Social Media Tribe Marketing

50 Powerful Social Media Tactics for Squidoo

Here are the first ten, and there is a pdf  report available at the end of this post where you can read all 50:
1.  Make sure your page on Squidoo looks its absolute best. A polished page gets more results.
2.  Don’t be afraid to promote and market your business and website through your profile or [...]

Inbound Marketing – The Art of Attracting Customers

Inbound Marketing is defined as marketing focused on “getting found” by customers.
Think relationship marketing and Seth Godin’s idea of permission marketing. David Meerman Scott recommends that marketers “publish their way in” (via blogs etc.) in contrast to outbound marketing where they used to have to “buy their way in” (via paid advertisements).
Inbound Marketing encompasses the [...]

Free Twitter Management Service

I’ve just started testing a free service called CoTweet.
It’s a tool for managing Twitter conversations like no other.
I’m really impressed and changing my entire Twitter strategy based on what they let me do.
They’re free right now, but they promise when they start charging for the service it will be reasonable.
Amazing stuff:
http://www.CoTweet.com

Google Wave – A simple explanation

When Google Wave was first announced, it was confusing to understand what it was and how it would work.
Then I saw this video and thought it was perfect to share with you….

As I answered questions via email recently that became rainbow hues of colors during the volley, it made me wistful for the Wave as [...]

Your Account Has Been Suspended

Those words you never want to hear on any social media site – but especially not on your precious Twitter account.   After all the time you have spent acquiring Followers and all the people you have been networking with – gone at the swipe of a tail feather by Twitter!
What do you do now?
Don’t [...]

Video Promotion Done Right

Here’s an inspirational story about a childrens book author, Elizabeth Parkinson.
Liz achieved a #2, #4 and #10 ranking for her book video with over 11,800,000 competing page for her keyword phrase, “Personal Development Books For Children.”
You can meet Liz here:

You’ll also see several other strategies at work that ANY author, speaker, expert, entrepreneur or business [...]

How to make money using the Internet

Seth Godin has a great way of distilling information for clear understanding while being innovative with his concepts.
I came across this post on his blog where he addresses where individuals can misunderstand how having a web presence can make money and it’s not by just putting up a website.  He says:
Make money: not by building [...]

Getting Your Business Reviewed on MouthShut.com

In an age where everything and everyone can get published online, it’s hard to sort out truth versus commercialism and marketing.  The modern consumer is faced with dozens, if not hundreds of new choices from who to buy insurance from, to which company or brand to use when you need tires to put on your [...]

Social Networks Are Like Mini Societies

No discussion on social networking would be complete without acknowledging just what these sites represent.  The Internet has brought people from all over the globe from all walks of life, from all religions, races and sexes and erased the boundary lines.  The Internet and its many social networks have redefined society.
Think of it this way [...]

Bookmarking Sites and Their Relevance to Your Web 2.0 Success

What is bookmarking and how will it help your business? With bookmarking you get the opportunity to gently promote your own business while also “favoriting” other sites that you visit.
The idea here is actually two-sided.  With sites services like StumbleUpon, Delicious and Digg, just to name the big ones, you can bookmark an article you [...]

Disqus Can Help You Maximize Blog Commentary

Once you stick your toe in the water online and get involved with others in your line of interest, you’ll be visiting around blogs and other social sites where you might leave comments.
At first, this can be sort of like hopping around in a disjointed fashion.  But sooner or later, having a central place where [...]

How to Tap Into Forum Marketing to Promote Your Offline Business

Do you know there’s a way to get involved in marketing your business online without (gasp) having a business website or a blog?  There is and it’s as simple as searching for and getting involved in online discussion forums that are in or related in some way to your line of business.
Suppose you do management [...]

Facebook Fan Pages Are Preferable to Private Profiles

What if there was a place for sharing your business and interacting with customers or a “fan” club.  It would be a place where you could be available to talk and teach and just hang out with your loyal customers – a place that represents you and your business in a friendly way without having [...]