Tag Archive: marketing

Strengths and Weaknesses

photo credit: Nessa Land One of the first things they teach you about marketing is that you must know your own strengths and weaknesses in addition to those of your nearest competitor. For most of us, picking out the strengths and weaknesses of another is a piece of cake, but examining ourselves is a whole…

Road Map to More

Is your online business lacking focus? If you are new to online business or need to make adjustments in your current marketing practices, this slideshow by Whitney Hess can help set you back on track for online success.

Do It the Wrong Way

Sometimes, creating the wrong environment is exactly what you want. If you read yesterday’s post about creating environments, this is a continuation of that concept. I’d like to take a look at presenting the wrong environment. The Wrong Way The best example I can find of this concept is ArticleAnnouncer.com. This program comes highly recommended…

The Lobby or the Lounge

“Right this way, please. You may wait in the lounge. May I get something refreshing for you while you wait?” “I am so glad you came! Come in, put your feet up by the fire and have some coffee. I can’t wait to hear what you’ve been up to!” “The lobby’s that way. We’ll call…

Undercover Marketing for New Bloggers

Since this morning’s post was a glorious promo for Men with Pens, I feel I somehow cheated y’all. Unfortunately, my brain has been sucked dry today by a summary of each of the 39 books of the Old Testament. In compensation, I’m leaving you with a link to Michael Martine’s guest post about How to…

Riding the Twitter Tide

Well, I did it. I finally caved and joined Twitter. It happened late Tuesday night and I somehow felt dirty afterward- like I’d sold out. That’s most likely an unmerited reaction, after all, it’s not like Twitter will eat me. Will it? My Reservations What’s my biggest reservation about Twitter? I’m afraid it will kill…

Do You Write Pork Rinds or Meatloaf?

How do you begin a post on the quality of content without whining or going on a rant? I am greatly disturbed by the number of websites I find that tout Content is Not King, become a millionaire in 3 months, or 10 SEO rules to get #1 ranking in all three search engines. My…