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How to Use Twitter

from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Different social media have different uses, strengths, and advantages. Twitter[1] could be called a ‘real time social networking’ site, a place for sharing information as it happens and for connecting with others in real time, often making lasting friendships and contacts.
Learning how to use this fun, free, and useful tool can be a bit intimidating for the beginner, but don’t be put off – with a little effort and a lot of innate feeling your way through, being able to use Twitter well can make you ‘digitally’ famous!

Steps

1. Go to Twitter.com[2] and sign up for a free account.
2. Work on your pithy ‘bio‘. Make it eye-catching and interesting. Do it just right and it will help you build up followers; people thinking of following you do read the bios to see if they have reason to follow you. Bear in mind that a bio can be up to 160 characters long, so you’ll have to keep it short and to the point. Don’t worry about typing your real name or website URL here. That information can be typed into separate fields under ‘Settings’.
3. Figure out who to follow. You will probably find that you know quite a few people on Twitter. Using the menu tab on your page click on ‘Who to Follow’, and there are several ways to find people on Twitter, as follows:
   • Use the ‘Find Friends’ link to find people you know through your various Gmail, AOL, MSN, Hotmail and Yahoo! accounts.
   • Use the ‘View suggestions’ link for a wide range of possibilities that may, or may not, connect with your interests. (Twitter is also working on personalizing lists of suggested followers, so keep an eye out for the feature.)
   • Use the ‘Browse Interests’ tab to find people by interest.
4. Tweet. If you want to let your followers know what you are doing, type it in the ‘What’s happening’ text box and then click on the ‘Tweet’ button. Note that tweets are limited to 140 characters or less; otherwise, the “Tweet” button will go into a minus.
   • As you type, a countdown is offered to help you keep track of the character count of your tweets. The allowed characters are in gray, then the last 10 go red, and then a red minus symbol appears when you are past the zero (0) indicator.
5. Check the replies from your followers that are directed at you. Click ‘@Mentions’ to see if there are any replies to any of your ‘tweets’. When tweeting, using ‘@’ followed by a username (with no spaces) in your tweet will send a mention to the user you choose. For example, ‘@username’ will send a mention to ‘username’, and the entire tweet will show up in his ‘@mentions’ section.
6. Send DMs. DMs are Direct Messages. They go straight to the intended person that you are messaging. The DM feature utilizes an inbox and outbox system, but you are still limited to using 140 characters; you are also limited to sending DMs to only those users who follow you. DMs cannot be seen by anyone other than yourself and the chosen recipient, and are thus more personal. To send a DM, go to the page of the follower you’re sending one to, and click on the “Message” box.
   • Be aware that some people really dislike DMs on Twitter because they reason that Twitter is an open conversation and a fast one, not a disguise for sending each other private messages. Also, DMs are not appreciated when they involve marketing or advertising.
7. Use hashtags. Prefacing a word with a ‘#’ will create a hashtag. A hashtag makes a certain word easily searchable. For more info on hashtags see the WikiHow article on How to use Hashtags with Twitter.
   • Some Trending Topics will include hashtags, thus making it easier for users to tap into a Twitter-wide conversation regarding a single matter of interest.
   • A prime example of the usage of hashtags can be seen with Major League Baseball, which uses team-name hashtags (#Mets, for example) to pull together lists of in-game tweets, which they display on their website.
8. Learn the Twitter lingo and use it appropriately.[3]
   • Retweet or “RT” – taking a tweet from one user and posting it yourself, automatically crediting the source, so that all of your followers can see the tweet. The original Retweeting style would take a tweet and re-post it via your own account in the following format: ‘RT @(username of person who originally tweeted the tweet you’re retweeting): (contents of tweet)’. The current system does away with this format, and instead directly re-posts the tweet, crediting the origin underneath. For example, ‘retweeted from @username’.
   • Tweet – a Twitter single update of 140 characters or less, which include @Mentions to other users, hashtags, external links, or simply regular text.
   • TweetUps – Using Twitter to meet with other Twitter folks.
   • Trending Topics (TTs) – Trending Topics are a range of subjects which many users across Twitter are talking about simultaneously. Initially, Trending Topics would include the matters of interest people across Twitter had been talking about throughout the entire week, but the refined algorithms made it easier to keep up to date with the latest most-talked-about subject, by only displaying Trending Topics related to things thousands of people across the whole of Twitter are discussing at any one time. Clicking on a Trending Topic in the list will bring up a range of tweets mentioning the matter of interest, and for each Trending Topics, there will be up to three ‘Top Tweets’. These are tweets which are relevant to the Trending Topic, that have been Retweeted more than 150 times.
   • Lists – Users can organize the people they follow into ‘Lists’ of businesses or personalities which are related in some way. For example, a user could list all of the NPOs and charities they follow into a single List, for easy reference.
   • Promoted Tweets – A single Trending Topic which a company or organization can pay to ‘trend’, as to gain attention and traffic from Twitter users worldwide.
9. Use third-party applications for ease of mobility and account sharing. Third-party applications such as TweetDeck and Twhirl (desktop), Twitter for iPhone (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad), or Twidroid (Android) can help you to manage your Twitter account(s) better, especially if you have lots of followers and if you follow lots of people, at which point it can be difficult to keep up with everything on Twitter’s official website.
10. Look for people from organizations that you are in or for those that share a common interest. There are many business, companies, celebrities, and non-profit organizations on Twitter, ranging from Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) to Greenpeace (@greenpeace).
11. Decide your own style and times for tweeting. Twitter, like many social media applications, can become addicting and time-sucking. Make a decision early on about how much time you will devote to it and about how big your “tribe” of followers will be. Avoid worrying about getting heaps of followers; that’s competitive rather than relating and it will end up wearing you out. Instead, focus on quality connections and information-sharing and don’t get too upset when someone unfollows you; it happens and you can’t change it. If you feel Twitter is overwhelming at any time, simply take a break from it and come back later, refreshed.
    • Anthropological and sociological studies have claimed time and again that we can only cope with being part of a tribe of 150 to 200 people.[4] Anything more than that and we get confused and lose the intimacy of connection. Keep that in mind when aiming for too many follows!
    • Read How to avoid a Twitter addiction and How to defeat a Twitter addiction if relevant!

