Automation can be great for business, as long as it's used in moderation. Obviously you don't want to become an impersonal social media robot, but finding the right mix of automation and personal interaction can really improve your productivity and sales. Even though I … [Read more...]
What’s Your Twitter RT Etiquette?
I'm probably shooting myself in the foot by writing this, because it could be taken the wrong way. But I would really like some feedback on this issue. One common Twitter strategy that seems to be growing in popularity is when people @mention someone to let them know they've … [Read more...]
Is Social Media Distracting or Helping Your Biz?
When I first started making money online in the late 90's, there was no such thing as social media. My marketing strategy centered around the search engines. I spent my days altering meta tags and on-page keywords trying to climb to the top of sites like Infoseek, Webcrawler, … [Read more...]
Don’t Take the “Social” Out of Social Networking
One of the most popular ways to promote your site is through social networking. However, many of you are taking the "social" part out of the equation because you are relying too heavily on automation. By automation I mean using various online tools and apps that … [Read more...]
Stop Wasting Time on Worthless Techniques
There are certain techniques that I put into the worthless, "busy work" category... 1) Spending several hours per day on directory submissions 2) Re-writing other people's content and submitting them to other sites 3) Posting worthless ("Great Post!") comments on … [Read more...]