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Startups: The Day One Dilemma

Launching a startup company in any field is daunting even if youve got the next hot product. Getting the message out to your customers on day one is often a make or break challenge for would-be entrepreneurs.

The first few sales are often the hardest to achieve, there are few things as demoralizing as launching to the sound of nothing but crickets!

Building Buzz Before Launch

There are some ready and waiting on your launch date.

Scarcity or exclusivity marketing proved successful for Googles Gmail service, as it did for Facebook, but these are far from typical one startup being backed by the worlds largest search engine, the other being a cultural revolution in the making.

Working under the assumption that you dont have access to these competitive advantages, the question is what do you need to do, to succeed?

What Everyone Else Does

There are pre launch landing page services right now, including the likes of unbounce.com (paid) or LaunchRock.com (free).

They fundamentally do the same thing, provide you with a coming soon, sign up for details page, and typically include social sharing or email functionality.

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topseos.com Reveals Boostability as the Top SEO Agency for the Month of October 2014

NAPLES, FL--(Marketwired - October 13, 2014) - The independent authority on search marketing vendors, topseos.com, has named Boostability the best search engine marketing firm for the month of October 2014. Boostability was chosen based on their strong performance in an in-depth analysis of the solutions they offer. While there are thousands of services offering a variety of solutions, the recommendations consist of the best highlighted based on the results of the thorough evaluation process.

The process for researching and awarding the best companies offering search marketing solutions involves a rigorous analysis of their essential strengths. The five verticals of evaluation associated with successful search marketing projects include keyword analysis, needs analysis, reporting methods, on page optimization, and off page optimization. The results of this process are used to establish which companies to include within the rankings each month. The rankings are updated monthly to account for the latest developments within the industry.

To supplment the research the independent research team also connects with customer references provided by the competing firms. When connecting with clients the research team delves into the customer's overall satisfaction. Opinions from clients are used to better understand the strengths and competitive advantages of the firms being investigated.

Boostability has been named the best SEO company based on an in-depth investigation of their provided solutions. The independent research team has named them due to their continued performance and their history of successful online marketing solutions. Those looking for a reliable search marketing solution to meet their specified needs should consider Boostability.

About Boostability

Boostability provides a variety of online marketing services which aim to help businesses expand their horizons through Search engines and other various methods of online marketing. They provide search engine optimization and local SEO services to help businesses become found in major Search engines regardless of the size of their business or their industry.

About topseos.com

topseos.com is a well-known independent authority on search marketing. The primary purpose of topseos.com is to uncover and announce those individuals or agencies producing the top internet marketing solutions all over the world. A specialized team of researchers examine thousands of applicants each month who are seeking to be ranked as a top internet marketing product or service by the independent authority.

For additional information about Boostability visit:

http://www.topseos-global.com/boostability-research

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Love the outdoors and being Minnesotan

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2014 7:53 am

Love the outdoors and being Minnesotan pilotnews@pilotindependent.com The Pilot Independent

I received a mailing urging me to vote for Stewart Mills because he loves the outdoors and respects the Second Amendment. I, too, love the outdoors and respect the Second Amendment.

I have a conceal/carry permit. I hunt deer and small game. I manage our 260 acres of woodlands for healthy habitat for game animals and other wildlife, including the golden wing warbler. Fortunately, our private right to bear arms already has been secured by the decision of the US Supreme Court.

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Inside Indonesia Culture Wars – Video


Inside Indonesia Culture Wars

By: Ryoko Wardani

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Culture wars fizzle out

ANALYSIS

170 educators signed an open letter of protest to Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Photo: Andrew Meares

When right-wing ideologue Kevin Donnelly was appointed to co-chair a review of the national curriculum many braced themselves for a reignition of the culture wars.

This was a man, after all, who complained that in English "literary classics are on the same footing as SMS messages, graffiti and movie posters", who had called for the Bible to be taught in state schools and who said many parents would consider the sexual practices of gays "decidedly unnatural".

"The cultural left has taken the long march through the education system and enforced its biased, ideological world view on schools," Donnelly once opined.

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Academics frothed at the mouth at his appointment: more than 170 educators signed an open letter of protest to Education Minister Christopher Pyne.

All the signs pointed to politically motivated curriculum carnage. "It will be like a small atom bomb going off," one curriculum specialist predicted in the Good Weekend.

But the response to the review has been somewhat miraculous: there is broad consensus.

The review echoes the plaints of teachers, principals and parents across the country that the curriculum - especially in primary school - is ridiculously overcrowded.

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