In my previous post, I posted “The Noob Guide To Online Marketing” wheel. As promised, here’s the written out version. This is a great checklist of all of the marketing pieces to put into place. Most of use have some here or there, but not all of them… This is from www.unbounce.com… The Wheel of Marketing 8 of the core components of an Internet marketing strategy are covered here (there are more, but I have my...

I just found this Online Marketing guide below on StumbleUpon, which is pretty awesome. It’s great for BOTH newbies to the online marketing world and veterans. I’ve realize I need to step up my marketing efforts and this is an excellent summary and reminder of all of the pieces that need to be put into play. I’ll use this as a reference to ensure my clients are doing all things possible to promote their biz. Although I love the...

When you create your LinkedIn profile, one of the fields you can add is your website url. However, in your profile, it will appear as “Company Website” instead of your website’s name or url. This isn’t very informative or compelling. So, let’s change it so that website appears instead instead. Login to LinkedIn and View your Profile. Look for Websites underneath the number of your connections. It probably says...

I’ve been spending a bit of time on LinkedIn lately and have noticed some people doing really cool things to stand out, and other people unknowingly doing things that are a “turn off”. Here are 7 best practices for LinkedIn to think about: Have a decent pic. I’ve seen many profiles with NO picture whatsoever. I won’t accept a connection if the person can’t take the time to post a pic. And, have a decent image...

I found another great resource for entrepreneurs, RocketLawyer. Rocket Lawyer offers free personal and business legal forms, as well as monthly legal help and access to their attorneys at a very discounted rate. I just looked over some of their forms and here are 5 that my clients can use today. 1. Consulting Agreement 2. Online Contract for Services 3. Confidentiality Agreement 4. Business Incorporation Service 5. Non-Compete Agreement With...

Most of my clients offer telecalls, teleclasses or webinars or video classes. Some free, some paid. Another revenue source is to record a webinar as a paid product. Of course you can offer the class live, and attendees can purchase a ticket to participate in the live webinar. But, you can also record the webinar and offer it as a passive revenue product on your website. You could offer a free webinar as as intro to a longer paid series. You can...

UPDATE: THE PROTESTS WORKED. SOPA BILL PULLED. A lot of hubbub has been going on in the online world. You may have noticed some websites blocked out or displaying messages such as the below companies- Google, Wikipedia & Wordprss. These companies and many others are protesting the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and encouraging writing your Congressman in protest. Although the bill sounds good in theory, it is a can of worms leading to...