Featured Blog Posts – December 2008 Archive (25)

YouTube Viral Marketing Strategies

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Added by Naomi Trower on December 29, 2008 at 6:30pm — 124 Comments

My Top 5 Free Business Tools (What is Yours?)

When it comes to the internet there are loads of free tools out there. Some are average, but others are great. Here are the five tools that have saved me money and worked wonders on my business and life.

1) Google Docs

Whether I am sharing with my employees or just sharing with myself this application seriously does the job. Think of it as a trimmed up web version of Microsoft Office. Since you can access your spreadsheets and… Continue

Added by Sup Biz Coo on December 29, 2008 at 12:30pm — 75 Comments

The 5 Pillars For Your Success

What Are The Five Pillars? Why are the 5 Pillars VITAL for YOUR SUCCESS? Let me first explain by giving you a word picture...

Let's bake a SCRUMPTIOUS Apple Pie. To do this we need 5 key ingrediants:

1.) We need A Pie Pan;

2.) We need A Crust;

3.) We need Apples;

4.) We need Sugar and Spices; and

5.) We need an Oven.

Now, if we take just one ingrediant away what will happen to our Apple Pie? It won't turn out will it? It won't be an Apple Pie… Continue

Added by AskLindaHoffman on December 29, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

The 7 Essential Aspects Of Marketing For 2009

Entrepreneurs here are 7 of the most essential aspects of MARKETING YOU CANNOT MISS FOR 2009 to get off to a QUICK START and moving into PROFIT

1) Work on establishing your TARGET MARKET. Sounds simple? Yes it is BUT it does require some research, brainstorming and fine tuning

2) Decide on which NICHES you are going to work in and brainstorm on the best ways to get to that niche. You need to get to the places where you niche congregates

3)… Continue

Added by Nadira Haniff on December 16, 2008 at 5:30pm — 47 Comments

7 Tips to Writing a Press Release

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Added by RealtyInnerCircle.com on December 15, 2008 at 7:00pm — 50 Comments

The Five Secrets to Network Marketing Success

So you are new to MLM marketing, hmm? You love the product, love hearing what others have made, truly want your own business, have received all of the training materials from the business, but don't know where to start? It all sounded so easy, didn't it? Just try these five simple 'Secrets in Motion'...

#1 Keep it easy! Make it fun, like a game...how can I market my product when I am out shopping, getting gas for my car, taking Johnny to soccer practice?

Secret… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Edwards on December 14, 2008 at 10:30pm — 55 Comments

65 Bite-Sized Web Marketing Tips

65 Bite-Sized Web Marketing Tips

1) Keep sites as simple and clean as possible.

2) Be interesting with everything you put out there.

3) Keep your site up to date and fresh, give users a legitimate reason to come back.

4) Have clear RSS and email subscriptions options on every page of your blog or website.

5) Take your time, create a plan, follow it step by step (traffic isn’t going to fall out of the sky).

6) Have… Continue

Added by Frank Tocco on December 14, 2008 at 2:30pm — 33 Comments

Google's Search Engine Optimization Guide: Shiny and New

I got this email from a marketer I like and trust, so I opened it despite its title: The Ultimate PDF.

Soon after, I was glad I did. It turned out to be a guide written and published by Google just one month ago, November 13, 2008. Although I’ve read many publications about organic search and how to optimize web/ or blog pages, I don't recall ever reading an entire document about it by Google itself.

Initially written for members of the Google team, this document explains… Continue

Added by Dee Wilson on December 11, 2008 at 7:30pm — 23 Comments

Social Media IQ Test - Where Do You Fall On The Scale

Over the last several days (maybe even a week or more) I have been inundated with requests to become friends with, link to, participate with or have gotten spammed by individuals who are using Social Media sites to expand their sphere's of influence. Now don't get me wrong here... that's exactly what social media is all about, isn't it?

What really is the truth about how to "properly" use social media sites. Well, that would depend on why you are there in the first place. Since the… Continue

Added by Keith A Elder on December 11, 2008 at 3:06pm — 18 Comments

Recession-Proof Your Business Before It’s Too Late!

The fact is the economy will continue to slow, more people will lose their jobs, and there are less people every day ready, willing and able to buy your products or services. So what can you do? How will you survive in 2009?

The answer is actually quite simple…you need to generate many more prospects to yield you the same results. But how will you get them…spend money to advertise? Probably not the best way to go at the moment. Instead, focus your time and money on developing long… Continue

Added by jordan wexler on December 9, 2008 at 3:00pm — 22 Comments

Often overlooked but potentially powerful marketing tool...

