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	<title>Social Media Marketing Secrets from NYC and Los Angeles &#124; IPhone App Developer</title>
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		<title>IPhone App Marketing Tips: New Forum!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So if you&#8217;ve built an iphone app expecting them to come, you&#8217;re probably hearing crickets chirp. Well, atleast the crickets came. Or maybe they were always there? In any case, over the last 5 years, these are the strategies and tips that work in marketing your iphone app. Use them. And add your own to [...]]]></description>
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<p>So if you&#8217;ve built an iphone app expecting them to come, you&#8217;re probably hearing crickets chirp. Well, atleast the crickets came. Or maybe they were always there?</p>
<p>In any case, over the last 5 years, these are the strategies and tips that work in marketing your iphone app. Use them. And add your own to <a href="http://iphoneappmarketingtips.com">http://iphoneappmarketingtips.com</a> &#8230; it&#8217;s new, refreshing, and contains zero calories!</p>
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		<title>How to Launch a Google SEO Web Marketing Campaign</title>
		<link>http://sparkah.com/2012/01/27/how-to-launch-a-google-seo-web-marketing-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our process is two layered. 1. The first layer is &#8220;lowest hanging fruit.&#8221; We redirect thecurrently existing stream of people who are ready to buy from anyoneto buy from Joanna Vargas. They&#8217;ve already got their wallets out. They might as well spend with you. People ready to buy always go to Google first. So we [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="">Our process is two layered.</span>
<p /><span style="">1. The first layer is &#8220;lowest hanging fruit.&#8221; We redirect the</span><br style="" /><span style="">currently existing stream of people who are ready to buy from anyone</span><br style="" /><span style="">to buy from Joanna Vargas.</span>
<p /><span style="">They&#8217;ve already got their wallets out. They might as well spend with you.</span>
<p /><span style="">People ready to buy always go to Google first. So we just have to be</span><br style="" /><span style="">there on page one for the terms they search.</span>
<p /><span style="">To determine what terms to dominate in Google, We</span>
<p /><span style="">1. Create a long keyword wish list</span><br style="" /><span style="">2. Narrow down this list to 5-10 terms</span><br style="" /><span style="">3. Run a limited budget point sample test using ADWORDS</span><br style="" /><span style="">4. Analyse resultant traffic and multiply that figure by 18x</span><br style="" /><span style="">(this gives us the real number of visitors that JoannaVargas.com would</span><br style="" /><span style="">get if it was on page one for the same term ORGANICALLY)</span><br style="" /><span style="">5. Produce a cost estimate to get you to page one of these terms organically.</span><br style="" /><span style="">6. Contact bloggers and create buzz and inbound links to JoannaVargas.com</span><br style="" /><span style="">7. Arrive on page one of Google.</span>
<p /><span style="">This is the most accurate and responsible way to implement a Google</span><br style="" /><span style="">based web marketing strategy.</span>
<p /><span style="">2. Blogger Buzz.</span>
<p /><span style="">This requires more discussion.</span>
<p /><span style="">Let me know when you have a moment for a call. My Skype is &#8220;sparkah.&#8221;</span><br style="" /><span style="">I may have bad cell reception but I always have good wifi!</span>
<p /><span style="">CONCLUSION:</span><br style="" /><span style="">Google will bolt on a regular stream of CONTINUOUS and CONSTANT new</span><br style="" /><span style="">clients. Not Exciting.</span><br style="" /><span style="">Blogger Buzz will create incidental rushes (and traffic jams) of new</span><br style="" /><span style="">clients that lasts a few days. &nbsp;Exciting.</span>
<p /><span style="">Do both, and you&#8217;ve got your steady new base punctuated by exciting</span><br style="" /><span style="">beating rushes.</span></p>
<p>To talk to us about marketing your company online, see our checklist: <a href="http://sparkah.com/seo">http://sparkah.com/seo</a></p>
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		<title>iPhone App Marketing Tips and Strategies for Rapid User Base Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve blogged and gotten no traffic, If you&#8217;ve opened an ebay store and made no sales, If you&#8217;ve uploaded videos to youtube and gotten no views, you still don&#8217;t know what it feels like to build an iphone app and get no users. That&#8217;s because a blog doesn&#8217;t cost $20,000 to post. Iphone Apps [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://static.bagofchips.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/bag-of-chips.jpg"></a>If you&#8217;ve blogged and gotten no traffic, If you&#8217;ve opened an ebay store and made no sales, If you&#8217;ve uploaded videos to youtube and gotten no views, you still don&#8217;t know what it feels like to build an iphone app and get no users. That&#8217;s because a blog doesn&#8217;t cost $20,000 to post. Iphone Apps Can.</p>
<p>Now, with my all new fresh scented video, you&#8217;ll learn how to market your iphone app! It&#8217;s more than just <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDiS2KV862E">iPhone App Marketing Tips and Strategies</a>, it&#8217;s all that AND a bag of chips!</p>
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		<title>Google SEO to Generate Leads: Case Study: Plastic Surgery Seoul Korea</title>
