As I told you last week, Peter Shankman was one of the panelists at the TIMA luncheon. Peter spoke with authority and clarity, therefore I add weight and consideration to the things he says. I’ve been following him on Twitter and his blog ever since.
Today, he let his blog readers know of how his […]

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Three Tips for Providing Great Customer Service - Crystal Blahnick @ E-Marketing Performance
Irony 2.0 - Nathan Gilliatt @ The Net-Savvy Executive
SEO in a Nutshell - A Haiku - Donna Fontenot @ SEO Scoop

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Last week, I finally “got” Twitter. I was attending the TIMA lunch and Twitter was brought up. The “tracking” feature is what attracted me to invest more time in the Instant-Messaging-Meets-Social-Media-Networking tool.
Using IM or SMS you can track a word and it will send you any “Tweets” (Twitter messages) that Twitter users submit to the […]

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Those exposed to online advertising spend an average of 29% more on their in-store purchase than those who were not exposed. - Carolyn Gardner on Does online advertising help offline sales?
People trust recommendations from friends more than any type of advertising. - Jim Tobin on Word of Mouth Tops Advertising: Empirical Evidence

Everything you do, […]

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Kate from Cheesy Marketing Ramblings is my hero. On Monday, she stumbled the For My Writer Friends post. Yesterday, that post generated 5,500 unique visits to our site.
Last week I talked about how StumbleUpon traffic refers good traffic for a client.
This week, it’s providing good traffic for us.
Here are yesterday’s stats solely based on SU […]

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Today, I attend my first luncheon hosted by the Triangle Interactive Marketing Association. Peter Shankman, Sam Harrelson, and Angela Connor were the panelists, and the lunch was sponsored by MySpace. The focus today is Social Media.
Here’s what they had to say:

Being good at social networking requires being good at networking in general. Technology is the […]

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One reason I’m not an A-list blogger is my apparent inability to complete a blog series in a reasonable amount of time. Without further ado, I present to you the final installment in my series on screenwriter John August’s speech, The Challenges of Writing in a Digital Age (which I started a few weeks ago).
The […]

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My husband Stumbled me this comic. This is for all my writer friends out there!

Visit The Writer at Work

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This is the most solid domain naming tip I’ve heard. Mark from 45n5 has revealed his domain name-finding method via online video. (Basic instructions typed below video).

1. Go to Google’s Keyword Tool and enter your niche’s keywords.
2. Scroll down and find “Download all keywords” (choose text or csv)
3. Copy and Paste keywords into bulk pricing […]

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Yesterday, I attempted to make a payment on my student loan online. But the Sallie Mae site wanted me to pay using information from an actual check (routing number + account number), not a check card number.
I’m out of checks, except for one, but the routing number was illegible. So I signed onto my bank’s […]

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