Archive for October, 2008
Bring a Breath Mint – You're About to Get Up Close and Personal
I have been talking a lot about social networking sites recently, such as LinkedIn, Biznik, Facebook and Twitter. I have also been telling you how these sites are a great way to promote your business. I probably need to slow down and first mention that they are a great way to build relationships that in [...]
Full StoryLinkedIn.com – I Told You It Was Cool
Just when I thought I was going to leave LinkedIn.com alone as a blog topic for awhile since I have a few recent posts on it, LinkedIn has to go and introduce a cool new feature. Now you can plug mini applications (widgets) into your LinkedIn profile. These applications range from auto-embedding your most recent [...]
Full StoryLet's Talk About Inbound Links
If you have spoken with me about search engine optimization in the past, after exclaiming the virtues of relevant content, at some point inbound links get mentioned – specifically, relevant inbound links! The more inbound links you get from relevant and credible websites the more Google is going to like you. Well, in theory, as [...]
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I have never met her but learned of her through a client of ours that her mother worked for. She is a young girl who is terminal with cancer. Her name is Megan and her story is heart breaking. Please take a moment to visit her website and consider a donation to help her mother [...]
Full StorySocial Networking's Influence on You Site's Traffic
Ok, time to step back and do some full disclosure to see if my input on this blog of the virtures of social networking is truely valid. So, behold the graph below:
I started this blog earlier this year around March, did a few posts and then got side tracked, leaving it abandoned until about 2 [...]
E-Commerce Blog Widget – Sell Directly From Your Blog
Most of our customers use Early Impact’s Product Cart for their e-commerce. Product Cart, while a really boring (but obvious) name, is an incredibly powerful e-commerce shopping cart that we are proud to be certified developers for here at NetSource Technologies.
Earlier this year with the release of Product Cart v3.051, the shopping cart now includes [...]
Biznik.com – Upcoming Social Media Site With Potential
I recently discovered a new website and begun using it last week. It is called Biznik.com. It is sorta like LinkedIn.com but with more social interaction and more ways to promote yourself. The basic membership is free, but some of the more interesting features do require a paid upgrade.
http://biznik.com/articles/dont-get-lost-in-the-hype-turn-to-thrifty-marketing
The above link is an example of [...]
Trends – Your Google Adwords Campaign and RSS
Last month I touched on RSS feeds – what they are and how to use them (See RSS Feeds – How To Guide). I wanted to expand upon RSS a bit more and how RSS will continue to play a bigger role in your online world. In this instance, I want to talk about how [...]
Full StoryIf Content is King, Why Won't He Change His Clothes
If content is king, why won’t he change his clothes every now and again? That robe is starting to stink…
No matter how fancy we make your site, your clients and customers are coming to it for the content that you are sharing. Your content is compelling them to contact you, to spend their money with [...]
Linking Up Online – Not What You Think
Ok, you have a web site that has links on it to other pages on your site. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Pretend your business is a restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky and we’re looking at your About Us page and you have a sentence that reads “We serve the tastiest pizza in Lexington, Kentucky [...]
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