Marketing to influencers is an important part of your business’s success. Strong relationships are at the heart of your professional success. Take it one step further and cultivate and maintain relationships with people who are influential in your Industry.
From: http://ping.fm/Ultis
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Using Social Media to Educate and Empower Patients
Many people have a working knowledge of social media but don’t truly understand what a powerful tool it can be when it comes to boosting your business’s reputation. This is especially true when it comes to the medical profession. Because people in the medical profession are faced with the added challenge of helping other humans in a profound way, they have the added responsibility of educating and empowering their patients while increasing their own online exposure at the same time. Social media can make all of the difference.
From: http://ping.fm/356UT
From: http://ping.fm/356UT
Saturday, June 30, 2012
The Importance of an Internet Marketing Strategy
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein. Laying the foundation for your business’s success is absolutely critical to everything that follows after that. If your strategy is sound, you will succeed.
From: http://ping.fm/7Gtlj
From: http://ping.fm/7Gtlj
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Successful Ways for Nonprofits to Leverage Social Media
Social media is an excellent online tool for all businesses. Nonprofits can use the same approach as for-profit businesses and the can become just as successful at reaching and engaging their audience, creating a wonderful momentum and building a community.
From: http://ping.fm/QofT3
From: http://ping.fm/QofT3
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Optimizing Pinterest for Your Online Business
Pinterest is hotter and more contagious than a California wildfire. If you haven’t paid attention so far, you should start and it should be optimized for the business that you do online so that it brings great rewards to you.
From: http://ping.fm/LzFsO
From: http://ping.fm/LzFsO
Saturday, June 23, 2012
How to Connect With Influencers on LinkedIn
Networking for business is critical to your success. You find people with whom you can synergistically carve out a relationship that will be mutually beneficial and one that will stand the test of time. Connecting with influencers is key.
From: http://ping.fm/Xw7Tm
From: http://ping.fm/Xw7Tm
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The Magnetism of Videos Online
Online videos are one of the biggest contributors to the success of interactions online. If done correctly, they can have a much more powerful and persuasive effect on people than the written word, depending on the topic and presentation.
From: http://ping.fm/gMHyH
From: http://ping.fm/gMHyH
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
How Syndicating Your Content Grows Readership
As a blogger, one of your biggest concerns is obtaining as many high-quality readers as possible. That is how you measure the success of your blog. Writing and posting aren’t enough, however. Syndicating is a critical tool for readership boosting.
From: http://ping.fm/EIo5y
From: http://ping.fm/EIo5y
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Achieving Influencer Status Online
There is much talk about finding online influencers who can help you to advance your business through your online interactions. On the other side, there are ways that you can become an online influencer also so that others can benefit.
From: http://ping.fm/aUvOK
From: http://ping.fm/aUvOK
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Successfully Overcoming Social Media Challenges
As wonderful and exciting as social media is for you and your business, it can also be challenging sometimes. However, none of those challenges are insurmountable. You just need to choose the correct and most effective approach for your business.
From: http://ping.fm/fcqon
From: http://ping.fm/fcqon
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Writing Compelling Mobile Content
Most people are in agreement that content is king. However, writing for the web and writing for mobile devices is not necessarily the same thing. There is a different approach that needs to be taken at times with mobile content.
From: http://ping.fm/vEpT7
From: http://ping.fm/vEpT7
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Continuing to Grow Your Online Traffic
Everyone understands how important search engine optimization (SEO) is when it comes to getting people to notice you online. However, your approach should always be people centric and keeping their needs in mind will allow you to keep them interested.
From: http://ping.fm/uvB5c
From: http://ping.fm/uvB5c
Thursday, June 7, 2012
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Getting Your Online Images to Rank High
You know that Content is King; however, ranking your images is just as important and your ratings can have a great deal to do with the online traffic that is generated for your business if your images get attention.
From: http://ping.fm/2Oqq0
From: http://ping.fm/2Oqq0
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Turning Your Online Clients Into Loyal Advocates
The rules have changed. Your clients are no longer willing to accept anything less than what they want when it comes to doing business with you and your company. They want what they want and they want it now.
