Social Networking

You’ve Built It, Why Don’t They Come?

June 29, 2011

In the 1989 movie, “Field of Dreams,”  Kevin Costner’s character hears voices telling him, “If you build it, he will come.” Many new bloggers hear the same voices. You think as soon as you get your blog up, your ideal prospect will magically find it, spread the word and, soon, you’ll be a blog superstar. [...]

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LinkedInfluence Review (Video)

March 4, 2011

You may have heard that Lewis Howes recently launched LinkedInfluence, a step-by-step blueprint for getting results from LinkedIn. LinkedInfluence is made up of four modules with video lessons on how to get more leads, more PR, and more sales on LinkedIn. I didn’t plan on buying LinkedInfluence right away, but I changed my mind and [...]

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From Social Media to Moolah

November 19, 2010

In the video below, I respond to two related questions I received from my readers recently. The first question is from Brandi-Ann Uyemura, who asks: How do you translate social media marketing to sales? And the second question is from a reader who requested to remain anonymous: I have both a Twitter account and Facebook [...]

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Seven Weeks to More Blog Traffic

June 29, 2010

Question:  What’s the number one problem of bloggers? Answer:  Getting traffic! If you’re a blogger yourself, you know that it isn’t anything like Kevin Costner’s “Field of Dreams,” where “if you build it, they will come.” Unfortunately with blogging, you could be churning out blog post after blog post, taking hours doing research to come [...]

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Social Networking: High School Revisited?

March 19, 2010

A lot has been said and continues to be said about how great social networking is. It has allowed us, online entrepreneurs, to reach our ideal customers in ways much more intimate, immediate and efficient than ever before. It allows us to connect with the gatekeepers. You know, those influential people who shape the opinions, [...]

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