Just what is a blog? In simple terms, a blog is a web site where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Small businesses have now figured out that social networking and blogging will help them make more sales and connect with more clients. It is surprising that more small businesses have not already jumped on the bandwagon to get the word out about their business and what they do.
It is the perfect way to market, especially if you are on a budget. Real estate agents, handymen, and insurance agents are all incorporating social networking and blogging into their marketing plans.Blogging allows you to open up a conversation with people who want to learn more about your services. They can read your posts and then leave comments to give you feedback on each topic you write about. If your industry has made some recent changes, your blog is the best place to let people know.
Be sure to use your keywords, including the city you do business in, in the titles of your blog posts. Search engines will also reward you for posting regularly to your blog.
Facebook is one way to connect with prospects and clients in a more personal way. You can import your blog into your homepage on Facebook, giving greater exposure to all of your posts and other information. You can also create a group or a page on Facebook, where prospects can connect with you on an even more personal basis. You can provide advice, discount coupons, and anything else that your clientele may want from you. You are the expert, and it is another way for you to position yourself as an expert in your field to attract new clients.
Twitter is another social networking site that is proving to be good for small businesses. You can include the name of your business and a link back to your company blog or website. In your bio be sure to tell people where you are located if you do business in a specific geographical area. Send a tweet a couple of times a day to let people know what aspect of your business you are engaged in at that time, and use a service like tweet later to send automatic tweets every time you post to your blog.
The idea is for all of this to be less time consuming so that you can focus more time and energy on your business, while still marketing yourself on the Internet. If you need help learning how to do all of these things, or with online writing in general, you can find free weekly teleseminars that will teach you how to blog and use social networking to increase your visibility, credibility and income by visiting http://www.EbookWritingandMarketingSecrets.com. You can also sign up for a free blog at www.blogger.com.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Are you ready for Windows 7?
According to Microsoft, Windows 7 is the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Windows yet. Based on our experience with Vista, that remains to be seen. Here is what the experts are saying:
If you installed Vista on your PC within the first month of its release, there was a solid chance your computer ran like crap, or your gadgets didn't work, since drivers weren't available yet. That's not how it shakes down with Windows 7. The hardware requirements for Windows 7 are basically the same as they are for Vista, the first time ever a release of Windows hasn't required significantly more horsepower than the previous one. And it runs better on that hardware, or at least feels like it does. Basically, Windows 7 was clearly designed to fix nearly every bad thing anyone said about Vista.
Microsoft has even corrected the pricing spike that Vista introduced. A full version of Windows 7 Home Premium is $200, down from $260, and if you were lucky, you could've pre-ordered an upgrade version for $50. (Microsoft says that deal has sold out, but we wouldn't be shocked to find it re-upped in the near future, possibly even as we head toward the October 22 launch.) So yes, most of the early Vista problems—performance, compatibility and price, to an extent—will likely not be early Windows 7 problems.
We will keep you up to date on any and all breaking Windows 7 news.
If you installed Vista on your PC within the first month of its release, there was a solid chance your computer ran like crap, or your gadgets didn't work, since drivers weren't available yet. That's not how it shakes down with Windows 7. The hardware requirements for Windows 7 are basically the same as they are for Vista, the first time ever a release of Windows hasn't required significantly more horsepower than the previous one. And it runs better on that hardware, or at least feels like it does. Basically, Windows 7 was clearly designed to fix nearly every bad thing anyone said about Vista.
Microsoft has even corrected the pricing spike that Vista introduced. A full version of Windows 7 Home Premium is $200, down from $260, and if you were lucky, you could've pre-ordered an upgrade version for $50. (Microsoft says that deal has sold out, but we wouldn't be shocked to find it re-upped in the near future, possibly even as we head toward the October 22 launch.) So yes, most of the early Vista problems—performance, compatibility and price, to an extent—will likely not be early Windows 7 problems.
We will keep you up to date on any and all breaking Windows 7 news.
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