Archive for November, 2008
Should you “tweet” on Twitter?
Last week I joined Twitter – I’m not sure why, but many of the experts say it’s a fine way to get your name and what you do in front of potential clients. That said, if you’re going to “tweet” then you should have a method to your madness. Rather than use it to say [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2008 under marketing, self-promotion.
Tags: marketing, self-promotion, twitter
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The pros and cons of using Google Adsense on your website
What’s the purpose of putting Google ads on your website? To make a few extra dollars, of course. It’s a great thing to do if you’ve got a site that’s devoted to that purpose. You can have fun writing about your favorite subjects, place Google ads on the site, and then work to get enough [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2008 under adwords, internet marketing, marketing.
Tags: Adsense, advertising, adwords, web marketing
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Whew! The Phishermen are out in force today
There are always a few – but today was like being on Pend Oreille Lake the first morning of the Fall Fishing Derby! But instead of boat-to-boat it was email-to-email. Generally I just delete each of them without looking, but tonight I scrolled down and scanned one of those messages. Those identity thieves are really [...]
Posted: November 6th, 2008 under e-mail, fraud.
Tags: email messages, phishing, scam alerts
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Now the results of 2 years of marketing will be known
Finally! It’s voting day and I’m sure I’m only one of millions who will be relieved when it’s over. The “Hard marketing” that the candidates have been doing these past couple of years will finally come to an end. We might turn on the news and find that other things are going on in the [...]
Posted: November 4th, 2008 under advertising, marketing.
Tags: marketing, negative marketing, politics
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Is your big marketing promise believable?
You know the formulas for writing persuasive copy: Picture, Promise, Proof, and Push is one of the most popular. But it only works if the promise has enough believability to keep your prospect reading. Some marketers get so carried away with the big promise that they forget to see how it looks to their prospects. [...]
Posted: November 3rd, 2008 under advertising, marketing.
Tags: believability in advertising, marketing, proof, the big promise
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Missed Marketing Opportunities
A few days ago I wrote about craft show marketing, and I have to come back to it today because of the Christmas Bazaar I attended today. It was a small one, mostly populated by home town vendors who may want to sell more wares than they can sell by attending 4 or 5 shows [...]
Posted: November 1st, 2008 under marketing.
Tags: Christmas bazaar, Christmas craft show, craft show marketing, extra income, how to sell crafts, marketing, selling crafts
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