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Great tips for how to make sure your images arrest and develop on Facebook. 

Great example of what works here from Coffee-mate. Tips include:

* Put Call To Actions In The Image. 
* Add a little competition into the mix (where you win either way). 
* Always take time to create IMAGE and text.

* CTA simple and clear. 
* Make sure real time feedback is in the mix (rich get richer). 

We live in visual times. Make sure your Facebook visuals arrest and develop. 

Via Martin (Marty) Smith

Google can feel like a dungeon master. If your website is mission critical, and whose isn't now, and any traffic source controls more than 30% of your websites traffic and/or conversions you are in trouble.

Diversification is the key to online marketing success. This post is about 3 Giant Steps to creating your own Internet marketing destiny. Following these steps mean Google's moves will hurt less.

If you've just been tagged with a traffic penalty don't rush out and start changing things. Organic change is needed, but you should do so with a plan.

BUT, you can double down on PPC, up your email marketing fequency and increase social. Those moves may close the gap left by a Google algorithm change while you begin to remove links (with RemoveEM.com) and do the other things that will get your Google train back on track.

Here is the piece about how to diversify your traffic sources and build your list:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/102639884404823294558/posts/Maf8cEcEBGu

Via Martin (Marty) Smith

How do you set up social media campaigns? Use the 3 S's: Setup, Strategize (and watch Key Performance Indicaors KPIs) and schedule. 

Via Martin (Marty) Smith, Gregg Breward