Increase Blogging Effectiveness: How To Spring Clean Your Blog

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Spring cleaning your blog can raise your blogging effectiveness, dramatically boosting your ROI. Cleaning up your content, tags and links will help to optimize SEO, as it offers you a second chance to proof your work.

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How HVAC Contractors Can Use Facebook’s ‘Like’ Tool To Increase Business

Facebook can be instrumental in building your HVAC business; finding new customers, strengthening relationships with existing customers and enhancing your leadership/authority position in the local community. But simply having a Facebook business page isn’t enough. Taking the Facebook experience a step further with your customers will make all the difference. Read More »

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You Can Grow Your HVAC Business with Social Media: Get Creative

I’ve heard it a million times from HVAC contractors. Maybe you’ve even said it yourself. I have a business to run. I don’t have extra time to spend on blogs and tweets and Facebook.

Sometimes I get the feeling that many contractors believe social media is a passing fad at best – or a waste of time at worst. Read More »

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Blog Marketing: Posting Alone Won’t Cut It

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To make a blog worth the time and money you put into it, businesses must make blog marketing a priority. If you thought just putting your blog out there was enough, you’re wrong.

Successful businesses should attract attention — the right kind of attention — to make a blog work. A blog will help to generate leads and increase sales, but as with any product, it’s not enough to just “create.” To succeed, you have to market, too.

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e-Books As Marketing Tools: Does Your Business Need One?

eBooks as marketing toolsA growing trend online is e-books, whether fiction or nonfiction, or even businesses offering them. Instead of relying mainly on a blog, a lot of businesses are now focusing on creating e-books in PDF format that can be downloaded free by anyone, in the hope that they will ultimately bring in more customers.

How can a digital book help your business? Let’s check out the benefits: Read More »

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Copyright Laws Apply To Blogs: 5 Things You Should Know

copyright laws & bloggingThere was a time when the Internet was like the Wild West. Now that it has grown out of the infancy stage, the Internet — and your blog — are subject to copyright laws, just like any other media.

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Inbound Links Help Your Business Website Flourish: 8 Ways To Get Other Sites To Connect

inbound links for websiteThere are numerous ways to get your business website noticed. One of them is the presence of inbound links, which simply means that other sites link to yours, indicating that your content is important and relevant. Search engines assign a rank to your website based on the quality and quantity of these links, which can move you up in results pages and enable improved visibility for your site, products and services.

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5 Ways To Create Successful Blog Content In Less Time

blog contentUnless you’re a full-time blogger who generates revenue solely from advertising on your blog, you probably have limited time to spend on developing your posts. However, your blog can be a valuable marketing tool. So how can you get the most from it without taking time away from other important projects?

Two keys to a successful blog are high-quality content and timely information. Follow these five tips to generate good content efficiently and quickly: Read More »

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Your Web Content Should Sell Comfort, not just Furnaces

web contentPerhaps you’ve seen him: the nodding, smiling homeowner who has no idea what your technician is talking about. In fact, your technician — who’s just doing his job, trying his best to explain the advantages of the customer’s new furnace — lost him five minutes ago, at “98% AFUE.”

Like any industry, the HVAC industry is full of jargon. But because heating and cooling contractors dwell in a world of mechanics, efficiency ratings and evolving technology, the HVAC industry can be even more confusing than many to typical homeowners. To a prospect who is new to the world of heating efficiency, “annualized fuel utilization efficiency” sounds as foreign as “blunging” might sound to an HVAC contractor. (Potters, of course, know that blunging refers to – the process of mixing clay and water.) Read More »

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Should Tumblr Be Your Blog’s Home?

tumblr for blogsSo you’ve decided to start a blog for your business. The first step is deciding which blogging service to use. There are several options available, many of which are free or very affordable, but there are some distinct differences between the various features that they offer. When comparing blog services, add Tumblr to your list, but make sure that you fully understand the demographics and available tools. Read More »

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