Guest post by BandC from MyBlogGuest For beginners the world of search engine optimisation (SEO) can seem mindboggling. ‘Keywords’, ‘back links’ and ‘page rank’ can all seem like complicated computer jargon. Small businesses may think that utilising an SEO strategy is a time consuming, complicated procedure but it needn’t be. There are 4 key areas…
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Jan
27
SEO for Small Businesses Made Easy
Jan
23
Blogging for Business: 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Blogging on a Business Trip
Blogging on a business trip can be exciting. Your friends and family back home get to keep track of how you’re doing, and your colleagues benefit from your experiences almost immediately. Unfortunately, there are a few things you may do which can turn a positive into a negative very quickly. Worse, they could wind up…
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Jan
16
How to Write an Online Press Release
The Internet has changed how we write, both for personal and business purposes. And we’re not just talking about the unique, choppy Twitter language that is still emerging and constantly evolving (LOL!). We’re talking about substantive content written with purpose. The limits of print are obvious: You have less space, updating content over time is…
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Jan
13
Online Visibility: If You Want To Be Found You Have To Be Seen
Sounds pretty obvious, doesn’t it?! However, think about this … Given your particular niche and the keywords people are likely to use to search for information about your expertise, where will your target audience “see” you online? Many entrepreneurs who market their products and services online follow a similar online visibility “flow”. And the flow…
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Jan
07
How to Bridge the Gap Between Your Ideas and Money
One afternoon last June, I was sitting at my desk reading one of the most inspiring books around, called “The Medici Effect” – and suddenly I was hit with an idea! I was just finishing up with a successful guest post contest and was toying around with the idea of what I could do next. Hosting another contest like that just seemed so boring and blah to me.
Nov
18
How to Find an Intern
All This Talk About Interns – How do you find one? Ever since I wrote a guest post over at ComLuv entitled, “The Least Expensive Way to Outsource Some Blogging Tasks,” I’m beginning to see more and more info about working with interns starting to pop up everywhere. We’ve already had some lively discussions here…
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Oct
27
Should You Let an Intern Manage Your Social Media Marketing?
Guest post by Nick Stamoulis Have you ever heard of a “Twitern?” It’s an intern who is responsible for managing a company’s Twitter profile, although it could extend to any of the social networks. Is an intern the best person to handle your social media marketing? Let’s look at the pros and cons of social…
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Oct
20
Changing Aspirations
Guest post by Jack Lundee Any businessperson or entrepreneur with dreams has high hopes of achieving certain goals. However, most of these people aren’t successful in reaching their goals because of their inability to thoroughly follow through with a written regimen or plan. It’s true that only 5% of the overall population has written goals.…
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Oct
19
Add Value to Your Business through Blogging
Guest post by Liz Krause A picture may be worth a thousand words, but what about when it comes to your blog? A blog can say a great deal about you and your company. It will either convey an image of acute understanding of the topic at hand, or it will clearly showcase the fact…
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Oct
14
Virtually Fantastic (cont’d): 12 Free Online Event Registries and Sample Event Listings
If you missed my previous post, “Virtually Fantastic – Marketing Your Virtual Events So People Sign Up And Show Up”, be sure to give it a read if you’re looking for how-to guidelines for promotional success. It’s one thing to create, organize, and plan a virtual event (or “live” event, for that matter) … And…
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Sep
27
Finding Topics for Your B2B Business Blog
Guest post by Nick Stamoulis A B2B business blog is a great and useful tool for numerous reasons. First off, a B2B content marketing strategy should focus on helping and educating their consumer; a blog is the perfect platform to do that. Blogs are inherently social in nature (as long as you allow comments), which…
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Sep
16
Virtually Fantastic: Marketing Your Virtual Events So People Sign Up & Show Up
Who’s holding virtual events these days? All the big dogs, the thought leaders, and the innovators — that’s who. And so should YOU. Once your teleseminar, webinar, blogging contest, Twitter hashtag party, or other virtual event is planned out, the fun begins! It’s time to have fun marketing your event. Take these tips into account…
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