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Re: Typing Classes

Elizabeth B. — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:07:11 -0000

When I got bored as a kid, I would put in Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing and just type for hours at a time. Although back then, I was just doing it for fun, I am so grateful I can type now! It saves me so much time while working.

Re: The light you see

Elizabeth B. — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:36:54 -0000

If we don't have enough light, we definitely need to take the time to get it back. A few minutes, hours, days, however long it takes. The time spent to rejuvenate yourself and get a clear view is time well spent. It will have an impact on basically all aspects of your life and business.

Re: 7 Essential SEO Tips for Small Businesses

Elizabeth B. — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:48:01 -0000

I never would have thought about turning service emails into a FAQs page, that's a really good idea.

After you turn everything into text and html, would you recommend still having the video or PDF available? Don't PDFs and videos also add weight to your search ranking?

Re: 7 Common Social Media Marketing Problems and Their Solutions

Elizabeth B. — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:29:14 -0000

Inconsistency is a huge problem in social media but often it comes from numbers 1 and 2. If you don't know who your audience is, then you won't know how to connect with them. Furthermore, if you don't know who's job social media should be then you're not going to get anything done or posted on a regular basis, if at all!

Re: How Soon is Too Soon?

Elizabeth B. — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:11:20 -0000

It's amazing how many problems can be solved by having open communication! Showing your work along the way is so important because it helps you make sure you are on track with what the company had wanted or that they like where you are going. ABC makes it sound so easy :)

Re: Your Blog is Not Your Job

Elizabeth B. — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:45:47 -0000

Social sites can definitely be time suckers. Using a timer to limit the time spent on those sites is a good idea to keep you on track. Also, make sure that when you are working, you're working. Don't have the other sites open because you will get distracted by their on-goings.

Re: 25 Simple Ways To Earn Trust

Elizabeth B. — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:25:19 -0000

Communication is the key factor in gaining trust, especially nonverbal. The message you send out by your actions communicates much louder than your words. Like Erusack mentioned below, you must "do what you say you are going to do." Dependability is huge.

Re: 10 Essential Social Media Tips for Ecommerce Sites

Elizabeth B. — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:37:15 -0000

Agreed. You need to give back to your customers by offering helpful information and adding value to them. If they feel there is nothing in it for them, then you will quickly lose your following.

Re: 7 Scientific Ways to Promote Sharing on Facebook

Elizabeth B. — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:03:09 -0000

With Facebook steadily growing, it's so important to know how to take full advantage of the possibilities it presents. Thanks for this post. The data is very informative and immediately provokes thoughts on how we can better use Facebook.

Re: Thoughtful Comment Spammers Welcome

Elizabeth B. — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:12:09 -0000

What is your opinion on business owners using shortened URLs when they leave a comment? Sometimes those come across as spam but in many cases they are just used for tracking.

Re: How To Know If Your Business Is Social

Elizabeth B. — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:06:58 -0000

I agree! Face to face or even over the phone communication means so much more to people than "social media". Social media is a good supplement, a reinforcement, but it should not replace in-person interactions.

Re: What I Told ABC News About Making Money

Elizabeth B. — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:39:27 -0000

Regarding relationships, I would have to add "be genuine". It drives me nuts when I see sales people only act interested in the relationships part just to get the sale. Let us focus on building relationships not only to get a sale, but because we genuinely care about people.

Re: What your personal brand can learn from the legend of the ninja

Elizabeth B. — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:39:08 -0000

If you try and be great at everything you usually won't be great at anything. That's why networking is so important! Other people have abilities and strengths that differ from you that can be a great asset to you. Reach out; help a fellow marketer; partner up with someone for a specific task. It really is a group of people together that make each other great.

Re: How Do You Resell Your Employees

Elizabeth B. — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:13:24 -0000

I've always known Zappos to be a great company for customers but here we can see just one reason why. They start from the inside out in creating a good business. If your employees are loyal it will reflect in your customer base as well.

Re: Top 5 Search Terms at Online Marketing Blog – Including Pirates

Elizabeth B. — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:53:31 -0000

The trick is you need to be where your audience is. So if they are on Facebook or Twitter then you should be there as well. However, regardless of your business, most people have email and since it is such a common way of getting messages to people, it will keep increasing. But just to be on the safe side and cover all our bases, maybe we should include "pirates" in everything we do just in case! Ha ha.

Re: The Cobbler’s Children Must Have New Shoes

Elizabeth B. — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:02:54 -0000

When I was fresh out of college, I worked for a marketing firm that was so busy with clients that they didn't have time to focus on their own company and apply the same research and design techniques that they used successfully with their clients. As the result, as soon as hard times hit the economy, this company went under because it hadn't built up it's brand the same ways it was doing for other companies.

Companies must "Practice what they preach!"

Re: Follow-up Is the Momentum Building Power Tool

Elizabeth B. — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:51:55 -0000

Agreed. Following up is critical. Email marketing solutions or CRM platforms make follow ups much easier. You can automate, personalize, and track the progress.

I'm glad you included "staff" on your list of people you should follow up with. Some companies forget that they must also market to those on the inside of the company as well as customers.

Re: Don’t Forget the Little Side Streets

Elizabeth B. — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0000

Those side streets can take you many places good or bad. It's up to us to make sure that we chose the productive ones that help us learn and improve business. Sometimes the roads we need don't exist and it's up to us to forge the way for others to follow behind. This post was a good reminder to take the less beaten path. Thanks Chris!

Re: Made to Switch with Chip Heath

Elizabeth B. — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:19:44 -0000

I didn't know they had a new book! Made to Stick was extremely well written. I am excited to read Switch.

Re: Your Business Is Worthless if It Depends on You

Elizabeth B. — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:38:48 -0000

While reading this post, I actually thought of the E-Myth as well. It really nails the point of creating blueprints of all the processes that make your business run. In order for it to be profitable to you, it needs to be able to be duplicated by others. If you're constantly doing everything for your business all of the time, then the money you're making really doesn't make it worth it. Additionally, And as you said, if you can't make the business run without you, it's worthless when you try to sell it.

Re: 3 Reasons PR & Communications Pros Need to Know SEO

Elizabeth B. — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:01:36 -0000

Merely just having an informational website doesn't cut it any more these days. You're exactly right that you need to make yourself searchable by incorporating multiple media types and sources.

Re: Earn Your GED- Find Success Tomorrow

Elizabeth B. — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:40:25 -0000

Good points. The use of the word "experience" reminds us that interactions with guests aren't just a single event and as one sided as the term "customer service" sounds.

Re: Pursue the Goal Not the Method

Elizabeth B. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:32:03 -0000

As you and others have mentioned, the methods may change but if it's what you really want, your goals will not. Focusing on the goal rather than the method allows you to think outside of the box. It gives you more freedom to come up with creative perhaps less used methods.

Re: Has Twitter Gone Mainstream

Elizabeth B. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:08:54 -0000

I think Twitter has only become main stream in certain niches. For example, marketers use twitter to follow other marketers. However, from what I've seen, clients of marketers don't seem to follow as much. One question to think about would be, although I'm on twitter and have followers, are these followers people who will help my business and who I can help through my tweets?

Re: Twitter and LinkedIn Finally Sync Up

Elizabeth B. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:39:13 -0000

Although there are many people who tweet, it seems like the Facebook community is still more popular. So it would be great if you could do the same with Facebook statuses, just add a hash tag at the end if you wanted it to update your LinkedIn status.