At the time of writing, Google lists over 3.1 billion pages for the phrase social media, 14 billion for twitter and 19 billion for Facebook. That’s a lot of stuff to get through. But most of it is about building an audience on your Facebook page, or on your Twitter account. Much less of it
Like any good writer, I read a lot – news sites, blog posts and books – some of it is just casual reading, but most of it is for research or ideas. A common thread among posts dealing with starting a blog, or writing blog posts, is identifying your audience. While this is important, especially
If you’re new to the world of online marketing, you’re probably missing out on a number of lucrative avenues that could seriously affect your level of success. While some people think building a website and paying for lots of advertising is the way forward, in my own experience, this isn’t usually the case. In fact,
Deciding that it is time for your business to get a website can be a challenging period. If you are not technologically savvy, then where do you start? And even if you do understand the inner workings of the internet, how do you know who the right person to develop your website is? If you
Recently there has been a lot of talk about the far-reaching consequences social networking sites like Facebook can have on people’s lives: people’s real lives. Online interaction, especially on social networking sites like Facebook, could have significant ramifications on your life offline. You may often get carried away and your ‘online’ personality could brag and
If you want to promote your website effectively, you need to have great content on a daily basis. You should design your site so that it is easy to navigate, and so that it is interactive for users, who can feel very comfortable once they are in your site. This has to be done effectively,
When looking at the marketplace and start up’s today you have to think to yourself – “What are these companies thinking, and moreover these VC’s. How do they plan to make a profit? The truth is that most start up’s have no clearly defined revenue plan. You wouldn’t believe how many times I have heard
A good position in the organic search results for your products and services will provide many relevant and qualified visitors. The optimal way is for your products and services to be visible in both the organic search result and sponsored links. Thus providing the maximum reach and exposure. Sponsored links are fast and efficient and
Linkbait: Creating unique, interesting, and/or controversial content (any media form) that other people will link to. Made for the main purpose of getting links. The term “linkbait” is used to describe content on a website which is designed to generate incoming links from other sites. Some people disagree with the use of this term, since
1) Comment on high traffic blogs with a link back to your site. Leave comments that people would be interested in, such as contributory information that they may have skipped, or are unaware of. 2) Include a link to your website in all your emails. 3) Yahoo answer portal, which is very easy to use
Entrepreneurship has been with us for quite some time. Every person is attracted by any opportunity to make an extra coin. In this case, one is bound to be bombarded by numerous business start-up ideas. One thing that is for sure is that there are some which would give you more profits while others will
The Internet offers an unparalleled platform to reach and connect with a global audience. The web is booming and there are no signs of going back. Revolutionizing the way we do business, the web is where we turn to whether we want to read the news, do market research, buy a house, decide what kind