Does Reading Your Post seem like Work to Others?

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1. The web continues to grow exponentially. 2. There is much more content out there on an hourly basis. 3. Sure, content that is important is... well, important! 4. (and this is my favorite) But, the important content that is delivered in an engaging, entertaining, easy to read and digest fashion  wins more votes (and actually gets read).   Does your writing style make reading … [Read more...]

Simple Addition To Your Branding Toolkit – Gravatar.com

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I'm revisiting this topic. I wrote about Gravatar.com last year, but I think it's a cool enough addition to your branding toolkit that it's worth putting it out there again. Like so many of the most powerful tools available online these days, this is a free and effective service. Do yourself a favor and check it out! :-) Blogs are a wonderful source of information on just about any topic you're … [Read more...]

Chris Brogan Free Seminar on Google+ for Business

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Google+ If you haven't checked out Google+ yet, it's a great new social media spot online for you to, well, be social. :-) I’ve just been playing around with this for a couple of days, but in my mind Google has done it again. They’ve created another awesome (FREE!) online service. To me (and many others, from what I hear) Google adds the best features from other social media … [Read more...]

Cultivate and Harness Your Passion and Inspiration

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Passion and Inspiration are still two of your greatest resources for achieving anything you're trying to accomplish. This obviously works for both personal and professional goals. I believe it's extremely important to remember to go to these wells daily. Don't just get into the mode of coasting through the day. Consciously engage your passion and inspiration. Constantly make the effort and let … [Read more...]

Make More Money By Blogging

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Blogging! Yeah, it's all the rage! It's not just about penning your thoughts to share with the world, although there is that. Blogging on your business' website really does help. Significantly. My Personal Success Story Don't worry, I'll keep this short. Before I started blogging for ImagePerceptions.com, this site would show up on page 3 or 4 of certain Google searches. After just a … [Read more...]

How to Use Social Media (without devoting your life to it!)

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Social media is still one of your best options for successfully developing your brand online. It's still taking a while for some to catch on, but many people get the importance of social media in developing your business online. And for those of you who still don't really understand it, I don't blame you, it's a lot to keep up with. Social media tools and networks are continually morphing and … [Read more...]

Make Your Videos Stand Out – Do Something Different – The Movie!

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Okay, 2011 is here. If you're not adding video to your website yet, you should be. Video is one of the best and most effective ways for you to get your message across to people. Another thing to think about is how to make your video stand out. How can you make it different than what everyone else is doing? Think about Mathew Lesko. He's the guy who you've seen on late night TV telling you about … [Read more...]

Clarity Equals Cash

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Entertaining or Solving a Problem? I was reading a blog post on Chris Brogan's site this morning and the post featured a video of Jim Kukral at last year's Affiliate Summit. During the presentation, Jim stated that people come to the internet for two reasons. 1. Solutions to a Problem 2. Entertainment (not necessarily in that order) Which one do you provide? Do you solve problems? … [Read more...]

Make More Money by Adding Video To Your Website

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How can you make more money with your website? Do you feel your products or services are awesome and can't understand why your site isn't creating more customers? There could be a number of reasons for this. A couple obvious ones would be: One: Not enough people know about your website. Solution: marketing, blogging, social media, and so on, and so on… (this could be covered better … [Read more...]

Your Website = Your Online Magazine

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Static websites are dead and have been for sometime now. There are very few businesses that wouldn't benefit more from having a blog based interactive site. Chris Brogan wrote an article recently, Magazine Thinking,  that describes using the magazine business model as a good way to think about current and future business projects. The basic formula is: Content - Community - … [Read more...]