Online Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Tips for Small & Medium Businesses

LinkedIn Marketing – 6 Ways to Use LinkedIn to Promote Yourself and Your Business

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Learn How to Become a LinkedIn Pro

LinkedIn’s 100 million users may not be as attractive as Facebook’s 500 million users in the eyes of most business owners, but at the present time, LinkedIn is adding approximately one new member per second. That’s one million new users every twelve days. If they sustain their current rate of growth, LinkedIn should be as large as Facebook in a little more than a month (Source: Press.LinkedIn.com/about).

As a business owner, does that make you think twice about incorporating LinkedIn into your overall social media marketing campaign? [Read more...]

Facebook Marketing – How to Use Facebook to Grow Your Business

facebook marketingDid you know that Facebook is the second most visited site in the world?

Since February 2010, when Facebook beat out Yahoo!, it has been visited more than any other site in the world except for Google. In the United States last spring, Facebook actually surpassed Google as the most visited site of all, according to HitWise (Source: TechCrunch.com, March 2010).

You may have already jumped onto the social media marketing bandwagon, but maybe your bottom line isn’t seeing results. Before giving up Facebook marketing, however, check your approach to see if you are following these basic rules of social network marketing. [Read more...]

Top 5 Social Media Sites for Your Small Business

image of social media marketingSocial media marketing and social networking sites are the latest bandwagon that everyone seems to be jumping onto.

From multinational corporations to educational institutions, and from movie stars to rock bands, everyone who’s anyone seems to have a Facebook page, a regular Twitter update, or a YouTube channel. [Read more...]

Google Buzz – Is it an Attempt to Kill Facebook and Twitter?

Google just announced its new service called “Buzz”. While it is Google’s attempt to enter the social marketing arena and take on the growing influence of Facebook and Twitter, it would make Gmail so much more integrated and tempting to use.

Buzz would make Gmail easier to connect in real time, enabling you to share and consume content including media with friends and family. You will automatically follow the people you e-mail and chat with, on a regular basis. It is Google’s attempt to become more social and show results in real time.