Thursday, November 20, 2014

7 Hot Trends Defining Your 2015 Content Strategy

Content marketing is an essential component in buyer engagement, social media, lead generation and online marketing. In fact, the power your content carries is growing by the day as new tactics and trends propel content development to new heights in brand publishing. Blogging is not enough. Social media is not enough. There is a methodology ...

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How to Optimize Your Images to Work Across Social Networks

Do your images look good on all social platforms? Are you making different images for each type of social share? Creating one image that looks good on several networks saves time, money and improves your visibility. In this article you’ll discover how to create one image to share across three social channels–Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. [...]

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The 5 Bumps in the Road to Watch for When Growing Your Business

There are several universal truths every aspiring small-business owner already understands before starting a business: You’re going to work long hours, it could take awhile before your business catches on and you turn a profit, and you’ll be chief cook and bottle washer for the foreseeable future. As your business evolves past these early stages, […]

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Wix, Bigstock Offer Hi-Res Stock Photography for Content Managers

A partnership between a growing website design platform a large stock photography provider is aimed at giving small businesses better content for their websites. It’s imperative today that any business website pop with eye-catching imagery. But those photos and graphics can sometimes cost a pretty penny. A new deal between Wix and stock photography provider ...

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How to Take Your Visual Content to the Next Level

Do you want to share stronger visuals? Have you looked at what other content creators are doing? Watching what works for others in your industry can help you create content that increases engagement with your own audience. In this article I’ll share how to search Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook for visual content to inspire your [...]

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The Essential How to Guide on Generating Leads with Business Blogging – Part 1

Blogging is not just about content, publishing posts and hoping for the best. Done well with the right structure it can be a powerful portal for revenue. In a previous post on this blog, I have analyzed how to collect email addresses using interactive pop ups. It made me realize that this advanced tactic may [...]

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Don’t Just Showcase Your Products, Create an Experience

When creating a local business, you can choose a couple of different paths. You can go the safe route and use inexpensive but practical displays to show off items. Or you can create an all-encompassing experience. That’s the dilemma that faced Johnny Earle, CEO of Johnny Cupcakes. The company sells designer clothing not baked goods. ...

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