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- Three Must-Follow Rules to a Successful Blog - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Serena CarcasoleIn the current age of Web 2.0 marketing strategies, business owners must be available to their customers. Gone are the days of the untouchable CEO, especially if you're trying to do business online. You've probably heard it before, but here it is again: People do business with people they ...
Views: 1064(1 vote) - Survey your Connections - A Creative Social Networking Strategy - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Serena CarcasoleThe world of social media doesn't just involve socializing. Social media marketing is quickly becoming quite a large part of business marketing campaigns worldwide. Businesses, big and small, are using social networking sites to capture the attention of clients, and in the process are finding ...
Views: 1023 - 10 Successful Steps to Converting Ezine Subscribers to Clients - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Serena CarcasoleA business website may inevitably attract a lot of traffic and can have the potential to create clientele from the traffic attracted, but without a proper Ezine subscription process, the odds of creating clients from web traffic is low. Websites rarely attract clients without offering ...
Views: 1273 - Tips On Running a Successful Link Building Campaign - Where to Begin - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Cory HowellLink building is one of the most important factors you need to consider when running a successful SEO campaign. Most SEO campaigns can fall short in this area and one of the main reasons is because of the time and effort that goes in to link building. Over the next few weeks I will be going over ...
Views: 1592(1 vote) - Fiat Money System Must Be Abolished and Adopt Exchange for Value - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from SCOTT LIFERDoes the government "really" believe a "bailout of the banks" is going to elucidate our total monetary collapse? If "we the people" are going to have any hope of surviving and thriving in this current "debt based society" we MUST WAKE UP to our surroundings and educate ourselves to what is "true ...
Views: 1912(1 vote) - Stay Ahead in the Nutrition Field by Launching Your Own Social Networking Site - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Peter James“Health is wealth”. It is important to uphold the value of a proper diet to lead a healthy life. Good nutrition means getting enough micronutrients (Vitamins and minerals) and macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates and fats). Many people consume more calories than the body needs. This can lead ...
Views: 799 - When Social Media Collides! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanIf you’re like me and millions of people around the world who are using social media you probably discover that your world has just gotten much smaller. Just the other day I was writing an article on my favorite site jobing.com. The article that I wrote was titled “When You Fall off the Horse ...
Views: 1269 - Exercising Caution on Social Networking Sites - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from TJ PhilpottSocial networking sites are intended to be online communities where you can 'let your hair down' while socializing with others. The lack of formality and anything goes mentality is meant to create a casual atmosphere at these social sites for participants. Online social networking has in fact ...
Views: 1038 - Social Media Success = Referrals - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Janet FoutsRecently I had a meeting with a top ranked sales person who wanted to understand what social media could do for his company. Now this guy is an old hand at sales and he told me most of his business leads came from referrals. He has a network of over 2,000 people that he carefully maintains with ...
Views: 1184(1 vote) - Save $ - Make $ - Make A Difference - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Jerome Saint JohnIn these hard economic times people are having a very difficult time finding employment. Jobs for youth are pretty much nonexistent. A very large number of people are graduating from High School and College directly into unemployment. Entry level and fast food service jobs are filled and most ...
Views: 810 - Twitter: Common Marketing Mistakes - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Adrian JockMany internet marketers join Twitter for the purpose of promoting their products, for building their mailing lists, for keeping in touch with their customers or prospects, etc. Nothing wrong so far ... However, if you don't take care HOW you use Twitter, you may just waste your time or even ...
Views: 1191(5 votes) - Your Ultimate Blogging Tips - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Wong MichaelYou probably know that there are a lot of people are making money with blogging and you probably want to join them. However, something inside you wasn't sure about the possibility you being successful in this area. So, the tips below are to help you to clear out your doubt so that you can start ...
Views: 759 - How to Avoid the Twitter Slap - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Dave SherwinHave you heard of the "Twitter Slap?" Recently hundreds of thousands of Twitter users had their accounts shut down. And the Twitter Slap is expected to be an on going process, as Twitter aggressively monitors it's users to weed out spammers and abusers. Twitter marketing is an outstanding method ...
