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It used to be that anyone thinking about doing business with you would first consult with their colleagues or friends to see if any of them had worked with you before. If not, they would likely turn to the Yellow Pages and give you a call. That would put you in a good position because you have total control of the information they receive about you and your company.

Five years ago, that same potential customer would get online and visit your website, learn about your products and services and contact you if they were interested. Again, a good situation for you to be in as you have total control over what appears on your website.

Today, things have changed. Social media sites like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, etc. have become so powerful that they constantly appear at the top of the search engine rankings. More importantly, consumers are more apt to trust the information found on these sites because they believe this information is posted by non-partisan people ie. your happy or disgruntled customers and it is more likely to provide them with an honest assessment of what you have to offer. Continue Reading ->

I have been preaching to small business owners about the importance of utilizing sites like Twitter, Squidoo, LinkedIn, etc. for quite a while now. My experience has taught me that leveraging such powerful social media sites can allow you to build quality links back to your main business site for SEO purposes, to build your credibility as the expert in your field and to create one-on-one relationships with your customers and future customers.

All of that is true but now there is one more reason… and it is a BIGGIE. Check out the video below recently released by Google. Google is showing live Twitter feeds on their search results pages. Considering Twitter is free to use, can any of us afford not to be on there?

This came through to me in an email and I thought it was great.  I’ve always said that we can learn a lot from dogs.  Sorry, I don’t know who wrote the original story but it is something to think about.

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A  Dog’s Purpose   (from  a 6-year-old).

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to  examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound  named Belker. The  dog’s owners, Ron,  his  wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane,  were  all very attached to Belker, and they  were  hoping for a miracle.

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I’ve been in a weird mood lately.  Maybe it is because of Halloween or that another Christmas is coming up but for some reason, a thought popped into my head.  Despair.  Complete and utter Dispair.

Years ago, Dispair.com was one of my favourite sites.  A friend of mine would always buy my Christmas gifts from that site but I hadn’t visited it for a long time.  I wondered if it was still going.  Sure enough, it is.

If you don’t want to check out Despair.com, I’ve highlighted some of my favourites here.  Of course, you really should see the pictures that go with these ‘demotivators’ but you’ll get the gist.

RISKS
If you never try anything new, you’ll miss out on many of life’s great disappointments.

PROBLEMS
No matter how great and destructive your problems may seem now, remember, you’ve probably only seen the tip of them

PERSEVERANCE
The courage to ignore the obvious wisdom of turning back.

STUPIDITY
Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win AND never quit are idiots.

WORTH
Just because you’re necessary doesn’t mean you’re important.

Most of us are familiar with online joint venture partnerships.  We often refer to these as affiliate partnerships.  Essentially, a merchant wanting to sell more of his or her product offers a partner a commission in exchange for promoting the merchant’s product.

When done properly this is a very effective way to sell online.  But does it work offline?  Continue Reading ->