Archive for June, 2009
Finally! YouTube Gives Us What We Need!
One of the most frustrating things about YouTube is trying to get viewers of your online video over to your main website – SO THAT YOU CAN SELL THEM SOMETHING! In the past, they haven’t allowed hyperlinks over to your main website in the videos themselves. We have been forced to place a link over [...]
Be There Before the Sale – A Real Life Scenario
“You better buy me dinner first. You don’t even know me!” There has been much discussion on the web about moving the free line —in other words— giving away free content to your target market in an effort to move them further down the sales funnel. I am a big believer. The Sales Funnel The [...]
3 Must Reads – Social Media Planning
What is Your Social Media Marketing Strategy? Is your company getting ready to jump of the cliff and into social media — Lee Odden of TopRankBlog wants to know if you will jump as a Lemming or a base jumper. The 22 Step Social Media Marketing Plan From Mashable.com — this is a list of [...]
I’m Plug-In Crazy!
WordPress is awesome and the number one reason is because of the number of plug-ins you can slap onto your blog. It is soooo easy! However, this can be a problem as well. It is so simple to install plug-ins on your blog that many people can’t stop. Have you ever seen someones blog that [...]
[Video] How To Set Up Your RSS Reader
The best way to market yourself online is to begin using the technology that your target market is using. Use the technology yourself and you will begin to understand how to better leverage that technology to reach your market. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it is truly a revolutionary technology on the Internet. [...]
5 Tips for A Successful Business Blog Launch
You have decided that a blog is the right thing for your business — Congratulations — you are correct. Your website will begin to become a serious factor in generating business leads and sales for your company. Here are 5 tips to consider as you plan the launch of your business blog Don’t fuss over [...]
Use Your iPhone To Generate Blog Topics
Somebody asked me if I liked my iPhone yesterday. I have had it for well over a year and I gave a more enthusiastic – YES! – than I did the first week I had it. The iPhone was a game changer for me because I use it for so many things – it wakes [...]
Viral Video Of The Week – June 19th
The guys at Fail Blog have locked up a lot of the top spots on YouTube this week — here is one of my favorites —- just because I hate the whole glamour rock part of my life — 97,611 views in one day (June 18th) 747 Favorites in one day
3 Must Reads – Online Video Distribution
Distributing your video can take hours of your time and can lead to little or no success if there is no plan. Here are three must reads from those that know how to get it done. 7 Tips for Successful Viral Video Production & Distribution When I think about online video marketing — I think [...]
How Your Small Business Can Get My Attention
Hey! Over here! Look at me! As marketers of small businesses we are competing for the attention of an increasingly sophisticated group of buyers. So — how do you stand out? How do you get my attention? Make It About Me — Not You If you want my attention it needs to be relevant to [...]