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Tips

• Try to use just one tweet to get your point across. If it carries on to another tweet it should be shortened.
• URL shorteners are sites you’ll learn to love as a Tweeter: it shortens your long URLs into things that will easily fit into the 140 character limit.
• If you’re looking for big follower totals, find a niche for your Twitter account. Tweet about politics, or hockey, or fashion, whatever interests you.
• Look on websites you frequent for Twitter accounts; this can help you populate your Twitterverse with people whose opinions and insights interest you the most.
• If privacy is a concern, Twitter offers an option to make your tweets only visible to followers whom you have previously approved of (this can be changed in Settings > Account > Tweet Privacy).
• You can download Twitter onto smart phones.

Warnings

• As with any social network, be wary of the information you share with others.
• Particularly excessive tweeting (100+ tweets in an hour or 1000+ tweets in a day) can send you temporarily to “Twitter jail” for a couple of hours. While in the proverbial “jail”, you can access your profile but cannot tweet.

Things You’ll Need

• Twitter account, internet access
• Third-party applications (optional but helpful)
• Interesting tweets

Related wikiHows

• How to Use TweetDeck
• How to Be a Twitter Celebrity
• How to Synchronize Your Facebook Status and Twitter Using Only Facebook Apps
• How to Add wikiHow Featured Articles to Your Twitter Updates
• How to Stop Spending Too Much Time Online
• How to Be a Social Networker
• How to Change Your Background on Twitter

Sources and Citations

1. ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
2. ? http://www.twitter.com
3. ? http://twitter.pbwiki.com/Twitter+Glossary
4. ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number

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Get your ARTICLE TITLE right the FIRST Time!  This is a very important step for high quality SEO!

Fact: The TITLE of your article comprises the unique URL of your article.

REMEMBER to Never change the title of a live article after you submit or post it because it effectively re-writes the URL.

The result…

…it confuses the search engines and that’s BAD for SEO!

A unique title with a consistent URL means your article can always be found in the same place and that’s GOOD for SEO.

