strategy: 4 Mistakes Realtors Make on Twitter: 4 Solutions to the Mistakes - 11/17/08 02:54 PM
Free Twitter Strategy Chart courtesy of Paul Gram’s Websitesuccessdoctor.com
Twitter.com is quickly becoming one of the most useful, fastest growing social media tools available today. Anyone from entrepreneurs to large corporations can utilize twitter to gain exposure, push out their message of value, research, learn, and network. Yet a large … (6 comments)
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strategy: Twitter Strategies and Mistakes: Communicate to Relate - 11/16/08 11:15 AM
If you are not sure how to utilize twitter in your marketing campaign for you and your business then consider Paul Gram's excellent "Twitter Strategy" chart. Paul makes communication the focus of his strategy. Networking and learning from others are also important factors in making twitter work for you. Paul's site … (0 comments)
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strategy: Measure Your Participation in Web 2.0 Social Media: Forrester's Social Technographics - 11/09/08 12:09 PM
Do you understand how Social Media sites fit together, your own participation, and the participation of your customers in the Web 2.0 World? If you need a simple matrix to understand these measurments, then consider Forrester's "Groundswell" tool as a way to measure your progress.
Thanks go to Data from Forrester … (4 comments)
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strategy: Wall St. Journal "Networking? Here's How to Stand Out": Foreshadowing Web 2.0 World - 11/08/08 02:17 PM
Joann Lublin, Wall St. Journal career strategist, wrote a fantastic article that provides further proof that networking online via Linkedin is a massive opportunity if you author your own blog. In "Networking? Here's How to Stand Out" Lublin sites great examples of the coming trend and changes that Web 2.0 Social … (0 comments)
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strategy: Networking Legend Hamid Saadat: Support An Ongoing Networking Campaign Throughout Your Career - 10/30/08 05:40 PM
The following article is a perfect case study for one of the guiding priciples I teach, adhere to in my own business, and identify as utilizing an "ongoing" networking campaign throughout your business career. It is a story about a man who one day decided to make a difference in … (0 comments)
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strategy: Tweetrush Analytics For Twitter Usage: Measure Your Twitter "ROI" - 10/27/08 11:33 PM
Twitter is quickly becoming an invaluable tool for research, broadcasting messages, meeting new connections, and opportunities. One of the best tools to understand your "ROI" is Tweetrush a analytics and stat counter for your twitter usage.
Twitter ROI?
My twitter ROI is measured on the amount of great new content, trend … (0 comments)
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strategy: #1 Method to Ending Your Fear of Public Speaking: Create a Workshop - 10/15/08 12:43 AM
Courtesy Public Speaking Wiki: This young man looks a bit uncomfortable?
What is the #1 fear Americans try to avoid everyday? It is not flying, not going to the dentist, not heights, nor is it reaching 30 without a wedding ring. The #1 fear for Americans is public speaking. We … (3 comments)
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strategy: Outbound Link Strategy: A Second Look at Drudgereport Strategy - 10/05/08 11:37 AM
Reuters.com published my deansguide article (9-19-08) "Drudge Report: Proof Outbound Link Strategy Keeps Readers Coming Back" and the concept behind the article may be worth another look. The premise that most experts support:
1. Do not send your readers away from your site by providing outbound links
2. Sending readers away … (5 comments)
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strategy: Reuters.com Publishes deansguide Article "Drudgereport.com: Proof Outbound Link Strategy Keeps Readers Coming Back" - 09/19/08 10:41 PM
I am happy to report that my September 19th article, written for deansguide and Active Rain, about the Drudgereport's strategy of outbound linking for increased traffic was published on Reuters.com. For the full story please check out the story here.
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strategy: Drudgereport.com SEO Firestorm: Send Your Readers Away So They Will Come Back - 09/19/08 12:21 AM
Scott Karp author of the blog Publishing 2.0 wrote a eye opening and somewhat startling report about the uber news site the drudgereport.com. In his article he is able to debunk aka discredit two major assumptions being pushed forward by marketing guru's, website "experts", and bloggers everyday: You should never send … (0 comments)
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strategy: Choices in Conversation: How To Decide Whether To Listen or Talk? - 09/15/08 02:23 PM
Listening is an often ignored skill with equally ignored strategies of engagement. The first step to understanding the best listening strategies to employ during a conversation is understanding the goals behind having the conversation. In "Listening Is A Skill That Requires A Strategy" we provided the first step to finding … (8 comments)
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strategy: 4 Purposeful Types of Conversations: Listening Has A Strategy - 09/15/08 12:21 PM
Listening is defined by Princeton.edu as the “act of hearing attentively.” BizJobs.com supports a business glossary definition that states that Listening is “a key selling skill, in that without good listening skills the process of questioning is rendered totally pointless.” From these definitions come the need to recognize one factor that … (8 comments)
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strategy: Realtors Manage Your Online Reputation Through Profile-Bio Placement - 09/02/08 11:20 PM
Defending your online reputation is a key element in establishing your ability to capture the top 2 pages of a Google search engine query for your business or surname. The goal is for you to capture the top 10 positions on page one of a Google search. You want your … (20 comments)
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strategy: 5 Steps To Branding "You" A Survival Guide To Career Success - 09/02/08 11:42 AM
What exactly is the definition for the word “branding”? We are talking about creating an aura, a perception, and a truth about a person, service, or product that allows people to identify and recognize them instantly.
