Posted on May - 17 - 2010
Liz Strauss’ list of accomplishments is lengthy: she’s the founder of Successful Blog, which in turn lead to SOBCon, a conference that brings together successful and outstanding bloggers and businesses. Liz also helps businesses to build online communities and brand strategies that will attract not only customers but loyal fans. Liz answered a few questions to talk about what she does in the context of small businesses.
How did you get into blogging and social media? When did it click that this was something you wanted to do?
I’ve been in publishing for most of my adult life. So, w
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Posted on May - 17 - 2010
Dr. Alan Glazier of Shady Grover Eye and Vision Care here in the Virginia area. They have been in business since 1993 and always early adopters of technology. They registered their domain and built their web site in 1996. Over these last 15 years the web site got them a foothold in search engines and as the web has evolved they have evolved with it. They use the site extensively for customer service and were an early adopter of social media and have seen tremendous value being a small business. This is especially for those customers who are younger and it connects with those patients and potential customers who see that they use the same tools they do.
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Posted on May - 17 - 2010
For most business owners, the problem with inbound marketing isn’t that we don’t want to do it. Instead, it’s an issue that there are only so many hours in the day. Without the right tools, it seems impossible to get the job done. There are tools out there, though, that can help make managing your inbound marketing efforts.
- Website Grader: Not sure how your website ranks in terms of social media? This tool from Hubspot will tell you how you’re doing on optimization, content and other criteria. The analysis it offers provides you with actionable information that you can use to decide how to improve upon your website. Hubspot
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Posted on May - 17 - 2010
Mike Michalowicz started his first business at the age of 24, moving his young family to the only safe place he could afford – a retirement village. With limited resources and no experience, he systematically grew a multi-million dollar technology business, sleeping in conference rooms to avoid hotel costs. After selling his first company, Mike launched a new business the very next day, and in less than three years, sold it to a Fortune 500. Read full article…
Posted on May - 17 - 2010
Over the past ten years, poker has become big business. An average episode of the World Series of Poker (WSoP) gets more than 1 1/2 million viewers, many of them college students who have been encouraged by the success of young amateur players. Recent studies show that roughly 10 percent of all college students have gambled online in the past year—mostly on poker. Despite the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), there are now more than 600 online poker rooms and an article in the Financial Times predicted that 2008 profits would rise to nearly $6 billion.
A number of online poker sites, including Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker, have begun to market directly to college students, setting up tournaments like the Absolute Poker College Challenge, which pays out upwards of $40,000—their slogan: “Bluff Your Way to Free Tuition.” Colleges like Penn State and Texas A&M have established student-run gaming associations, which set up matches and determine stakes. These as
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