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Finding the MashedIn widget and service, I immediately found a benefit to taking advantage of its features.
MashedIn connects to your LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook accounts to create both a widget for your website, and a personal link for your emails, etc. Using the personal link was an immediate hit for me.
Did you know? ( Read More ... )
Working with Animoto!, a video creation software online, a variety of artists images have been used (with their permission) to create a promotional video for the artists' community website Arts, Artists, Artwork. This first cut includes the images submitted to date, and I am still ( Read more ... )
Once a website is online, getting traffic and increasing traffic share is the most common goal. After all, the website has been put out there with a purpose in mind relating to persuading, informing, educating, and selling. While social media offers one channel for traffic to find your site, it is also one that remains a short-term immediate benefit as it happens more in real time in a social sphere. You post a link to your site that you want to share, those who are online and respond to it, come visit your site. Days, weeks, months later, you either repeat the same process again and again to sustain that traffic flow, or you seek out other alternatives to keep ( Read More ... )
Turn your photos & videos into pure amazing.
Animoto automatically produces beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music. Fast, free and shockingly easy. ( Read More ... )
Recently, needing to transfer rather large files, I found this fantastic service. The free level gives you 2gigs of storage right out of the gates. Installing their secure api application, and having created a secure online account on their website, you create a virtual folder on your desktop that quickly and easily manages files to be ( Read More ... )
Many people are looking at how to leverage social media to generate business. To jump into social media with the sole focus upon 'sell, sell, sell' is bound to result in huge results. However, the larger percentage of results will be broken trust-relationships.
Many of the social media platforms are clamping down more and more on the way marketers engage people on their social media sites. They are looking out for their user base. Just as you would protect your own client list, they're protecting their client list and best interests. So what do you do? ( Read More ... )
After fielding so many questions, hearing so many comments, as part of so many conversations with clients and people online, the decision was made to launch a simple social media video segment that addresses more the fundamentals of social media and networking, versus all the technical aspects. Instead, many glimpses and tricks will be covered, and more of the why, what-for, and how-to stuff will show you what you need to know to get the ( Read More ... )
This short video is the current sample of putting the I Choose Love song by Shawn Gallaway to a slide presentation of the Maya Sacred Path to 2012 Tour that took place Dec 3rd through 12th, 2009. This video is on display as presentation for review by participating parties for approval processes. Until approved for release, this material is completely unavailable through any Creative Commons licensing. ( Watch the Video ... )
Many conversations these days pertain to what the website is for, where the web is going, whether the same strategies from five years ago hold true today. Before the buzzword social media and web 2.0, everyone knew the importance of a list and having regular email communication to their clients and audience. In larger organizations, the web and email may have had much less prominence, as they opted for the traditional print media channels for the client / audience communication.
Today, so much more is possible directly online.
Any business can start small and scale up to meet the needs of a growing business. First and foremost, this must be ( Read More ... )
This short video is the current sample of putting the I Choose Love song by Shawn Gallaway to a slide presentation of the Maya Sacred Path to 2012 Tour that took place Dec 3rd through 12th, 2009. This video is on display as presentation for review by participating parties for approval processes. Until approved for release, this material is completely unavailable through any Creative Commons licensing. ( Watch the Videos ... )
Getting traffic to your website is and should be a top concern for anyone with, or planning to create, a website. No matter what community online I spend time interacting with, the common question of how to get more traffic to your website is raised. It makes perfect sense.
The whole purpose of the website is to inform customers, and to create relationships with new customers. You'll notice it states: Create relationships with new customers, and NOT get new customers. Those days are gone, and social media is a driving force restoring best practices that focus upon building relationships with people, as people. Along this journey into social media, there were many marketers who used this effectively with poor practices that result in damaged relationships. This article focuses upon the outcomes of this journey, and re-establishes the tried and true considerations for ( Read More ... )
OMC Social Media Solutions regularly provides website solutions to clients. After having built a number of them, initially with WordPress and then having to deal with all the upgrades and maintenance, clients becoming savvy enough to do their own thing, and the need by many for additional tools to complement their website functions, this template-site offers a host of options that are easily customized.
