Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “Facebook Continues to Dominate as Social Network of Choice”.Wakeman says, “In a recent poll I asked you to vote on the primary social network you use for your business, where you spend most of your time for business (not personal). I limited it to the top five: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and YouTube. As you can see in the results below, Facebook beat the others by two to one”.Facebook Continues to Dominate as Social Network of ChoiceBiz Tips Blog [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “10 Common Business Blogging Saboteurs…And How To Overcome Them”.Wakeman says, “The business blog has become a critical component of many a company’s online marketing strategy (and for good reason). It’s the place where companies can place content that attracts (and educates) their target audience and it’s one of the best ways to improve a company’s search engine optimization.  The business blog provides fuel for a company’s social media activities by providing valuable content for them to share with their... [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “Kindle Ebooks Free to Borrow for Amazon Prime Members”.Wakeman says, “Amazon has introduced a new program for Kindle publishers and Kindle owners who are Amazon Prime members.For Amazon Prime/Kindle ownersYou get a Kindle book to borrow for free each month from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library”.Kindle Ebooks Free to Borrow for Amazon Prime MembersBiz Tips Blog [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “Do Your Images Detract From Your Message?”.Wakeman says, “When designing email newsletters and marketing campaigns, it is important that you consider the limitations presented by email readers. Many users, either by personal preference or email client defaults, are blocking images from being downloaded in the HTML-formatted messages they receive. Thus, it is a good practice for email designers to prepare for both image “off” and “on” scenarios. Here are some of the basics you need to know about using images in... [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “What’s the Primary Social Networking Site You Use for Your Business? [poll]”.Wakeman says, “Every now and then I like to take your pulse and find out where you stand with using social networking sites for your business. It’s been awhile since I asked so I figured it’s time for another poll.The last time I asked (in 2008!), I included blogs, Flickr and MySpace. At the time, blogs edged out Facebook by a few percent. In May 2010, I posed the hypothetical question: if you could only use one social networking site, which... [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “Mari Smith on The New Relationship Marketing [interview]”.Wakeman says, “Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Mari Smith about her new book, The New Relationship Marketing: How to Build a Large, Loyal, Profitable Network Using the Social Web. In this 30 minute interview, Mari shares her views on networking to build relationships, as well as a few tools she recommends to manage and stay in touch with your clients and customer via social networks. The audio is 30:40 minutes and a lightly edited transcript follows”.Mari Smith... [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “4 Lessons Content Marketers Can Learn from Viral YouTube Videos”.Wakeman says, “Recently, the New York Times featured an article detailing the lives of those whose YouTube videos generated wild—and unexpected—success. The ability of otherwise “normal” people to become instant celebrities on the Internet demonstrates that there is no better time than now to achieve recognition on a national, or even global, scale. Of course, luck is the essential component when making a silly or entertaining video that millions watch and... [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “How to Package, Promote and Profit from Your Expertise #BWELA”.Wakeman says, “This past weekend I attended and spoke at the 5th annual BlogWorld and New Media Expo in Los Angeles. I had the good fortune to present a session in the Monetization track with my good friend Rich Brooks from flyte.biz”.How to Package, Promote and Profit from Your Expertise #BWELABiz Tips Blog [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “Wordle Reveals the Dominant Words You Use on Your Blog”.Wakeman says, “Are you strategically using keywords in your blog posts? Do you know the words you use most on your blog?In a cool tool called Wordle, you can find out exactly what words you emphasize in your content by creating a word cloud. This can be revealing and enlightening to demonstrate the keywords that you are actually using and for which you might show up in search engine results”.Wordle Reveals the Dominant Words You Use on Your BlogBiz Tips Blog [...]

Denise Wakeman’s latest blog post is titled “Wordle Reveals the Dominant Words You Use on Your Blog”.Wakeman says, “Are you strategically using keywords in your blog posts? Do you know the words you use most on your blog?In a cool tool called Wordle, you can find out exactly what words you emphasize in your content by creating a word cloud. This can be revealing and enlightening to demonstrate the keywords that you are actually using and for which you might show up in search engine results”.Wordle Reveals the Dominant Words You Use on Your BlogBiz Tips Blog [...]