Articles - Blogging en-us http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article N/A http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article melanie@ducttapemarketing.com 20 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/704/1/How-to-be-ahead-of-others/Page1.html Blogs are probably the easiest way to have a website. With blogsoftware, it literally takes minutes to have a professional lookingsite up and running. These are the five things I like the most aboutblogs: rk.newyorkus@gmail.com (Romen Kr) Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/676/1/Hey-Twit-Heres-How-To-Make-Your-Online-Store-Popular/Page1.html A year ago, would you have thought that 'twitter' was an effective marketing strategy?  Or that 'tweeting' in public would not earn you weird looks?  That was before Twitter, Inc. asked the world, “What are you doing?”  Twitter.com, a fusion of social networking and instant messaging, is a rapidly rising social media site that welcomes nearly 2 million visitors each month. fearless.business@gmail.com (Mark Raleigh) Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/648/1/Do-You-Digg-Branding-Through-Social-Media-Optimization/Page1.html You’ve probably heard Social Media Optimization, or SMO, is the online marketing wave of the future, but how do you go about it, and how can it benefit your store? Learn how to effectively wield the tools of SMO to craft a brand for your ecommerce site. fearless.business@gmail.com (Mark Raleigh) Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/621/1/Are-You-Violating-These-6-Blog-Credibility-Rules/Page1.html Blogs are one way to enhance your website content. Plus, they allow you to easily maintain your site without having any technical expertise.  Unfortunately, it's that very simplicity of the blog that often... Karen@ModernImage.com (Karen Scharf) Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/617/1/Marketing-to-College-Kids-Get-a-Cause/Page1.html If you’re trying to reach college students and you don’t already have a cause-related marketing or corporate social responsibility program in place, it’s probably time to add it to your marketing mix. aldenkeene@gmail.com (Paul Jones) Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/612/1/Enhance-Your-Site-Content-To-Ensure-Steady-Traffic/Page1.html With all the other steps you have to take in order to grow your business, you probably don't have time for a complete website overhaul. And yet, with competition entering the playing field daily, it's more important than ever to ensure that your site is in tip-top shape and getting adequate traffic.A great way to draw the attention of the search engine spiders and to provide incentive for visitors to keep coming back to your site is by... Karen@ModernImage.com (Karen Scharf) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/566/1/How-to-Publicize-a-Seminar/Page1.html Public speaking is a great way to obtain new clients and further establish your expertise as a service professional. You can go about this in two ways. First, you can speak at meetings or events hosted by others. Second, you can host a seminar yourself. If you choose to do the latter, here are five ways how to publicize a seminar. Shama@AfterTheLaunch.com (Shama Hyder) Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/553/1/Video-Marketing--The-next-great-marketing-tactic/Page1.html Pick up a video camera, set up some lights, get a staging area and start taping.  No, we’re not talking about the most recent YouTube clip of someone begging to ‘Save Britney!’ We are talking about giving your clients and potential clients and chance to see that you are a real live human! Giving access into your business on a personal level may seem intimidating and a bit scary. But, it will allow those who watch your clips to see that you are normal (or pretty close ;)) just like they are. Your client wants to work with someone that they trust, and most importantly, like. If someone is searching for a company to work with, more often than not they will choose to work with a company that they know, like and trust. By allowing people a glimpse into who you are and who your company is, it’s like saying ‘I already trust you, shouldn’t you trust me too?’. Not only can you tape clips about your office and the people in it, but you can tape demo’s showing what you or a product does. Have an amazing talent for taking a website from blah to brilliant in 10 quick steps? SHOW US THE FIRST 2 STEPS!!! It’s not giving away your secrets, it’s allowing people to see how amazing you are at what you do , and then they will need you to show them the next 8 steps. tornado@tornadomktg.com (Adrianne Machina) Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/534/1/Adsense-Illegal-Traffic/Page1.html Many people have asked me what forms of traffic are illegal in the eyes of google adsense. Some have said that they felt they were using totally legitimate methods to attract visitors to their pages only to receive the dreaded "adsense wrist slap email". Something like "It has come to out attention that ads on your site are being clicked by visitors using non-approved techniques…If this continues we will be forced to discontinue…etc. I think you get the message.   nigel-nix@versanet.de (nigel nix) Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/article/articles/528/1/5-Steps-to-Becoming-a-Client-Magnet/Page1.html Every noticed how some coaches and consultants naturally have a full client roster, while other stumble around trying to find their first client? It happens all the time, and it has very little to do with luck. Here are five steps to becoming a client magnet and starting that wait list of your own. Shama@AfterTheLaunch.com (Shama Hyder) Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500