Archive for April, 2009

First impressions matter both in real life face to face interactions with new people that you meet, and the first interactions you have with new readers.
In this video Darren Rowse examine five ways you can improve the impression that you leave on first time readers, and give three questions to ask when thinking about how to leave good impressions on readers.
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How to use social marketing to promote your small business:

• Blogging is  great way to get interact with your customers.
• Take time to read what others in your industry are saying. Get in on the discussion (and get your name out there) by posting your comments on other blogs.
• Share Digital Photos – use Flickr to reach thousands of highly targeted prospects with compelling images of your product.
• Be an authority at Yahoo Answers – If you’re a service-based business, your knowledge is your #1 marketing tool.
• Create and post marketing videos to post online:  CitySearch, YellowPages.com, YouTube etc.
• Use StumbleUpon to raise awareness of your business, Blog readership, grow subscribers, etc…
• Join groups like Yahoo Groups or Google Groups to share interests and opinions.
• Don’t spam. Offer quality and service.

Business Blogging can help you build your business in the following ways:

• Having a blog gives your business an online presence, and gives your clients an alternate way to find you.
• With a business blog, you can create a separate web page that describes the products or services that your business offers. You can easily update this page when you expand your services.
• A business blog allows you to position yourself as an expert while letting clients and perspective clients learn more about you.
• Business blogging also provides a wonderful opportunity for networking, allowing you and others to communicate back and forth.