social media and your blog
Social Media Concerns and Your Business
“With great power, comes great responsibility.” Now if you remember the movie, “Spiderman,” how could you not think about the tremendous pressures on Peter Parker to keep his amazing powers only for the good of the people.
The same applies to “publishing” on the internet. With a publishing platform such as a blog or website, there is [...]
Is Social Media Dying?
These days, who hasn’t heard about the new social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, etc., and many of the video sites that tout being able to connect to thousands of people online. First, I need to ask, how much time do you have to keep connections with, maybe 20 people, much less, hundreds or [...]
Blog Comments Help Attract Traffic
I found a great video here about commenting on other people’s blogs. One of the many ways to attract traffic to your blog is to comment on other blogs. The best way to make this happen is to do an online search for other blogs that are in your industry, either complementary or similar products [...]
Video on Your Blog
Having written several posts here on video and your blog, it should be obvious that video is a necessary marketing tool for your business. Even if you don’t have a website, you could make a “home made” video, upload it to “Youtube” and add a phone number or other form of contact to your business [...]
Social Media and Blogs
One topic that I don’t talk about as much as other bloggers is social media and how many bloggers “connect” their social sites to their blog. I am talking about “Twitter,” “Facebook,” “Myspace,” “Friendster,” and many other sites that you may already be a member of.
Granted, all these sites are very popular now, but for [...]
Blog Marketing is Still Relevant
I receive email from business bloggers asking me if having a blog is still relevant to build either an online business or offline business. I responded with YES! As a matter of fact, more people and businesses are going online with a blog than in the previous 5 years combined.
If you watch TV lately, interviewer [...]
Blogging for business in a recession
We have a nice short video from a professional blogger who believes that blogs are the most reasonable way to reach out to your target market and get their feedback of what they want. Enjoy.
Can you start a business with only a blog?
I have received a lot of email about starting a business with just a blog. The answer is a resounding yes!! Although this blog site concerns itself with using a blog to attract an offline audience for a “brick and mortar” location, a blog is a natural to start if all you want to do [...]
How Blogs Can Drive Traffic to Your Business
Check out this video by Barnaby De Palma where he explains about how a blog post and social media can drive traffic to your business.
Social Network Sites and Blogs
With the popularity of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and Linkdin, there is little room for any other types of social networking outlets lately!
If you plan on blogging your business, make sure you have enough time to spend on your social network, IF you choose to do so. We are of the opinion that having a Twitter, [...]
