Thursday, July 5, 2012

Building Meaningful Relationships With Influencers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday, June 7, 2012

A Definition of Social Media Marketing http://ow.ly/bq9TJ

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Using Twitter to Increase SEO http://ow.ly/bmLQw

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Relationships – The Be All and End All of Business http://ow.ly/bjCXI

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Easy Fixes for Blogging Errors http://ow.ly/bguAS

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Making a Success of Your Business Webinar http://ow.ly/bd6Kw

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Breathing Life Into Your New Business’s Email Strategy http://ow.ly/baoCG

Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Physical Benefits of Social Media http://ow.ly/b7qOm

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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