Social Media Strategy Preplanning

It is important to plan ahead for your social media or you will get burnt out.  As an example, I write articles once a month and then pre-plan when they will launch.  I then pre-tweet and have something set up to post my articles on my Facebook page and in my LinkedIn Blog section.

This doesn’t mean that I don’t then add pieces during the month or even that I don’t follow the progress but what a relief to know… Read More

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Social Media Strategy That Sells

I recently published an article called “Social Media Strategy That Sells.”  This article is a simplified version of my free report – The Seven Steps To Turning Social Media Into Cash.  That report is free too, but you have to sign up to receive it.  For all of those people who aren’t sure they want it or need it, I decided to publish a condensed version to give you a sneak peek into the report/worksheet.  Here is a synopsis and… Read More

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Social Media Strategy with Pingbacks and Trackbacks

If you are looking to understand what pingbacks and trackbacks are for blogs and how you would use them to enhance your social media strategy, look no further.  We have published an article all about pingbacks and trackbacks with examples and information.  Here is a synopsis and link to the full article.

Pingbacks – a pingback is a linkback to a blog from another blog.  It typically notifies the newly linked blog owner.  The different between pingbacks and trackbacks are… Read More

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Social Media Blog Integration Strategy

I recently published an article about how to integrate your blog posts into your social media so that you prevent duplicate postings, minimizing the amount of time you need to spend writing on the web while maximizing your social media exposure.  Here is an excerpt and a link to the full eZine article.

How do you integrate your blog posts into Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook so that you don’t have to update each service every time you write a new… Read More

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Social Media Strategy Using Blogs

I recently published a free eZine article called “Social Media Strategy Using Blogs”. Here is a synopsis of the article and a link to read the full article.

A Blog is an online diary, an online newsletter, an online book of information about a subject with you as the expert.  It is a social media strategy that many web marketing experts use to build their social media strategy and to sell on social media without “selling” on social media. Read the… Read More

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Consistency Is Key Small Business Marketing Worksheet

I am so excited to announce our official launch of our Consistency Is Key: a worksheet to help you market yourself online, consistently.

WHAT DOES THE WORKSHEET DO TO IMPROVE MY INTERNET MARKETING?

One of my talents is organization and planning. I can take a small business, work on their marketing strategy and then turn that strategy into a weekly checklist. Sometimes that is really the break down that causes a small business to be unsuccessful marketing… Read More

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Why Blog

The reason you should blog is to create a relationship with your clients and people on the web who are looking for your services.  A blog is really a dialog where you can provide valuable information and your audience can learn about a topic but also see what kind of expert you truly are in your field and what problems you might solve for your audience.  CONTINUE READING

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Online Membership Software Suggestion

My favorite membership software, for creating online memberships is aMember.  aMember is powerful membership/subscription software for your website.  It is a great tool for marketing your business and for bringing revenue to you.  I currently have five clients who use the software and they have seen their revenue grow exponentially.  In addition, CONTINUE READING

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How Big Businesses Use Social Media

I read an interesting article from the social media examiner about how big businesses use social media. The interview is with a man who advises big brands like Coca Cola and Microsoft . . among others. What I think are the most important point in the article for small business social media marketing are:  CONTINUE READING HERE.

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Small Business Facebook Tips

These are some great tips for social media that I found online to help with your social media marketing.

Leverage other social media: if you have a strong presence on another social networking site like Twitter or YouTube, then I recommend that you use that to promote your Facebook Fan Page. Let folks know where to find you and never, ever forget to add “Follow Me” buttons to your website pages and your blog.  CONTINUE READING

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