Here’s a tip: Always target both human readers and search engines.   If you always make the title “keyword-relevant” and that your title reads naturally to humans the search engines will also love you too…

…if it’s possible for a computer to actually ‘love’ that is – lol!!

The experts say to use 50+ characters in a title.  Studies show that longer titles maximize your ability to attract readers with a specific promise that is highly relevant to your niche.

Here’s a bad example:

Article Title: “Is Your Article Title Correct?” The article goes on to explain exactly what we are talking about here but…

…This title is short and vague; it is NOT optimized for SEO and does not tell the reader how they will benefit from the article.

Good Example:

Article title: “How To Get A Higher Page Rank With Your Articles – 7 Keys to Boosting Your Page Ranking”.

Your title contains multiple highly-targeted key phrases without being redundant.  It WILL attract search engines and readers alike, and makes the specific promise of 7 tips.

The experts also say…

“Avoid punctuation that breaks URL’s (including periods, slashes, colons, and pound signs), and refrain from article parts – Be sure the title “stands alone” to provide a positive reader experience and to maximize your chances for higher article distribution.”

As always, study what works and what doesn’t.  You will want to review your web sites analytics to see which articles have the most views and clicks.

You also should always research the Top 15  results for what you are writing about. See what is Viewed as The Most important and follow what articles are getting the most BUZZ in your niche.  This will help you to brainstorm new ideas.

Following these and other simple steps and you will generate correct article titles the first time which is an important and viable step toward top-notch SEO!

Plus – You will always come up with an endless stream of quality titles that require little or no revision.

If you have more tips for crafting a  perfect title, please let us know by posting a comment, we’d love to hear from you and if your comment is top-notch we might feature you and give you a nice back link!

Best Regards as always,

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SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZED BLOGS ARE FOR EVERYONE!

If you’re like us here at Northwest Arkansas SEO, you’re always looking for anything that will help increase the search engines interest and traffic to your blog.

You come here for answers, insight, recommendations and information pertaining to S.E.O. (Search Engine Optimization)…right?

Well, you are truly in luck because I recently was introduced to a site called Blogging Beginners and I’d like to share my review and some exciting information with you.

Actually to be completely honest and up-front, I was recently selected to be a beta tester of the site along with a select hand full of other online marketers.

Now, before you get nervous and think, “oh gosh, another program only for people or businesses who are already online and up to speed on how to take a business online;” stay with me for just a minute!

GOOD NEWS!!! THIS PROGRAM IS FOR EVERYBODY!!!

I must admit, at first I didn’t think much about it since I already had more than one blog up and running. I am no longer a beginner but after reading the page Randy sent me, I found out that they offered much more than the normal, you know…the “Go to blogger.com and a start blog – blah…blah…blah” that everybody is preaching and charging outrageous prices for.

Nope…this program is NOTHING LIKE THAT AT ALL!

The two long-time professional online marketers who founded this site not only offer and show you all the basic set up you’ll need for a successful blog, (knowledge that you’d have to search for all over the internet but they also take you by the hand and show you all those little IMPORTANT things, the ones that have been possibly holding you back.

Randy The Hermit (one of the founders of the site) is a search engine optimization expert and just happens to be our Certified SEO Technician here at Northwest Arkansas SEO.  Randy’s Blog is HowToBlogSite.com and you can get to the blog from here

He shows you how to configure your blog for the search engines. What plugins you should have, how to set up your permalinks, even how to find a niche and do your keyword research and this just scratches the surface of what you get from his background and vast knowledge.

Wizzer (the other founder of Blogging Beginners) will explain to you what RSS is, how to use it and how to give some one a bonus for signing up to your RSS feed. Then he takes you into building a list with your blog and why and how to use Twitter.

All the videos are easy to follow and they put them in a PDF format. I had never seen videos in a PDF file before.   I had to upgrade my PDF reader to watch them but that was a piece of cake and if you don’t know how…THEY’LL SHOW YOU!

I LOVE working with videos in this way, you will too!  All the resources are right under the video and just a click away and the best part is, if you want to watch something from the 29th minute of a 40 minute video you don’t have to wait for the whole video to download again. You just open it up and go to the spot you want by dragging the control bar. They have a video online that shows you how to do this.

