Posts Tagged ‘Social Media’
5 Social Media Must Haves
Here are the 5 things every business must do to build a community online and bring in clients via social media. 1. Website It’s your web basecamp, start here. photo © 2006 Grant Kwok | more info (via: Wylio) 2. Blog, forum, or some way of delivering active audience-focused content. I have a few clients…
Read MoreThe Pluses and Pitfalls of Partnerships
Many entrepreneurs and startups would never have been formed if it weren’t for partnerships –as in dual ownership of a business entity. Many depend on one partner contributing capital, while the other contributes intellectual capital; some depend on complementary skill sets, some depend on sharing time spent working on the business and multiplying what working…
Read MoreVanity Suffixes For Your Domain, Small Businesses Need Not Apply
This week in Singapore, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is the Internet body that oversees domain names, voted to open the control of domain suffixes a.k.a. gTLD (generic top-level domains) like .com, .net, .biz, etc. In the past they have allowed a total of only 22 suffixes. Going forward, companies…
Read MoreWho Should Be Your Next ‘Go To’ Employee?
“So I have a website –now what?” That is the question I often get when a client is asking why the website they either made themselves or ‘had a friend’ design isn’t getting any results. And I mean it –ANY RESULTS. So many small business owners are not getting the point. A website is only…
Read More10 Things You Could Do Instead Of Going To Work Today
photo © 2009 Marcy Kellar | more info (via: Wylio) I’m on vacation at the beautiful boutique hotel of Posada Yum Kin in Tulum, Mexico. So while I’m whiling away my time walking the pristine beaches or snorkeling in one of the numerous cenotes in the area, I think you should take it easy, too.…
Read MoreAttention, please
Frazzled? Me, too. Leave it to Chris Brogan to help us find our ‘center’. Check out his short video entitled, “What Has Your Attention“. He sure set me straight. I think this is something that all entrepreneurs and small business folks struggle with. Sometimes there are so many choices of what you COULD do that you…
Read MoreFree -and Legal- Images for Your Blog
For basic tips on using images online, please see our blog, Image Basics for Bloggers, from last week. What is Creative Commons? In the past, buying photography was expensive and complicated. Royalties needed to be paid and photos were limited to many restrictions on how they could be used. Then along came Creative Commons in…
Read MoreImage Basics for Bloggers
Attract their attention When it comes to blogging, we all know that it takes great content to attract attention. Part of this is the written content, but just as important part are the visuals you find to support your words. Yes, the secret is in the pictures. Adding just 2 images can increase the time…
Read MoreComputer Tips and Tricks for Cool Social Media Moves
During a recent ‘work session’ with a client, an important discovery was made. Many people do not use their computers as efficiently as they could. Really. Today’s blog may be a bit passé for some of you and you’re welcome to join us back on another day. Thanks for stopping by (you’re still allowed to…
Read MoreTop Five SXSW 2011 Videos
SXSW 2011 has wound down for this year, but they’ll be back next year and I plan to be there. SXSW has something for everyone, especially in social media or inbound marketing. So many of the heavy hitters are there that it makes ones head spin. It has taken a bit of searching around, but…
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