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National Transport LLC: Auto Transport at its Best!
2008-04-10 09:30:00 With the price of gas escalating, it’s no wonder that more and more people are turning towards auto transport. In the past, if you were moving from New York to Florida, there wouldn’t be any hesitation; you were going to be packing up all of your things between a U-Haul, a moving company and ... More About: National , Affiliate , Transport , Auto
Surviving As a Small Business
2008-04-10 09:00:00 In this day and age, especially with the impending threat of recession, small businesses face an even greater challenge to try to rise to the same level as their competitors. The business world can be a sea full of opportunity for a small business. However, just like the ocean, it’s sink or swim ... More About: Business , Small Business , Small
Memories from Myspace (Part 3/3)
2008-04-09 09:00:00 Ok, so my brother didn’t actually join myspace on his own. I had mentioned the web site in so many conversations, that I finally told him I would create an account for him so that he could try it out for himself. He was extremely reluctant, but I also knew how reluctant I had been ... More About: Social Networking , Myspace , Blogging , Memories , Part
Stars Dancewear: Another Small Business on the Rise
2008-04-08 09:00:00 Increasing numbers of small businesses are starting to dream bigger with a little marketing help from the Internet. For example, Stars Dancewear is a business that was founded by Jennifer Moyers, a clothing designer and was based on the general idea that teen dancewear was nearly impossible to find. This is yet, another ... More About: Business , Small Business , Small , Rise
Memories from Myspace (Part 2/3)
2008-04-07 09:00:00 Overnight, I had become a myspace addict. It was that easy and that difficult. Checking my myspace account actually took precedence over checking my email accounts, which I already checked like a hundred times a day. I found myself adding people to my “friends list” who I didn’t even really talk to throughout high school/college ... More About: Social Networking , Myspace , Blogging , Memories , Part
Memories from Myspace (Part 1/3)
2008-04-04 09:00:00 Why are sites like myspace and facebook so popular? What is it about them that draws the crowds in? I used to have a myspace account. It was great. I heard about myspace from one of my very good friends. She told me about this free Internet site that everyone was joining. It was “cool” ... More About: Social Networking , Myspace , Blogging , Memories , Part
Healthcare For Small Businesses
2008-04-03 09:00:00 According to the United States Chamber of Commerce, more than 44 million Americans are uninsured, with nearly 60% of those employed by small businesses. This is significant because most small businesses do not offer comprehensive health coverage for their employees because of the cost to the employer. This means that employees of small ... More About: Resources , Healthcare , Small , Small Businesses , Businesses
Getting the Most out of Linkedin.com
2008-04-03 06:33:00 LinkedIn.com is a business networking resource on the internet. It complements your fundamental networking skills in building relationships of value which you would use with people you interact with in person. It offers you a world wide connection, a way to ?personally brand? yourself, make contacts for jobs, and have a chance to acknowledge good ... More About: Social Networking , Linkedin
Born to Surf
2008-04-02 09:00:00 According to the United States Census Bureau, in 1984, the proportion of households with a computer was 8 percent. In 2001, that number went up to 56 percent. Then in 2003, it was reported that approximately 70 million American households (or 62%) had one OR MORE computers. Data collected also shows that ... More About: Social Networking , Surf , Time Management
Changing the Way We Do Business
2008-03-31 09:00:00 Almost everyone LOVES the Internet; and if they don’t, then they at least tolerate it. In a blog post where I wrote about the effect of Internet marketing as it relates to the Yellow Pages, one reader brought up an excellent point. He pointed out that many small businesses do not have websites and therefore, they ... More About: Business , Internet Marketing , Changing
Some Fantastic Hosting and I?m not just saying it for the affiliate sale?
2008-03-28 08:26:00 OK… Yes… If you click this link for FLUX Hosting , Fred and I will make a few bucks if you make a purchase. However, Fred and I are blown away by the speed of FLUX and the amazing amount of stuff that is included in their package. We have converted many client sites ... More About: Affiliate , Sale
The 5 W?s of the World Wide Web
2008-03-27 08:00:00 Commonly shortened simply to “the Web,” the World Wide Web is defined as a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Using a web browser, a person can view web pages that may contain text, images and other multimedia as well as links to other pages. Created in 1989 by a guy named Sir ... More About: Social Networking , World Wide Web , The World
Discourse Through Social Media
2008-03-25 08:00:00 Discourse comes from the Latin word discursus meaning “running to and from”. Today, discourse is defined as communication that goes back and forth, such as debate or argument. On the other hand, social media is defined as the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction and the contruction of words and pictures. This interaction, and ... More About: Social , Media , Blogging
The Powers of Persuasion
2008-03-20 11:00:00 When you want someone to do something for you, how do you get them to do it? You persuade them. Persuasion , according to Wikipedia, is a form of social influence. It guides people towards the adoption of an idea or action by rational and symbolic means. It is a problem-solving strategy that relies more on ... More About: Internet Marketing , Powers
The Customer?s Always Right?right?
2008-03-18 11:00:00 Coined by a guy named Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1909, the popular saying “The customer is always right,” is still used by many businesses today to (ideally) do two things: Convince employees to give excellent customer service through their skills and training (Keep the customer happy!). Convince the potential customers that they will receive excellent service. But the ... More About: Customer
Trading ?Yellow Pages? for ?Web Pages?