They also provide you with content for your blog and we all know how important content is…right?

Every month they give you ten new niches you can choose to work with and twenty five posts for each niche which can save you a lot of work.

I thought I was an experienced blogger and SEO Consultant but I was amazed when I opened their Fast Start Guide and went through it quickly and I was surprised at what I didn’t know and was able to add to my knowledge base.

I was also surprised at the guidance,  they WILL take you from knowing nothing to having your own blog up and running, optimized for the search engines and customized for you in an easy to follow step by step process.

But I haven’t even told you the best part!!

If you are like me you have probably purchased a few other courses and you get part way through them and you get stuck because there is something you don’t quite understand. Frustrating isn’t it? The worse part is you go to the people that sold you the course and you ask them and all they do is try to sell you something else.

Blogging Beginners will answer YOUR questions. That’s right as part of the membership you can request videos on anything that has to do with your blog and they will provide them not only for you but for all the members. So maybe you had a question and didn’t ask it the solution might show up because another member asked.

Now you are probably thinking this is another one of the $500 per month coaching services…

…Well, it is but it won’t cost you anywhere near $500 per month it won’t even cost you $100 per month or even $50 per month.

But because they do answer your questions membership is limited, they can’t answer 1000’s of question per week.

BECAUSE OF THIS, I highly recommend that if you’re serious about starting a Search Engine – Optimized Blog, a blog you can make money with,  you should sign up RIGHT NOW while you can GET a membership at their unbelievable price.

Thanks for reading and visiting Northwest Arkansas SEO.

Sincerely yours,

Blogging Beginners MEMBER,

David Schaible

Have you ever considered how important professional online research is?

Doing online research for the information-publishing industry is a critical step and platform toward bullet-proof SEO.

Think about it for a minute, ANY good plan always starts with research, right? Remember what we said about satisfying the search engines in one of our recent articles:

According to Internet marketing guru Howie Jacobson, Google ranks “authority” web sites – sites that provide valuable information on a topic — higher than ordinary web sites.

The information industry is growing by leaps and bounds. Thousands of new offline, brick & mortar businesses are coming on line every month, all of them desperately need in-depth research about THEIR subject matter in order to put together a good website that the search engines will love!

It doesn’t matter what business you’re in — you name it — there are millions of pages of information being published every day on the Web.

We can provide a very valuable service to all those businesses out there who have no idea how the search engines think, how the World Wide Web works or who just don’t have the time to do their own research.

At Northwest Arkansas SEO we can offer to do the research for them.

I’ve been doing niche research for many years now.

I started out as a copywriterand many of the projects I worked on required hours of online research.

As an Online Marketer and SEO Consultant, I have spent many hours on Google, sorting through articles and journals and locating the facts and figures that I would need to produce strong, SEO rich content and well-accepted information products.

So if you find yourself in need of such services, please contact us now and we can talk more about it.

We’ve been showing our clients for some time how to optimize their web sites for free organic search traffic.

We have written articles about how and why brick-and-mortar businesses should really consider taking an online approach.

Today we came across a great article from our colleagues over at Early To Rise. If you don’t subscribe to their daily newsletter, you should…it’s free!

Anyway, listen to Edwin as he tells you why…

Search Engine Optimization Is Easy

By Edwin Huertas

About a year and a half ago, a family friend started a business selling women’s active wear. She had no website — and no plans to create one.

She sold her goods by driving door to door, visiting every gym she could find. She was doing okay. But the time and effort — not to mention gas — she was putting into it was crazy.

Her products were great, and the people who purchased them were always happy to buy from her again. But her only follow-up with them was by phone. She worked out of her tiny two-bedroom house. And because she couldn’t afford to have someone else handle order fulfillment, there were so many boxes piled up that you could hardly walk through the house without tripping over one.

I thought to myself … “If she had some way to reach her customers WITHOUT running all over town, she could seriously improve her sales.”

I offered to help her set up a website and bring her business to the Internet. And because she had limited funds, the main business-building strategy I recommended was to drive free traffic to her site using search engine optimization (SEO). (Actually, even if you have a big budget, free traffic is always best in my book.)

