Thursday, April 18, 2013

Promoted Tweets: Should You Advertise on Twitter?

Advertising on Twitter is something you're considering. So should you take the plunge?

My feelings on any type of paid advertising campaign is to try it out for at least a month or two to see what happens. Because so many people are on Twitter nowadays, there's a big chance that your target market are active Twitter users. Why not try Twitter's advertising to see if you can get more business?

Twitter does have a variety of advertising options, but what route should you take?

Monday, March 11, 2013

How to Write a Bestseller In a Weekend With Alicia Dunams (Webinar Notes)

Writing a bestselling ebook can do wonders for marketing your online business...

Alicia Dunams gave a quick one hour intro webinar about how to write a bestseller in a weekend, which provided a great deal of inspiration being that I'm currently working on an ebook. I took alot of notes and thought I'd share them in case you're on the same path.

Why Write a Book?

Alicia provided many reasons why you should write a book in the first place. Here are my top reasons:
  •  Generate leads for your business
  •  Gain expert status in your niche and get invited to speak or be on radio/TV shows = more exposure
  •  Create multiple streams of income
  •  Helps with SEO

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Outsourcing Online Business Tasks: Review of Fiverr.com

I admit that I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to my online business.  I do everything from  writing content for my blogs, marketing them, creating graphics, managing social media accounts, and more.  The thing is, I enjoy doing all of these tasks.  However, I really want to take my business to the next level, and the only way to do that is to outsource some of these tasks.  That's where Fiverr.com has been a lifesaver.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

15 Minutes a Day to Start Your Online Business

Many people become very daunted by this "huge task" of starting their business. They have no idea where to start, so they end up doing nothing. I know this because I used to be one of those people! I would start thinking about all the work required and the idea of putting in all those hours would become overwhelming! If you're thinking this way - STOP IT!

Thursday, December 06, 2012

For Beginners: How to Setup a Blog and Start Making Money

Blogger at Breakfast, after Eglon van der Neer
Photo Credit:
Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
My friends and family often ask me how I'm able to make money with my blogs, and although I've written about this before, I'd like to put together a more comprehensive guide for those of you who are just starting out and don't know exactly where to begin.

First, I'd like to say that you have to go in with a mindset that blogging is a business. As such, you have to treat it just like any business. You will have to put in some work at the beginning, but after your blog has gained some traction, it will get easier to maintain.