More importantly, this template is built upon a powerful website hosting software platform that not only helps you to ( Read More ... )
Leveraging the Internet has become a major source of new business offering:
With the increase of website communities, technology advances dramatically enable and empower individuals with natural interests and passions, relationships and communities, that generate a great deal of traffic, interest, and interaction.
Any company looking for new ways to leverage the web in innovative ways, the options are ( Read More ... )
The structure of the site I implement and use that goes quickly and easily when organized makes implementing the solution available very affordable to you, and me. Speaking today with another about "what next" for them to do, so they can go ahead with the site implementation, I provided the following reference useful for all who are interested. ( Read More ... )
Building your website has never seemed easier than it is these days. There are so many varied solutions, and each one with its benefits, and its drawbacks. With all these solutions the business person / website consumer often finds themselves scrambling to add other functional elements to support their online business efforts. Things like ( Read More ... )
I recorded this video a few days ago to share with people the advantage of using the Custom Share feature on their Profile - Wall - view. Today a notice popped up in Facebook about changes to their Privacy Settings that ( Read More ... )
The month of October saw the creation and development of the i2i Eyewear Inc. website and online wholesale ordering system for their retail clients. With new features released via the hosted CMS, CRM, Ecommerce engine, the online web-store was created quickly and easily using an import feature.
i2i Eyewear Inc. carries exclusive designer brand eyewear for the ( Read more ... )
Just released today, the Basic Facebook Setup Guide will take complete newcomers to Facebook and walk them through the various stages of Account Creation, Profile Updates, and Privacy Settings. A few other minor points are introduced along the way that barely touches upon the marketing side, but prefaces the importance of ( Read more ... )
It's not often I get to write about Internet Marketing related software tools from a perspective of support. Quite often, I'd be found ripping some programs apart, demanding more for the consumer. In this instance, I see extremely high value with the use of tools like this one I'm suggesting as a useful add-on tool.
Many competitors of yours use the Google Adwords to buy paid traffic for prominent placement on Google Search pages. You know those advertisements along the right edge? With this tool, you can see ( Read More ... )
Traffic to your own domain will be affected far greater having the blog on your domain and utilizing the technology to have it spidered frequently.
As for the question of whether a blog benefits your website's SEO, there is no doubt about the blog's benefit to your website with Search Engine Optimization. That is, if it is being used properly.
Using the blog properly requires a few key points to be observed: ( Read More... )
I got this in my email today. I don't know what Google is thinking. Don't get me wrong, I like Google and recommend and use it daily for their various services. The problem here, in my own personal opinion, is that they are foolish to refuse an Ad...
Couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Jay Lane, an Intuitive Reader (aka clairvoyant) via Facebook inquiring about doing a website.
Please take note: This is via social media marketing and relationship building.
Setting the boundaries to proceed, we implemented a very sophisticated web marketing technology to suit her business needs. Prepared, with a clear focus and purpose to her service delivery, I coached her through the process while assisting the updating of the website. The goal was to not only implement a site, it was also to ( Read More ... )
After an intense summer of wonderful activity, relationship building, website design, and social networking, the fall brought the promise of new opportunities for the hard work that had been done. August saw the creation of a Fan Page on Facebook called Arts, Artists, Artwork that saw incredible growth, and spurred on by the relationships there, a Community Website began in earnest behind the
We're all finding ourselves more challenged at remaining open to more
public review. The irony, however, is that as more people jump on the
bandwagon, we become the proverbial needle in the haystack.
Any of you who has been by to visit this website recently will immediately notice a difference. With so many advances in the technology we're using, and the busy-ness of keeping up with client work, the old site sat neglected for a considerable time.
Today, we had the opportunity to launch a new version of the site, simplifying it for our site visitors, and for our own ongoing maintenance so that we can focus more upon serving you: Our Clients. (Read more...)
Following recent conversations with newcomers to the web seeking to
reap the benefits of increased exposure for the business, art, and
writing, it became apparent that a lot of terminology for the Internet
can be quite confusing to people unfamiliar with this environment. View the post and watch the video.
