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by Doug Stewart on June 24, 2010
One of my clients runs four paint stores in the Dallas area. Friday he sent me this e-mail: You probably know that I like things simple and easy to work with when it comes to our website. Lord knows I’ve been using the same Frontpage website software since the 90′s. Well, it’s time to make a change. Our [...]
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by Doug Stewart on May 14, 2010
After reading, What Small Business Owners Need to Grow their Business in Today’s World, Site Tech asked: “Wow! Where to start. I actually have three segments of my business that all tie together in my grand plan of things. The problem is I don’t know exactly where to start. I have checked and rechecked and rechecked and [...]
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by Doug Stewart on April 22, 2010
Recently I read “The Whuffie Factor” by Tara Hunt. Tara has consulted several well known businesses about building communities. Her finger is on the pulse of social media. She understands how to use it to harness the power of your company’s fans and your company’s evangelists. The main premise of “The Whuffie Factor” is that your social capital, the value [...]
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by Doug Stewart on March 10, 2010
The other day I noticed a very simple way business owners can grow their Facebook fan base. This technique or tip is so simple that you’ll probably ask yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Here’s what happened. Someone I’ve known since elementary school posted all her elementary school class pictures. Then she invited her friends to tag our fellow [...]
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by Doug Stewart on March 5, 2010
The following is a presentation prepared for Ignite Tulsa #2. It talks about how small businesses are using social media effectively. For more details on what the businesses highlighted in the presentation are doing right see: Interview with Troy Vosseller: Example of a Small Business Using Twitter Right 47% Traffic Spike to Travel Agency Website [...]
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by Doug Stewart on February 10, 2010
Today’s interview is with Troy Vossoller, owner of Sconnie.com. As you listen to today’s interview you’ll hear Scott’s answers to the following
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by Doug Stewart on January 11, 2010
Two e-commerce websites that use Facebook fan pages effectively are The Popcorn Factory and 1-800-Flowers. Today the Popcorn Factory has
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by Doug Stewart on January 7, 2010
On The Bloggers’ Bulletin I recently wrote about using Facebook and your blog to promote your small business. Here is what someone asked after the post: QUESTION: “I’ve had the blog link to my Facebook page for awhile, but I never thought of starting a Facebook Biz page for my blog. If my blog is already linking to my [...]
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by Doug Stewart on January 1, 2010
If you weren’t paying attention in 2009 you might have missed these major shifts in how the internet is being used. This month we’re giving you information about how you can use these new trends to grow your business in 2010. Stay tuned for blog posts this month about: Do you know anyone using Facebook [...]
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by Doug Stewart on December 30, 2009
EXAMPLE #1. Shoebox.com gave 2 flip mino’s away in February of 2009. In exchange they got 2,000 new Twitter followers in 2 days. A Flip UltraHD Camcorderis only $139 on Amazon. Would you invest less than $300 to get 2,000 new Twitter followers? It worked for Shoemoney.com. Here are three reasons why this contest worked: 1 – Twitter users [...]
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