She finally agreed. And BAM! She is now selling about $10K per month on her website. She has even picked up a few wholesale accounts from big-name national gyms. And that doesn’t include the phone orders she is still taking.

Needless to say … she no longer drives anywhere to make sales. People find HER on the Web, quickly and easily.

If you have a brick-and-mortar business you want to take online — or if you want to start an Internet business from scratch — here’s how I helped my friend …

I developed a VERY simple shopping cart for her website, using www.OSCommerce.com as her e-commerce platform. OsCommerce is free software that you can easily install to run your own online store. It is used on over 1 million websites, so it’s been tested thoroughly by many Web professionals. (Just perform a search for “Powered by OSCommerce” and you’ll see.)

Then I taught her how to enter in her products. And I taught her how to input product descriptions using targeted keywords for SEO. (I just taught her the basics.) And before long, her website began getting free SEO traffic. In fact, she started getting it quicker than even I expected.

Let me show you what I mean. (I’ve got her permission to do this, of course.)

To view stats and original article, click here.

As you can see, she’s been getting a lot of free traffic from the search engines.

And 99.9 percent of her traffic is for the “targeted” keywords she’s used on her site:

Here are some of the tips I gave her to get that traffic:

1. Make sure the name you enter for each product on your site includes some of your keywords. If, for example, my friend enters a pair of low-cut workout pants, she might name them something like “Sexy Women’s Workout Pants.”

2. When you write a description for each product, insert keywords close to the beginning of the copy.

3. If a product comes in different colors, enter each one individually. This creates more website pages, because each product has its own page in the system. (And for SEO, the more pages a site has, the better.) The trick is to make sure you have different product names and descriptions. They can be close, but not using the exact verbiage.

Search engine optimization is the main technique I used to help my friend get free traffic — but not the only one. Another technique that worked really well for her was to build outside links to her website. In particular, I showed her how to find forums and blogs related to her niche. And I taught her how to post her opinions, ideas, and comments on those sites — and link her postings to her website.

Even if a site doesn’t “officially” allow you to include your link, you can usually find a way to sneak it in. For example, here’s a comment she posted on a website dedicated to health and fitness:

“I was working out one day and my fat thighs were tearing at the seam, so I thought it was time to buy new gear. I found a great place (www.bellamiasportswear.com), and they had some of the hottest outfits I’ve seen in a while.”

Not only did she get her link in, she did it as a third-party recommendation. And that kind of testimonial is probably the best advertising there is.

By the way, it’s important to post useful content on these websites. Don’t just “hit and run” with your site address. Join the conversation.

Throughout the learning process, my friend absorbed the tidbits of information I gave her. Even though she had known NOTHING about the Internet, she merely followed my simple instructions and kept plugging away.

Eventually, she felt ready to manage the website on her own. And she did great.

Now, she’s gearing up to open two websites in different (but related) markets: one for men’s workout wear and one for nutritional supplements.

And to think … before I stepped in, she had never realized how easy it is to make a fortune on the Web.

She had the right attitude. She was willing to learn a boatload of new skills. She pushed forward even though she was unsure. And she was well rewarded as a result.

You can do it too.

If you’re not interested in learning the technical skills, not a problem. There are many freelancers out there who can do just about anything you need for a very reasonable fee. (Because they work from home, they don’t mind charging less than you might expect.)

Bottom line: You really can’t afford to sit back and watch others make their fortunes simply because you don’t dare take that first step.

Like any other business, marketing your product or service online takes a little time to set up. But the financial and personal freedom you’ll enjoy makes it worth it.

The time is NOW folks!

P.S. There are many resources out there that can help you — and you should take full advantage of them, if you can. I know of one, for example, that is tailor-made for those who want to start their own online business. No previous experience necessary. Find out more about it here.

Early To Rise
Issue #2770
Thursday, September 17, 2009

If you’re a local established business or you’re considering starting a business out of your home like in the example above, please consider utilizing OUR services here at Northwest Arkansas SEO, we’ll get you and your web site going in the right direction saving you a lot of time and headaches!

So you want Google to love your web site…

According to Internet marketing guru Howie Jacobson, Google ranks “authority” web sites – sites that provide valuable information on a topic — higher than ordinary web sites.

