Audio: Status Updates From The Grave And iPhone Dominance
Before we headed out for Affiliate Summit West last month, we recorded a podcast where we ask the question, “if you died today, what would your Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn status updates say about you for eternity?” And just to swing the pendulum wide, we also talked about using the iPhone for business. How’s that for an odd combination? Shortly after we recorded the show, we... More...
Video: What Does Your Facebook Status Say About You
Okay, I know this is going to sound a little weird. Scratch that. This is going to sound a lot weird. But, if you died right now, what would your Facebook status (insert social network of choice) say about you? See, I told you it was going to be weird. But, stop for 2 seconds and really think about it. I don’t want to get to deep, but would that update express who you are or what your really... More...
Simple Search Engine Optimization Tips
Are you getting at least 100 new visitors to your blog everyday? If not, it may be that your blog is not optimized for the search engines, which is where people begin their search for products and services online. Some “search engine experts” would have you believe that search engine optimization requires a lot of advanced techniques to rank well. But the truth is that even a little simple... More...
Bonehead Marketing 101
You probably don’t want to be a bonehead marketer. So let me tell you exactly how I was one recently, to help you avoid the condition. It started when I was asked to give a presentation on integrating Twitter into WordPress for the Dallas Fort Worth WordPress Meetup Group. Public speaking is something I like to practice whenever possible and I knew exactly what materials I wanted to talk about.... More...
Using Speech-To-Text To Tweet
This weekend I came across a handy iPhone app called vLingo that uses Speech-To-Text technology to convert spoken words into text. Speech-To-Text isn’t all that new, but the vLingo application is very accurate and you can have it post updates to your social networks on Twitter and Facebook. Now that’s pretty handy in my book. I can’t wait till I can dictate full blog posts to my phone... More...
Are Facebook Applications Using Multi-Level Marketing
So, do you have six bucks and three friends? You’ll need at least that much to start using the new ChatToText Facebook application. The Facebook application lets you receive chat messages from Facebook as SMS text messages. You can reply to chat message using text messaging and your replies are posted back to Facebook instantly. The service costs six dollars a month and seeks to fill the gap... More...
Interview With A Love Kung Fu Artist
Can being a Love Kung Fu artist help you increase your customer base and make you more efficient too? Well, I can guarantee anything, but it has certainly worked for Mark Berry of LoveKungFu.com. Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark and he told me about several creative ideas he’s used to build up his online life coaching business. Using word of mouth advertising, teleconferencing... More...
How John McCain Lost The Presidential Race
What can we learn as Internet Marketers from the 2008 Presidential race for the White House? Before we answer that, let’s look at how John McCain failed to leverage the Internet to promote his campaign. Was John McCain the victim of a biased news media during the 2008 Presidential race to the White House? Maybe so. But, what ultimately hurt John McCain’s campaign was how his message... More...
Using A Social Browser For Social Networking
I have a new social media friend and no, I’m not talking about the tons of random friends requests you get on a daily basis. I’m talking about a piece of social networking software that can help you get your arms around the online social scene. I’m talking about Flock, the web browser that’s based off the Mozilla project. I know what your thinking. Who needs ANOTHER browser... More...
Join An Internet Marketing Social Community
Today I’m opening up a brand new web 2.0 social networking piece for Open Source Marketer. I am totally excited about it and I want you to be a part of it too. The social networking site is geared at connecting Internet Entrepreneurs to help everyone learn how to market online as quickly as possible. There is so much going on these days that it just doesn’t make sense to try and do everything... More...
Understanding FaceBook Without Lossing Face
If you have been wondering how to best use FaceBook for your Internet marketing efforts, then check out the recent FaceBook article on InsideCRM. They offer 100 tips and tools for getting the most out of FaceBook marketing. The article covers a lot of topics under the categories of Why Facebook? Advertising Free Marketing Opportunities Tools and Applications Targeting the Right Demographic How-to... More...
Will Facebook Marketing Work For You?
Some time ago Google announced plans to introduce a set of standards to allow software developers to write programs for Google’s social network. This was a direct response to Facebooks published API for creating Facebook Applications or add-ons that can be shared among friends within Facebook. Since then I have been hearing a lot about marketing with Facebook and how Internet Marketers are using... More...
What Is Social Media
The term social media can mean different things depending on who you listen to. Some say it involves user generated content (UGC). Some say it’s all about social bookmarking. Some view social media as a maturing of the internet. Some say it is a waste of time. In the next few articles we will look at some of the top social media sites like Del.icio.us, Stumbleupon, Twitter, FaceBook, BlogCatalog,... More...
