3 Reasons to Invest in your Web Presence in a Down Economy
What’s happening in your financial world? If you’re like most folks, you’re not sure whether we’re headed up or down or what is around the next corner. In uncertain times it can be difficult to see a way forward and spending money is the last thing many business owners want to do. Yet here I…
Social Media Marketing Made Easy
Everybody wants to do it quickly. “How much time does it take?” is the number one question I’m asked. It can be fast and it can be easy. But first you have to invest in a plan. That can be investing time or investing money or both. Without a plan then your “investment” is about…
Online Privacy vs. Convenience and Communication
The latest trend in social media is “Location Aware” services whether it be Twitter, Facebook or the latest up and coming site, Foursquare. I’m an avid user of Foursquare, checking in mostly at public locations like restaurants, coffee shops and taverns but also at our office and even on my deck (one of my favorite…
9 Measurable Social Media Marketing Goals
It seems like I’ve been focusing a lot of my attention lately on helping understand or plan out their goals. Whether it be goals for a new web site or social media marketing goals, it is absolutely critical to have goals and then . . . wait for it . . . actually measure them.…
5 Biggest Social Media Marketing Mistakes
Everyone is joining in the Social Media Marketing blitz – or so it often seems – but not everyone is doing it well. Are you? Here are the five biggest mistakes businesses make in Social Media Marketing: 5. Not being consistent Some really good folks come up with a plan and start implementing it and…
Are You Paying Attention?
Everybody is so busy. We have to – or at least we feel like we have to – multi-task throughout the day. But does it really work? This morning I realized that my fruit shake wasn’t going to keep me going until lunch time so while I was out and about I swung through McDonald’s…
Financial Advice and Social Media
One of the services we offer is Social Media Marketing Consulting. We’ve been speaking with a variety of financial advisors and insurance brokers. Most of them want to utilize social media marketing but they can’t. Like one (who probably has to remain anonymous or I’ll have to have a three paragraph disclaimer) told me just…
Web Site Design Fundamentals
Would you build the foundation for your house and then begin to ponder what rooms you should put in the house and where the walls should go? Of course not. Yet when it comes to building a web site this is precisely the model that most businesses follow. First they build the site and they…
Be Findable! The Small Business Guide To Location Social Media
EduCyber Presents Growing Your Business on the Internet Series: Thursday, May 27, 2010 “Be Findable! The Small Business Guide To Location Social Media” Pay online to reserve your spot >> Where are you? That’s not a metaphysical question. Are you and your business findable? Are you being found? Way back in 2007 Google told us…
Eliminate Orphans
Some of you will think this is some sort of Dickensian entreaty to eliminate “the surplus population”. But it isn’t. I’m talking about orphaned web pages. A web page gets orphaned in much the same way a human does. It’s parent dies or goes away. Let me give an anecdote to explain both how it…