From: http://ping.fm/GG9mk
From: http://ping.fm/GG9mk
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Effectiveness of Hootsuite to Manage Your Social Media
By now, you are involved with many social media channels for your business. You are working all of them consistently and regularly. Individually, they take a long time to manage. However, if you use Hootsuite, you just push one button.
From: http://ping.fm/EUOaQ
From: http://ping.fm/EUOaQ
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Importance of Corporate Buy-in on Social Media
It is one thing for the people you work with to think that social media is a nice activity that you indulge in on your own time and quite another for them to understand what an effective tool it is.
From: http://ping.fm/5R50l
From: http://ping.fm/5R50l
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Starting Out With Social Media
Many people have been involved with social media for a while now. However, there are others who are just beginning to use it and to understand its amazing potential to help them achieve extreme success professionally and personally.
From: http://ping.fm/64nml
From: http://ping.fm/64nml
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Emotionally Engaging Your Online Readers
Content is King. Your words influence your readers and cause them to take some particular action. The action is determined on how you make them feel. If your content touches them emotionally, they will react with feelings.
From: http://ping.fm/iFp1b
From: http://ping.fm/iFp1b
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Making the Most out of Lead Conversion
You are working social media for your business as vigorously as you can. People are starting to notice and more and more leads are available to you. You know that you have to convert those leads to prospects and sales.
From: http://ping.fm/H4bMX
From: http://ping.fm/H4bMX
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Taking Advantage of the Social Aspect of Social Media
You have been very consistent and regular about posting your content (and syndicating it to the appropriate people). Your articles are educational and useful. It is also important that your interactions have a large social element to them.
From: http://ping.fm/5ygOe
From: http://ping.fm/5ygOe
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Editing Your Content After It Was Posted
There seems to be some controversy when it comes to whether it is appropriate to edit your content after you have already posted and syndicated it online. It depends on your approach and your reasons for editing after the fact.
From: http://ping.fm/QIeH4
From: http://ping.fm/QIeH4
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Social Media is Not a Deserted Island
When you first establish your web presence for your business, it may seem like you are totally alone. Until you start interacting with other people, you may feel isolated. Your social media activities don’t only involve you.
From: http://ping.fm/otSYQ
From: http://ping.fm/otSYQ
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Being Instrumental in Building Your Online Communities
Being a part of social media and interacting online on a regular and consistent basis is critical to the success of your business. However, it is important to build your online communities so that you get the most benefit.
From: http://ping.fm/fR5xe
From: http://ping.fm/fR5xe
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Giving Longevity to Your Online Content
Content marketing (and content itself) is a basic, fundamental, critical contributing factor to the success of your business. It is at the heart of communications with your business connections and without it, you couldn’t relate with anyone on any level.
From: http://ping.fm/0niWG
From: http://ping.fm/0niWG
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Content Creation Is so Much More Than Blogging
Many people are confused about the notion of what it means to blog versus what it means to create content. Think about the two as different sizes of plastic containers. Blogging fits neatly in the smaller container.
From: http://ping.fm/NlIUv
From: http://ping.fm/NlIUv
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Your Evolving Online Business and What Is Expected
You own a small business and until now, you have generated leads and converted prospective clients into actual clients. You have invested some money in your marketing strategy. It may not be enough. You may need to do more.
From: http://ping.fm/IvTQW
From: http://ping.fm/IvTQW
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The Rules of Branding Your Online Business
The way that you do business online when it comes to branding is not willy nilly. There are specific rules to follow and there is a code of ethics just as there is with any business.
From: http://ping.fm/iavLG
From: http://ping.fm/iavLG
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Always Keep the Search Engines in Mind
If you posted incredible content online yesterday, there is still the possibility that your readers may forget about it today. However, it is 100% guaranteed that the search engines will not. The relationship between search and social media is critical.
From: http://www.compukol.com/blog/always-keep-the-search-engines-in-mind/
From: http://www.compukol.com/blog/always-keep-the-search-engines-in-mind/
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Credibility and Trustworthiness of Your Business Online
Trust and credibility are two of the most critical elements when it comes to the success of your business. It can be challenging to bring home that trust and credibility for your business through your online interactions with business associates.
From: http://ping.fm/oToES
From: http://ping.fm/oToES
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Art of Corporate Blogging
Blogging for business is a strong and wonderful reality. Just because the content is geared toward business people doesn’t mean that it can’t be compelling, interesting, informative and educational. Your content serves as a vehicle to help others in many ways.