Views: 985 - Are We in a Boom or Bust? The Answer May Surprise You - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from SCOTT LIFERIn defining any period in history, due to our programming and our current economic and educational paradigms, we usually use macroeconomic models in our conclusions. With our current state of complete and total disarray in our financial systems, it's inevitable that most of society have went ...
Views: 1526(2 votes) - *** Social Media Marketing . . . The New Internet Marketing - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Dawn PigoniInternet marketing, though it may be a new concept for some, it is not as new of a concept as social media marketing. Internet marketing, also known as online marketing is at its simplest form using the Internet to market your business, product or service. This could encompass a broad range of ...
Views: 2425(11 votes) - Where Do I Start with Social Media? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Terri Brooks“Sometimes I feel like I'm on an island by myself trying to figure all this social media stuff out and I don't know where to start. It's easy to get overwhelmed and not do anything.” These are statements that so many people make. They search and search for the answer to where to start in ...
Views: 1391(3 votes) - Goodbye, MLM! Hello, Financial Freedom! - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Lori Kirstein, Speaker/"Emotional Linguist", Author, ActorSomething BIG is happening in the business/marketing world, and it's bringing about new business paradigms (efusjon (e'fusion) Energy Club is the current ground-breaking example). It's old paradigm versus new. Old way of thinking versus new way of thinking. Old OUTLOOK versus new ...
Views: 2189(2 votes) - Nurture Your Facebook Account - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Terri BrooksYou might be one of those people who set up a Facebook account because your friends kept asking you to become their “friend” on Facebook. But do you really appreciate the value of your profile on Facebook? Your profile can be as valuable as you make it. You can leave the blue background ...
Views: 1424(2 votes) - 5 Important Elements of Creating a Social Media Account - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Monica McPherrin,You’ve been thinking of signing up for Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin or any number of other social media sites…but you’re just not sure. How do you find friends and contacts? What does all the jargon mean? Will I understand how to use it once I sign up? So how do you start…? In the most basic ...
Views: 1163(1 vote) - Using Social Networking to Grow Your Business - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Esther BirdSocial Networking has become the number one way of successfully promoting your business. If you’ve been fighting this trend and holding off on participating in this type of marketing, you need to change your mindset and get involved now! Trust me, your competition is doing it and ...
Views: 1051 - Is Your Church Social? Part 6: Facebook – It’s Just So Easy - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Kurt SteinbrueckIn our continuing our discussion of church marketing within Social Media, we’ve started looking at social networking websites, specifically Facebook. If you haven’t already created a profile on Facebook, either for yourself or your church, now is a good a time as any. It’s quick and it’s easy, ...
Views: 879 - Is Your Church Social? Part 5: Church Marketing In Facebook - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Kurt SteinbrueckOver the past several weeks we’ve been looking at church marketing in social media. We’ve looked at using video sharing sites, like YouTube and GodTube, and now I’d like look at using social networking sites, specifically Facebook, currently the number one social networking website and third ...
Views: 841 - An Intro to Social Media Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Lelo PaulTwitter, Facebook, YouTube: Wherever you go, you'll find people discussing their activities on these Web sites ad infinitum. Those social media tools, and others like them, have become a major part of people's lives and are fast becoming the chief method of reaching and connecting with people. ...
Views: 889(1 vote) - Are Social Networking Sites Phasing Out Blogs? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from TJ PhilpottOnline social networking sites have absolutely exploded in popularity with all age groups on the internet. The ease of use and navigating of these social sites has opened the door to even the technically timid. Facebook has even recently reported that baby boomers outnumber high school age users ...
Views: 903(1 vote) - Use of Blogs in Creating Massive Traffic to Websites - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Harry BrownProper marketing of online businesses is as much essential as marketing for “real” businesses carried out from “brick and mortar” stores. There are innumerable websites dealing in the same product and so each of the different business entities has to do whatever it takes to make itself heard. ...
