Jan 25, 20100

6 Tips to Increase Work Productivity

Categories: Education, Tips and Tricks
6 Tips to Increase Work Productivity

Have you ever sat down to your computer in the morning, looked up and it's already past lunchtime?  And you still haven't gotten around to half the things you know you were supposed to do? Where did the time go? With work at home businesses, telecommuting and general internet based tasks on the rise we need to be more efficient, disciplined and organized to get in a full productive day. Here are some tips on how to manage your day that have worked for me. 1. Create a Daily Writing Routine This is the difficult part and may require you to flex that discipline muscle a little more than you're used to, especially when you are just getting started with your blog. Writing 3x a day, once a day or even once a week can get challenging over a long period of time. But once you've established a daily writing routine it gets much easier, I promise.  Like anything else you do repeatedly, you get used to it. You will continue to blog because you want to and because you like it, but you will also get in the habit of doing it and will write no matter what. 2. Use a To-Do List And/or a ...
Nov 6, 20092

FREE SEO Website Assessment

Categories: SEO, Tips and Tricks
FREE SEO Website Assessment

Take Advantage of our FREE Web Assessment! Ever wonder how your website is doing?   How many of your pages are indexed by Google, Yahoo, Bing?  Maybe more importantly how many incoming links are going to your site and from where?  Are there technical issues you can clean up that could effect your page ranking?  Does your website content match your keywords? Just subscribe to our site and fill out our SEO form wait 5-7 business days and we'll do the rest! Here's what you get... Review, Report and Recommendations... SEO Report Includes : Domain Information Keyword Ranking: Based on your chosen keywords Competition: Your main online competitors based on your keywords Backlink: # of backlinks indexed by major search engines and other authority sites Indexed Pages: # website pages search engines have indexed Page Optimization Performance: various SEO metrics of your web pages Validation: html/coding errors and broken links Recommendations: Personal walk-through explanation of report results What can be done to improve your situation Marketing Strategy (SEO, SMM, PPC Packages) Delivery: within 5-7  business days (If you are already subscribed to our blog, please email me if you would like to have a FREE SEO Assessment) Related posts:How Free Content Can Boost Your Sales The more you give away for FREE, the more...Does Using a Free Service Save ...
Oct 5, 20091

Why It’s Imperative to Use Social Media

Categories: Education, Social Media Marketing
Why It’s Imperative to Use Social Media

What do you think of when you hear the words Twitter, Facebook, and other online social media websites? Do your eyes glaze over?  Do you think, "That's just for young kids!" If so, you're missing out on valuable and FREE marketing platforms that exist to promote your business.  Did I mention that it was FREE? There are over 251 Million internet users in North America alone, over  1.6 Billion Worldwide!  So if you're not on social media, you risk losing all those potential customers to the smart business folks who are utilizing social media marketing. Here are Seven Points as to why social media must be used no matter what you are promoting: Point 1: You Can't Beat "FREE!" The current most popular social media platforms being used for business are FREE: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. These are all sites that build relationships with a targeted audience in mind. It's definitely more cost-effective than spending money on online advertising techniques such as Pay-Per-Click or banner ads. Point 2: It's A Small World After All! It's a global market out there! Why not take advantage of that? On Twitter you have the opportunity at any time of day or night to see real-time "tweets" from people in Japan, ...
Jul 11, 20090

How to Find Work When You’re Unemployed

Categories: Education, Social Media Marketing
How to Find Work When You’re Unemployed

The unemployment rate is rising approximately .5% monthly since April 2009. We read about companies shutting down branches, filing for bankruptcy, layoff numbers are increasingly high.  Personally I know at least 3 people who were just laid off in the last month. A friend I hadn't heard of in a long time wrote to me through LinkedIn to tell me he had just been laid off and if I had any suggestions for him.  I wrote back saying I couldn't think of anything off the top of my head but then proceeded to tell him several methods he could look into to find work in his industry. There are many sources you can use to find work, partners, funding, customers and a general source of support in these economically trying times.  We are going to focus on LinkedIn this time. LinkedIn is a great network for professionals to connect.  It's used to find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by someone in your contact network.  Unlike Facebook, MySpace or Twitter the feel of this network is definitely more professional than social purposes.  Although you can link you status updates with your Twitter tweets, for the most part a ...
Jun 15, 20092

The New York Times Joins the Social Marketing Movement

Categories: Education, Social Media Marketing
The New York Times Joins the Social Marketing Movement

On June 4, 2009 The New York Times, in their "Practically Speaking" section published the article "Small Businesses Are Taking Tentative Steps Toward Online Networking" by Mickey Meece. That title in and of itself caught my attention because it's right up my alley, talking about most of the people I end up working with! Basically the article speaks about how Social Media Marketing has finally caught the attention of small businesses. How SMM has allowed entrepreneurs access to a huge online audience and the interactive component to marketing now allows businesses to create long lasting relationships with their customers. It covered all the points that I've been discussing with my clients! What a great article to link to and repost! But what happened when I sat down to write this post was also very telling of the times we're in. Originally I had found the article through a posting on one of my LinkedIn groups and followed the link. I briefly read the article and bookmarked it for future content for one of my blogs. When I went back to my bookmarked address a couple ...

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