There is no doubt that Twitter has become a phenomenon on the Internet. I recently just got started on Twitter and I was determined to figure it out. Twitter is definitely an odd place at first glance, I had know idea what I had gotten myself into. I didn’t know how to find people, how to engage people, nor did I know what everything was about. I tried to setup my image/avatar and was greeted by the “FailWhale”. I put Twitter down for a bit to put some thought into it.

After some time I came back to it obsessed with needing to understand. None of my email contacts were on there, I had only followed a few people from work. I didn’t know what to do, but then I found a series of useful tools. Continue reading →

In today’s economy Small Businesses face peril at every turn. I want to talk about the biggest challenges small business owners and entrepreneurs face. There are number of issues that rise up for different kinds of people out there. I am going to open up and share some of the challenges that I face as a relatively new and young entrepreneur.
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After attending the Infusionsoft Revolution Tour this week in San Francisco and San Jose I figured now would be a good time to express my thoughts and ideas on any social event a small business owner can attend. There is a common problem with getting new leads and opportunities from trade shows, networking events, and business to business referrals into your marketing system. Continue reading →

Today’s post is going to be the first of a series of posts providing tips for creating a marketing machine for your small business.

What triggered this? I recently began reading Duct Tape Marketing by John Jantsch again and it hit me that I needed to do a series of posts to help people that just trying to figure out a place to start.
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Typical Direct Response and Internet Marketing tells us that there needs to be a Free Report, Free Video, or Free Widget of some kind to get people to opt into your marketing. There is usually a trade off free information for someones contact information. Your prospect is interested in some product or service that your small business offers, and if they don’t buy now there is a good chance they won’t buy from you at all. The main idea is to utilize this “Free Report” to acquire the contact information of a prospect so that your business can follow up with them.Click Here to learn about using PowerPoint Continue reading →

One of the challenges I know many small business owners and entrepreneurs face is how they are going to get their business online. It is apparent that a small business must get online. A small business misses out on a significant amount of opportunity by not having a web presence. There are countless reasons why every small business should be online. If someone is looking for Air Conditioning Repair or a DUI Lawyer in your local area, it is good to be able to find these solutions on the Internet. If you have a small business and don’t have the know how to get your business online it can become very expensive. Continue reading →

It has become blatantly obvious that “Marketing” is extremely important to small business. Marketing is the life blood that creates new business, repeat business, and good business. I talk to countless small business owners about the topic, and I have come to find that most folks (professional marketers not included) have a difficult time with.
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