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Website or Blog?

As a web designer I get this question often. Websites and Blogs have some very different features and depending what your online goals are one may be better than the other; or you might want both. Here are the basic benefits of each one: Continue Reading »

You are the expert: Let it show!

Ever wonder how reporters find experts for their stories? Would you like to be an expert in a national publication? Would the credibility that brings help your business? I would think so. There is a website that connects reporters with experts - for both local and national publications. The site is HelpAReporter.com

Registering with HelpAReporter.com will connect you with reporters that are looking for experts to interview for various articles in both local and national publications. Give it a try and see what develops!

Dotty

I am always looking for time saving ideas. It occurred to me that when I registered for Clip Marks there was an application that connects it to Twitter. Whenever I find something useful on the Internet I can ClipMark it and then share it with Twitter - then the next step is to connect my Twitter account to my Facebook account with the Facebook application that is in Twitter. Now whenever I ClipMark something it gets posted in ClipMark, Twitter, and Facebook. This means that as I browse the Internet I am furthering my social networking without even thinking about it - what a deal. I am going to be looking for ways to further the circle of social networking sites that are in the loop.

How to Complete Your LinkedIn Profile

Many people have been asking me about LinkedIn so I recorded a short tutorial on the LinkedIn Profile and a few ways to use LnkedIn.

This virtual class is for business owners that are ready to move thier business to the next level: getting customers from the Internet.  Blogging is a great way to drive traffic to both your Blog and your main website.  It builds your authority in your industry and creates loyal followers.  It is also very good for building trust online - which will be the core of your sucess online.If you want to learn how to set up your own blog for your business then register for my upcoming Webinar.  It will be Tuesday July 8th at 6:30 PM pdt. You can register at this link - Get Your Blog Going…

• Headed to DreamLand #

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• Working on a Website for Fisher’s Landing Urgent & Family Care #
• Planning my next Webinar on Blogging #

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• Winding down for the night with Twitter #

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I have been using LinkedIn for about 4 months. At first I was not too excited - but I did not get the big picture at that time. Now LinkedIn has become an actual resource in my business. It provides so many things like:

• Ability to meet new people that your contacts already know
• Ability to promote yourself and/or business to all other LinkedIn users
• Ability to get business related questions answered
• Ability to show your expertise by answering other peoples questions
• and many more features

There were a few drawback though -

• I could not export my contacts
• Could not separate contacts into groups
• Could not email more than 10 people at a time

These were my main complaints - but no more.

Check out this cool new tool that can be added onto your LinkedIn account. It is a contacts manager that allows manipulation of your LinkedIn contacts so they are way more useful. Here is a post in a forum where I learned about the Tool.

There is a run down of the benefits of this tool - all very positive and the tool is free!

For those of you that still have your LinkekIn website links labeled as My Website and My Blog check out my previous post to get that changed.

For those of you that have not completed your profiles you should read this post: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile  This post gives several ideas about completing your profile. 

The LinkedIn Questions feature is a great benefit for members.  Here is an example of how to use the Questions feature: In Praise of LinkedIn’s Questions Feature - I have always received good input and have made new connections from the Questions feature.

In the post LinkedIn — the gift that keeps on giving - the benefits of a world wide network of professionals is explained.  Overall for a business professional LinkedIn is the Social Networking site that Works for You.

Rick Butts has a cool post on Gravitars (Global Avitars). This is a cool and fun branding tool. Read his post here:Gravitars