Inevitably at the end of a year, predictions for the coming year can be found everywhere. The predominate theme at the end of this 2011 is that mobile ads will dominate in 2012. Mobile Ads Of the world’s population 77% of consumers now have a mobile phone. To reach consumers where they are, ad funded…
Everyone running a blog or business on the Internet is doing the same thing. Trying to build their brand. With Facebook and Twitter, you can get instant brand recognition, compliments, complaints or general mumblings. It’s never been easier to see how your brand fares or if it’s even known at all. Google Alerts allows you…
Looking at past history, website sales can be quite lucrative. Imagine if you will, Facebook being sold right now. Huge bucks right? So what if you don’t own a Facebook? How to sell your website and get a fair price for it? There are a few key components for getting a fair $$ for your…
Bloggers have a lot of tools at their disposal. They have the onsite content they produce in the form of blog posts, the social networks they (should) maintain, and email lists. Of these, the most important is arguably the first listed. If you don’t have good content, you shouldn’t even bother trying to get people…
Okay, maybe it shouldn’t suck, but I have noticed something lately. I have been reading a lot of guest posts on some of my favorite blogs. What I have found is a bit alarming. So, while this post is not really about why your guest post should suck; it is about why you need to…
How many times have we said, “the money’s in the list?” Probably a million. But it’s the truth. If you have not started to build your email list, you really are missing out on readers, subscribers and customers. This post will discuss the 5 email list direct mailing trends of 2011. Direct Mailing Trends 2011 While…
Return on Investment. ROI. You have all heard of it. But what about roi and social media. Let’s say you have invested no money into your social media campaign, can you still measure roi? Absolutely. Your blog takes time and research. So you can certainly measure whether or not your social media roi is paying…
LinkedIn has been around just a short 8 years. In that time, it has made great strides for employment networking, lead generation and even traffic generation. Now, a recent poll by Entrepreneur magazine shows you exactly what people think of LinkedIn. The poll was titled, how can LinkedIn help your business? Below are some of…
