Facebook’s new pages and other changes have made quite a stir lately across the blogosphere. I don’t have enough time to explain to you why Facebook’s recent changes should be of no surprise or even why everyone is sensationalizing them as if they are ground-breaking. Here’s what I think matters, now let’s get on with business. …
Blogging 101: Choosing a Blog Platform
Selecting a blog platform, is likely the most important decision you’ll make as you venture into blogging. Whether you’re a business blogger or “make money” blogger, it’s an important decision nonetheless because it affects your short-term and long-term online success. Important Considerations When Selecting a Blog Platform Goals. More precisely, what are you’re goals? What are the …
Social Media and Internet Marketing Week in Review
Great stuff across the past week… Let’s dive in! Social Media Marketing The Four Stages of the Twitter SeeSaw by Social Media Vision Why Dell Continues to Use Social Media with Community Guy TwitterAnalytics information worth a look from Beth Kanter Another Twitter in the browser tool from Twitterati Seven Must Haves in Your Social Media Strategy by Jason Baer …
Week in Review: Social Media, Blog Marketing, and More
Week in review, my time to share the brilliance and knowledge from across the Net. And, this past week was packed with many valuable resources from social media marketing and blogging to great internet marketing tips anyone can use. Business Blogging and Blog Marketing Resources 16 Ideas for Free Products and Building Leads by Winning the Web Creating …
Online Community Building: Making the Decision to Build a Super Niche Social Networking Site
Monday we covered taking social networking participation to a whole new, profitable level. Yesterday, I opened your eyes (I hope) to the huge difference between influence and impact and how the latter is only found in going past participation to the level of building and leading a community. Today, given the possibilities shown I’m diving into the process of …
Social Media Optimization for Blog Marketing: Get that Social Proof
As noted in the previous post, social media optimization is a key part to blog marketing… Rather, let me say a key part to effective blog marketing. And, even though SMO has been around for quite some time (at least 3 years), there seems to be some limitation in the minds of bloggers as to the role it …
Want to Learn Online Marketing the Right Way?
… doesn’t everyone. With the lure of “easy money” and “make millions working from home” I don’t think I’ve met a single person who doesn’t want to generate income online. But, as I’ve eluded before, it’s not that easy. There’s a lot to learn, constantly. So, how do you learn online marketing? For the past six …
Online Marketing Success Secret Sauce
… is there such a thing? Yes and no. The one question I get asked is whether there’s a system, package, or “secret sauce” to online marketing success. Its simple and complicated at the same time… The secret formula depends on what your goals are, who your audience is, the combined efforts of your online …
Quick Tip: Use Your Blog Comments as an Opportunity…
… to initiate a conversation with your audience. At the very least, make some point of contact and let the chips fall where they may. Why, you ask? Its really three-fold. Its just another opportunity to engage in conversation with your audience. If done right, you could encourage blog RSS subscriptions, a very good thing. …
Are you ahead of the game or tagging along in social media marketing?
… it really matters. Why? Because your results will be very different between the two. If you are always following the pack — you will always get the butt end of the stick. Period. Social Media, by its very nature, is very dynamic and ever-evolving. Tools that were effective last week, may change (in various …