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How to Amplify Any Online Content [Infographic]

How to Amplify Any Online Content [Infographic]

Marketing Strategy
You’ve crafted the perfect marketing content. It’s creative, clever, and you’re sure that your audience will love it. But, for some reason it hasn’t gotten the likes or shares that you expected and no ones seems to be paying attention. Is the content not as good as you thought, or worse, are people just not that into your message? Maybe it’s not you, it’s them. With about FOUR BILLION shares on Facebook and forty five million photos uploaded to Instagram and Flickr every day, the internet is a sea of information and it’s easy to get lost. To get your voice heard over the noise, you need to yell and scream. You need to plug in the amplifier and crank up the volume. The infographic below discusses how to amplify…
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Top Five Small Business Problems and Solutions to Overcome Them

Top Five Small Business Problems and Solutions to Overcome Them

Tips and Tools
There’s nothing easy about starting your own business. The road to success is a bumpy one indeed and you’re sure to encounter some problems along the way. There’s no need to worry, however, because every problem has a solution. Just like anything else, building your business is a process that takes a lot of work. The Top Five Small Business Problems and Solutions to Overcome Them We’re going to take a look at a few problems you’re likely to run into and how you can overcome them. 1. Developing a Business Plan Before you even get started you need to develop a business plan. Your mission statement for what you want to achieve with your business needs to be very clear. If you don’t have set goals, you won’t have…
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Top 10 Traffic Ideas Every Blogger Needs To Know

Top 10 Traffic Ideas Every Blogger Needs To Know

Blogging
Blogs are popular ways to create an online presence for personal and business reasons. You can build a blog for free and begin posting content right away. But, what good is that content if no one is reading it? Whenever someone asks me about starting or maintaining a blog, they usually include a how to get blog traffic or how to increase blog traffic question. Do you know how to get traffic to your blog? Of all the successful blogs on the Internet, hundreds more have failed. Running a blog is like running a business website. Unless you are willing to put the time in and treat it seriously, you won’t be blogging long. That is not to say that the failed bloggers weren’t serious about blogging. Mostly, new bloggers aren’t prepared for…
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Five Steps to Creating Information Products

Five Steps to Creating Information Products

Tips and Tools
If you’re following any number of internet marketing gurus, you have no doubt heard that packaging and selling information products is one of the best means to achieve passive income. And of course, many savvy businessmen and women still want to get rich from selling their products and services online. Let’s start with the basics. What is an information product? “Information products” are the primary income generator for many internet marketers. You know – ebooks, video series, newsletters, high pressure sales pages, home study courses… yes, all that and more. Now that we have a basic understanding, let’s dispel a common misconception about selling information products. Information products are labeled as “passive” income by many. Which makes it sound super easy to generate a considerable amount of revenue from these info products. To…
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5 Powerful Mindset Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success

5 Powerful Mindset Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success

Tips and Tools
Building a business is a fantastic and challenging experience.  You can wake up exhilarated to begin your day and go to bed feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. The key to success is to maintain a positive yes, you can do it, mindset. [Tweet "The key to success is to maintain a positive, yes you can do it, mindset."] Easier said than done, right? Here are 5 keys to help you create and sustain a positive mindset so you attain the success you desire. 5 Powerful Mindset Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success 1. Surround yourself with successful and positive people. The influence people have over our own personal energy is amazing.  Moods and attitudes are so easily spread – think about how much of a difference a simple smile from a stranger can make…
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How to Get Your Blog Post Shared 1000 Times [Infographic]

How to Get Your Blog Post Shared 1000 Times [Infographic]

Blogging
Are you a blogger looking for more ways to increase your blog shares? How would you like to get each of your blog posts shared 1000 times? As a blogger I'm always looking for more blog traffic. After all, if you spend a good deal of time crafting quality blog posts you don't want to stay the world's best kept secret, you want people to check out your blog! I came across this fantastic infographic, courtesy of Canva and Razor Social, and immediately classified it as a golden nugget I had to share! In a nutshell, the infographic blueprint instructs you to take the following actions in order to get your blog post shared 1000 times: • Create a compelling title • Make it easy to share • Optimize your post for social media • Optimize for…
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Reach Your Target Market and Climb the Marketing Ladder

Reach Your Target Market and Climb the Marketing Ladder

Marketing Strategy
To new business owners, starting a business is often its own reward. They are thrilled to be able to be their own bosses, and to successfully get a business up and running. Often they are happy just to keep the dream alive. But every business needs to grow. That doesn't automatically mean you have to reach out to a larger market - it could mean working toward increasing your share of your existing target market. This will keep your business healthy enough to survive obstacles such as tough economic times.   In order to keep moving forward, we need to market our businesses constantly. We need to dedicate a certain percentage of our resources to building our brand and reaching our target market. Here are some simple things you can do to…
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The Reason You Should Tweet In 120 Characters

The Reason You Should Tweet In 120 Characters

Social Media
If you’ve studied any Twitter tips, on this blog or elsewhere, you may be familiar with the recommendation to tweet in 120 characters or less. Some marketers suggest the best tweet length is 100 characters or less. But do you understand why this is the recommended length of a tweet?   Are you making my life easier? How easy do you make it for your Twitter followers to share your tweets? If I’m using a third party Twitter client (such as Hootsuite, TweetDeck, etc.), and I try to retweet your tweet and include ‘RT @username,’ will I have enough character space? Or will I have to modify your original tweet to accommodate the 140 character limit? This is a big deal. I want to use the classic 'RT @username' when…
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