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Any marketer who is truthful and honest will tell you that social media marketing (SMM) is still an emerging concept. It hasn’t fully matured and there is no secret formula that will always work. Yet I continue to see seminars on social media pop up everywhere. This would be fine if most of them didn’t declare to have an “expert” speaker. I’m unaware of how anyone can be a true expert in social Read More

This first day of the year MMX, I have been contemplating about my three keywords for 2010. I will sit down and create a mindmap as Chris Brogan has done. I will use GoalEnforcer and Pulse Smartpen in order to capture my ideas and goals and put them on paper. I will listen to Dr. Edwin A. Locke's talk from 1985 (cassette tape), Setting Goals to Improve Your Life and Happiness. Read More

If you follow me on Twitter you know that I like to tweet social media tips. This is a collection of social media tips under 140 characters that I tweeted out over the past year. Here's the list of over 150 tips: Read More

Once you’ve decided to take your small business into the social media world it’s a good idea to brand yourself with a consistent web identity. Namechk is a free online service that will: "Check to see if your desired username or vanity url is still available at dozens of popular Social Networking and Social Bookmarking websites." Read More

Marketing strategist Ivana Taylor has these 10 tips for marketing in 2010 including some that probably should be second nature. (Start a blog, for example.) The ideas include social media but are not all online so some close attention to what is needed to target your customers directly is the key. Think about your business and probably more importantly your customers. Where are they? Who are they Read More

2009 brought a world to its knees. Financial giants and normal folk were thrown into the swirling chaotic waters of economic turmoil. But chaos offers an exquisite opportunity for growth and discovery of new models of success. Read More

Personal blogging is pretty easy; business blogging is tougher. Making it interesting, tying your posts into your product line, and achieving the right voice are a challenge for even the most professional writer. These worries often lead to massive writers block. Here are 30 ideas for topics you may have never considered including on your online store's blog. Read More

As the still-feeble U.S. economy stumbles to its feet, some entrepreneurs are applying lessons from the economic crisis to new websites that provide financial information and data. Read More

Christmas really is an opportunity time to strengthen the connections that sustain your business and personal life. Don't miss it because you and your business could be much better off if you invest something in your relationships with others. Read More

The number one activity online is email even with the growth of broadband internet and new Net tools such as podcasting. A Gallup poll found over 67% of Internet users send and receive email regularly and email outranks other online activities including shopping, downloading music, or reading blogs. Read More