A Great Business Book or App by John Eckberg
A wonderful author and friend of mine has published a new book which gives great insight and inspiration to leaders and business people everywhere. “Pot of Gold: Business Book Nuggets for Leadership, Work and Career” by John Eckberg is a collection of business book excerpts. John has had an amazing life interviewing business success stories across…
How You Lose Fans and Followers on Facebook & Twitter
I subscribe to the blog of Matt McGee, a search engine optimization expert of keeps a great blog for small business owners. Today I stumbled upon some research that he shared a little while ago about the reasons why consumers unfollow and unlike businesses on Twitter and Facebook. I think this is very insightful information.…
The Blog SEO & Syndication Formula eBook: Now Available
Published in Dec 2010 Jacob reveals the secrets of blog syndication. “If you can create an automated process to both grow your social following, increase your rankings in search engines, and drive direct traffic; then you make make money blogging.”
Quality Traffic Really is More Valuable than Quantity
I used to be of the opinion that more traffic was always the goal. In the last 60 days I've been proven wrong because my display advertising revenue has doubled in that same period. I will take a 20% loss in traffic for double the money anytime.
Internet Marketing Solutions and Strategies for Account Executives and Sales Representatives
In this modern world it doesn’t take a geek like me to convince local businesses and advertisers that they need to utilize the internet to interact with their customers. Small businesses across America who don’t have the resources to hire experts struggle each day to keep up with the best practices in online advertising; but what about the sales people?
Top Ten Twitter Tricks: How I Got 12,000 Followers
Currently my AndroidSocialMedia.com Twitter account has 11,909 and its growing everyday. You will also notice that I have only had to follow 5,700ish people in return. I got to this point by utilizing automated Twitter software to grow the list and other tools to engage them. Today I want to share my top 10 Twitter tricks and the tools I've used to manage them. I use the word “tricks” not because my intent is to deceive any of my social following. Mostly it made for really good alliteration
Cuss Words:: The things you say that lose you time and money
The most effective salesman are able to get past the baricades that potential customers put up instinctively when they think they are being sold. This is the single most important skill perhaps even with the skill of closing. Telling your customer about features and benefits isn't difficult if you can put them in a situation where they are truly listening to you.
TweetAdder: Automating Your Twitter Account On Steroids
I have now been using TweetAdder for about a year. Before TweetAdder I used a handful of other “Auto-Pilot” Twitter programs that left me unsatisfied. Right now my AndroidSocialMedia twitter account has almost 12,000 followers and I'm adding them faster than I can follow them back. Most of this is do to utilizing the best auto-follow software available. When I am looking for Twitter software I am looking for a program that will do the following:
Foursquare: Social Gaming and Local Advertising Revolution
UPDATE: July 2011 Foursquare has now passed 10 Million users. The revolution has begun When I first heard about Foursquare several months ago I thought it was a little silly to be announcing to my social circle everywhere I was, not to mention a little less than secure. When I finally got around to visiting…
Charging and Accepting Credit Cards on Your iPhone Android or Blackberry
UPDATE: Since publishing this article back in 2010 I have had some serious issues with Paynet, whom I endorse below. I would highly recommend you don't do business with Paynet or CynergyData (their parent/partner). I don't consider them ethical or in favor of helping their clients grow business. I spent the last week or so…