Why Now is the Right Time to Brand You & Your Business on Google Plus
Learn how to not be Sorry or get in Trouble with your social media. Become number Uno in the game of social media Monopoly!
Can you remember when you were young and played board games like Sorry, Trouble, Uno, or Monopoly? Did you enjoy playing and winning the games? Did you connect with the other players and learn how to communicate with them to win? In some cases, did you collaborate with other players to be successful? I want to be your Social Media GameMaster who will help you bring a winning attitude to your social media monopoly game.
Now let’s see how playing the social media monopoly game can relate to your social media efforts. When you are branding your business using social media, have you been looking for a way to allow yourself to have fun? Have you tried to see how you can reward yourself when… Continue reading
7 Unique Ways To Use Google Plus For Your Business
Have you been trying to figure out ways that you can use Google Plus (G+) for your business then continue reading. Although Google hasn’t released their Business Component, there are still ways that you can grow your business using G+.
Let Me Count The Ways…:
- Hangouts: can be used to connect with potential clients or business partners. You can either start your own or join one in progress. Remember the purpose of hangouts is to get to know others. It’s a good idea to approach hangouts from the prospective that you are there to learn about others to see how you can connect to them. Yes share your information but don’t over-share.
- Special Circles: setup special circles that will help you manage the flow of information in your stream. This is helpful because it allows you to view the activity of each special circle of friends that you… Continue reading
Social Media is the Key to Open Communication with Your Target Customers
If you are looking for a way to keep communications open between you and your customers, then choosing to invest in social media may be the answer you are looking for. Social media has become a vital way for individuals and businesses to generate awareness and increase promotional opportunities. If you want to implement it into your online presence, there are several tips that you should keep in mind that will assist you with your efforts.
Start by creating profiles on the major social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Each of these will allow you to communicate with your target customers in different ways:
- Twitter is more of an instantaneous way to reach your customers. It allows you to quickly connect and build your circle of influence.
- Facebook has basically two ways you can connect with your customers: with your personal page upon approval and with fan… Continue reading
How to Develop Your Business Social Media Marketing Plan
Social media marketing, or SMM, for business involves using websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare, to grow your business online. Business owners can choose to connect with friends, peers, and potential customers while increasing their social media interaction. If you can access the Internet, chances are you have already been exposed to the concept. SMM as it is sometimes called, is the latest attempt by Internet businesses and marketers to reach targeted audiences.
Social media marketing is a great way to connect with your customers whether it is online or offline. Many choose to hold contests to attract their target customers while others use it to find joint venture partners to combine marketing efforts. SMM programs can focus their attention on different promotional aspects of business. This is accomplished through one or more techniques, such as direct advertising, public relations, personal promotions, and other advertising techniques that all have basically one thing in… Continue reading
Dealing with Small Business Challenges
As a small business owner, facing and beating challenges is a daily adventure and having a positive attitude can help you be successful. Whether your challenges are financial, staffing, or even marketing, you can overcome them by streamlining your processes and putting a plan in place for success.
One way that you can overcome your challenges is by “thinking big” and pushing past your comfort zone of running your business. Thinking big includes seeing what your industry leaders are doing to be successful and duplicate their efforts on a scale that will meet your business needs. Choosing to get out of your comfort zone and try new things can be the very thing your need to do to overcome your business challenges.
To help small business owners overcome their challenges and to get out of their comfort zone, you have to be willing to G.A.I.N. success. The list below was… Continue reading
7 Tips To Become A Successful Industry Expert
In the coming year, have you determined what success will look like to you? You may ask yourself, how does a successful industry expert operate their business? The answers to each of these questions are simple, when you plan, implement, and structure your business for success it will be success. According to Merriam-Webster.com, the definition of success is “favorable or desired outcome”.
One of the first things you should do is to determine your “desired outcome” to become known as a successful industry expert. In doing this, you will start envisioning your success and moving toward accomplishing your “success goals” as an industry expert. To help your determine your “desired outcome”, I have developed 7 ways to assess your “success goals” using the acronym S.U.C.C.E.S.S.:
- Studying: research your industry to see what the industry leaders are doing to be successful. Then see how you can apply what they are doing successfully… Continue reading
Growing Your Business Online In 10 Steps
As you grow your business online, it always helps if you look at the success of others and apply it to your own business. This can help you develop a solid foundation for your business that will give you the grounding you need to secure your future business success.
There are three simple stages that you can apply to your growth for your business and they are Plan, Action, Assess. In the Planning stage you determine the path your business will take. During the action stage, you implement the plan and finally while assessing, you can monitor your progress to determine which steps from the “Top Ten List” below that will help you be success at growing your business.
To help you grow your business, determine a timeline for implementing the “Top Ten list” below. As you implement them, document your progress so that you can assess it later. A… Continue reading
Getting Real Online: Refining Steps
The next step in the process of getting real online is refining the steps in the process of becoming “radically transparent”. In the first segment of this series, “Getting Real Online: First Steps“, it focused on helping you get started as you become “radically transparent”. The focus of this segment is to help you refine the steps that you would take to be successful in becoming “radically transparent”.
As a next step, one should look at your strengths to determine where you are strong when it comes to “getting real online”. According to StrengthsFinder 2.0, having strength in a particular area means that…
“When we’re able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists.”
This growth can help you excel in “getting real online”. For instance if you have a natural talent of talking to people and you feel comfortable… Continue reading
Good advice for startups
This article is good advice for startups to help you learn more about incorporating your business.
HOW TO: Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time
Nellie Akalp is the CEO & Co-Founder of CorpNet, her second incorporation filing service company based on the simple philosophy of truth in business and her strong passion to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs. Follow her on Twitter @corpnet and Facebook.
Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. Perhaps you have been considering the idea of incorporating your business, but haven’t exactly made the time in your daily calendar or you just aren’t sure when is the best time to do so.
When should you incorporate? There is no time like the present, and the simple answer is: right now —… Continue reading