Branding according to Whatis.techtarget.com definition
Branding “You” What Are You Waiting For?
You spend a … (13 comments)
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strategy: How Do You Solicit A Blogger To Write About Your Business: Peter Furia Has The Answer - 08/01/08 12:57 AM
In Search Of An Office (guy owns desk) - Rofo
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strategy: Jeffrey Gitomer's Thought For the Day: Are You A "Trusted Advisor"? - 07/22/08 12:45 PM
Jeffrey Gitomer is an iconoclastic and bombastic man. He is brash with a New Jersey swagger that endears him to some and turns off others. But there is no denying the fact that Gitomer is one of the most effective and brilliant strategists when it comes to real world networking and … (4 comments)
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strategy: Women-centric Networking Organizations Part 2: Utilize Your Advantages and Resources - 07/19/08 08:06 PM
This is the second in a series about Women-centric networking groups and organizations. The idea is that women are natural organizers, fantastic listeners, and very willing collaborators. I hope that you investigate the following list, give us feedback on what you have uncovered, and provide opinions on the best places for … (6 comments)
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strategy: Realtors Here Is Your Free Technology-Computer Content Library: Understanding and Learning to Expertise - 07/17/08 02:16 AM
Who is Christopher Barnatt and why should you listen to him? Christopher is the Director of Teaching for the Business school at Nottingham University in England. Christopher has produced one of the most informative, easy to understand, and important instructive websites about technology and computers: explainingcomputers.com.
What will you learn … (3 comments)
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strategy: Starbucks A Lesson For Brokers: Less Is Often More - 07/04/08 10:34 AM
Starbuck's, and to a lesser degree Nordstrom department stores, have a theory and philosophy that in order to grow you capture your market by saturating that market with as many stores as possible. As a former Nordstrom buyer, the philosophy was to capture an area with multiple stores and then allow … (0 comments)
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strategy: Newsflash: FoxBusiness.com Publishes Article On John Harper Keynote Strategy - 06/27/08 05:36 PM
John Harper of the Harper Team in Danville, California was the subject of my last article about how to become an expert and go to source for your community through public speaking. In the article "Realtor John Harper Keynote Speaking Strategy: Become An Expert And Go To Source For Your Community" … (0 comments)
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strategy: Realtor John Harper Keynote Speaking Strategy: Become An Expert And Go To Source For Your Community - 06/27/08 11:14 AM
John Harper of theharperteam in Danville, California is the best example, template, for Realtors who understand the value of marketing yourself through public speaking. John is an expert, and I don’t use that term very often, in online networking aka social networking. Even more critical to his efforts is the … (0 comments)
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strategy: Realtor Networking Tip #9: Network Outside Your Comfort Zone - 06/16/08 11:12 PM
One of the most challenging yet rewarding networking strategies you can employ is to network outside of your traditional groups, niche, or tried and true organizations. One such challenge I took on recently was to attend the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneur meetings aka SVASE.
In my first and only … (7 comments)
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strategy: Where Do You Rank for Google Searches In Chandler, Arizona: Chandler Report - 06/14/08 02:06 PM
The third in my series on Google "Big Head" searches for page 1 Top Ten placement moves on to Chandler, Arizona. This is a beautiful city located in one of the Western United States most popular places to play and retire.
What Are We Investigating?
How many Realtor stand alone blogs, … (5 comments)
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strategy: #1 Tip to Blog Traffic For New Bloggers: You Have To Become A Social Networker - 06/14/08 11:51 AM
If one thing has helped to elevate my traffic, provide incoming links to my pages, and make my blog http://deansguide.wordpress.com more valuable to my marketing efforts, it is social networking. The best thing a new blogger can do is become a commenting social networker in their industry blogosphere niche.
How Do … (9 comments)
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