Here are the 4 things you need to have an authority web site:

1-High-quality content – valuable information that’s free – and lots of it.

2-New material added all the time – so Google sees the site is growing and staying current.

3-Easy-to-use site navigation – including a site map.

4-Inbound links to your site from other authority web sites in the same niche.

Added bonus: Having an authority web site also helps position you as a thought leader in your industry.

Source: Early to Rise, 7/1/09.

Not sure how to go about implementing these strategies?

Get with the crew over at Blogging Beginners and I guarantee you’ll be well on your way!

If you’re a small business owner either new or well established – local to N.W. Arkansas or half way across the globe… you’ve landed here for one of the following reasons:

You realize the importance of properly preparing your web site for the search engines through Search Engine Optimization.

Maybe you find yourself here because you’re finally ready to take your business online for the first time. Maybe sales are down or your tired of shelling out big bucks toward worthless local advertising and you want to take advantage of Free-organic local search advertising.

Or you’re ready to breakaway from a cheesy, limited cookie cutter website in a box that you were tricked into buying years ago and have finally had enough of the high monthly costs, limited ability and the lack of support.

If you’re hear for any of those reason, you’ve landed at the right web site.

For this specific article we will be discussing a few facts about web hosting and why we believe that if you’re really serious about getting your business online, you should consider owning your very own web hosting package.

When I was writing this article, I remembered a discussion that I had with our lead certified S E O technician about what Northwest Arkansas S E O should offer as far as services and the topic of Web hosting surfaced.

I already knew what I thought about offering it but I waited eagerly to see and hear if my technician agreed…and he did.

Here’s an excerpt of our conversation:

“when it comes to offering services I have found that it is in the best interest of the company and it’s clients to stick to what we are all about, SEO, optimization of web sites. Do one thing, offer one service and then guide our clients in the right direction when it comes to all the other components necessary to own and operate a profitable online business.

A company that claims they can be everything to everybody is normally just blowing smoke. If you spread yourself so thin and try to be an “all-in-one-company,” you won’t be able to put all of your time and energy into what you do best, SEO.

On another note: sure, we could offer hosting and just set up an account for them. Charge them a monthly fee and put
them on as an add on domain. But I would tell you from my experience of over 12 years online…that I personally think it isn’t a good idea and it isn’t in the best interest of our clients to allow them to put all their eggs in one basket.

Why? Because in most situations here’s how it works. A company that offers hosting to their clients will actually just have rights to offer one of three hosting packages. Shared, Reseller or Dedicated. With all of these the client is added on to that companies hosting and that company charges a fee for adding their client to their package.

What happens is this, the client may not see things happening for his or her web site as quick as they think or expected.  So let’s say six months down the road they might want to change services? They are stuck where they are and it can be a complicated mess to move them.

Or let’s say they loose contact with the guy or company that set up their hosting (people working online can up and disappear, go out of business, get THEIR hosting account shut down, get their I.P. in trouble with the search engines for one reason or the other and any and all web sites that are under that parent I.P. get slapped and maybe even disappear from the ranks overnight! The clients site would then be locked up somewhere they can’t get too.

Not to mention, on a hosting package offered by a secondary company, support has a tendency to be none existent. Service, there is no 24/7 support. You must go through the company that offered you the hosting to get your questions answered. This could take days or they may not be able to answer your question and then they have to take the time to go through their support channel, the mother hosting company, and then get back to you with the answer!

The clients going to dislike this especially when they get charged for the time spent.”

So you’re probably saying, “what is the answer then for a company that wants to get their business on line but  doesn’t have a clue about hosting their own site.”

The answer is this, your very own web hosting package, tailored to fit your exact needs.  100% in your control and very, very easy to run and understand with 24/7 support center that can and will answer any and all questions and concerns AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE!

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In part I of Google Loves Caffeine, we introduced you to Googles new search engine.  We talked about how business people who rely on SEO should take notice ANY time Google gives us some insights into what they have planned for the future! Read Part 1 here.

We went on to say that what we’ve speculated for some time has finally started to happen.  The search engines are getting smarter and not only that…
*Google says, “It’s the first step in a process that will let us push the envelope on size, indexing speed, accuracy, comprehensiveness and other dimensions.”

