Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Cold Calling Redefined by Social Media - Is cold calling becoming obsolete? Do only old-fashioned business people do... http://ow.ly/18OeRD

Cold Calling Redefined by Social Media

Is cold calling becoming obsolete? Do only old-fashioned business people do cold calling? Is cold calling actually effective at increasing business? Many people feel that they have to do cold calling to succeed in business. Social media has changed everything.

From: http://ping.fm/vRlSc

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Social Bookmarking – What Is it and Who Are the Key Players?

Social bookmarking is a way for Internet users to manage, organize, archive, and search for bookmarks online resources. Social bookmarking is important because it allows you to leverage your content. If the content is used properly, other things will follow.

From: http://ping.fm/9fDJq

Thursday, August 26, 2010

How to Drive Traffic With Off-Page Tactics

Driving traffic to your website is critical to the success of your business. There are many ways to drive traffic, including the use of on-page tactics and off-page tactics. This article will define both but will focus on off-page tactics.

From: http://ping.fm/CvXBr

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

What to Tweet About to Become a Brand All-Star

Companies that understand the power and potential of Twitter to effectively communicate with their markets, their employees, their communities—and the entire universe—are growing their reputations as industry innovators and category leaders.

From: http://ping.fm/1j9Gz

Saturday, August 21, 2010

The Importance of Social Media Monitoring

As important as social media is for your business, once you have built all of your social media profiles and are engaging other people online regularly, it is equally important to monitor the effectiveness of social media for your business.

From: http://ping.fm/pUazO

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Planning Your Website Design

Before you build your business website, there are many things to consider, including laying out the plans ahead of time. You must have a clear plan so that your website will be successful at drawing traffic to you.

From: http://ping.fm/RE2Qz

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

The Importance of a Logo in Social Media Marketing

You have written and executed a social media marketing campaign for your business and everything is going well, except for one thing. You don’t have a logo design. Your logo is your branding and it is absolutely critical.

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Tweeting to Local Businesses - When you use Twitter, you can reach people on a global level. You can interact with b... http://ow.ly/18AlKy

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Tweeting to Local Businesses

When you use Twitter, you can reach people on a global level. You can interact with business associates in Australia and Brazil. It’s great to have global capabilities but what about interacting with the local business owner on Main Street?

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Facebook Etiquette for Business

Your personal Facebook and Facebook business pages should remain separate, with no crossover. There are different etiquette standards for each. Of course, there will be times when you have a Facebook friend who is also a Facebook fan.

From: http://ping.fm/SUjGg

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

When Personal Branding and Corporate Image Collide - What is your “personal brand”? This is an area of growing conce... http://ow.ly/18w9VD

When Personal Branding and Corporate Image Collide

What is your “personal brand”? This is an area of growing concern in today’s times as more and more people participate and engage in social networking. Before the Internet revolution, the term “brand” was only used in the context of the business world.

From: http://ping.fm/ASpZd

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Your LinkedIn Summary: Is it a Grabber? - In our world of social media, LinkedIn is an incredible social media chann... http://ow.ly/18tyt9

Your LinkedIn Summary: Is it a Grabber?

In our world of social media, LinkedIn is an incredible social media channel for business. Your LinkedIn summary is one of the most critical elements of your LinkedIn profile. Your summary will go a long way to “selling” you.

From: http://ping.fm/gFI88

Thursday, August 5, 2010

SEO Mistakes: What to Do and Not Do - Search Engine Optimization (SEO), even after so much time, is still somewhat o... http://ow.ly/18rSWU

SEO Mistakes: What to Do and Not Do

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), even after so much time, is still somewhat of an enigma. You are bombarded with information and you need to know exactly what to do so that the search engines love your website.

From: http://ping.fm/YMrVB

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

iPad and Social Media: A Perfect Pair - Since the release of the iPad, there has been a lot of buzz about the produc... http://ow.ly/18pZ1m

iPad and Social Media: A Perfect Pair

Since the release of the iPad, there has been a lot of buzz about the product, its functions and its cost. So, how does the iPad affect social media and can the iPad make social media even more effective?

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