The 3 Percent – 67 Percent – 30 Percent Rule For Blog Posts
When you are networking, meeting people for lunch, or creating content for your social sites, what is your assumption for your target market? That everyone around you is ready and waiting for you and your products or services, right? They simply can’t wait to do...
10 Things To Think About Before You Put Up A Profile Picture On Your Social Media Accounts
Just a few years ago, people of all ages would work hard to create an image they were proud of and willing to use to represent them in a business environment. Not any more. Now it seems like just about any selfie taken is acceptable. But is that really the best thing...
6 Blogging Mistakes And Why They Are Impacting Your Business
Quick, what’s the one thing that’s all around you, gets more frequent every day, yet very few people really ever think about? Content – yes all that stuff you’re feeding into your blog posts, your Twitter account and your Facebook newsfeed. With so much...
A Can’t Mess It Up Checklist For Any Business Owner That Wants To Find Clients Online This Year
Have you found yourself saying something like this: “This year will be the year I get more of my business from the online world.” “This year will be the year I really hone in on my marketing to make my business grow.” “This year will be the year I figure out social...
Purpose Driven Content – Are You Filling Your Blog With The Right Stuff?
Do you like to read IRS publications? (If you’re not from America and haven’t had the pleasure, you can gladly visit the IRS website and browse to your hearts content. 😉 ) Not very exciting stuff, right? It’s all written up in a very clinical, technical way. If you...
Blogging Is Dead … Really?
“Blogging, that’s soooo dead. I mean who wants to write that much content anymore. Facebook and Twitter is where it’s at, so why would I want a blog for my business today?” Imagine a scenario where you as a business owner only relied on marketing by running around to...
Why The Online World Is No Longer A Fad And How It Will Impact Your Business, No Matter What Field You Are In
Yes, there are still people out there that think the online world is optional. I recently chatted with a long-time business owner who had this to say: “I’ve been running my business this way for over 15 years. My phone book and newspaper ads work, I still get...
10,000 Friends And No Sales
Lets say you want to go out to dinner and a movie with friends. Would you call a random number on your phone and see if whoever answers the phone would like to meet you? Of course not. Sounds a bit scary, right? More importantly, you would never take that new-founded...
7 Ways To Repurpose Your Blog Content
“I’ve created blog posts in the past. But what I hate most about that is every post dies a slow death. It gets shoved to the bottom of my home page until it disappears forever, never to be seen again. I have some great content there. But now its not doing me any good....
3 Easy Ways To Keep Your Blog Filled With Content
Ask 100 people what the most difficult part of blogging is and I bet you’ll hear one of two answers. 1. I hate writing; I never know what to write about. 2. I don’t have the time to write, something else always gets in the way. When I tell people I’m a ghost blogger...
Why Every Single Business Owner Is Now Director Of A Media Company
What is the definition of a media company? A media company is a company that is specialized in production and delivery of media, which can take the format of digital, audio, video, print or events. And now more than ever, that describes every single person that ever...
KISS Philosophy – Improving Your Posts
There’s an old saying based on the concept of K.I.S.S. I’m sure you’ve heard it: Keep It Simple Stupid It’s a way to remind yourself that no matter how much you put into something, no matter how much detail you choose to add, often times the best thing you can do it...
The Secret To Gaining Clients Through Blogging
Want to know the secret to getting massive amounts of traffic to your blog, have people follow you no matter what you write, make contact with you daily, and turn into clients instantly? When it’s written in a sentence like the one above, you start to become a little...
How To Tell The Stories To Make Your Audience Say WOW!
Have you ever gone to a networking function where you each get to give a 30 second commercial, and the person to your left stands up and says: Hi I’m John and I sell roofs. If you have hail damage or your roof is leaking, I can fix it. Thank you. Boring, right? Okay,...
4 Reasons Its Time To Hire A Ghost Blogger
“What would you do if you had an extra hour in every workday, and an extra client as a result of not having to work that hour? What would that mean to you? I’m Lori with The Social Ghost. As a ghost blogger, I do all the writing; you get all the credit. What could be...