Archive for September, 2011

Globalizing Your Business Using Social Media

September 29, 2011

For all businesses that have an online presence, the two critical elements to address when it comes to going global are money and chance of success. If the answer to either is “no,” you might want to think twice. Continue reading

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Posted in Business Practices, eCommerce, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Starting a Business by 1 Comment »

Make Me Follow You on Twitter

September 27, 2011

It is easy to decide to follow people on Twitter but getting people to follow you can be a bit more challenging. There are several things that you can do that will get people interested in following you. Continue reading

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Posted in Business Relationships, Online Communication, Social Media, Social Networking by 19 Comments »

Valuable Mobile Apps for Your Social Media Campaign

September 24, 2011

Your mobile device has become more critical to your business lately. Many of the apps that you use are helpful but you want to really expand your list of apps that will be useful for your social media marketing campaign. Continue reading

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Posted in Analytics, Search, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Monitoring, Social Networking by 4 Comments »

Retaining Your Personality in Facebook

September 22, 2011

Facebook is critical for the success of your business and maintaining professionalism is vitally important. On the other hand, you don’t want your Facebook persona to be dry and devoid of personality. You want it to be you. Continue reading

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Posted in Business Relationships, Online Communication, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking by 1 Comment »

Ways to Avoid Coming Across Like a Salesperson

September 20, 2011

On your journey to build relationships, you have developed a substantial web presence by sharing your content and interacting with your online connections. You share in order to help. Always avoid giving people the hard sell no matter what. Continue reading

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Posted in Business Relationships, Online Communication, Online Marketing, Social Media Marketing by 11 Comments »

How to Get Quicker and More Relevant Email Responses

September 17, 2011

Everyone has Email. People use Email many times throughout their work day. Email gives people important information and enables everyone to progress in their work. What do you do when you send an Email and then you wait and wait. Continue reading

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Posted in Business Practices, Email Marketing, Online Communication by 6 Comments »

Your Online Reputation – You Should Be Proud of it

September 15, 2011

If someone were to search for you on the Internet, what would they find? Would they find things that make you look good or bad? Your Internet persona is extremely important and protecting it is critical to your success. Continue reading

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Posted in Branding, Online Reputation, Reputation Management, Social Media, Social Media Monitoring by 6 Comments »

Facebook Contests – Using Them to Expand Your Audience

September 13, 2011

The concept of contests through social media to build business has been around for a long time. The murky part is exactly how you leverage the contests to work effectively for your business. Getting people to participate is no problem. Continue reading

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Posted in Internet Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media Marketing by 3 Comments »

Effectively Managing Your Twitter Time

September 10, 2011

By now, most people are aware of how effective and lucrative Twitter can be for business. It allows you to interact instantaneously and you start to build relationships and keep building them. However, you can’t tweet all day long. Continue reading

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Posted in Online Communication, Social Media, Social Networking, Time Management by 12 Comments »

Causing Your Brand to Stand Out From the Competition

September 8, 2011

If you want to succeed in business using social media, you need to get people to notice you and your brand. It is especially important if you have a product or service that is not as unique. Continue reading

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Posted in Branding, Internet Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media Marketing by 7 Comments »