Archive for February, 2011

Getting the Most out of Your LinkedIn Profile

February 26, 2011

LinkedIn is one of the best-quality and most effective professional social media networks. It is well worth using, knowing well, and optimizing. Once you have set up your profile with basic (and complete) information, you should explore its other features. Continue reading

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Posted in Business Relationships, Online Reputation, Social Media, Social Networking by 6 Comments »

How to Promote Your Online Work Offline

February 24, 2011

You use social media to promote your business and you conduct business in person. Both are important for the success of your business. How do you provide your traditional promotion with a way to access your online promotion? Continue reading

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Posted in Branding, Internet Marketing, Online Advertising, Online Marketing, Outbound Marketing by 3 Comments »

The Power of Customer Relationships

February 22, 2011

How are you going to conduct business differently from now on? How can you make this the year that all of your social media tools fall into place and take your business up a notch? What strategy will you follow? Continue reading

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Posted in Business Relationships, Customer Service, Social Media, Social Networking by No Comments »

How to Get People to Opt-in to Social Media

February 19, 2011

Although you are a firm believer in social media and all that it offers, you are still bound to come across business associates who don’t seem to understand its value and how amazing it can be for their business. Continue reading

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Posted in Online Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking by 19 Comments »

How to Entice Your Audience With Interviews

February 17, 2011

The consensus is that the way to increase your web presence and boost your online reputation is with huge amounts of excellent-quality content. How do you get your followers to keep reading and craving more? Interviews are an excellent way. Continue reading

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Posted in Blogs, Online Communication, Social Media Marketing, Web Traffic Generation by No Comments »

How to Work Out a Gratitude Philosophy

February 15, 2011

To Thank or Not to Thank Online
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” – Marcus T. Cicero

“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” – Unknown Continue reading

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Posted in Business Practices, Business Relationships, Customer Service, Online Communication, Social Media by 13 Comments »

The Female Approach to Social Media

February 12, 2011

Everyone uses social media for business and for personal reasons. Marketers must have a clear understanding of how people use social media. Taking an even deeper dive into it, what are the differences between how men and women use it? Continue reading

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Posted in Online Communication, Social Media, Social Networking by 9 Comments »

Lead Generation Using Social Media

February 10, 2011

Everything in social media will lead us to our ultimate goal – good, solid leads. Lead management allows you track how you are generating interest and how you are going to track those leads into and through your sales funnel. Continue reading

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Posted in Lead Generation, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Web Traffic Generation by 5 Comments »

How to Build an In-house Social Media Team

February 8, 2011

Last year you educated yourself about social media and the opportunities that it offers you as a business owner. Your social media efforts and needs have grown dramatically since then. You now need a team of social media experts in-house. Continue reading

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Posted in Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Starting a Business by 3 Comments »

How to Leverage Comments for Greater Success

February 5, 2011

With all of the content that you write and publish, your ultimate goal is to get your readers to interact with you. They do that by leaving comments on your content. How do you get them to do that? Continue reading

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Posted in Blogs, Social Media, Social Networking, Web Content, Writing by 14 Comments »