How to be a Successful Business Blogger

Are you looking for easy to follow steps to creating a blog that will get you MORE clients & increase your income…even if you don’t know the FIRST thing about blogging?

Do You Want To:

  • Use a Blog to Attract Your Ideal Clients?
  • Generate Quality Traffic That Converts?
  • Fill Your Pipeline With High Target Leads?
  • Increase Your Profits With Your Blog?
  • Enjoy Less Work But Make More Money?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions, you may be interested in learning more about my Business Blogger Bootcamp Program!

Over the course of 12 weeks, you will be guided through the most effective and profitable ways for solo-preneurs, network marketers and service professionals to create and market a traffic generating, income producing blog for business.

Savvy Entrepreneurs Money and Marketing CloseOut Special

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LaShanda Henry, Creator of Black Business Women Online, was the first, successful web entrepreneur I found when I started my business online. I have learned a wealth of information from her over the years and truly value her knowledge.

She is best known for her comprehensive library of Money and Marketing eBooks, eCourses and training tools for women entrepreneurs. For the next 5 days, LaShanda is having her annual CloseOut Special and is offering her BEST products at a deep discount…PLUS, some freebies and bonuses!

To see what savvy money and marketing specials LaShanda has to help you make a smooth transition with your business into the New Year, Click Here Now!

 

Women in Business 4 Ways to Position your Business for Success

A client recently asked me ‘how would she know when she was finally successful.’ I explained that success means different things to each of us. To achieve success, you must define what it signifies. Success is a journey!  As we sail through life, we encounter many obstacles along the way.  Imagine yourself sailing the high seas; navigating your ship as it sails through calm waters. At times, it will buck in storms. If you are determined to stay the course, you must periodically adjust your navigational instruments and adjust when problems arise.

As you continue your journey, envision the serene, tranquil and calm blue water with sea gulls flying above, a light house in the far distance and several boats sailing calmly with the waves; here are 4 ways to navigate to your port of dreams!

Running a Marathon or Small Business: 3 Tips to Help You to the Finish Line

I was truly inspired by the story of a 100 year old man, Fauja Singh, who after 8 hours of running, made it to the finish line at the Toronto Marathon.  Though he finished last, he was determined, thus, earning a spot in the Guinness World Records.  After finishing the article, I thought about the similarities of preparing for a marathon to that of running a business.

As a woman in business with many responsibilities, here are 3 tips to help you to the finish line:

Stay Dedicated… it’s Key

As a marathon runner, a daily workout routine is imperative to condition your body.  This includes training early or late; maintaining a well-balanced and strict diet; and making adjustments in your routine to ensure your success.

3 Easy Ways to Enhance Your Facebook Fan Page

If you are marketing your business online and using your Facebook Fan Page as a way to build your brand and attract more clients, I want to share with you 3 ways you can enhance your page to encourage more people to become a fan.

As I searched to find ways to engage my fans even more, I found a few Facebook Applications that I really like and wanted to share them with you.

1. Wildfire’s IFrames for Pages on Facebook –  Wildfire’s Iframe gives you the ability to create a custom landing page even if you are non-techie.  Since Facebook no longer supports the static FBML, this is a great alternative to design a unique welcome page for fans.

Email List Building, Don’t Make this Costly Mistake

Email list building is a great way to stay in touch and nurture relationships with new and existing business connections. It is a privilege that is not to be abused and should only be a way to offer information and promotional material, IF FIRST, it has been requested.

So, what does that mean?

If you obtained someone’s email address from:

  1. Their business card
  2. A networking event
  3. Their mailing list YOU subscribed to
  4. Their social network profile
  5. Any online/offline communication
You DO NOT have the right to add them to YOUR mailing list…PERIOD!

If this is a common practice for you, I urge you to stop now. Allow me to me explain why this is a very unethical way of building your email list.

You Don’t Know NICHE About Marketing

If you are serious about building your online business quickly, the very first thing you need to do is identify your Niche Market and really get to know who they are.

Unfortunately, I had to learn this the hard way because like many new business owners, I was mislead into believing the entire World Wide Web was like “open season” and had no limitations to how freely I could market my business. Of course, this is true…to a certain degree.

YES, you are free to establish your business online however you want, NO, there aren’t any restrictions in the manner in which you choose to market yourself and by no means do you have to target any particular niche market at all.

For a Successful Marketing Campaign, 4 Essential Tools

Have you ever launched a marketing campaign yet it didn’t yield the results you envisioned?  Did you take the time to thoroughly research your campaign idea before executing it?  Important elements to a sound campaign encompass identifying your product or service and your consumers.

The other day, I met with a client to discuss her upcoming marketing campaign.  When I asked her to share her overall goals for this initiative, she looked at me bewildered and said, “I just want more sales.”

Well, that’s fine and dandy, as we all want more sales, but to have a successful campaign, you must consider what your overall objectives are.  Every successful marketing campaign begins with a plan.  So, in the planning process, these 4 tools are essential:

HootSuite: The Powerful Social Media Tool for Business

HootSuite - Social Media Dashboard

If you are anything like me, you understand the huge benefit of using social media to build your business.

Like me, you also know that your time is extremely valuable and you have absolutely NO intention of spending your days marketing on social networks hour upon hour either…am I right?

If you’ve been with me for any amount of time, you know I keep it no secret that HootSuite is my absolute favorite social media tool and absolutely LOVE the amount of time it saves me.

If you are unfamiliar with HootSuite, it is a social media dashboard that allows you to connect with multiple social networks all from one place. Your able to easily manage and schedule different marketing messages to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, WordPress and more all for FREE!

Online Reputation: Tools and Tips to Manage Effectively

Recently, a friend told me about a negative incident she had while dining at a large restaurant chain. Her waitress was very rude and inattentive.  By the time her meal arrived, her colleague had finished eating.  The last straw was realizing her steak was prepared wrong.  Angrily, she took out her I Phone and sent out a tweet to her followers about her experience. Minutes later, she received an apology from the restaurant’s general manager; the cost of her meal was waived; and she was given a $100 gift certificate for a future visit.  Imagine if that restaurant chain didn’t have a social media presence?  What you don’t know can harm you!