Archive | January, 2012

Business Profit Leaks – #3: Not Staying On Top of What People Say About You Online

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Business Profit Leaks

  Not Staying On Top of What People Say About You Online We’ve already established the importance of getting online reviews from your satisfied customers. Now, let’s talk about those “unhappy” customers a little bit. If someone is unhappy with your product or service, they won’t hesitate to go online to let the world know. [...]

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Business Profit Leaks – #2: Not Building and Managing Online Reviews

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Business Profit Leaks

  Not Building and Managing Online Reviews   What are your customers saying about your business online?   A recent online study found that 62% of respondents read reviews online before buying a product or using a service.   The numbers speak for themselves. Up-to-date information and positive reviews are extremely important for the success [...]

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Business Profit Leaks – #1: Not Making the Most of Your Contact List

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Business Profit Leaks

    Not Making the Most of Your Contact List In today’s market, many business owners are scrambling for sales to keep their doors open. Building a list of people who buy from you, who access your website, or who call you for information is a good way to do that.   Building a list [...]

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Business Profit Leaks – 8 Potential Profit Leaks You Should Know About

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Business Profit Leaks

  In today’s economy, business owners need to be smarter than ever when it comes to generating new customers, holding onto existing customers, maintaining cash flow and more importantly, generating profits.   Many local businesses are struggling to keep their doors open today, even if their business is booming. So why is the average local [...]

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Small Business Online Marketing Strategy – Part 4: Facebook and Google+ Pages

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Small Business Online Marketing Strategy

  Facebook Pages Facebook Pages (also called Fan Pages or Business Pages) came out a few years ago and they are still a hot opportunity for businesses.   Here’s why Facebook Pages are so important: Facebook has over 800,000,000 users, and it's still growing strong! In other words there are plenty of opportunities for you [...]

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Using the Power Of Online Reviews To Market Your Business

The Internet is a bit of a jungle, really. Anyone can write stuff about your business and post it on Facebook or Twitter, or on any of thousands of other free websites. They can leave reviews – good or bad – on sites like HelloPeter.com or Yowzit.com, or on your Google Place page. Nearly 70% [...]

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Small Business Online Marketing Strategy – Part 3: YouTube Traffic

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Small Business Online Marketing Strategy

YouTube is owned by Google, and it's the second-biggest search engine on the Internet, after Google itself. Some of the statistics quoted by YouTube are staggering: More than 13 million hours of video were uploaded during 2010 and 35 hours of video are uploaded every minute. More video is uploaded to YouTube in 60 days [...]

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