong></a> of your buttons and supporting elements, <strong>the language</strong> you use to describe the action, <strong>the place</strong> on the page where you locate them, <strong>the additional elements</strong> that encourage people to act. All these elements should be <strong>consistent</strong> and support each other <strong>getting your visitors one step closer to their objective</strong>.<span id="more-210"></span></p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">The Color Of Call-To-Action</font></strong></p>
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<td align="center" width="12%"><strong>COLOR</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="30%"><strong>NATURE OF ASSOCIATIONS</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="31%"><strong>WHERE TO USE</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle" width="27%"><strong>DRAWBACKS</strong></td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff0000">Red</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">increases your heart rate by activating your pituitary gland</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">a classic call to action color</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">might be associated with <strong><em>debt and danger</em></strong></td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff33" height="59">Yellow</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">the first color a person sees</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>draw attention</strong> to your call-to-action</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ff9933">Orange</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">combination of aggressive red and cheerful yellow</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">perfect call-to-action</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#6699ff">Blue</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">may make your visitor <strong><em>reconsider</em></strong> the action</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#009933" height="61">Green</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">the easiest for the eyes</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">good for testimonials, founder&#8217;s story, etc</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">White</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">gives other colors prominence</td>
<td bordercolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" valign="middle">make your call-to-action<br />
<strong> stand out</strong></td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">&nbsp;</td>
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<p align="center"><em>Based on <a href="http://monkeycmedia.com/blog/?p=61" target="_blank">Which Color is the Right Color</a>?</em></p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="+1">The Words For Call-To-Action</font></strong></p>
<p align="left">1) Your call-to-action should <strong>make it clear what the site is about</strong>.</p>
<p align="left">I was browsing some non-profit organizations the other day and came up to a good example of how to use <em>inappropriate</em> vocabulary when talking about donating. Here is a <a href="http://www.changingthepresent.org/" target="_blank">nice site</a> asking for donations to &#8220;make the world better&#8221;: if you want to donate money for a good cause, you need to (1) <strong>add your donation to cart</strong>, (2) view your <strong>shopping cart</strong> and (3) <strong>checkout</strong>. Do you still feel you want to make a donation? Me not. With words like these donation (that is supposed to make me feel happy for &#8220;making the world better&#8221;) gives me the feeling I am buying a bar of chocolate.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/call-to-action-2.jpg" alt="Call To Action: Words" /></p>
<p align="left">2) It may also be wise to scatter several calls to action throughout the site making the most of <strong>synonyms</strong> and encouraging words to:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Explain how to make an action</strong> (e.g. &#8220;<strong>Click here </strong>to buy&#8221;);</li>
<li><strong>Use &#8217;softer&#8217; calls-to-action</strong> (e.g. &#8220;try it&#8221; instead of &#8220;buy it&#8221;);</li>
<li><strong>Imply immediacy of the action</strong> (e.g. &#8220;Buy <strong>now</strong>&#8220;).</li>
</ul>
<p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>! Important note: </strong></font> Using several calls to action is OK <em><strong>unless</strong></em> this tactic <strong>promotes FUD</strong> <em>(i.e. fear, uncertainty and doubt) </em>or <strong>distracts attention</strong>:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/call-to-action-synonyms.jpg" alt="Call To Action: Synonyms" /></p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center"><font size="+1"><strong>Where To</strong></font><strong><font size="+1"> Call To Action?</font></strong></p>
<p align="left">A great <a href="http://www.marketingexperiments.com/improving-website-conversion/conversion-value-proposition-page-design.html" target="_blank">research by Marketing Experiments</a> showcasing the landing page optimization suggests <strong>placing a call to action along the customerâ€™s <a href="http://www.andyrutledge.com/eye-paths.php" title="eye-path" target="_blank">eye path</a></strong> (that you build by your design elements) through the page.  Look here:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.seosmarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/where-call-to-action.jpg" alt="Where To Call To Action" /></p>
<p align="center"> <font size="+1"><strong>A Few Examples</strong></font><strong><font size="+1">?</font></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center">Two helpful links that can demonstrate the theory summed up above: call-to-action <a href="http://www.dragnet.se/webbdesign/button_collection.html" target="_blank">button collection</a> and <a href="http://www.getelastic.com/add-to-cart-buttons/" target="_blank">add to cart  button collection</a> (each linking to a merchant&#8217;s site); so see for yourself! (I personally find most of them painfully poor examples of calls to action.)</p>


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