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		<title>phpLD add-on &#8211; Thumbnails</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, we&#8217;ve all seen them, web directories which have thumbnails from a free service such as webshots.com Occasionally the thumbnail doesn&#8217;t show the right page, or its out-dated, or there is some flash running on the listed site, and the thumbnail is a mess. So we have built a system that uses webshots or any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>phpLD Add-ons PR Checker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to recent changes at Google, PageRanking no longer works in phpLD. Also earlier versions of phpLD did not have any page ranking facilities, so if you are upgrading from version 2, none of your sites will likely have any pagerank information. This leaves two problems. How to ensure that new links have the correct [...]]]></description>
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		<title>phpLD Add-ons &#8211; Speed it up!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we have engaged an absolutely superb programmer who has developed some great add-ons for the phpLD software. This software runs our web directory sites, but it requires a lot of changes to be just right. On BigGuide we run version 3, which is fine. On other sites, we have a later version (v4.1.0) which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigguide.net/blog/phpld-add-ons-speed-it-up/</link>
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		<title>Big Guide Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are very excited to announce that starting in January, we will combine forces with a group of internet directories. We can then offer to link your site from all of these directories. Each directory is an authority high page ranking site, which will guarantee great exposure and also great backlinking for SEO benefit. More [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thumbnails by Shrink The Web</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BigGuide is now using Shrink The Web to generate thumbnail images of Websites. Their free service is perfect for Web directories, blogs, and any other site that wants to jazz up their site with thumbnail images of Websites that they refer to in articles, posts, or directory listings. Getting it setup isn&#8217;t too difficult and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter SEO Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a twitter account or have clients that do I recommend you read the post on Mashable, &#8216;The Top 10 Twitter SEO Tips&#8216;. Without stealing their thunder here are the most important tips to takeaway imo: Choose a good handle (username): Be sure to pick an optimal handle that’s relevant to your brand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigguide.net/blog/twitter-seo-tips/</link>
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		<title>BigGuide Twitter Account</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you didn&#8217;t notice take a look at the homepage on the lower right side and you&#8217;ll see a widget displaying our tweets made over on our BigGuide twitter account: http://twitter.com/BigGuide We use our new twitter account to tweet when we have something of value for Webmasters, SEO specialists, business peeps, and other similarly oriented [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigguide.net/blog/bigguide-twitter-account/</link>
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		<title>Links on Right Side of BigGuide Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in reaching our audience ( currently 400-600 visitors a day) you can, and should,  add your permanent listing to our directory ($10), but if you want more exposure consider a run-of-site link on the right-hand side of the site. We won&#8217;t add links to gambling sites, adult themed sites, or other sites [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigguide.net/blog/links-on-right-side-of-bigguide-site/</link>
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		<title>Gifts from France via Saveur du Jour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Veronique started Saveur du Jour to focus on authentic, high-quality products that will help you bring that atmosphere from France in your home. She works with French designers and US based distributors to bring the best products to US customers at the best price. Here are a few words from Veronique, proud mom and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigguide.net/blog/gifts-from-france-via-saveur-du-jour/</link>
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		<title>Outside Line Digital Marketing Promotional Piece</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I watched this promotional piece created by Outside Line to toot their own horns and I think it&#8217;s a marvelous digital promo piece. Outside Line&#8217;s primary focus is on the music industry and they win award after award for doing some of the most amazing stuff for their expanding list of well known clients. A [...]]]></description>
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