In the competitive world in which we operate, businesses are constantly seeking effective and inexpensive ways of getting out their message. In particular, small businesses with limited budgets need options - especially if they want to compete with the corporate behemoths who have seemingly unlimited funds to advertise. As recently commented by Entrepreneur Magazine, door hangers fit the bill for many small businesses. Yes, Door hangers!

No matter how great the service or… Continue

Added by Straight online web solutions on December 9, 2008 at 8:07am — 32 Comments

"Be daring, be different, be impractical. Be anything..." 3 Things that will contribute to your Success!!

"Be daring, be different, be impractical. Be anything that will assert imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of common-place, the slaves of the ordinary." - Sir Cecil Beaton

Let's be honest, none of us really wants to be considered ordinary. Even if one thinks that ordinary is enough, there is a deeper vision that has probably been buried inside the self-conscience. In my world I want to be the extreme opposite of ordinary. I… Continue

Added by getbizsolutions on December 8, 2008 at 2:50am — 36 Comments

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose..

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed… Continue

Added by Reginald Crichlow on December 6, 2008 at 2:08pm — 26 Comments

The 7 Effective Methods Of Getting Targeted Traffic

I never believe in buying traffic. How do you think visitors come to know me? Did they pay to know me? Most probably they subscribed because of a free download in the first place. You may not remember how but YOU are the traffic. You are targeted because I hit your hot button correctly :)

There are enough free resources out there on the Net to keep one busy with getting traffic, but here are the only 7 most effective methods: search engine optimization (SEO), link exchange,… Continue

Added by Nelson Tan on December 6, 2008 at 12:30pm — 10 Comments

"Spam Is For Making Sandwiches, NOT MONEY!"

Spam although its used for making sandwiches, it certainly is not the best tasting stuff around. Would you not agree?

But yes, there are those who do enjoy it. Why I don't know but they do.

Me, I hate the stuff! Both the kind used to make sandwiches and the stuff that many are spreading all over the internet on many of the social networking sites that I visit.

One thing I've come to realize, is that most people are not even aware that they are… Continue

Added by Anthony McNeil on December 5, 2008 at 11:00pm — 21 Comments

Three Tips for Generating Business through Online Communities

New methods for marketing your business are popping up everywhere, and online communities are no exception. So, exactly what is an online community and what does it have to do with growing your business? The truth is, you won’t know how it affects your business until you try it, but there are three key tips that can help you use them to effectively grow your business over time.

What IS an online community anyway?

First let’s be clear about what an online community… Continue

Added by Kanika W. on December 5, 2008 at 7:00am — 68 Comments

10 Rules to Succeed in Business

10 Rules of Agile Entrepreneurship

Rule 1: Get the Right People on the Bus

Putting your team together is one of the single most important things you need to do as an entrepreneur. You need a team of truly outstanding people. You need A players. And you’re going to want to emphasize learning and experience to get them on board. Great people want to be challenged. They want to learn and grow. Strange as this may sound, money is rarely the top priority for… Continue

Added by Pete Taylor 3 on December 5, 2008 at 4:50am — 2 Comments

Social Networks: Virtual Organize It, Stupid!

Social Networks: Virtual Organize It, Stupid!

by Pierre Coupet

No doubt you've heard of the tongue-in-cheek expressions, "Keep it simple, stupid!" and "It's the economy, stupid!" However, in today's day and age, the appropriate mantra for those who belong to social networks should be, "Virtual organize it, stupid!". Let me tell you why:

Great Investment of Time & Effort

You spend a great deal of time joining social… Continue

Added by Prof. Pierre Coupet on December 4, 2008 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

8 Signs You're a Terrible Guest

With Christmas parties and such just around the corner, I thought this was just the ticket to share with my friends.

Not that any of us would do any of the things, or act any of the ways you are about to read.

Happy Holidays!!

DO YOU...

think a plus-1 is always a plus? Unless the invitation says "you and a guest," chances are you are the only one invited. So, don't just show up with someone on your arm, even if you're eager to show off your hot new… Continue

Added by Diane Haskins on December 4, 2008 at 7:32pm — 3 Comments

15 Feedburner Feedflares You Can Easily Use to Promote Your Content and Website

If you’re using Feedburner to manage the site feeds for your blog, you might have noticed the Feedflares option, which allows you to include a simple footer at the bottom of each blog post in your feed. According to Feedburner, this allows your feed subscribers to easily email, tag, share or act upon the content that you’ve published.

These feedflares can promote your blog posts outside the boundaries of feed readers: Utilizing them effectively can considerably impact how your… Continue

Added by Straight online web solutions on December 2, 2008 at 7:14pm — 8 Comments