There’s something about real time that makes it extremely important to me. I’ve thought about (and even tried) writing batches of posts, something I’m fully capable of doing. When I do it, my brain bursts with ideas… but that only continues for as long as I write a batch of posts, every day. When a few [...]

From Engage by Brian Solis Here is a list that will help businesses embrace the methods now available for their marketing efforts through social media platforms, especially via Twitter and Facebook. [This was originally posted on my blog How To Do Social Media by the book.] 1. Special Offers 2. Logging Orders 3. Word of Mouth [...]

From Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith Meetups are popular social gatherings usually organized around a particular business topic or hobby or other special interest. There’s a meetup.com site where you can learn if there are any events in your area (though many events happen without being facilitated through that site). Here’s how [.. […]

It’s not like we all need yet another social network site to add to our online plate, right? That was my first question when I began to hear the buzz surrounding Google+, the new social network platform that’s reportedly aiming to kill Facebook. If you check out my article on Simple Answers to 6 Basic [...]

Put your hat on for this one! A couple of months ago Bette Holleman and her husband fell behind on their mortgage despite being honest hardworking people. What did Bette do about it? She got her yarn out. “From August 3-31, 2009, I issued the 500 Hat Challenge. My plan was to knit 500 hats. [...]

I met Leela Setty at a San Rafael Chamber of Commerce function for women in business. I was impressed at how friendly and approachable Leela was and how easily and artfully she marketed her business. Leela’s story goes far beyond that, however, and connecting with the why’s, how’s and wherefore’s of her start in business [...]

In the fall of 2008, after more than a decade of writing and revising, Lee Doyle finally published her first novel, The Love We All Wait For. I met Lee through a networking organization where we were both marketing our respective businesses (Lee owns Credible Communications, a marketing communications firm in Marin County, California.) I [...]

If you are willing to set up your own online business you need a lot of things to do. Online business is not the same as offline business. Online business requires you getting new knowledge, new skills and understanding. Online … Continue reading →

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I'm excited to share some good news with you today. Starting next week, I'm joining Google as product marketing manager, Google Analytics.Joining The Google Analytics Team is from The Future Buzz, a Blog Covering Digital Marketing

Every blogger has different motivations, but the interviews we completed as we developed Blog Wise showed how important it is to know what your motivations actually are. The bloggers we spoke to listed a range of motivations. The first was community and audience. Darren told us he’s motivated when he sees the community here at [...]Originally at: Blog Tips a […]

If you are like many of us, accepting the invite to Google+ came with a mixture of excitement and dread. Getting into the beta testing stage of the network is certainly exciting and affords you some bragging rights, but do you really want to learn how to navigate through yet another social network. We all [...]