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Want to build your business by creating a stronger online presence this holiday season?
Wrap up your business networking plan with the 12 Days of Christmas Social Networking
On the first day of Christmas Social Networking create your social networking plan of action
On the second day of Christmas Networking join two or three social networking site (such as Facebook, Plaxo or LinkedIn)
On the third day of Christmas Networking find 10 friends who share the same interests or interest you are trying to promote and invite them to join your network
On the fourth day of Christmas Networking join a forum in your niche and introduce yourself
On the fifth day of Christmas Networking start a blog in your niche or topic expertise and start writing
On the sixth day of Christmas Social Networking create a twitter account for your business, find tweeters you admire and follow them
On the seventh day of Christmas Social Networking share your expertise on your new social networking sites and make sure you have links from your website to your new SN pages
On the eighth day of Christmas Social Networking Tweet your blog posts and retweet posts others have written
On the tenth day of Christmas Social Networking pinfm.com your posts On the eleventh day of Christmas Social Networking find other bloggers you admire and start building relationships (by leaving comments)
On the twelfth day of Christmas Social Networking start all over again!
HAVE FUN!
December 12th, 2008
National Blog Posting Month - Have a blog? Thinking about starting one? If you answered yes to either of these questions then November is the perfect time for you. Blogs, once considered just for writers and politicians have gone mainstream over the past few years and corporate America and small businesses around the world have a blog. In fact, Millions of people around the blogosphere are gearing up for National Blog Post month. Some of them started back in 2007!
Check out what my good friend Dina Giolitto of Wordfeeder.com did last year during the holiday season. She wrote the 24 Days of Blogging Christmas and invited people to sign up for her blogroll and commit to blog every day leading up to Christmas. Check it out at: http://wordfeeder.com/24-blogging-days.htm
Be sure to promote your blogs by visiting other bloggers and commenting on their blogs during Blog Posting Month.
My other blogs are Where Women Prosper, WE Magazine for Women, Inventing Women, Success and Then Some and Tulips Talk!
Make a commitment to double your blog posts this month! And leave a comment here so I can check out your blog and leave a comment too.
November 2nd, 2008
Excerpt from Promoting Your Business on the WEB Special Report.
Start a Business Blog. Blogs are search engine friendly, which simply means the search engines index them almost instantly (as opposed to websites which can take weeks to get indexed). Blogging platforms such Wordpress, Typepad and Blogger, allow you to build a complete website by adding pages that contain links to your products, as well as other resources you recommend. I started out using Blogger and now use Wordpress (both the free and paid versions) for five of my seven blogs.
Blogs can be used to create multiple streams of passive income because they allow you to add all types of ads to your blog. You can use your blog posts to write product reviews such as the ones Café Mom does. You can review those affiliate products related to your services and products. You can also use your blog to disseminate information, such as articles, free reports, and other industry specific resources. With a blog you can establish your expertise in a particular genre, topic or industry.
Take Darran Rowse as an example. Darran started a blog called ProBlogger as a way to catalog all the information he learned about blogging (while doing so) and others found it interesting. Because of Darran’s expertise, he has established himself as the go-to person on the topic of blogging and currently has more than 100,000 subscribers to his blog. When you establish your expertise as Darran has done, you are solving problems for your followers which helps you build your brand and sell more products and services.
Make the most of Technorati.com – (Currently tracking 98.4 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media) and Digg.com (a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web). Build relationships with other bloggers by visiting and leaving comments. Try microblogging with Twitter.com and check out Entrecard (your business card 2.0). Entrecard is a 125×125 image which represents you and your blog. It’s part advertisement and part business card. It comes with a widget you place on your blog, so that others can leave their Entrecard for you. You can also use Entrecard to promote your blog and launch free advertising campaigns. Both FREE.
Want more ideas to promote your business on the WEB? Get a FREE copy of the 8-page Special Report Promoting Your Business on the WEB TODAY!
By the way, you can listen to an interview with Darran when you subscribe to our Blogging for Business Audio Program. More than 13 hours of content and you can Save $20 when you use this link to order!
September 5th, 2008
Instead of the usual tips and advice I thought it would be fun to post something different today. I was experimenting with a wordsearch program for the Grow a Million Dollar Business Summit and the results were great so I decided to also create a wordsearch for Social Networking.
You can test your detective skills and your patience with this all-new Social Networking Wordsearch puzzle. If you want to know the answers, please leave a comment on any one of the posts at Redhead Marketing then send me a message with “Social Networking Puzzle Answers” in the subject line. I will send you the link to the KEY.
If you are not participating in social networking either by blogging, being on forums, taking advantage of social networking sites and platforms, you may be missing out on an untapped audience of prospects and customers. Social networking is a great way to share your own resources, find resources and learn from others and oh yes, do some business.
In fact, you can learn a lot about Blogging and Social Networking when you listen to the Women’s eCommerce Association Blogging for Business Audio Program. You can save $20 when you purchase the program before September 15th!
Looking forward to hearing from you!
August 24th, 2008