Yearly Archives: 2011

Business / Social Media

Importance of Your Online Presence & Brand Reputation

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The internet has forever changed how your brand and overall virtual presence is viewed by others.  Traditional marketing and advertising efforts are slowly fading into the unknown due to the valued importance of connectivity within the realm of the digital era.  Companies are no longer hiring individuals based on good faith and a shiny resume.  To remain competitive in the digital era you need to keep up with the times.  Your online presence or brand reputation serves of great importance especially in the eyes of potential clients or your future employer.

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08/03/2011
Bing / Business / Google / Marketing / SEO / Yahoo

Driving Targeted Traffic to Your Website

Website Targeted Traffic
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Getting started on the web opens doors to new opportunities and the ability to connect with your target audience.  Your website is now visible in the virtual space and ready to take on the World.  That’s great!  Although in order to make the most of its money spent building and designing it probably lacks web traffic.  Just like any other new website that launches into the web yours too most likely remains undiscovered.  Nobody knows about it except your coworkers, friends, family, or other acquaintances.  That simply isn’t enough though to generate revenue for your business.

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07/27/2011
Social Media / Twitter

Effective Twitter Marketing – Conversations, Leads, & More Sales

Effective Twitter Marketing

Social Media offers various challenges and opportunities for your business.  Leveraging each channel can be difficult to do especially with limited time, resources, or money perhaps.  Being new to social media can present an even greater challenge in finding the right path towards participation in conversations, creation of leads, and ultimately generating more sales for your business.  Some tweeps get it right away and others will adapt in due time after getting burnt a few times.

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07/25/2011
Facebook / Social Media

Your Facebook Fan Page Has a PageRank Too

Your Facebook Fan Page

Facebook provides a social media marketing platform for business owners.  Whether it’s Facebook advertising or simply a business fan page there are various ways that you can leverage it achieve an ROI.  If you have a Facebook fan page then it’s important to ensure that it’s constantly updated.  Why?  Your Facebook fan page has a page rank too!

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07/22/2011
Business / Facebook / LinkedIN / Marketing / Social Media / Twitter

Tips for Successful Social Media Marketing Campaign

Social Media Marketing

Reaching your target audience with your social media marketing campaign will take a lot of work.  Whether you’re using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIN, Google+, or any other social network leveraging it the right way will help you generate targeted qualified leads.  Here are a few ways that you can target your audience properly and market your products or services efficiently within your social media marketing campaign.

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07/19/2011
Business / Facebook / LinkedIN / Marketing / Search Engine Marketing / SEO / Social Media / Twitter / Web Development / YouTUBE

Site Changes: Stepping Into New Waters

It was in 2009 when I initially realized the need and desire to start my own blog.  Although one of the things that I struggled with in the beginning was how to structure it and the individual areas I wanted to focus on.  So I did what I do best.  Up until now my business blog has primarily focused on the technical side of things.  One of my true passions and area of expertise has always been to develop with the well renowned Joomla Content Management System.  It has now been five years or so in total since I have worked with the application both professionally and personally therefore wanted to share that knowledge with others on the web.

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07/18/2011
Bing / Google / SEO / Yahoo

5 SEO Tips You Should Know

5 SEO Tips

Planning your SEO strategy can be overwhelming especially if you’re just learning about Search Engine Optimization.  What are some things that you should do and not do?  How will you achieve the best possible organic visibility for your business?  There are several elements that need to come into place in order to achieve these results and drive targeted leads to your website.  Search Engine Optimization is a method of science that in most cases can take some time to perfect.  As you prepare to optimize your website for search engines keep in mind these few tips and strategies to help you get on the right path.

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07/04/2011
Business / Facebook / FourSquare / LinkedIN / Marketing / Social Media / Twitter

Top Social Media Management Tools for Your iPhone

 

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Social media may be a business tool or avenue for some but if you’re like me then it’s a lifestyle really.  One of the main reasons that I bought my iPhone was because of its capabilities and how it would fit within my lifestyle and business model for that matter.  The fact that there are over 300,000 apps in the iTunes Store with some of the most popular available on the market was important for me when I was looking at getting my iPhone.  I’m a geek, flat out who is constantly connected to the web and likes to stay on top of news and social media conversations.  So if you’re as crazy about your iPhone and social media hand-in-hand then you’ll probably find this article valuable.

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06/30/2011
Business / Facebook / LinkedIN / Social Media / Twitter / YouTUBE

Leveraging Social Media as a Customer Service Tool [HOWTO]

Leveraging Social Media

Many brands are still finding a hard time in leveraging social media the right way.  Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, or YouTUBE?  Which works best for your business model?  How do you leverage social media to quantify and measure your ROI?  Well, these are actually some of the most common questions that I have been hearing in the last year or so.  Various brands are making serious attempts and investments to identify if social media can be a space where they can succeed.  You’re not the only one wondering the same question.

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06/27/2011
Business / Marketing / Social Media / Twitter

Social Media: Behaving in the Twittersphere [TIPS]

Inside The Twittersphere

Social Media can be a dangerous playground to play in if not utilized properly.  A quick reaction in the form of a tweet can put a cap over your brand and create a bad reputation.  The recent f-bomb slip on Chrysler’s Twitter account serves as the perfect example of how quickly things can go south of the border.  Some 7,500 followers got a good taste of the negative tweet that was sent out by then company then in charge of Chrysler’s social media activity on Twitter.  Immediately after this incident the company which caused the accidental slip was fired and an apology followed which read “…our account was compromised earlier today…”

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06/14/2011

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