by Doug Stewart on July 22, 2010
Listen to this interview and you’ll find out how small town businesses are growing using YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and more. Key points you’ll learn: How a linen rental service is using YouTube to grow their business Find out about a trade show promotion that drove booth visitors to the company website How to use video to promote [...]
by Doug Stewart on June 10, 2010
The checklist below is for small business owners who want more leads and new clients from their website. If you want something other than more business from your website, this isn’t for you. But if you’re a business owner focused on growth, you’ll want to print this checklist. Then use it. I guarantee you’ll be [...]
by Doug Stewart on May 11, 2010
Yesterday I met with Mandy Vavrinak. Mandy owns Crossroads Communications. The reason for our meeting? We wanted to find out if our two companies could help each other grow. Both of our businesses help small business owners grow their business. Mandy is very active in social media. She Tweets. She’s on Facebook. She blogs. She’s a [...]
by Doug Stewart on March 16, 2010
Today I was reading some of my favorite business blogs in between projects, when I stumbled upon Debbie Weil’s, Beginner’s Guide to Business Blogging. It’s an e-book and a quick read. I downloaded it because I’m always trying to find good info to pass on to small business owners. As I’m skimming through Debbie’s e-book I [...]
by Doug Stewart on February 17, 2010
I built my first website back in 1998. Back then I worked for an IBM Business Partner selling printers. As a commissioned salesperson good, quality leads were extremely important to me. And the company’s website wasn’t bringing in any leads. No one could find the company website on the search engines until
by Doug Stewart on February 15, 2010
Want good search engine rankings for your small business? Here’s an instructional video about how picking the right website name can help you get better placement on the search engines. Includes information 72 search engine experts rated as important.
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
by Doug Stewart on December 8, 2009
An old friend from high school found me on Facebook a few months ago. After an online conversation or two, we sat down face-to-face and talked about his business. He asked if I would help him get his website to the top of the search engines. I sent him suggestions on how to get started. Since then, we keep trying [...]
by Doug Stewart on December 4, 2009
In order to dominate your space on the web, your internet marketing strategy should address each five steps of the sales process. SALES PROCESS STEP 1: Buyer Becomes Aware of a Need If you sell equipment, when an older machine starts breaking down and needs repairs are you there? Have you thought about creating an online replacement guide [...]
by Doug Stewart on August 10, 2009
A few months ago I helped a successful mortgage broker’s website go from zero leads per month to averaging several leads every day. Before contacting us, the mortgage broker’s website was loaded with info on how a reverse mortgage helps people. But it wasn’t bringing in the leads. Read on and you’ll find out the [...]