Comments for Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog Small business marketing blog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:18:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on How to Get Great Photos for Your Blog Posts by Jure http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/07/03/how-to-get-great-photos-for-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-408176 Jure Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:14:07 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=3742#comment-408176 Which part of the HTML in images bothers you? Maybe we can figure out how to work without?<br><br>Let me know: <a href="mailto:jure@zemanta.com" rel="nofollow">jure@zemanta.com</a><br>Jure Cuhalev, Zemanta Which part of the HTML in images bothers you? Maybe we can figure out how to work without?

Let me know: jure@zemanta.com
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]]> Comment on How to Get Great Photos for Your Blog Posts by Kris Bovay http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/07/03/how-to-get-great-photos-for-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-408175 Kris Bovay Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:36:34 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=3742#comment-408175 Terrific. I'm just starting to add images and am delighted to find that there is an easier way to do than photographing my own! (LOL) Thanks John. Terrific. I'm just starting to add images and am delighted to find that there is an easier way to do than photographing my own! (LOL) Thanks John.

]]> Comment on Yahoo Pipes a Smokin Radar Tool by WestCoastVinyl http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/07/01/yahoo-pipes-a-smokin-radar-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-408174 WestCoastVinyl Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:05:51 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=3727#comment-408174 Yahoo Pipes rocks! We have used it to monitor whats going on in our industry to connect with clients and competitors. Yahoo Pipes rocks! We have used it to monitor whats going on in our industry to connect with clients and competitors.

]]> Comment on How to Get Great Photos for Your Blog Posts by Simon Payn http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/07/03/how-to-get-great-photos-for-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-408173 Simon Payn Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:30:09 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=3742#comment-408173 Another good way to search for Creative Commons images on Flickr is at <a href="http://www.compfight.com" rel="nofollow">www.compfight.com</a> - you can specify in the search if you want to use the images for commercial purposes. Another good way to search for Creative Commons images on Flickr is at http://www.compfight.com - you can specify in the search if you want to use the images for commercial purposes.

]]> Comment on What Really Generates Referrals by ducttape http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/07/02/what-really-generates-referrals/comment-page-1/#comment-408172 ducttape Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=3736#comment-408172 Mike you're so right - referrals and referral worthiness are not a subset of marketing. I think that's such a key distinction. Mike you're so right - referrals and referral worthiness are not a subset of marketing. I think that's such a key distinction.

]]> Comment on What Really Generates Referrals by mikemoore http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/07/02/what-really-generates-referrals/comment-page-1/#comment-408171 mikemoore Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:52:31 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=3736#comment-408171 John, you have hit the nail on the head. Referrals can and should be the key to building a great business that grows on its merits. Building such a company, however, requires that being worthy of referrals must run through every function of the enterprise as a core culture. Referral strategies implemented as a subset of marketing are unlikely to work unless and until the referral culture is deeply ingrained in every aspect of the business from the boss to operations to customer service. It is just putting lipstick on a pig. Conversely, however, when referral worthiness is deeply ingrained in every aspect of the business, the business can grow with minimal focus on marketing as separate discipline. Bottom line, any marketing makeover should start with an audit of referral worthiness - put away the lipstick and take a hard look at whether the business is capable of generating happy customers. John, you have hit the nail on the head. Referrals can and should be the key to building a great business that grows on its merits. Building such a company, however, requires that being worthy of referrals must run through every function of the enterprise as a core culture. Referral strategies implemented as a subset of marketing are unlikely to work unless and until the referral culture is deeply ingrained in every aspect of the business from the boss to operations to customer service. It is just putting lipstick on a pig. Conversely, however, when referral worthiness is deeply ingrained in every aspect of the business, the business can grow with minimal focus on marketing as separate discipline. Bottom line, any marketing makeover should start with an audit of referral worthiness - put away the lipstick and take a hard look at whether the business is capable of generating happy customers.

]]> Comment on How to Get Great Photos for Your Blog Posts by KJ Rodgers http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/07/03/how-to-get-great-photos-for-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-408170 KJ Rodgers Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:23:19 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=3742#comment-408170 I don't think many Bloggers are aware of the IP laws. I have seen so many many people use Google Images to find photos. Thanks for the resource John. I don't think many Bloggers are aware of the IP laws. I have seen so many many people use Google Images to find photos. Thanks for the resource John.

]]> Comment on How to Get Great Photos for Your Blog Posts by denise http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/07/03/how-to-get-great-photos-for-your-blog-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-408169 denise Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:09:48 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=3742#comment-408169 Hi John<br>Thanks for this. I use a lot of my own images and have always been a bit unsure about creative comm's at Flicker so I will give it a go!<br>Thanks Have agreat weekend Hi John
Thanks for this. I use a lot of my own images and have always been a bit unsure about creative comm's at Flicker so I will give it a go!
Thanks Have agreat weekend

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