Views: 1887 - Power Blogging - 3 Awesome Blogging Tips That Will Skyrocket Your Blog Business - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from hardeep singhThis article is not intended to give you the newbies course about hosting, installing a blog on your domain and etc. It will give you some serious advice on your blog business Bad blogging habits are easy to get into, and one of the worst is to leave your 'About' page unchanged. You know the ...
Views: 886(1 vote) - Social Brand Strategy for Entrepreneurs, Homepreneurs & Solopreneurs - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Dainaz S ILLAVAConnecting and communicating on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube is extremely important for your brand today. To establish a strong social media presence you need to form a strong overall brand strategy. Twitter is a Rock Star these days. As recent as ...
Views: 1831(2 votes) - 10 Steps for Taking Advantage of Technology to Grow Your Practice - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanIt is more important than ever before that our businesses embrace technology if we want to grow during this down economic time. Many business owners and corporations look for that one key idea or system that's going to take their business to the next level. However, it's been my experience ...
Views: 4200(1 vote) - Five Reasons Why Participating in Social Media is Non-Negotiable for Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Rebecca ZwarOnce upon a time calling long distance wasn’t feasible for the average Joe, dinosaurs roamed the earth, women couldn’t vote and there was no Internet. It’s hard to believe there was a time before Google, but indeed there was. It seems like only yesterday that business owners were being ...
Views: 1158 - Get More Exposure Through Online Social Networking - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraAffiliate marketers these days have more options in doing their web promotion in the form of online social networking. Web promotion is not limited to the traditional advertising methods that people have been used to in the past years. Promoting your web sites in these networking sites can ...
Views: 863 - Social Media Marketing & the Start-up Business - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Robin HardyThe start-up business needs to get the word out on what they do as quickly as possible so in today’s market we have to explore tools that will expedite our efforts and reduce our cost. We are finding today that the traditional style of marketing in print media is rapidly fading into the sunset. ...
Views: 1560(1 vote) - Why Use Twitter? It Comes Down To "Preferential Attachment"... - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEverybody is talking about Twitter lately. It seems the phenomenon has well surpassed its “tipping point”. But why bother using Twitter? At first glance it just appears to be another time-suck. But when you look a little deeper it has some very interesting upsides. Some argue that 140 ...
Views: 740 - Social Media Stragedy Necessary for Small Business Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Usher CraneNowadays, it has become extremely difficult to achieve any measure of success for important keyword phrases without the use of social media. Though Search engine optimization has changed dramatically over the past few years and social media are late comers, search engine optimization and social ...
Views: 1146 - Using Twitter to Pimp Your Website: 10 Free, Easy Steps - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Mike GlanvilleNo point having the best website in the world if no one visits it. This is why Twitter is so important to get followers and share links with people with similar interests. Here are 10 FREE easy steps to pimp your website using Twitter. 1/. Sign up to Twitter, and then search for me - ...
Views: 1228(2 votes) - Learning to Use Social Networking Sites for Business - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from TJ PhilpottSocial networking sites where originally intended to be merely online communities where people can gather and share interests and opinions. Due to the growing popularity of many social networks they soon caught the eye of the internet marketing community. A social platform with a large ...
Views: 848(1 vote) - The Power of Social Media: Creating Genuine Relationships - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Joseph RansethTOO MANY Friends? “Do you really know ALL of your facebook friends? There’s NO WAY you have actually met all of those people!” These are statements I hear often, and it’s understandable considering the fact that I have thousands of facebook & twitter connections. The comments come in ...
Views: 2349(2 votes) - Social Media Optimization and its five rules - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Sanjay AroraSocial media optimization is a vast and simple subject that works upon implementing the changes in the desired website to enhance its Link ability and make it more visible in social media searches on custom search engines. The objective behind this is to become popular amongst posts on blogs, ...
