Have you been through any birth pangs lately? No, not THAT kind of birth — it’s been a while since my family has welcomed a baby. I mean business birth pangs. You know, the pushing, pulling, and praying that goes along with entrepreneurship. Here are a few of the things I’ve discovered about how to grow a business. I hope you’ll share your own realizations …
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Internet Marketing is a more complicated art and science than it has ever been before, and one question that troubles many business owners is this: “How do I really know what I need to do for my business to keep up with internet marketing, and how do I know if what I’m doing is working?” The technology changes so quickly, and it can be so …
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We’ve all heard the 80/20 rule in marketing, right? It suggests that when posting to social media, 80% of the posts you share need to be about others and only 20% should be about yourself. The point is that you don’t want to be too promotional, and nobody wants to listen to someone who only talks about himself; we all know that person, right? …
Do your rates match your target market? Today I’m talking to vendors. Set your rates to whatever the market can bear, right? We’ve all heard this before. So how do you know what the market can bear? More specifically, how do you know what your target market can bear? It’s no secret that my company, Wiser Sites, is a general contracting agency. We are always on …
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If you aren’t already subscribing to podcasts (regularly scheduled audio recordings) via iTunes, now’s the perfect opportunity to get started. The beauty of using iTunes (and the Podcast app for iOS) is that by subscribing, each time there’s a new episode from your favorite podcaster, you’ll automatically get it! Since most podcasts are free, one of the great ways you can support your favorite podcasters …
I am fascinated by real world marketing in action, and I’m especially keen to tactics that worked on me personally, because I’m a shrewd consumer. (Some might say cheap.) So here you go. These are my observations from our excursion to the Middle Ages. 1) Give a discount that’s small enough to instigate the transaction, but not so big you compromise your worth I was …
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Don’t you hate it when you’re hosting a Hangout on Air and the screen freezes, drops, or it gets all blurry. What you need is faster Upload speed, right? Well, I just increased from .74 MB to 1.12 MB by simply ticking one box in my modem settings. Might not seem like a lot, but I’m telling you what, it sure is! So How do you …
Here are seven Quick Tips that will help you get your videos seen on YouTube and improve your SEO for YouTube videos. Watch the Video Here Now that you have seen the video, here is the summary of what you just learned. 1. Keywords Create a list of keywords that describe your video. Some of the most important keywords can be names of cities, industries …
I was commenting on a blog today and it inspired me for today’s quick tip. Its Gravatar, your globally recognized avatar. It is more than just a thumbnail Image that is next to your name everywhere you leave a comment online. I’m here to tell you that if you’re serious about branding yourself online, you absolutely must have gravatar. But it is not enough to …
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