It's been too long since my last blog post. I've been dragging my feet a bit on that end, though to be fair, there have been an extraordinary number of distractions keeping me busy.
From getting the last client's website online and some final tweaking done, to nailing down a nice little formula for making social media management easy, and suddenly flooded with (Read more...)
The Internet is a bit of a mystery to a lot of people. I'm fortunate to have been working in tech for ... a long time. ;) I also spent some of those tech-years helping people get clear and find work, and then went to full-time coaching. I have such a strong desire to help people get on track and succeed.
Going into full-time coaching, I naturally launched a website and proceeded to work on my business. Many challenges come with starting a business, and not all of it is business related. Some of it is deeply personal where we are challenged and require our own inner change.Other challenges are the tools and technology. And let's not even mention the poor-choice bad-investments that give us the live-and-learn lessons.
Working those years directly focused on coaching, clients with the entrepreneurial spirit were a big part and I enjoyed many creative brainstorming conversations with clients. Seeing successful outcomes is always a privilege to enjoy. Naturally, my expertise with tech, and keeping up with it, I also shared a great deal of coaching around starting your Internet business online.
I've already stepped in many potholes. Why should you step in those same ones when all it takes is for me to share my expertise and knowledge? (Read More... there's something here for you)
I don't remember the date of my last post, all I know is it seems to be a long time.
It's been a busy month investigating and developing additional social media strategies to further extend a website's reach to the potential audiences. Many new tools are always popping up, some with merit, and some without. Test and prove is the method and mantra.
After working on this for a few months and gaining deeper insights, OMC Social Media Solutions launched the site Social Media Right dot com. I was particularly excited by the Facebook theme I discovered and thought it would be a fun way to break the ice with a new site that discusses and shares what some of my trials, tests, and proofs have shown me.
When people say No, does it mean No?
Most often, it is the wrong timing, wrong circumstances.
Social media allows people to remain connected, without having to say No.
Your audience is not fighting you off with a stick, they're following and keeping up to date (as it suits them), as to what you do with your site, if and only if, you're keeping notices updated on (Read more...)
Twitter is the new storm in social media creating quite a stir. Numbers are skyrocketing as estimates often disagree with each other over the growth rate. Regardless, Twitter is growing fast and used well demonstrates extraordinary influence in creating web traffic.
Social Media's Common Problem for Business
Taking time out to engage the social media process is costly to any entrepreneur pursuing (Read more...)
Everything constantly moves and for a job that has me sitting parked on my butt all day, I sure feel like I cover a lot of territory everyday. Such is the life of someone working with the web for business today.Customers and customer service are ...
I had the distinct pleasure of working with Reflecting Design on some web marketing strategy. Over the course of weeks that our relationship developed, I had the opportunity to give this client a better perspective on what could be possible for his website and displaying the cool convex mirrors he creates and sells to retailers and interior designers.
The old site was a throwback to the first days of the Internet when tables were used. There was also a lot of extraneous code littering the pages as the site had evolved since the first launch after numerous updates to the site. It seemed inevitable that the site became a little distorted, as I too experienced with doing sites in those days, that some of the formatting would go a little askew.
The new site is using (Read more ...)
Sacred Earth Journeys is an established Vancouver travel and tour agent that stands out from the norm. They off a unique and different approach to bringing travelers an experience that informs, educates, and enlightens for many who participate.
Sacred Earth Journeys came into the being during a time when much attention was on the benefits of having a website to reach your market audience. They seized the opportunity well developing a comprehensive web presence complete with information about their tours, their guides, and background with benefits for the experience each travel destination and tour offered. Incorporated into that is the ability to book your vacation online.
With Social Media making a profound statement for the next strategic move with marketing to the public, many questions and a lack of time to tackle something new kept them venturing tentatively online, mainly creating group and posting updates there for their company announcements. Social Media offers so much more however, and as I found myself (Read More...)
Social media is an arena, a place where we all skate sharing the same ice. We can skate solo, or we can join small groups to support and enjoy one another. Often times, it is like our real lives and how we engage and connect differently as our mood and circumstances provide. So this social media marketing strategy focus upon the natural ebb and flow we also experience in real life.