		<link>http://sparkah.com/2012/01/25/google-seo-to-generate-leads-case-study-plastic-surgery-seoul-korea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. 500 people per day search &#8220;plastic surgery seoul&#8220; 2. 1 Million+ pages compete for Google&#8217;s page one realestate 3. Sparkah&#8217;s Video (KoreanCrashCourse) is on page one 4. This Video on page one gets about 50 views per day 5. This Video leads to http://koreanovernight.com/plasticsurgeryseoul 6. 6%+ of the viewers fill in the contact request [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">1. 500 people per day search &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C746VSnX4Qs">plastic surgery seoul</a>&#8220;</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. 1 Million+ pages compete for Google&#8217;s page one realestate</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. Sparkah&#8217;s Video (KoreanCrashCourse) is on page one</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">4. This Video on page one gets about 50 views per day</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">5. This Video leads to <a href="http://koreanovernight.com/plasticsurgeryseoul">http://koreanovernight.com/plasticsurgeryseoul</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">6. 6%+ of the viewers fill in the contact request form producing 3+ leads per day</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">7. 30% contact our partner-hospitals and get personal consultation producing 30 new consults per month</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Contact sparkah@gmail to see the actual live leads</span></strong></p>
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		<title>Top Korean Contemporary Artist and Art Galleries in Seoul</title>
		<link>http://sparkah.com/2012/01/25/top-korean-contemporary-artist-and-art-galleries-in-seoul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>I&#8217;m impressed.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been to the Louvre, the Met, the Moma and the Museums and most of the Art Galleries in London as well as San Francisco. But this particular contemporary art exhibition featuring <a href="http://twitter.com/tosan_">http://twitter.com/tosan_</a> and his represented talent at the Seoul Art Center stands out.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The contemporary artists with Charlie Hahn showed a truly innovative vision and a black-hole other worldly perspective on art. You&#8217;ll have to see for yourself why I consider Charlie Hahn the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHkTwgd6AGk">top Korean Contemporary Artist and Director of Art Galleries in Seoul</a>.</p>
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		<title>Seoul Korea is a Ghost Town. Not Even Foreign Korean Teachers are Out!</title>
		<link>http://sparkah.com/2012/01/23/seoul-korea-is-a-ghost-town-not-even-foreign-korean-teachers-are-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seoul is the busiest most packed city I&#8217;ve ever seen. Yes, I&#8217;ve lived in London, LA (on the grape vine), and in NYC. Seoul is busier. It just is. But today, it&#8217;s a total Ghost Town. Not even your standard foreigner english teacher is to be seen roaming the Korean streets.&#160; Posted via email from [...]]]></description>
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<p>Seoul is the busiest most packed city I&#8217;ve ever seen. Yes, I&#8217;ve lived in London, LA (on the grape vine), and in NYC. Seoul is busier. It just is. But today, it&#8217;s a total Ghost Town. Not even your standard <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT0c1OQn344">foreigner english teacher is to be seen roaming the Korean streets</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>The Most Popular K-POP Rapper in Seoul Korea Is???</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My vote for the most popular k-pop rapper in seoul korea is @realmarucci! Who&#8217;s your pick?!?!! Posted via email from Social Media Marketing Strategies for the Closet Revolutionary]]></description>
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<p>My vote for the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q08Iafb4j58">most popular k-pop rapper in seoul korea</a> is @realmarucci!</p>
<p>Who&#8217;s your pick?!?!!</p>
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		<title>WHOA! The Next Most Popular K-Pop Rap Star in Korea Drank Sake With Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You gotta hear http://twitter.com/realmarucci perform in real life. He&#8217;s electric.&#160; If you&#8217;ve ever been shocked by 5,000 volts of electricity, you know that the electricity makes your body move. @realmarucci does the same thing. And I had a chance to drink sake with him thanks to @judybyun and @tosan_ &#8230; Get to know the next [...]]]></description>
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<p>You gotta hear <a href="http://twitter.com/realmarucci">http://twitter.com/realmarucci</a> perform in real life. He&#8217;s electric.&nbsp;</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve ever been shocked by 5,000 volts of electricity, you know that the electricity makes your body move. @realmarucci does the same thing.</p>
<p>And I had a chance to drink sake with him thanks to @judybyun and @tosan_ &#8230; Get to know the next <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt5QFibZjZQ">most popular k-pop rap star in Korea</a> before he gets too big to reply! =p</p>
