Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Real Power of Social Networking!


Social Media—The Real Power of Social Networking There’s a reason, we call the activity on many of the social media sites, social networking.  If you apply the power of traditional business networking to social networking, you will be more successful. … Continue reading

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Turn Twitter Exposure into Twitter Connections


Establishing Connections     As social media program, Twitter allows you to quickly and easily gain exposure with hundreds of new people, maybe even thousands at little or no cost.  If you have been in business for any length of … Continue reading

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Yes, Virginia, You Can Say No!


When small business owners join social media sites, they often come with the expectation they must respond and keep in contact with every friend, connection or follower on the sites.  They have been told “building relationships” is the key to … Continue reading

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Twitter Networking—Not Who You Know but Who…


There’s a reason, we call the activity on Twitter social networking.  If you apply the power of traditional business networking to social networking, you will be more successful.  In this post, I will share the hidden power of networking that … Continue reading

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Blogging Your Most Important Social Media Channel


Today, the majority of conversations about social media marketing deals with Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and a variety of other social medial sites.  Almost lost in this discussion is the most powerful of social media channels–blogging. Listen to Seth Godin and … Continue reading

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A Twitter Strategy—Use Networking Skills


When you strip away the fluff and popularity, Twitter is a social networking program.  One way to be successful with Twitter marketing is to apply traditional networking skills to your Twitter efforts. Here’s a list of traditional networking skills: • … Continue reading

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The Fun Part about Social Media Marketing


Experts clearly show the marketing opportunities with social media marketing.  These are wonderful tools for the small business owner to use.  Online social networking offers some personal rewards not found in other marketing efforts.  In this post, I will share … Continue reading

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Retweeting


Retweeting The most fundamental and successful technique you can use with your Twitter account is Retweeting. Bottom line, retweeting is making your Tweets so interesting, so useful, so entertaining that other want to naturally past them on to their followers. … Continue reading

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Twitter Marketing


Now the fun part begins.  You’ve learned about the key mechanical elements involved with your Twitter presence on the internet.  You know the ways to stand out from others who are using Twitter.  Now, it’s time to focus on how … Continue reading

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Social Media–Is It Time for a Social Media Landing Page?


Here’s my question to you.  Are social media preferences forcing a significant change in internet marketing practices?  In this post, I will give you my answer to that question. Website Landing Pages and Squeeze Pages Anyone who has created a … Continue reading

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