Social Media

For today’s article, I decided to take a break from my usual format and point you in the direction of 5 recent articles that I think will greatly help you improve your presence online: 8 Essential Apps For Your Facebook Page If you have a facebook page (see my previous post for why you should […]

Mike discusses the first 3 places online you should focus on if you’re just starting to build your online presence.

Consistently try to add value. Don’t tweet just to see the sound of your voice. And don’t try to pretend you’re a celebrity. You aren’t. Even if you were, no-one cares that you’re going to bed now or you’re just getting up.

I know I’m not alone in not wanting to send people a link to http://www.example.com/recommends/this?aff=xyz&tid=95&id=42 (don’t bother going there, I made it up). So I use free services like tinyurl.com and hopurl.com to make them easier to handle. However, last week I was in the middle of promoting a major product launch and I found […]

I have been hearing a lot of talk recently about building email lists. For a long time, building email lists was “THE” way to market online. Then they died off a bit in the general conversations. But they are now making a comeback to being “one of the best ways to market”. But why is […]

Note this information, while valid in 2008 when it was published, no longer applies because Squidoo has sadly closed its doors Regardless what you market, whether it be online or offline, services or products, physical products or infoproducts, it is crucial to use a service such as Squidoo.com. The main purpose of Squidoo is to […]

I just read a great article that has helped me with my writing for blogs. Chris Brogan has written a list of practical ways to get around writer’s block. While it is tailored specifically to blogging, if you do any sort of creative writing, it’s worth checking out. He talks about getting a “scratch blog” […]

I just read an excellent article by Jack Humphrey: Social Marketing Is Here To Stay. It’s a brilliant “State of the Web” address that is well worth the read. Jack talks about how the internet is constantly evolving (well duh! but apparently some people just don’t get it) and how the marketing methods that we […]

We all know the value of Web 2.0. If you don’t, check out www.go2web20.net… Anyway… I just came across what seems to be a great tool for Web 2.0. It’s called Add This! and is found at www.AddThis.com. You know how you’ve got the bookmark buttons on the bottom of most (properly done) blogs? This […]