Inbound or Outbound Marketing – Part 1 What’s the difference?

May 24th, 2011

What is the difference between Inbound and Outbound marketing? Before we talk about that, do you know the difference between advertising and marketing? You would be surprised to learn that most people don’t know the difference. Not knowing the difference can make all the difference in the world in terms of how your website works. It can mean the diffference between a site that brings in business or one that costs you money to run.

Why Facebook is Important to Your Business

May 3rd, 2011

Facebook reaches out to thousands of people without any effort on your part. People talk about you and your products and services, wouldn’t it be nice is they could find you to do business with you?

What has Egypt taught us about Social Media?

March 31st, 2011

What has Egypt taught us about Social Media? It’s taught us that Social Media is a new glue to the social fabric of the world, one that binds strange bedfellows together. Ignore it at your own peril!

Do I really need an online store?

March 3rd, 2011

This is a question that many small and mid-sized businesses (SMB’s for short) are asking these days.  I can only say “Absolutely!”.  Now I don’t just say that because I help businesses establish stores online, I am just repeating what I read. Alison Paul, US Retail Practice Leader for Deloitte Consulting was recently quoted as [...]

Making Business Connections with LinkedIn Part 2

January 28th, 2011

In my last blog, I talked about setting yourself up with LinkedIn to make business connections.  Now let’s talk about getting those connections! While getting out and talking with new people (AKA networking) is a great way to expand the group of people you know, how do you find he right people?  There are two [...]

Making Business Connections with LinkedIn Part 1

January 26th, 2011

I’m sure that everyone reading this has heard of LinkedIn.  But do you know why as a small or mid sized business it’s important to have a professional presence on LinkedIn?    Do you know how to make business connections with LinkedIn?  Even if you think you know, read on and I’ll discuss these subjects and [...]

Brand Building Through Social Media Marketing

January 24th, 2011

Using social media is a great cost effective way to help build your brand on the internet.  It’s different from most forms of advertising because it is a form on inbound marketing rather than outbound marketing.  That means that you use it to be found by customers rather than looking for customers.  It doesn’t blast [...]

Building a Facebook Following

January 21st, 2011

Why do you want a Facebook presence? After all, isn’t that just for people with too much time on their hands? Actually, if that’s what you think, you probably just don’t get it. Don’t look at it as a media for kids or entertainment only.

Content is King! What makes good content?

December 17th, 2010

We all hear that when it comes to websites and social media, content is king.  But what does that mean?  What makes good content?  Whey do we care?  Let me try to answer these question for you in business terms. First, let’s take a look at the phrase “Content is King”.  Content is what has [...]

Driving Traffic to your Website

December 10th, 2010

A lot has been written and talked about to help drive traffic to websites. Much of it is very abstract and technical. I’ll try to simplify the subject and put things into business terms for the non-expert. So in business terms, let’s take a look at driving traffic as a simple cause and effect relationship. [...]