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By  Michael Cohn   When it comes to online social communities, people naturally gravitate toward them. Humans, by nature, are social animals. They are comfortable in groups and they feed off of each other's energy and they like to bounce ideas off of each other (among other things). Being Engaged and Engaging Is Essential You definitely need other people to succeed in business. In fact, without them, you will not have any business at all. You need them to eventually buy what you are selling. For that reason, online social communities work well for many things, including giving each other what the other wants and needs. You want your relationship to be mutually beneficial. Whether you start an online social community or you join one that has already been established, your approach will be the same (minus some possible administrative responsibilities that you may have if you establish the community). It is important to remember that you are not in it by yourself no matte...

The more people see you, the more they're going to remember you. When you think of it that way, you can automatically see that as people notice you it will build your brand. Some studies say that a new customer needs to be exposed to you at least seven times over a short period of time in order to recognize your existence. Be Active on the Right Social Media Platforms You don't need to be on every single social media platform. You might want to get a profile on each of them, but you don't need to be on every single one. You only need to be where your audience is. Study your audience to find out where they like to be active. When you discover that, that is where you should concentrate your efforts. Improve and Optimize Your Visual Branding Images and graphics are very important online. People are attracted to looking at images over text first. Ensure that you have the same branding throughout all social media platforms, your website, and offline. Post Regularly ...

The more people see you, the more they're going to remember you. When you think of it that way, you can automatically see that as people notice you it will build your brand. Some studies say that a new customer needs to be exposed to you at least seven times over a short period of time in order to recognize your existence. Be Active on the Right Social Media Platforms You don't need to be on every single social media platform. You might want to get a profile on each of them, but you don't need to be on every single one. You only need to be where your audience is. Study your audience to find out where they like to be active. When you discover that, that is where you should concentrate your efforts. Improve and Optimize Your Visual Branding Images and graphics are very important online. People are attracted to looking at images over text first. Ensure that you have the same branding throughout all social media platforms, your website, and offline. Post Regularly ...

By  Jon Allo   If you really want to learn more about your audience, find more people to promote your products, and get new ideas for more offers, groups are one of your best investments outside of email marketing. Nurturing groups is inexpensive and can really help you accomplish a lot. Look at these important ways that groups help your business grow and you'll know it's the right thing to add to your marketing efforts. 1. Conduct Audience Research Groups are an effective and fun way to conduct audience research. You can use your own group that you build with your target audience, customers, and prospects, or you can use other people's groups which consist of an audience like your own. You can be stealthy and just observe and learn, or you can ask questions, submit surveys, or invite them to group chats to discuss issues related to your niche. 2. Experience Higher Engagement Opportunities Groups are an easy way to engage with your audience because they come t...

By  Jon Allo    Are you using Pinterest to promote your brand? If you are, you're tapping into over 250 million monthly active users. But are you certain that this image based social media powerhouse it's helping to drive more traffic and profit? Are you looking for ways to increase traffic to your site and help you generate more revenue? These five tips will help you generate more profit from this popular site. 1: Set SMART Goals Set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-limited goals. Start by figuring out what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve it. For instance, do you want to increase your followers to 200 by the end of the quarter? Or do you want your Pinterest ad to generate at least 100 downloads by the end of the month? Being specific gives you a goal to achieve, and it helps you to focus on using the right Pinterest marketing tools. Also, it makes it easier to track your success. 2: Consistency Remember, if you pin too...

By  Richard Peck    If you're looking to cultivate any sort of business endeavour - online or otherwise - the most important thing that I have found is the role of SERVICE in what you're doing. Service is NOT an arbitrary word used to describe whether you respond to customer support emails - it lies at the CORE of what determines whether a business venture will become successful or not. Putting this into perspective, if you consider what a "business" actually "does" - we've witnessed a stark shift from a "production" to a "service" based model over the past 15 years. Fuelled by the connectivity of the Internet & developments in engineering techniques, the way to "be productive" in the modern world (particularly the West) is to provision new products and tools. How they get made should be a secondary concern (very little profit in it). The key - as opposed to historic production - is that it's no longer th...

By  Darryl Jackway   With the ever-increasing technology in today's world, the demand for high speed information is at an all-time high, and along with this, the modes of information delivery are also increasing a lot more. With this increase has come a powerful new medium known as Webinars. The term for a Webinar is a "Web Seminar", which a live-streamed video conference that can be used for businesses and their employees over long distances, which can also be used for online video interviews and related services. Businesses that use this tool can boost productivity and efficiency, as it can cut down travel time and costs and allow issues and tasks to be solved quickly. In this guide, we will explain exactly what needs to be used to make a webinar work correctly, allowing you to break out into the crowd. As stated above, a webinar is a tool used for live conferencing. This is not just limited to business meetings, but can also extend to business interviews, school ...

By  Jas Singh    Digital Marketing The scientific research has illustrated the opportunities and capabilities of applying and extending the existing Marketing knowledge in the context of new conditions, requirements and particular characteristics of the Digital environment mainly since the emergence of the Web. Internet Marketing means to do marketing online. It is an important term for online marketing efforts. It uses many important tools to promote marketing efforts. The tools that are used in digital marketing are Google Search Console, social media,email,etc. Marketing is basically connecting with the audience in right place and on right time.It is an action carried out towards the promotion of different goods and services. Today many people are doing marketing online rather than doing traditional marketing.The prons of the digital marketing are low cost,huge return on investment,easy to measure,easy to adjust,easy to share. In this the leads are being generated u...

By  Rosina S Khan Ever wondered how the Internet could be upgraded? What would be required or expected? Read on to find out. Here they are: Having controls or censorship of some kind A five-year old kid should not be able to access pornography sites for instance, and there should be some kind of controls or censorship embedded within the web monitoring them. More master classes and online webinars They could be about a hot topic regarding your niche and what you have researched and found. They could be about promoting a digital program or product you own. More surveys They could be about what your subscribers want to know more about or utilize more. They could be about what they want more of. An online survey, correctly constructed, would help to reveal all that. More videos and audio More videos regarding a digital product or program you want to promote could be created. It helps you earn more sales and earn popularity if you built your product...

By  Darryl Jackway    It's always difficult to market towards certain demographics. With social media being increasingly huge, there is no better platform to use. Utilising social media to your advantage can help you figure out what kind of audience to market towards, who enjoys what, and who will most likely enjoy your product. With these tips, you can use social media and make it one of your largest asset in your marketing strategies. 1. Decide which platform to use - There are a number of different social platforms and user bases. From Facebook to Instagram to Tumblr, there is no shortage of client bases to use. It is arguably the most important to focus on one or two platforms to begin with, to ensure that you don't fizzle yourself out with focusing on multiple things at once, as marketing is just one aspect of running a business. Be sure to keep track of which platform is receiving more traffic, as the one with a larger traffic count will more likely b...

By  Ferdinand M Ibezim   I have realized that reward is one of the motivations of man. While growing up, we were often taught that success is the reward of hard work. So, we found ourselves working so hard to achieve success. The same holds true for laziness and complacency. They too have their rewards. Most people, at some point in their lives, realise that they could have been better off if they had taken time earlier to weigh the rewards of excelling in their chosen fields. Many expected success to fall on them in their old age. But it hardly does. The world only pays back in direct proportion to what you put in. Weak networking efforts result in a below-average network of contacts, while calculated and aggressive networking activities yield tremendous proceeds in a powerful network. I am sure we all desire the latter. Most times the rewards are beyond you, spilling over to your children and loved ones. Most employees of organizations are often demotivated when the ...