Share Your Knowledge and Expertise Through Maven
You’re an expert. Did you know that? Think of the times that people ask you for advice based on your profession. You know your stuff. That’s why people come to you. There are plenty of people out there who need your expertise. It’s about making connections and networking.
Now there is a place where experts come together for a common cause; sharing their knowledge with others. That place is called Maven. Mavin is not just a way to network. It’s not just another social platform. At Maven, members not only get a platform to share what they know but it’s another outlet to make money. People are constantly looking for experts to assist them. They are even willing to pay for that expertise. Maven is your outlet to getting what you know in the hands of others.
Maven members come from all professions to include: attorneys, physicians, accountants, social… Continue reading
Why Your Business Strategic Plan Should include a VA
Today there are numerous businesses starting both online and offline. When you are creating a strategic plan on how to run and market your business are you including a virtual assistant (VA) in that plan? If not then you are missing an important piece of the puzzle.
VA’s are helping businesses all over the world run smoothly and effectively. What is a VA? A VA is someone who works remotely or virtually as it is coined from an environment away from your place of business. VA’s traditionally work from their homes and work part-time and full-time.
What can a VA do for you? A VA can do anything that a traditional in office assistant can do outside of meeting people face-to-face. Here are just a few of the things VA’s can do:
- Typing
- Answer Calls
- Web Design
- Graphic Design
- Send Emails
- Email Marketing
- SEO
- Project Management
- Coordinate Meetings/Travel
- And more………..… Continue reading
Using Google Plus in Your Business
As you continue hearing about Google’s new social media network called Google Plus (Google+ or G+), one can’t help but wonder how it can be used for business. Currently, the environment is set up for personal use only as Google continues to develop the business component of their network. Although it is still in BETA, Google+ comes packed with a lot of power.
What are the basics of Google+
To get started on Google+, the list was created below to help you boost your efforts:
- Make sure that you check your Google Profile to ensure that it is complete with your information. Tell people who you are, what you do, who your ideal client is and who you would like to do a joint venture with.
- Be intent on building relationships to grow your inner circle. By building relationships, you will enrich your experience on G+.
- When sharing information with… Continue reading
7 Tips That Help You Better Engage at Events – Cd Vann
Have you been looking for an event that will stimulate your brain, stretch your social media efforts, and strenghten your online presence? Then you definitely should checkout unGeeked e’lite that is coming up in Chicago (May 12-14, 2011) and is hosted by Cd Vann a.k.a. @thatwoman_is. Also, I will be doing a live interview with CD, via BlogTalkRadio.com where she will further share her passion about social media, marketing, and branding for businesses.
unGeeked invites attendees to learn how to leverage their internal and external marketing and branding campaigns. Our Discussion Leaders cover topics that will assist departments such as Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Customer Service, Sales, Human Resources and Legal with engaging, storytelling and conveying the authenticity of the brand, whether it be to your customers (Product to Consumer) or to your clients (B2B) or to members (not-for-profits).
For special discount use the code unGeeked Retreat (case sensitive)… Continue reading
Use Twitter to Grow Your Business Brand
During my research for Twitter tips to share with my readers, I found a great article by Victoria Wells entitled “5 Twitter strategies that get your brand noticed“. As you venture into branding your business on Twitter, keep in mind that you should create a plan that will help you stay on track.
Below is an excerpt from this article and would definitely suggest that you read the entire article so you can learn about some really great tips to help you grow your business.
If you’re a small business owner, you probably know that social media is a powerful tool to get your company noticed. While many businesses turn to Facebook or websites for social networking, Twitter is often forgotten because companies simply don’t know how to use it effectively.
Fortunately, David Rogers at BNET offers five ways to get your company noticed using Twitter.
Here they… Continue reading
PayPal Fraud Happen to Me, WOW!
So I logged into my PayPal personal account to check the status and to make updates to my account. To my surprise, $897 was stolen from me twice with a fee of $1 charged twice. I couldn’t believe my eyes and thought that I had logged into the wrong account somehow.
Immediately, I called PayPal to get the issue resolved. I felt that it was an injustice and I also felt violated. My first thought was, “How could someone get access to an account that isn’t associated with anything, anywhere on the internet?”. I have to admit that I’m surprised how efficiently everything was handled by PayPay because they did and excellent job assisting me.
My angel in disguise name was Pat (operator #42205). She was very calming, reassuring and knowledgeable regarding how to fix the issue. I asked her if there was an extra level of security that I could… Continue reading
Press Release: Andy Beal and Trackur.com
Andy Beal Founder of Trackur.com Shares His Knowledge of Reputation Management & Internet Marketing on Your Passionate Business BlogTalk Radio Show
The featured guest for Your Passionate Business show on July 15 at 4 pm CDT/5 pm EDT is internationally-renowned consultant, author, and speaker Andy Beal. Andy specializes in online reputation management and Internet marketing.
Considered one of the world’s most respected reputation management experts, Andy has worked with many brand-leaders including Motorola, GlaxoSmithKline, Lowes, and NBC. His advice is trusted by ABC News, BusinessWeek, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, and more.
Andy’s current projects include his book Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online, his blog Marketing Pilgrim, SEM Vendor & Trackur.com’s social media monitoring tools. Follow Andy on Twitter by visiting http://Twitter.com/andybeal.
Your Passionate Business BlogTalk radio show is your source for information to reinvent and compete in 2010. Special guests share their ideas on how to… Continue reading
Press Release: Antonio Crawford on Your Passionate Business BlogTalkRaio Show
SUCCESSFUL INFOPRENEUR SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF CREATING INFO PRODUCTS ON YOUR PASSIONATE BUSINESS BLOGTALK RADIO SHOW
Antonio L. Crawford, CEO, Top Book Sales Inc., Publisher Kaizen Publication LLC and founder Strateginomics™ Wealth Building Seminars will share his knowledge of developing info products to create a new income stream for your business during the BlogTalk radio show “Your Passionate Business” on Friday, July 9, 7pm CDT/8pm EDT. Aspiring infropreneurs can tune in to learn how to create info products that sell.
The genius of an info product is how easy it is to create. It doesn’t require you to create a physical product. You just need to share your knowledge and experience in the form of eBooks, white papers, videos, podcasts, e-newsletters or other digital information formats. They can be downloaded from your site without you having to pay for materials to create them. People are… Continue reading
Understanding Your Business Leaks
This is the second in a series about dealing with “business leaks” and the focus of this article is “Understanding Your Business Leaks”. If you missed the first one in the series, you can find it by clicking on the series title, “Business Leaks”, to the right.
Now that we’ve gone through the process of identifying our “business leaks”, let’s start the process of understanding what their impact means to running a business. A “business leak” can have a small impact like needing to simply change a process to be more efficient or it could be big like a major cost-savings on services or products.
Case in point, I mention in the first article that I was paying for services that I hadn’t been using on a regular basis. Below are some numbers to think about:
- Monthly cost for the services: $47
- Number of months paid for the service: 6
- Number… Continue reading
