Posts Tagged ‘twitter’

Link building strategies for your blog or webs

06.25.10 | Posted by Usha Krishnan Sliva | View Comments
Category: Blog

You’re proud of your newly launched blog or website, (as you rightly should be), and envious of the ones which seem well established, but remember all sites start off with humble beginnings. To get a better idea of how a successful blog operates, visit Yaro Starak’s business timeline in which he offers details of his online ascent from a simple blog owner to a multi-millionaire.

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Using Social Media to brand yourself an expert

06.11.10 | Posted by Usha Krishnan Sliva | View Comments
Category: Blog, Social Media

In today’s competitive market, it’s imperative to stand not shoulder to shoulder, but one step ahead of your competitors. Social media can to a certain extent help you do that. It can be used for numerous opportunities: to gain a following, promote products and services, and acquire a guru-like status in your industry. The latter is important as most web followers look to find an expert whom they can emulate and learn from. [+] Continue Reading

Is Your Website Social Media Friendly?

04.23.10 | Posted by Usha Krishnan Sliva | View Comments
Category: Blog, Social Media

Setting up a website is often an investment, especially if you elect to do it professionally as most business owners should. But just as you wouldn’t set up your business without a thorough investigation into the market for it, so too must you consider the right tools for your website, before you build and design it. And if you have been keeping an eye on the market, then you’ll know that there’s something called social media which has changed the way online companies do business. And it should be on your website. [+] Continue Reading

Social Media Tips For Small Businesses

04.16.10 | Posted by Usha Krishnan Sliva | View Comments
Category: Blog, Social Media

In a Small Business National Poll commissioned by the company, Employers, it was found that out of the 500 businesses which responded, 52% believed in the importance of an online presence. Yet it was only 16% which said they used social media to gain customers, and only 65% of those which actively campaigned with it.
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Why Every Business Should Have A Social Media Plan

03.19.10 | Posted by Usha Krishnan Sliva | View Comments
Category: Social Media

You’ve heard of some of them- twitter, facebook, MySpace, flickr and LinkedIn, and perhaps wondered about others- Digg, Ning, Friendfeed etc. Social Media has been on the marketing scene for a few years now, and has been touted as a ‘must-have’ communication tool all companies need to invest in. You and your company might even participate in some of them. But unless and until you create a social  media plan, similar to a working marketing plan, you are not maximizing their full potential.

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