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    Welcome to the Marketing 101 Podcast for Small Business Owners, where you will find practical tips and guidance on developing marketing plans and content marketing strategies and tactics. Your host Philippa Channer, owner of Channer Consulting, is a content marketing strategist looking to help entrepreneurs like yourself to succeed.
     
    I have noticed that many small business owner tend to think that managing their website's SEO is too complicated or expensive to do on their own. However, with a little effort and some simple tactics, you can significantly improve your website's search engine ranking without having to pay an expert. Today's podcast episode addresses the basics of website SEO.
     
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