I attended a huge networking event today, and I really enjoyed most of what I was involved in. Austin is filled with great people, and passionate business owners, and lots of entrepreneurs who don’t know the next step. They’re considered (by me) to be very successful, and they know their industry inside and out. Still, [...]
Studying online marketing to start “Blogging for profits” has long been one of the most interesting subjects I’ve ever come across. To me, things like online marketing and blogging to make money aren’t as simple as people make them sound, but they are intriguing. “Just write great content that gets targeted visitors, and sit back [...]
Before I get into this post, I need to define what I mean by “social media” and “productivity” in this instance. First, by social media, I’m referring to your efforts to connect, share, mediate, and be relational online, whether for personal or online marketing reasons. I am including the use of social networking sites to [...]
If you’re running a blog, you need to be running it on WordPress. Why? For one, the ease-of-use and out-of-the-box functionality is second to none in the blogging platform world. Also, WordPress has some pretty stellar plugins that handle your on-site Search Engine Optimization without too much tweaking and coding. On top of that, there [...]
In continuing with online marketing and my tradition of list posts, I’ve decided to write an online marketing post that everyone can use. Don’t have a blog? Get one–but if you refuse, use these tips for your business’ website or your team’s online marketing strategy then. Here goes nothing: Write great content. If this tip [...]
If you’ve been running a business for any amount of time, you know the importance of finding, pitching, and landing clients. The process usually involves cold-calling, referral followups, requests for proposals, face-to-face meetings and/or some combination of the above. Online, while it’s significantly harder to have a face-to-face meeting (or easier if you’re using a [...]
Marketing is essential to any business, whether online or off. Countless books have been written on creative and clever ways to market, but which ones work and which ones leave your business stranded? In this post, I’ll examine some ways to market yourself, your business, your blog, or all of the above—with a twist: they [...]
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting about running a blog. Getting started, getting a few visitors, and some simple promotion tactics. Specifically, we’ll look at how to start a blog based on your business, industry, or company. Many business owners I’ve spoken with recently ask about blogging on behalf of their business, and [...]
Conversation Agent: Top Ten Reasons Why Your Company Should not Have a Blog. If you run a business, you’ve probably heard that you should have a blog. Some business owners assume these statements are wrong, and don’t look into it. Others assume these statements are right, set up a blog, fail, and don’t look into [...]
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Ever wondered what the absolute best steak recipe was? Interested in creating for yourself the type of perfect steak that melts in your mouth, right in the comfort of your own home? Let me paint a picture for you: You come home from work after a busy day, craving the ultimate man-meal of USDA Choice [...]
Supplement. Exercise. Or eat soup. I’ve had success with all three methods, and (obviously) the best combination is a little of all three. The last time I tried this soup (about a year ago), I lost a total of 22 pounds in three months, but it was partially due to a rigorous lifting program I’d [...]