Views: 710 - Orange May Be the New Pink - But a Social Bookmarking Service is the New SEO - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Sachin GuptaJust when you thought that you had the social networking world under control, get ready, because it is time to expand your world to include a social bookmarking service as well. It is no secret that the Internet world continues to grow and prosper, but social bookmarking takes sharing the web ...
Views: 924 - 7 Steps: Give Your Facebook Some New Energy - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. Makeover Does your profile picture still show you with long hair when you now have sexy short hair? Or black hair when you now sport fabulous highlights? Update that profile picture already. Show your friends and fake friends that not only are you still alive, you look good. 2. Renew If all ...
Views: 749 - Why Outbound Links are necessary as Inbound Links - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Tom LopezThough both of them have got the same symmetry – Inbound and Outbound links – their playground is altogether different. Inbound links are a good way of inter-linking the pages of your website whereas outbound links link your site or others site to your website. This way, in outbound linking, ...
Views: 703 - Twitter Safety Tips: 3 Must-Read Tips To Stay Safe On Twitter - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Michael LeeWe all know how fun Twitter can be. Many people have fallen in love with this micro blogging site, and don’t really see anything that could go wrong. After all, who needs Twitter safety tips against a cute, bird logo? Well, don’t be too caught up in your Twitter postings that you forego your ...
Views: 840 - Social Networking for Your Small Business - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Dainaz S ILLAVASocial Networks is an entrepreneur’s Dream After mobile phones and internet, social networking is not only talk of the town but major talk of the world this year. Especially at seminars and corporate conferences. Companies and small business owners are aware of the phenomenon but have ...
Views: 1066 - 7 Killer Blog Mistakes - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2009 from Dave SherwinThere are definitely more than 7 blog mistakes people make, but having coached a lot of people in blogging, and owning a high traffic blog myself, I have identified these as some of the worst offenders. It's estimated that there's 115 Million blogs online, and let's face it, most of them suck. ...
Views: 973(1 vote) - Twitter Marketing with TweetDeck - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2009 from Dave SherwinOne of my favorite Twitter marketing tools is TweetDeck. (http://tweetdeck.com/beta/) It's a better way to use Twitter than Twitter itself! If you are using Twitter in your marketing, TweetDeck allows you to view all your relevant info in one simple console. It's a free download, and currently ...
Views: 966 - Trouble with Twitter: Are You Making These Twitter Mistakes? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Michael LeeTwitter might be Godsend to some, but it does not hold all the answers. Yes, micro blogging can be very addicting and fun, but that is precisely the trouble with Twitter. I’m sure a lot of teachers, parents, employers and maybe even spouses around the world agree with me on this one. Twitter ...
Views: 721 - Is Our Connectedness Causing Us to Disconnect? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Dennis KelleyThere is no doubt that we are more connected today than at any time in our history. It is possible today to be connected to hundreds and even thousands of people at a time and to constantly keep everyone in our network up to date on our activities. Today’s technology makes it possible to never ...
Views: 1421(1 vote) - Using Twitter to Promote and Market a Business Seems Sneaky - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2017 from Leon EdwardI realize what you're probably thinking. You have heard that using Twitter is a great way to promote your business and many others are doing it. They are getting more visitors, sales, and contacts with this promotional method. How are going to achieve all that if you aren't doing any ...
Views: 1239 - Social Media Marketing - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Allen AndersonDuring the earlier years of the World Wide Web, through the 80's, internet's true potential was unrealized due to the limitations of technology, connectivity and speed in communication as well the fact that the use of connected PC's was limited to a smaller social demographic. With the ...
Views: 1006 - Irrational Connection: Always Connected, Never Connected - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhy are we so fascinated with the notion of instant, easy connection? I understand the driving needs of the driven to stay connected on the business side of the equation, although I must admit that for years I did my best to avoid being reachable 24x7. Eventually I succumbed and now carry my ...
Views: 674 - Purpose of Creating a Blog - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Aaron PeterA blog is an online journal that allows post information, opinions, thoughts and other material online. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an ...
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