We thought that we could rap things up here in Part II but as you can see by the length of this article, we’ve only scratched the surface when we took a look and compared speed and accuracy.  Old search engine vs. new.

In our review and test we preformed many random searches and what we uncovered is the fact that…

• Speed • Accuracy • Relevance • Comprehensiveness…

…has greatly improved with this new engine and I’ll go one step further by telling you that some of the other top rated search engines don’t even hold a candle to THIS new engine even the new microsoft backed engine!

But feel free to do some research yourself if you’re just not sure.

Most people would agree that speed is way up there as one of the most important FACTORS when it comes to search, hence the new code name…Caffeine!

One reader commented by saying…”how do they come up with such code names?” Well my friend, Googles smart and they seem to go after things that the majority can relate to.  I.E. speed and caffeinated fixes!

Anyway in this followup article we’re using “for example,”  this search term from a random thought…well to be honest, maybe I was thinking of letting my adventurous inner-child  side to surface!

How to Make a Marshmallow Gun

The old Google – results

Results 1 – 10 of about 61,700 for How to Make a Marshmallow Gun. (0.41 seconds)
Search Results

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How to Make a Marshmallow Gun or Marshmallow Shooter
This marshmallow gun (marshmallow shooter) will completely surprise you with its accuracy, range, and ease of constructi…
www.instructables.com/id/Marshmallow-gun/ – Cached – Similar –
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How to Make a Marshmallow Gun (with video) – wikiHow
wikiHow article about How to Make a Marshmallow Gun.
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How to Make a Marshmallow Gun — Free Plans | ChurchFun.com
May 26, 2008 … Complete instructions to make a marshmallow gun. Free plans to make a PVC shooter for mini-marshmallows. Fun, free project for kids.
churchfun.com/2008/05/…/how-to-make-a-marshmallow-gun/ – Cached – Similar –
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Video results for How to Make a Marshmallow Gun
How To Make A MarshMallow Gun Using PVC Piping
4 min 34 sec
www.youtube.com

How to make a marshmallow shooter gun , craft …
7 min
www.youtube.com
How To Make A MarshMallow Gun Using PVC Piping
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5.
YouTube – Marshmallow Gun with Rapid fire.
Polarbear makes a mini marshmallow gun from pvc that can fire at a rapid rate. … How to make a marshmallow shooter gun , craft toy video …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4PduE3vsqU – Cached – Similar –
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How to Make a Marshmallow Gun, or Shooter
Marshmallow guns, or marshmallow shooters as they are commonly called, are basically a blow gun made from PVC pipe. The ammunition used? Small marshmallows …
hubpages.com/…/How-to-Make-a-Marshmallow-Gun–or-Shooter – Cached – Similar –
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Build a Marshmallow Gun – Entertainment – Lifehacker
Sep 28, 2005 … If you’ve got some PVC piping, a hack saw and a few hours to spare, you can put together your own marshmallow gun.
lifehacker.com/127948/build-a-marshmallow-gun – Similar –
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How to Make a Marshmallow Gun With PVC | eHow.com
How to Make a Marshmallow Gun With PVC. Oh the wonderful things you can do with a bag of marshmallows and a little PVC pipe! These are a great little toy to …
www.ehow.com/how_5169795_make-marshmallow-gun-pvc.html – Cached – Similar –
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How to Make a Marshmallow Gun – MonsterGuide.net
May 28, 2009 … Make your own marshmallow gun to go along with your marshmallow arsenal using these steps.
monsterguide.net/how-to-make-a-marshmallow-gun – Cached – Similar –

Searches related to: How to Make a Marshmallow Gunmarshmellow gun pvc pipe marshmallow gun rapid fire marshmallow shooter mini marshmallow shooter marshmallow blaster gun homemade marshmallow shooter make marshmellow shooter marshmallow gun design

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And…the new Google!

YouTube – Marshmallow Gun with Rapid fire. 7 min www.youtube.com	How To Make A MarshMallow Gun Using PVC Piping 4 min 34 sec www.youtube.com
How To Make A Marshmallow Shooter Gun 7 min www.5min.com