If you treat your business as nothing more than a hobby you are not likely to actually make any money with it. One does not use a hobby to make money this is reserved for a business so effort and dedication are absolutely essential. Even if you outsource some of the work required for a successful online venture there is still a need for you to put in some effort and any business no matter what it is requires either time or money or both to make...more
Using different ways to promote your business using Facebook ia an excellent stategy for generating targeted traffic to your business or website. When promoting your business using Facebook it's a good idea to concentrate on just a couple of methods to start with. Once you begin to see results, and your confidence grows,you can move on to more challenging and in-depth methods. Listed below are 3 ideas you can implement today,and...more
Facebook has become an excellent marketing tool with an incredible online society that is a gold rush to everybody who is interested in building brands and advertising. It has a staggering growth over the past couple of years with 100s of millions of active members and it is a great way for internet marketers to reach users in a legitimate way. After exploring Facebook, here are 3 ways you can use it to promote your business for FREE!1.Create a credible profile. Creating a profile is the most basic thing you can do on Facebook and it is necessary if you want to create a group or a page in your Facebook account. An excellent profile must include: a professional picture, your contact information, website and your profession and other interests. Now, you can start adding friends to your profile each day. However, it is advisable not to add too many friends at once because it will look like you are spamming. You may also invite your business partners, customers to become your friends to create a network around your business. 2. Build your own group. If you cant find a group that really fits your style, create your own! Facebook groups place more users to discuss topics with same...more
Do you run a design business? Not getting the hits on your website you were looking for? Poor sales return? Well it sounds like you need help marketing your design business effectively and efficiently, this simple and easy to follow guide will put you on the right track in no time. The three best ways of marketing your design business are SEO which...more
If you are running a design business but you are only using online resources and the internet to market and advertise, then you are seriously missing out on other opportunities to pull in potential customers. You should really be looking towards offline marketing for your design business as well because even though its the 21st Century not everyone...more
Twitter have now finished their staged roll-out of the new 'Lists' feature across the social media network. Let's take a look at where Lists are capable of playing a positive role in your businesses social media activities.Monitor Your Market -With many brands and companies now openly embracing social media as a new business tool, Twitter has made both market and competitor information more readily available as well as easily shared. It's important to be aware of what's happening in the marketplace of your business and above all, knowing your competition. With Twitter lists you simply group a number of your own user directories together that can monitor this activity (you may also like to make this list private). Once you have created these lists, all the tweets are available in one timeline making it much easier to digest. In fact you don't even need to follow them directly as long as their tweets aren't protected.Managing Conversations -In similar fashion to my last Bluewire Media blog post, Connecting with Customers in the Social Web, monitoring clients and Twitter users commenting about you and your brand can often be invaluable. In fact I recently discovered a tool that will...more
As we know there has been an explosion of social media sites appearing online recently, and each one can be used to optimize your business and generate targeted traffic in a variety of different ways. What follows are 3 ways to generate...more
Are you an online business owner that is trying to learn the best ways to drive website traffic? Then you are in the right place because this article is going to give you with some of the most effective ways that anyone can use to get website traffic...more
Are you interested in business? There are lots of people who show a lot of interest in business but when they start their venture they fail to succeed. They do not tend to understand the reasons of their failure. One of the major reasons is the...more
If you are considering purchasing point of sale software for your business, this article will be right up your alley. There are literally scores of programs that you can buy off the shelf, each with their own particular benefits and each with their...more
If you are like most people who own legitimate online businesses you are probably also focusing on the next big online income opportunity. It does not really make much difference whether you are an affiliate marketer, a blogger or into MLM, if you do...more
Small business owners are smart, savvy and creative. This is, oftentimes, what causes more confusion with prospects. Let's use an example to make it clearer.Imagine you're at a networking event and you're talking to someone who could be an ideal...more