Fan Pages have come a long way since Facebook enabled them. I started off with a group for my business. I have friends who started off with a personal profile for their business. However, as soon as I saw the enormous marketing and interaction possibilities with Fan Pages, I quickly switched. … [Read more...]
7 Easy ways to Make Real Connections on Social Media
Yes, it really is possible to make real connections, real friendships and real business in social media. I certainly have and you can too. Here are 7 tips that will help you to make real connections in social media: 1) Clean up your main social media profiles first. Be sure that you focus … [Read more...]
Growing your business on a shoestring budget
In this information-packed call with Jessica Swanson, Founder of Shoestring Marketing, we go into the specifics of growing a business on a shoestring budget. We also covered: How to set-up the foundation for your business to really benefit from shoestring marketing efforts How to keep your … [Read more...]
5 Types of Videos for your business
1 - Screencast Tutorial Videos I am sure you have seen these. Basically, the video is a screenshot or series of shots from the producer's computer, demonstrating how to do something. These kinds of videos are really cool. You get the feeling of sitting over the person's shoulder while they show … [Read more...]
How to Add Email Marketing to Your Business
Email marketing is a great way to build a relationship with your market. Building relationships is key to attracting and keeping clients and customers. I am a big proponent of email marketing if used the right way. And I have definitely reaped the benefits of email marketing. To get started you … [Read more...]
5 Things to do at Home Instead of Watching TV
I read a short article on Mashable.com just last night and got the inspiration for this blog post. The article is titled: Every Hour of TV You Watch May Shorten Your Lifespan By 22 Minutes [STUDY] Here is an excerpt: A study by researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia has … [Read more...]
Forming Your Own Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC)
In this information-packed call with the CEO and founder of CorpNet.com, Nellie Akalp, we go into the key aspects of incorporating a new business or forming an LLC. We also covered: How to determine if you have a business or a hobby Top Reasons for forming an LLC and/or legalizing your … [Read more...]
7 Critical Business Building Principles
I had the opportunity to be a part of a direct marketing firm in the wellness industry a few short years ago. I started my own business , marketed their products and did very well. Like many direct sales or similar marketing companies, they had a prescribed set of activities that if you applied … [Read more...]
Build a Successful Online Business WITHOUT being a Techie or Pro-Marketer – Interview: Lain Ehmann
You really do NOT have to be a Techie or build a Successful Online Business. In fact, you don't even have to build a successful online business centered around the Internet Marketing, Blogging or Make Money Online niche. My guest on this week's Power Business Call is living proof. You have a … [Read more...]
Opt-in landing page idea for viral marketing
If you are a solopreneur, coach, consultant, entrepreneur or service professional and you are building a list (and you should be), every bit of effort towards that end counts! So that means you should be using standalone squeeze pages, back-links pointing to those squeeze pages, opt-in form on your … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Auto-Share Your New Blog posts on Twitter
When you write a new blog post for your business or personal blog, the next step is to drive traffic to it. Your blog subscribers will be alerted to the fact that you have a new post. However, usually you want to also get the word out via social media to attract new readers and subscribers. There … [Read more...]
Online Business Mindset – The Surefire Way to Succeed Online Now!
“Online Business” is a broad term for a plethora of online business models. Some people think of online business as get rich quick schemes using underhanded marketing tactics to create a quick buck. But there are solid online business entrepreneurs or webpreneurs as I like to call them, who have … [Read more...]