Reaching Authenticity
Being a presence online just for yourself, you connect with the people who know you best. This is natural behaviour and we engage with those with whom we're most comfortable. We have less to worry about around being misunderstood, as they know you and understand you better than the stranger you've never met. It makes some people feel (Read More...)
A response in a discussion forum to professional coaches looking to leverage social media marking.
Ethics, value, and relationship.
I've been a technology professional since 1986, a coach since 2005, and a man who stands for something bigger than my pockets for much longer. Seeing what I see around "marketing" I'm going to share some important distinctions, and encourage anyone tempted to use traditional marketing techniques on any social media engagement sites and tools.
First, I will not pick on any names here. I have a philosophy that allows for free choice. Therefore, I will not publicly pick on any one individual behind their back. However, I have and will engage in a challenging public conversation online with anyone using tactics that are abusive of the tools and audience. As a coach, educator, lover of social media and it's principles, this is a natural opportunity to enlighten the would-be offender and help them become more successful. That said, it is (Read More ... )
A new web entrepreneur, Ann Veillette,
is a gifted bead-crafter. She has pursued this hobby for decades
honing her skills and craftsmanship. A true Artisan, she is inspired
by themes and creates her own designs as well as uses existing
designs for her creations.
It was a great pleasure to recently put up a simple beginner site to help her get her start. She shows great promise as a savvy web entrepreneur and makes teaching social media a pleasure. Already mastering herself with Facebook, and quickly jumping on the Twitter bandwagon, we began to discuss how wonderful it would be to see her beautiful creations gaining more exposure online.
She'd already started a blogspot blog, which I advised she keep; another pathway that leads online traffic to what will be her new site. Taking that blog's simple theme we began and I instructed her how to use Read More...
A local friend of mine who I have known personally for more than 5 years now, is someone who makes a very decent living online.
You know how I said yesterday that there is no get-rich-quick-scheme that will get you what you want overnight? I stand by that.
You know how you see all these marketers selling their master secrets at bargain basement prices? Sign up for a Free Report? They want your email address. Hmm.. I wonder what follows in your inbox after that?
Sign up for the next report that will only cost $27.00, and so on. Or something to that effect.
Well, don't take my word for it, sign up and give them a try. They're out there serving the lowest common denominator. Read More...
I have made millions of dollars in
sales with this system, and I can tell you: It works.
Follow my friend's formula! He's made millions on the Internet and so can you. You've seen the claims, you've received the emails, and you've even heard the conversations. Is it true? How can you prove it? How can they?
So you want to get rich too, or at the very least, experience a level of success with your online business that leverages your knowledge and expertise in a way that has a direct impact on your level of income. I don't blame you. It's something most of us have wanted to experience forever. Read More...
I provided an honest critiquing question of an Internet Marketer just recently. I honestly do not know how anyone can possibly expect to succeed at online business with a poorly done and amateur looking website.
Not sure that I'd get a response, I was pleasantly surprised to be asked my opinion on another site. I'd share the link but really, it is a poor site, no ranking, and a potentially harmful link relationship so I'll omit it from this post.
The site home page is nothing more than a welcome page with a few statements of inspirational dreams, teeny-tiny MLK type sound-bites if you will, and a guest login box. All you need to do is type guest and in you're in. Great! I can do that.
The very next screen showed a navigation menu that didn't function so I still had no information about this site to help me. Instead, I'm greeted by another login type box thinly disguised as "tell us who you are." Yeah right - see the screen-shot.
Why All the Hubbub?
There is a lot of emphasis on search, and a lot of speculation about what Google is doing with search. Oddly, I find it rather easy to see, or sense the direction things are going and why.
Everything on the Internet continues to evolve and change to feed the consumer demand for a better experience. Whether we want our banking conveniences online and extremely secure, or we want better visual experiences with our online games, and even more today than ever to be able to hang out and goof around with our friends. The Internet has continually responded and morphs more and more into an extension of tools and communication created for a common good.
