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The question, “How does Internet marketing Work” has been asked by every marketer and business owner alike. It seems to be a difficult question to answer since the answers always go back to what it is. This is my rendition of how internet marketing works. First we have to ask…
Lately, the question keeps coming up around here; should we focus on building our clients mobile presence using a Mobile Website vs Responsive Website Design. In doing some research on this, I was going to write a full blog post about it, when I ran into this great article on Smashing Magazine about this exact subject seen here…
The availability of the Internet or World Wide Web has only been open and readily accessible, known of and used by the general public since about 1994. When people first began using the Internet it was a lot more complicated than it is today.
One of the most important question on the mind of every smart business owner is “How to generate more sales?”. Quite often, the most important answer is simply overlooked and forgotten. This one simple answer is “Happy customers generate more sales”. While many business marketing and sales teams are trying to come up with…
Since 1994, I have been actively in the workforce, Customer Servicehas been a big part of business. Somewhere down the line over the years, the concept has fallen off track. Many businesses get so focused on making money they forgot where that money comes from, who gives it to them, and how to get them to…
Selecting a Domain Name is the first steps to taking control of your web presence. I have listed 10 tips for selecting a domain name that will help below:
- Set a Deadline
Coming up with a domain name can be like those crossword puzzles that get started but never get finished, you come back once in a while and see a piece that fits, but never finish it. I set a 3 day deadline, this gives me a day to brainstorm and come up with a handful of potential names, and a day to run them by someone else to see what they think and to check…
I woke up in the morning with a hunch last week as I do from time to time, most of which just go nowhere those are what I call (brain farts) but this one stuck around and I acted on it by connecting with a friend of mine, and now it looks like it my turn into something bigger for the both of us if we can work out the details. So as I was researching this hunch and forming it into an idea when I ran across this video “Where Good Ideas Come From” and it has opened my eyes to a better…
Where Have All The Newspapers Gone
You know it’s time to look at other forms of advertising and marketing your products and services when artists like Jessica Frech writes a song called Where have all the News Papers Gone.
For many years, I owned a print shop where our typesetting department created thousands of ads for our clients. Now, we see the demise of a once thriving industry being replaced by…
Employers and Facebook Privacy
Recently, in March of 2012, many have heard about the issue of Employers asking Applicants for their username and password to gain access to their private Facebook account. There is a place to draw the line between employers and Facebook privacy. Social Media sites are becoming more…
You Can Do Anything Thanks To The Internet
You can do anything thanks to the Internet said best by Saturday Night Live with Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and the SNL Cast. This SNL Video says it best because it has…
Adapt or die in order for small businesses to survive and grow, they are no longer just competing with the sole proprietor next door, but the corporate chains and franchise owners that have marketing teams helping them. I think small business owners will have to …
Steve Jobs is a man we all have admired for a long time. And his “Secret to Success” is a philosophy that I believe has contributed to my success in business.
A big part of every small business owners jobs is to Attract Local Customers to your business, and creating an online presence is a great way to do that. So, here are 10 easy things you can do today to Attract Local Customers:
I’m a great believer of using list for Getting Things Done. For years I carried around little pocket notebooks, which I still do at times when I know I’ll be writing some quick notes. But when it comes to getting thing done on a day-to-day basis, I now use a cool little application called…
Quick Graphics Using Google Apps Drawing Tool
I have not taken the time to design a graphic logo for SmallTimeMarketer.com, as I have been using my smiling face as my logo. So, for this post about using Google Apps Drawing function, I have made a quick little logo. Not the greatest graphic I can come up with, but it only took me a couple of minutes.
Twitter 2.0 Kills Your Custom Background
Just when you thought it was safe in Social Media world for a while… Twitter makes a radical change to its interface, causing anyone with a custom background like mine shown below in the first picture, will be covered up by. . .
Is Social Media A Fad? Check Out The Video
When you sit down to decide if Social Media is just a Fad, or really worth it for your business, you’ll most likely be considering the ROI which can be very high, and get excited. . .
6 Tips To Get Website Traffic Fast!
One of the best ways to insure success online is getting significant website traffic. The more eyeballs viewing your website, the better your sales and profits will be. I would be so bold as to assume you already have a niche and you know what your keywords are, and regularly conduct keyword research to stay on top of what’s popular. Based on this I have six fast traffic building tips for you.
To Flash or Not to Flash, that’s the question? No, not that type of flash, where’s your mind at. I’m talking about Adobe Flash for your website, that thing that gives your website fancy moving things, or movies that play on your website, lots of which…
Sometimes I just run across very cool tools, that help drive traffic and make money at the same time. Here is one I ran across this morning called Docstoc. Docstoc is a user-generated community for sharing professional documents.You can…
Colors aren’t as clear-cut as words, but there is a loose meaning for most. And while color usage isn’t an exact science, color definitely can influence the outcome of how people are attracted to a product, webpage, etc.
So when choosing, be conscious of the message you want to convey and how you want customers to perceive your products…
You may be thinking, what does this have to do with Internet Marketing?
Well, if your like me…