Dave Hermansen did not own a bird or a cage when he bought bird-cage.com, an online store, for $1,800 three years ago. He simply saw a Web site that was “very, very poorly done,” and begged the owners to sell it to him. He then redesigned the site, added advertising and drove up traffic. Last December, he sold it for $173,000.
Mr. Hermansen is
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Find an Undervalued Asset. Fix It Up. Flip It. (Now It's Web Sites, Not Houses)
Posted by suzyQ under StrategyFrom http://www.nytimes.com 5958 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 5, 2008 2:38 pm
Twelve ways to sell social media to your boss
Posted by ZaneSafrit under MarketingFrom http://www.chrisbrogan.com 5958 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 5, 2008 9:42 pm
Social media can be one of the great levelers for small business competing in today's global markets. Your boss may not know that. Here's 11 ways to help your boss correct that oversight and make you look good doing it.
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Transforming Power by Hugh Ballou - Book-Reviews - Nikki Leigh
Posted by litekepr under ManagementFrom http://www.evancarmichael.com 5960 days ago
Hugh Ballou, the author of Tranforming Power, has over 40 years of experience as a choir director and now he works as a motivational speaker, coach, and a leadership trainer. It may be difficult to see how those two careers tie together, but this book shows a wide variety of examples of the way that transformational change can help any type of org
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Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions: Orchestra leader turned author! How did this happen?
Posted by litekepr under ManagementFrom http://www.themarketingmindset.com 5960 days ago
How does an orchestra and choir instructor transform from a leader in music to a leader in business? Find out from my interview with Hugh Ballou.
Hugh has had a very unique career that includes an orchestra instructor, author, director of ministries and leadership expert. Today, Hugh talks about his new book, Transforming Power.
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Cartier uses the power of MySpace to appeal to new audiences
Posted by 77Lab under MarketingFrom http://lab.77agency.com 5960 days ago
The French jewelry maker, Cartier, launched its very own profile on MySpace as an attempt to appeal to a new crowd, the computer savvies. They are one of the first luxury brands to seek help from a social networking site to spread the word or L.O.V.E.
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Get Back on Those Over-Hyped Email Marketing Lists | WAHNewsToday
Posted by LisaAlexander under Online MarketingFrom http://wahnewstoday.com 5960 days ago
Lately it seems unsubscribing from lots of email lists has been all the rage.
It makes sense, too.
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Use LinkedIn to Generate Revenue and Grow Your Small Business
Posted by ashlyrevi under Online MarketingFrom http://www.p2w2.com 5961 days ago
As a small business owner, Generating revenue is my priority. This article explains how LinkedIn can contribute to revenue.
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Making Your Stuff Go Viral
Posted by Becky under Online MarketingFrom http://www.damniwish.com 5961 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 4, 2008 1:37 am
Andy Sernovitz shares some good ideas for viral marketing.
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Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever - Dave Mather
Posted by dmather under StrategyFrom http://www.evancarmichael.com 5961 days ago
Mather introduces some unique views on traditional goal-achievement.
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Why Genealogy Leads Are a Waste of Time | WAHNewsToday
Posted by LisaAlexander under Online MarketingFrom http://wahnewstoday.com 5962 days ago
People are so consumed with the idea that leads are faster, cheaper and maybe even easier to use. The trust is they're not.
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