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Social Media Marketing – The Wave Of The Future!
June 27th, 2009 at 5:10 pm by Livvie
The new buzz word is Social Media Marketing and make no mistake, it’s here to stay. Social media is using online communities for increasing your business/practice exposure, building relationships, and ultimately creates an incredible opportunity to be responsive to your market and allow your clients/patients to know how much you care.
Businesses have found out this is THE way to market and brand their business. No longer is Twitter, and Facebook just for teenagers. Why? Because “word of mouth” advertising (as we’ve preached for years) has always been – and will always be – the best form of advertising.
That’s what Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, three of the largest social media sites, are all about… making contacts, building relationships, gaining trust, and showing you care. They are “word of mouth advertising on steroids” and…most of it’s FREE!
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Tags: Internet Marketing, Livvie Matthews, riding the new marketing wave, social media marketing | 
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Survival of the Fittest–Building Your Business
June 12th, 2009 at 9:15 am by Livvie
With all the other businesses out there you must find a way to market your business uniquely (a niche) causing it to stand out from among the rest.
Be prepared to work at building your business. You must build relationships with your customers and fellow netpreneurs by building a good reputation, one customer at a time.
So what does this have to do with the Internet? Or maybe you are thinking, “How does this apply to me. I don’t even see or talk to my customers, it’s all automated.”
I’ve Written An Article. Now What Do I Do?
June 5th, 2009 at 12:13 pm by Livvie
You’ve finally done it! You’ve written your article, looked it over, tweaked it, and looked it over again, and now you are ready to publish! Now what do you do?
Two things needed to be added to your article. A how to publish statement that is added just before your article and your resource box or bio added at the end of your article.
Here is an example of a how to publish statement:
“Please feel free to publish this article on your website,
your blog, and/or in your e-book or newsletters with the authors
resource box included and without any changes to the
article. (Add your contact e-mail)”
If you would like to be notified if they are using your article, add “A complimentary copy of your ezine or notification you are using this article would be appreciated.”
How To Write Articles When You Are Stumped!
June 5th, 2009 at 11:54 am by Livvie
Let’s face it, we all get writers block from time to time. You sit there with your fingers on the keyboard, your eyes on the monitor, and you’re waiting on…go! But nothing happens, you’re stumped!
Here are some ideas to help you get those creative juices flowing again.
Explore Article Directories:
The Internet is packed with article directories that store articles written on every subject you can think of. It’s a virtual gold mine of information for writers.
Find your niche or targeted audience and sarting with the newest articles posted, read some of the articles written by other writers, then expand on the subject or point using another angle, your own ideas, or your experiences. *Caution: Never plagiarize the actual article.
http://www.ezinearticles.com
http://www.goarticles.com
http://www.ideamarketers.com
Try Blog Hopping
Visit your favorite bloggs and see what topics they are blogging about. Find out what’s of interest to their readers and to the blogger. What’s the “hot topic” or “topic interest of the day”. If you find it of interest, write an article on the subject. While you at the blog, post a view point comment and let them know you found the subject interesting.
Listen To What People Are Actually Saying
Listening is a lost art. When you are around a group of people, try listening to what they are talking about and if it’s an interesting subject, do your research and write an article on the topic answering some of their conerns or posing some questions with you providing the answers as well.
Use Your Own Blog or Previously Written Articles
Don’t overlook the information you already have on hand. Your blog, previously written articles, and any information stored related to your target audience or niche. Reread your information and expand on previously made points or subjects by taking it one step further. this works especially well with articles written a few years back for updating and expanding. You’ll be amazed how far you have come and how much you have learned in such a short period of time.
Polls and Surveys
Polls and surveys can also be an interesting source of information for articles, data in the articles, and/or research. They can provide feedback, story ideas, marketing opportunities, and intersting information.
Relax! Go With the Flow and Enjoy It!
Nothing creative will come from a mind that’s bogged down and not relaxed. If writing has become a chore, a burden, an imposition on your time, you aren’t going to enjoy what you’re doing.
Creative ideas and words come from relaxed minds and from someone who is enjoying what they do AND it’s reflected in your writing. Just like being on a phone, you can ”hear” if someone is upbeat or just going though the motions. Your written words are the same. Your audience can “hear” creative, upbeat, enjoying what you do OR they can “hear” you are just going through the motions.
So there you have it! Five simple ideas to show you ….How to Write Articles When You Are Stumped!
Building Relationships….Priceless!
May 31st, 2009 at 9:00 pm by Livvie
There are many things you can and will do along the way to building your business, but few things will have the impact on your business as that of building relationships.
Some think because you don’t “see” your viewers – customers, you don’t have to “interact”. In fact most of your business is conducted using web sites, e-mail and autoresponders. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Web sites, e-mail and autoresponders are the reasons you must build relationships! Think about it. Don’t you absolutely hate answering machines or voice mail when calling a business? There is no contact.
