Marketing Basics to promote and market your small business
Start off the week with some great new posts by the members of the Blogging Boomers Carnival #83. This week’s Carnival is hosted by Gen Plus. Written by Janet Wendy Spiegel, this blog is about jobs and life for those aged 50 and older. Even if you’re a hair younger than 50, I think you […]
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BloggingBoomers is a collection of bloggers writing for the middle aged reader. They are an interesting and eclectic bunch and I’m excited that The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur has been invited to join their group. These blogs cover a variety of topics including health, finance, marriage, retirement, nostalgia, and a look at mid-life. Each week a
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I’d like to introduce you to Scary Ned. Recently my son took a class at the art gallery. Seven girls and my son had to make life-sized stuffed people. They had to cut fabric, learn to use a sewing machine, paint the faces and add hair. I was quite proud of my son because he’s
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To really grab attention with your marketing, you need to make your readers identify with your message. A powerful way to do this is with a case study. A case study is essentially a customer success story. It works because, if done properly, your readers will identify with your customer, recognize their own problem and
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If you have ever wondered how someone makes a six-figure income online using a blog, I have a video you just HAVE to watch. Here’s the link: Conversation Blogging If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve heard me talk about Yaro Starak. Yaro’s a well-respected blogger and blog trainer (he trained me),
Make Money From A Blog – This Video Tells You How Read More »
Since I’m frantically trying to get ready to leave town for vacation in Ottawa and Montreal, I didn’t have time to write a new blog post for today. Fortunately, this article by one of my favorite internet marketers, Alexandria Brown, came across my desk. I hope you enjoy this “guest” writer. One day a few
“Should You Market to Pleasure … Or Pain?” Read More »
The other day I was in a meeting with a group of local internet creative types to discuss some possible group projects. I confess that I went in feeling a little intimidated. Collectively they have graphic design, web design, audio, video and a variety of techie related skills. And to top it off, they’re all
Social Media, SEO and RSS Are Just Tools In Your Marketing Toolbox Read More »
I recently attended a technology conference where all the discussions and presentations revolved around using technology to create a community. Even for commercial ventures, the real power of the internet is creating on-going conversations; conversations with and between real people.
It didn’t matter if it was a large newspaper or a solopreneur, everyone was talking about how they created interaction with their audience.
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When it comes to any type of online marketing, it’s not the size of your list, it’s what you do with it that counts. The same is true with Facebook. Having 300 highly targeted Facebook Friends who you develop an active relationship with will be far more profitable than 3,000 Friends who come from everywhere,
What to do with your Facebook Friends Once You’ve Got Them Read More »
Blogs, ezines, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are all great ways to disseminate information and let prospects get to know, like and trust you enough to want to spend money on your products and services. The more information you put out there, the more people can get to know you. And not just professional advice and
Are You Sharing Too Much on the Web? Read More »