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Recommended Reading: 7 Steps to Creating a Viral Video

February 26, 2010

Viral videos are one of the mysteries of social media marketing; most people assume “going viral” (getting people to share and view your video online, creating buzz) is pretty much luck or the domain of Fortune 500 companies with large ad agencies working for them. Steve Strauss’ article tries to present some concrete steps to [...]

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Recommended Reading: 10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Online Business Money

January 22, 2010

If you have an online business, this article can help you kick-start the year with straightforward and affordable suggestions for getting your business, message and products out there in front of potential customers. I highly recommend it.
10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Online Business Money
by Susan L. Reid

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10 Best Free Online SEO Tools Available Today

December 21, 2009

So you have decided to do your own Search Engine Optimization. Then you have most likely come to the realization that it’s nowhere near as easy as you initially anticipated. You have also found that it is extremely hard, if not impossible, to cover the gamut of SEO without the help of some sort of [...]

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Report: Creative Is the Key to Banner Ad Success

October 21, 2009

Here is a very useful article by Kunur Patel at AdAge.com that presents what works and doesn’t work in banner ads – along with some tips to improve your campaigns.  Among the highlights: prominent logo placement, compelling and bold call-to-action, and the use of people are more important factors in online success than expensive targeting [...]

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New Online Resource to Learn More About Social Media

October 13, 2009

I just learned about a great new website that recently launched but already has a wealth of collected expert knowledge – http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/.  Social Media Examiner is a free online magazine with articles and videos to help businesses take advantage of social media tools to generate sales and leads.
Enjoy! And feel free to comment below and [...]

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Stop Selling products and services

September 2, 2005

This is an excellent article from a magazine I recieve – Business Solutions. The article below is from the Sept 2005 edition, p 14
Stop Selling Products And Services
Business Solutions, September 2005
Written by Megan Burns
One of the things I love about my job is talking with VARs and integrators, learning what successful resellers are doing, and [...]

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