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Hashtaggery – A smart Twitter tactic indeed

When people tell me they are overwhelmed by the volume of information on Twitter, hashtags are the first thing I tell them about. As far as I can tell hashtags are the best feature on Twitter. Interested in a topic? Want to read tweets about it? Get out your # sign out! This post describes how you can use hashtags to promote your cause on Twitter.

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Friday Linx: Sleepy time edition

Friday Linx is a recurring feature on our blog. We’re aiming to bring you a collection of links worth a read and cute cat video to ease you into the weekend. This week we did a series of posts diving into how you can best deploy Google Grants for AdWords for your non-profit organization. You’ll also find items on Social Media Week, Facebook, analytics, activism, and training opportunities below.

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Google Grants: A guide to AdWords for non-profit organizations

Are you trying to figure out how to get Google Grants up and running for your non-profit organization? Do you currently have an account, but want to learn how to optimize it and spend more of your $10,000 a month budget? Check out these 4 posts for tips on doing just that.

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Google Grants: Troubleshooting your AdWords account

All week we’ve been talking about Google Grants—if it’s worth it, how to get your account up and running quickly, and how to get more out of your account. Today’s post is about troubleshooting your AdWords account.

If your account is up and running, but could be performing better, check out these tips for troubleshooting some of the most common issues.

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My site’s slow, now what?

Believe it or not, load times are a big deal. Load times may not be sexy but they’re important because they can negatively impact the amount of traffic to your site (sometimes dramatically), and can even prevent you from participating in Google’s Grants program. This post will show you how to use Google Analytics to check your site speed, and how to fix a slow site.

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4 ways to get more out Google Grants

Today’s post is for folks that are interested in spending some time optimizing their Google Grants account.

I recently attended a Nonprofit Teach-In at Google’s Mountain View campus. Below are the four biggest take-aways from that conversation.

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