From: http://ping.fm/xjGZq
From: http://ping.fm/xjGZq
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Transition From Social Media to Social Business
Nowadays, many people still think of social media as an entertainment tool whereby people can share a part of their lives with others. Understanding how powerful it is for business will help you gain great strides toward business success.
From: http://ping.fm/oBJ5h
From: http://ping.fm/oBJ5h
Saturday, March 10, 2012
http://www.compukol.com/blog/link-building-that-benefits-everyone/
It is commonly known that effective use of links for business is one of the best tools when it comes to gaining online exposure and for driving increased website traffic to you. The stronger your links, the higher your rankings.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Art of Conversation and Social Media
The success of social media is completely dependent on relationships. Relationships flourish because humans converse with each other on an ongoing and consistent basis. Without conversations, social media would not exist. Everyone must converse to make social media work.
From: http://ping.fm/zBXAU
From: http://ping.fm/zBXAU
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Building Your Social Media Connections
Social media websites are a phenomenon today. Websites like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Orkut, YouTube and Blogger are some of the most accessed websites on the Internet. It, therefore, becomes important to leverage the widespread popularity of these websites and develop top social media strategies to expand your business.
From: http://ping.fm/IDxXu
From: http://ping.fm/IDxXu
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Accepting the Right LinkedIn Connections
When it comes to social media, quality versus quantity must be considered. This certainly applies to LinkedIn as well. Considering that you use LinkedIn for business, you want to ensure that the quality of your connections is above reproach.
From: http://ping.fm/BWWf1
From: http://ping.fm/BWWf1
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Demonstrating Business Trust and Credibility Online
As you are building your business, trust and credibility are two of the most important building blocks when it comes to the eventual success of your business. Of course, they are not instant. You need to build them.
From: http://ping.fm/JN1SK
From: http://ping.fm/JN1SK
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Apologizing Effectively Online
As polite and appropriate as you try to be online, sometimes you may write something that is misconstrued or that inadvertently causes offense. This happens to everyone on occasion. What’s important is how to fix it if it happens.
From: http://ping.fm/wi46g
From: http://ping.fm/wi46g
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Understanding the Basics of Google Plus
You may have heard people speaking about Google+. It is in direct competition with Facebook and should not be taken lightly. There are many similarities between the two; however, Google+ has some features that you won’t find on Facebook.
From: http://ping.fm/R2lPR
From: http://ping.fm/R2lPR
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Optimizing Online Searches
It is critical that your online presence is strong and that you can be found easily by others who are interested in your offerings. It is very important that you make the most of your social media connections.
From: http://ping.fm/BtUaa
From: http://ping.fm/BtUaa
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Keys to Building and Maintaining Long-Lasting Business Relationships
Any given market has no shortage of marketers. In fact, most people are fed up with marketing schemes that are selling wares from toothpaste to insurance policies. As such, any marketing effort on your part may be taken as an intrusion by people who don't know you personally.
From: http://ping.fm/EJCKn
From: http://ping.fm/EJCKn
Saturday, February 18, 2012
The When and Where of the Importance of Your Keywords
Keywords have been discussed many times before and will continue to be discussed well into the future. It is critical that your content is written for the write reasons. The keywords must be strategically placed at the most appropriate time.
From: http://ping.fm/yaOpy
From: http://ping.fm/yaOpy
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Effective Marketing With Facebook
So many people are using Facebook for business and pleasure. People are spending huge amounts of time communicating through Facebook every month. Knowing that, it is critical for you to make sure that you are marketing with it effectively.
From: http://ping.fm/B1la4
From: http://ping.fm/B1la4
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Pinterest, What it Is and How to Use it for Business
Pinterest is a image-sharing website and app where people can build and maintain image collections that are based on a theme. Pinterest also connects people professionally through their tastes and interests universally.
From: http://ping.fm/ZY27D
From: http://ping.fm/ZY27D
Saturday, February 11, 2012
The Success of Social Commerce
Social commerce is using social media to conduct online business. Just as all things that surround social media have taken off in a giant way, so has social commerce. It’s just as easy to conduct business online as in person.
