Okay, so maybe I’m a tad behind the times (I’ve been really busy, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it), but it wasn’t until today while reading Mighty Oak Marketing’s latest ezine issue that I heard about the upcoming “Google Wave.”
It’s not available, yet, but according to the preview site (which says very little but has this cool video shown below), they are looking to pull together a massive amount of social media marketing and collaboration tools. Just the thing for Google fans in particular, and (perhaps?) marketers.
Here’s an excerpt from Google (also compliments of Mighty Oak Marketing so I didn’t have to dig around myself), that may or may not explain what you have to look forward to: (more…)
The new year has brought us some new ideas, along with the return (revisiting) of some old concepts.
Scott and I have been working on programs outside our typical realm of “service oriented.” Strangely enough, our newest blog, a facts about what other people are searching for blog named ImWebNiches.com, is a return to one of those “old” concepts. It’s an experiment really to answer the question, “Is adsense really dead or not?”
(However, while there are some adsense ads on that blog, it is not just an adsense page. That’s the experiment part.)
With other projects in the works, I’ve also discovered that ImWebNiches is a fun blog to put together (like this one). The difference between the two is that this one deals with internet and social media marketing strategies, and the other… can be about anything we want it to be about. That brings a bit of freedom to me (in particular) since I’m a gabby sort and like stepping outside the realm of marketing every now and again.
Our other projects? Well since they are still “under construction” we’ll keep them secret for now. In the meantime, a test of our new search engine directory blog is underway.
This morning, while talking with Janet Giacoma, we discussed the value of guest posting, or more precisely, pursuing the idea of guest posting on other people’s blogs.
So after a lengthy conversation about marketing strategies for the upcoming New Year (and of course once I was off the phone), I started doing a bit of digging. (Guest posting is not something new to us, but it never hurts to do a bit of background research to bring yourself up to speed.)
Guest Posting Secrets (How to Get Published on An A-List Blog), posted a little over a year ago, provides the information anyone considering adding such a marketing strategy to their business should take the time to read… first!
“In this post, I want to share the strategies I used to secure guest-posting spots at three Technorati Top 100 blogs (ProBlogger, Copyblogger and Zen Habits) without any prior contact with the owner. I don’t include that information to boast – I simply want to show you that these methods work. If they worked for me, they can work for you.”
This informational post provides specific guest post directions such as:
o Why guest post on popular blogs?
o Choosing where to guest post
o Coming up with the perfect idea
o Pitching your post (includes email template)
o Opportunities to look out for
o And important things to remember
Not surprising, it also appears that the postabout guest posting may itself BE a guest post. How clever is that?
Our suggestion? Make the time to study up on, and implement, this social media marketing concept as soon as possible, and reap the benefits.
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Saturdays and Sundays typically mean we get to stretch our legs and post things outside the fields of social media marketing.
Today is one of those days
Let’s face it, one of the most valuable things each of us has is our memories, be they great ones or one’s we’d rather not think about (even those serve a purpose to remind us what not to do in the future).
But a devastating fact is that Alzheimer’s is a disease that strikes many, wiping all memories and impacting families.
The Alzheimer’s Association would like to make us all aware of the fact that raising awareness and money for research should be upper most in all of our minds.
The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for research.
They are looking for volunteers of all ages to “become champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s.” With more than 600 walks in communities across the country, a typical walk is 2-3 miles. They hold these walks on weekend mornings in the fall.
You, too, can volunteer to “walk with a purpose” just click on the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk link featured above for more information.
I didn’t know what to expect today hanging out over at the Firestorm forum, but when I came across this post at Julies Journal I just had to post it here for you to play.
As Julie warned me ahead of time, tissues may be in order (they were for me). Of course no one is advocating doing what these people did, but lets face it, (more…)