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		<title>Digital Printing Company in Seoul Korea VS China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that Asia is famous for it&#8217;s dedication to perfection. I think that&#8217;s even Lexus&#8217; slogan. In any case, to this day, Executives in Japan and Korea actually commit suicide if they don&#8217;t do a perfect job or if they disgrace their company/clan. With this level of dedication to perfection and the dollar&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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<p>We all know that Asia is famous for it&#8217;s dedication to perfection. I think that&#8217;s even Lexus&#8217; slogan. In any case, to this day, Executives in Japan and Korea actually commit suicide if they don&#8217;t do a perfect job or if they disgrace their company/clan.</p>
<p>With this level of dedication to perfection and the dollar&#8217;s strength over the Korean Won, picking a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaWEWl8saHw">seoul (not china) printing company</a> is a solid business decision. If you need even more reasons: <a href="http://sparkah.com/seoul">http://sparkah.com/seoul</a> &nbsp;</p>
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		<title>FAQs: Extended Automobile Warranty Coverage for Military (Army Navy Marines Air Force)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Actually, there&#8217;s only one FAQ here:</p>
<p>1) How do I pick the right extended automobile warranty coverage as a military (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force) person?</p>
<p>2) How do I know if I should even get an aftermarket extended warranty?</p>
<p>OK. So it looks like there actually was more than just one FAQ.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s start with the second question.</p>
<p>After everything is said and done, it&#8217;s all about calculating and mitigating your risk. So all we have to do in order to calculate your risk is itemize all the factors that effect your risk. Once you have a big picture view of all the major factors that either increase or decrease your risk of having to pay for major automobile repairs, it&#8217;s a lot easier to decide if it&#8217;s worth your money.</p>
<p>Before we even dive into whether you should even get a warranty or not, let&#8217;s deal with whether your manufacturer&#8217;s extended warranty is right for you or whether an aftermarket warranty is the best option.</p>
<p>First of all, technically, there is no such thing as an aftermarket extended automobile warranty. This is an oxymoron. Warranties can technically only be issued by a manufacturer since they are guaranteeing their own work. If you get an extended warranty from an aftermarket 3rd party company, technically, what you&#8217;re buying is an after service automobile repair insurance contract. But since this is too long and hard to remember, everybody just calls it an extended automobile warranty.</p>
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<p>Now that we&#8217;ve gotten the technicalities out of the way, here are the factors you&#8217;ll need to know. First, if your auto maker offers an extended warranty find out how much it costs and compare it to the cost from a 3rd party company like http://valorwarranty.com . Secondly, when you make that comparison, make sure you are comparing apples to apples. Are all the important big ticket items like your engine, drive train, transmission, electrical covered by both? Often times, you pay less for a 3rd party to insure you against repair costs but the third party may just be giving you less coverage. Or the reverse can apply, your dealer&#8217;s manufacturer warranty may cost more because they cover so many things that will never go bad or cost so little that it&#8217;s not even worth your deductible.</p>
<p>Third, consider your deductible. There are actually three kinds. You can get a zero deductible, meaning you won&#8217;t have to pay a penny for any repairs but generally, the lower the deductible, the higher your monthly cost. Then, there are two different kinds of deductibles: per visit and per item. This is where it gets a bit tricky. If you have a hundred dollar deductible per item and you have to fix a fuel filter line, an electric switch, and your alternator, you&#8217;re going to have to pay $300. This is about how much all the repairs cost anyways. But if you have a per visit deductible, you&#8217;d save $200 in this case.</p>
<p>Actually, there are dozens of other factors that impact the probability of your needing an aftermarket extended automobile warranty. Even if your maker&#8217;s reliability record is good, they could have a disasterous year like Toyota did. The manufacturer could also suddenly buy parts from a company they&#8217;ve never used before.</p>
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<p>Other factors include the present age of your car.  Also, calculate for how aggressively you drive and how good you are with regular maintenance. And if you&#8217;re planning on selling your vehicle at some point, ask if the warranty you get from an after market repair insurance company is transferable.  This will help you sell your car.</p>
<p>Making the equation even more complicated, if you&#8217;re in the military, whether its the Army, Navy, Marines, or Air Force, you&#8217;ll have to ask if your car will be subject to different climates and corrosion. If you&#8217;re going to be relocated from San Diego to Denver to Houston, Tx you&#8217;re looking at salt water air corrosion in San Diego, rock salt and snow corrosion in Denver and dry heat, sand and dust corrosion in Houston.</p>
<p>In fact, there are so many more factors to consider (most of which may not even apply to you) that I&#8217;d recommend you talk to a pro and tell them your exact circumstances before you&#8217;re faced with a $4,000 transmission repair bill. I trust Dwane and Bruce at http://valorwarranty.com I know them personally. And if you&#8217;re in the military, they offer a heartwarming discount.</p>
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