2008-03-13 08:00:00 The Yellow Pages have been around for a loooong time. According to Wikipedia, the term “yellow” pages” came about in 1883 when a printer in Cheyenne, Wyoming (who was working on a regular phone directory) ran out of white paper and began using yellow paper instead. Later on, in 1886, a man by the name of ... More About: Social Networking , Trading
Google TV Ads
2008-03-12 18:36:00 As most now know Google is in the TV advertising game. All TV ads are running through Dish Network for now. The user interface for the TV advertising is consistently simple as the AdWords advertising. Still the options we love with AdWords like day parting, budgeting, demographic targeting based on networks, programing etc. However all changes take effect ...
Rules for Electronic Marketing
2008-03-11 11:00:00 Advertising isn’t as easy as you think, and it definitely isn’t as easy when it comes to electronic marketing. All of the same rules involved in other forms of non-electric advertising still apply to internet marketing and then some. For this reason, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has prepared guidelines in order to promote a healthy ... More About: Marketing , Electronic , Internet Marketing , Rules
Making the Connection
2008-03-06 11:00:00 As human beings, we desire to feel connected to one another; we desire to be understood and appreciated. So, how does this need to be appreciated and understood transfer over into the world of marketing? Simple. Cater to the consumer’s desires. Think about how often we watch television. Everyone has ... More About: Marketing , Connection
Writing for Success
2008-03-04 16:11:00 What message or messages are we trying to convey to possible consumers, and how can we successfully achieve that? This is a question that many business owners ponder. When dealing with Internet marketing, writing is a key element for success. According to Wikipedia, marketing is defined as “a societal process which discerns consumers’ wants, focusing on ... More About: Writing , Internet Marketing , Success
Internet Marketing - Should it be any different?
2008-02-28 15:26:00 When the Yellow Pages (Phone Book) charges a business hundreds if not thousands per month to run a 12 month ad that the business is locked in to, do they guarantee in writing a certain ROI? I don’t think so. What about Direct Mail through something like Money Mailer that usually costs about $500 for ... More About: Marketing , Internet , Internet Marketing
PPC is Great But Hi-Touch Always Win?s
2008-02-25 12:57:00 At times us marketing managers and business owners can get pretty overly unbalanced in our focus of getting more leads and calls in our pursuits. High touch customer service is huge! It will make or break a business. Great customer service will lead to word of mouth business not just eCommerce efforts. “Word of ... More About: Social Networking , Touch
SPAM - Don?t you just hate it?
2008-02-22 21:21:00 SPAM is down right annoying. I have one e-mail address that 95%+ of the messages are JUNK. It blows my mind. What good is the CAN-SPAM Act doing? Part of the Act prohibits deceptive subject lines. Don’t you just love that one? I recently decided to open one of the many Pay ... More About: Spam , Ethics , Hate
Proper AdWords Campaign Structure For Good to Great Quality Score
2008-02-19 11:00:00 Quality Score is HUGE for every PPC marketer. The better your QS, the higher placement you get, and Cheaper your clicks cost! When I first got my start in PPC I was able to reduce CPC for my employer by 50% after going to an educational session for Campaign Structure optimization. More and more recently ... More About: Great , Adwords , Good
Spyfu.com A GREAT Keyword Tool
2008-02-13 12:05:00 I must say I am a bit behind with this keyword tool. An SEO pro friend of mine mentioned that he used Spyfu.com a lot. And asked if I had used it at all. Of course as a PPC pro I said I had definitely heard of it but wasn’t very familiar. I have known ... More About: Marketing , Great , Keyword , Tool
5 Magazines I Love and You will too: Search Marketing Standard Magazine, We
2008-02-11 11:19:00 If you are time crunched like I am, it’s hard to sit down and read through WIRED. Although WIRED is all that…totally awesome…yada…yada in the opinion of the masses, I really like the five magazines ( Search Marketing Standard Magazine , Website Magazine, Revenue Magazine, Response Magazine and Target Marketing Magazine ) listed below because ... More About: Resources , Love , Magazines
Who Said That? Friday February 8th, 2008
2008-02-08 16:29:00 We close out each week with our ?Who Said That?,? where we give some link love to bloggers who have really captured our attention with their inspiring and thought provoking posts. Let?s get started! How Design Effects Your Website Visitors This post, from the Small Farm Design blog, has several good points about the design of your website ... More About: Friday , February , 2008
Part 2: Favorite ?FREE? SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Tools - This week
2008-02-06 11:00:00 This is part of a series that I am doing weekly on ?Favorite FREE SEO Tools .?I encourage comments on the tools that are featured each week. Please comment as follows: 1) Comment on the Tool that is featured. 2) Mention a similar Tool that you use that you like just as good or better. 3) Please do not simply ... More About: Marketing , Search Engine Optimization , Free , Search
Stumble Upon Ads, Bidvertiser PPC Ads and Traffic HELP?
2008-02-04 11:00:00 Did you know that you can advertise on Stumble Upon for .05 per click? It’s easy to get started if you already have a Stumble Upon Account. You can simply click on Create Campaign, Choose a Category, Put in your URL and Ad Funds…You’re Done! What about Bidvertiser? Have you ever used it? Like Stumble ... More About: Internet Marketing , Traffic
Who Said That? Friday February 1st, 2008
More articles from this author:2008-02-01 20:51:00 We close out each week with our ?Who Said That?,? where we give some link love to bloggers who have really captured our attention with their inspiring and thought provoking posts. Let?s get started! Getting Things Done (GTD) with Mindmaps I have been listening to the Internet Business Mastery podcast for the past month and thought I would add a ... More About: Friday , February , 2008 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
