Content Marketing

I’ve been trying to delete my Facebook business page but I haven’t pulled the plug yet and here’s why. I was a Facebook failure. Like a lot of people, I was frustrated that posts weren’t being seen and that I wasn’t getting leads from Facebook. What I really needed was to be more engaging to […]

This is the pot calling the kettle black when I say don’t let your blog posts go stale. You need to repurpose old content and not just let it sit on your website. I’m putting a plan together to make more of what I’ve already written. If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, […]

As business owners we’re often too focused on building business and serving customers to see the value in expanding our digital marketing presence. Social media is effective and grows brand recognition in the community but there’s more to marketing. You have to create your own content to gain the love of Google, establish yourself as […]

My social media strategy was stale. I needed to revamp and refocus my efforts. Since 2010 I’ve been researching and experimenting using social media for business. When I began, the strategy was simple – have a presence on social media – but it has gotten more complicated, not to mention more crowded. While Facebook, Twitter, […]

When it comes to choosing the right social media for your blog, there are two things you need to define: your target market and your social media goals. That gives you focus to create and share content exactly where your readers are spending time. Define your target market. Who do you want to read your […]

How do you use your blog for business? If you’re like a lot of business owners, you’re not using it at all. Stop whatever you’re doing and start thinking about creating content right now. 55% of websites with blogs get more visitors Blogs are rated the 5th most trusted online resource. 61% of consumers have […]

Social media isn’t for sissies. There’s a lot of competition to get your voice heard. The truth about social media for business is that you need an executable plan to make it worth your time, effort, and resources. Be clear about why you’re on social media, who you want to reach, and the message you […]

Back in 2009, I began blogging for fun. While I didn’t realize it at the time, I had a clear target market for my blog — updating friends and family about my life in Arizona. As the blog developed into a business blog, it became a hodge podge of personal, business, blogging, and social media […]

All too often as small business owners or solopreneurs we are working in our business and not on our business. And we have to be working ON our business especially when it comes to creating content. There’s no better way to reach your target audience that by creating a story that shows them how your […]

What’s the reason you have a business website? For most of us, it’s to give our business a presence online, like the yellow pages of the past. While I may have just dated myself with the yellow pages comment, my point is made. Marketing your business isn’t just about social media, it’s about a brand […]