From: http://ping.fm/J3SHb
From: http://ping.fm/J3SHb
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Hot Selling Online in a Cold Economy
When it comes to stimulating sales, there are several “hot buttons” or motivators that influence how successful your business is at selling your goods and/or services online. Identifying and using them in this difficult economy will lead to business success.
From: http://ping.fm/bQt9D
From: http://ping.fm/bQt9D
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Strategies for Growing Twitter
At this point in the social media game, you understand how impactful Twitter is for your business. It is important to remember that growing your Twitter presence doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, effort, and persistence to succeed with Twitter.
From: http://ping.fm/I70eV
From: http://ping.fm/I70eV
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Use SEO as a Tool to Satisfy Clients
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an extremely valuable tool to give to your clients so that their business capabilities are enhanced and so that they have a greater chance of succeeding through their online business capabilities and interactions.
From: http://ping.fm/BOGEe
From: http://ping.fm/BOGEe
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Power of Google Circles
Most people are familiar with Google at this point. It is a very popular search engine. Google’s social platform, Google+, has a tool called Google Circles, which enables the users to categorize people into different groups or lists.
From: http://ping.fm/s5MU3
From: http://ping.fm/s5MU3
The Power of Google Circles
Most people are familiar with Google at this point. It is a very popular search engine. Google’s social platform, Google+, has a tool called Google Circles, which enables the users to categorize people into different groups or lists.
From: http://ping.fm/9oDfl
From: http://ping.fm/9oDfl
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Little Known Twitter Limitations
You use Twitter constantly for your business but you may not be aware that Twitter has some limitations that may affect your use. A lot of the limitations may not be any big deal but they are important to know.
From: http://ping.fm/wZbwQ
From: http://ping.fm/wZbwQ
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Formatting Article Titles for Submission
If you write and submit a lot of articles to business directories, you are aware that there are usually strict submission guidelines that need to be followed. All parts of the article are included, including the title.
From: http://ping.fm/HzWDw
From: http://ping.fm/HzWDw
Thursday, January 26, 2012
SEO: What it is. What it Does.
If you have a website or are researching websites, you’re sure to have heard the term SEO bandied about quite a bit. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. SEO techniques are used to improve the visibility and ranking of a website when people conduct a search on search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
From: http://ping.fm/cAyjJ
From: http://ping.fm/cAyjJ
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Effective Concepts for Your Blog
Your blog is for your business but it is also intended to grab the attention of your target audience, which is not such an easy thing to do. You need to write exciting and compelling content that captures their attention.
From: http://ping.fm/jHfzo
From: http://ping.fm/jHfzo
Saturday, January 21, 2012
The Necessity of Media to Be Social
Traditional media has been around for a very long time. For a great while, there has been a need for it to embrace the social aspect of media in order to engage readers (also known as the audience).
From: http://ping.fm/Zhm64
From: http://ping.fm/Zhm64
The Necessity of Media to Be Social
Traditional media has been around for a very long time. For a great while, there has been a need for it to embrace the social aspect of media in order to engage readers (also known as the audience).
From: http://ping.fm/Zwfco
From: http://ping.fm/Zwfco
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The Importance of Online Exposure
The way that people build exposure is very different than what used to be. Before the technical revolution, people would meet for coffee or lunch and get to know to each other. Now, they connect online. Their exposure is critical.
From: http://ping.fm/1A2FC
From: http://ping.fm/1A2FC
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Honing Your Writing Skills Through Social Media
Now that you are writing content and posting it on your chosen social media channels, your writing skills are bound to be improving. Even if you were a great writer before, social media can help you become even better.
From: http://ping.fm/cQdYo
From: http://ping.fm/cQdYo
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Being Mindful of Appropriateness of Online Content
You post content on a regular basis and you are sensitive to what you can and cannot appropriately post online. With that in mind, you should share your knowledge with others who are not as aware of what to do.
From: http://ping.fm/PJZXg
From: http://ping.fm/PJZXg
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The Best of Social Media Presence for Small Businesses
When you use the correct social media tools to benefit your small business, the results will be surprisingly successful. You have to have the proper mindset and a willingness to work very hard and to establish an unrelenting consistency.
From: http://ping.fm/xnOpo
From: http://ping.fm/xnOpo
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