The Place of Search
Ranking for keywords and getting to the top of the search engine pages has been the focus and strategy of marketing companies for years now. Regrettably, not all of them are ethical in their business model, approach, nor delivery. With the right massaging of data and interpretation, I can put your site at #1 top spot of a Google search. The real trick is to ensure whether I can get your site in front of the right eyeballs. Read the rest...
Your business is the most important focus... aside from family. I say business is your most important focus to point out the trap. You're good at what you do, otherwise, why would you do it? So why get distracted from that? As I see what goes on around me in the social media world, a massive focus is on these get-rich-quick Internet Marketing programs. And yes, some people do make a boat-load of money. They didn't when they started. It was always something they acquired through learning and experience. Now they sell it to you.
Yes, this is going to be big. Not usually one to get hyped too much about anything, I found myself getting really excited about what is shaping up at elevision. When something gets me excited like that, I pay close attention. It has the right vibe, the right spin, the right opportunity, and it benefits everyone regardless of their personal preference and choice. For those who want to benefit
Julie is a national correspondent who has had a diverse career in the Journalism industry. Just recently, CanWest, a major Canadian player in the journalist and media industry, laid off somewhere around 350 journalism people and 250 television media people, or vice-versa. On top of that, where Julie once would receive a royalty payment for articles that were picked up by other agencies, she and other Journalists and Writers like her have had to accept and sign away their right to royalties for their articles. Personally, I think this sucks. At the same time, I've said it quite a number of times over the past 5-8 years: The world of work is changing. Julie's first step was to amass and organize an incredible amount of diverse and in-depth articles published in magazines and newspapers over the years. When you take a look at her site, you'll see what I mean by the quality of content and the variety of interests her writing serves. With the first step centered upon organizing, assessing, and distributing the content in a fashion that works well online, a vision for a dynamic publishing website took shape.
Did you Know...? That small businesses and single entrepreneurs are now set to dominate future markets because they are using Facebook and Social Media in ways that are impossible for large corporations to replicate. When you use social media effectively your results are cumulative. Its not a get rich quick scheme aimed at instant profits.
Our website sports a new logo for OMC Social Media Solutions. I have three others to show too. I think the blog commenting and rating feature here will be a good way to measure public response for the different logos that have been created for me....
Now Google increases the levels of its game. With data warehousing, application services, and other growing aspects of this massive business, Google has been amassing more information that analyses social behaviour in connection with search results and traffic. Don't sweat it if privacy feels like it is at risk, that's not what it is about, and not what they collect.
Google's ability to monitor traffic, sites, etc, also monitors IP's and IP clusters What this means is that Google's analysis on those IP's and IP clusters within search traffic patterns also yields more valuable information that is dictated by everyday search and surf traffic. Here's some what can be zeroed in on if it is done well.
With so many social media sites to demand time and attention, it is difficult for any business owner doing their schtick to take away from earning revenue to spend the time doing online promotional work. Most don't even know what is involved. I'm going to try and help remedy that...
You want to see these crafty convex mirrors. It isn't the usual take on a home decor mirror, but how insightfully brilliant to utilize the convex shape mirror with a honed craftsmans expertise making it become a piece of art that will not only stand out in your home, it will ...
The tried and true, over the quick and dirty, will keep you in good stead. Search Engine spammers use a variety of techniques to generate traffic they don't deserve. In doing so, they run high risks of having a site...
The WebProNews guys always post information stuff that I keep an eye on. Today, an email from them had the Pepsi Social Media Challenge that caught my eye. You can read it ...
The iXLd Media team and StrataXL Software team collaborated heavily to create a sophisticated social engagement technology into the management and administration of a website owner's content. Now a website is more than a poster, bulletin board, or calling card. Now it becomes an Internet Hub of activity as ...
Today's social media engagement software allowing users to sign in, create accounts, and contribute to the site adds significant value and loyalty to any marketplace opportunity. Opportunity needs the right tools and the right management of these tools. That's where ...
OMC Social Media Promotions engages online audiences with proven methods for results: More traffic, more clients, and more dollars.