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Gearing Up for the OIVAC Convention
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityIt’s that time of year again when the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC) people start gearing up for this year’s activities!
As in years past, the OIVAC will have topics and speakers for “all walks” of your VA life.
From “beginners to seasoned”, look for activities throughout the three days to suit your specific needs.
And if you don’t see something scheduled that interests you, contact us so we can see about getting it on the schedule.
This year’s OIVAC is May 17-19, with a lead-in from the 2nd Annual Virtual Assistants (VA) Week.
We’re looking forward to having you join in on the activities.
Check out OIVAC for all the details, and to get your name on the registration list.
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read comments (0)Social Networks, Your Business and You
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityAre you in to social networking yet? Is it even on your radar? In case you haven’t thought that far, here are a few things to consider for how social networking might help you…
Got a product or service to sell? It’s a given that you need some way to let the general public (well, any potential customers) know it. After all, you can’t buy a product or a service if you don’t know it exists.
Oh sure, there are many offline things you might do to advertise your business; but, as you know, some of the more “conventional” methods cost money. Just look at the 30-second sponsor ads for some of the televised football bowl games!
The good news is there are ways you can promote yourself and the products or services you sell WITHOUT spending any money.
And that’s something you can write home about!
One of those popular ways is via the online social networking websites.
Stop back anytime to see what tips we have on social networking!
How’s that for a teaser?
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It’s All About the Profile
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityIf you have a Facebook account, you’ve most likely set up a profile; but is it complete?
Have you “filled in all the blanks”, so to speak?
Since your profile is what represents who you are as a business or company on Facebook, it’s especially important that you leave no stone unturned when setting up that profile. As it could either be your ticket to success or your quickest route to disaster!
It all comes down to how you create your profile to generate traffic to your website and to boost your sales.
Now, it’s not just about setting up the profile, as in doing so, you want to make your Facebook profile interesting.
If it’s not, then how do you expect to attract visitors and potential customers? Also, when you are interesting, it makes people want to listen to what you have to say.
And while you’re creating and maintaining your Facebook profile, be sure you keep your information on your profile up-to-date and current.
Here’s a really neat little book by Chris Treadaway, Facebook Marketing: An Hour a Day
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Tips for Creating Marketing Content
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityThere are a lot of different ways to get your product, service or website in front of potential customers online.
And marketing with content is one of the most effective ways to do it. Here are a couple tips to make your content marketing stand out from the rest and work in your favor!
1. Vary Your Media Types – In other words, don’t rely on just one specific way of delivering your content.
While articles are very useful and the most common form of content marketing, video, audio and holding teleseminars are all equally appealing options to readers. Although some of these take a little longer to create, they all have their advantages. You’ll ind that using multiple forms of content delivery makes it easier to reach a larger audience.
2. Social Networking – Social networking sites such as Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and Digg are perfect vehicles to create your business networking contacts.
You can link up with people who are interested in your service and even create partnerships with other people to increase your exposure.
In his book, Attention! This Book Will Make You Money: How to Use Attention-Getting Online Marketing to Increase Your Revenue”
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Say Your Piece
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityYou’ve spent all that time (or maybe not) writing an article about whatever it is that you write about for your business, for fun, or to put a price tag on to help to increase your profit.
So now’s your chance to make it work for you.
Besides do the same old, same old like submitting it to article directories, try breaking your article into bits, and posting parts of it on your blog.
Or, if you’ve written a “how to” article, you might take one of the “how to” points and create another article with it. Or…
Say your piece
Get out your microphone, hook it to your computer and start talking! You can even “read your article”, to make an audio.
You can then make it available as a download at your site as incentive to your visitors to leave their email information. In turn, you grow your list!
Audio is especially great because you can then “burn” the audio to a disc, to be carried about and played while your clients/visitors/interested parties are driving, having some quiet time, doing a hobby, etc.
And you and your expertise are staying in front of your audience!
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Update Your Blog
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityA blog is a commitment!
Bet you maybe didn’t see that one coming, did you?
What’s more, it’s probably not a good idea to start a blog until you are pretty sure you can commit to it on a regular basis.
And by regular, I don’t mean “once a month”. I’m talking at least once a week…but even that isn’t the ideal frequency.
Make that, every day or so.
Some bloggers even post two and three times a day!
Search engines “eat up” new content so the more new content you have on your blog, the better chance you have of moving your blog up in the search engine rankings.
So, what do you think? Blogging often sound about right to you?
This nifty little Kindle book by Manuel Ortiz Braschi, Blogging Mastermind – The Ultimate Guide To Profitable Blogging! (Brand New), includes some tips that might peak your interest and provide you with some helpful information as you blog.
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Comment on Blogs to Build Relationships
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityYou know as well as I do that writing articles, and commenting at forums and on blogs, are three ways online entrepreneurs can use to get traffic to their web site or blog.
But, did you know there’s a correct way to do the blog commenting?
For instance, how many times have you had to delete a blog comment that was caught by your spam catcher because the comment was so outlandish, was too much of a sell for the commenter’s wares, or was just so completely off-topic that you knew the person (or bot, perhaps?) was just commenting to get backlinks to his or her site!
So, if you’re going to comment on a blog, the first thing you need to do is to read the initial blog post!
And then make sure your response clearly shows that you did!
You can easily do this by talking about some of the information in the original blog post. If you don’t, all you’re going to do is look like someone who’s on a spam prowl.
This nifty little Kindle book by Manuel Ortiz Braschi, Blogging Mastermind – The Ultimate Guide To Profitable Blogging! (Brand New), includes some tips that might peak your interest and provide you with some helpful information as you blog.
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You resource box needs one…
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityAs an online business owner, how do you let the world know you can do what you say you can do?
Well, you might write articles and submit them to online article directories.
To which you add a Resource Box.
But here’s a twist! Write a Resource box that’s brief, yet loaded with information.
Along with your name, your website address, your pitch, and your call to action, be sure to include your contact information. Make sure your email address is a professional one.
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Now about your blog
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityYou can write like you’re having a conversation, as this will help you avoid coming off a bit stuffy or like you’re talking in code.
And, make sure to mind your grammar, punctuation, and spelling, and that your “end result” (your blog post), is in top-notch form!
Your visitor’s will be able to tell if you’ve got poor grammar, even if they don’t take care to watch their own!
Darren Rowse and Chris Garret have a fantastic book about blogging, and tips to help you with your efforts – ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income
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Email Marketing Vs Spam
Author: KMcGreevey: KonceptualityThere’s a fine line between email marketing and spam…
And if you want to learn how to be successful online, you’ll do all you can to steer clear of being viewed as someone who spams.
Which means, watch how you conduct your email marketing campaigns, as what you think of as over-zealousness may instead be considered spamming by those who receive your messages.
In turn, your over-eagerness to get the word out about your product or services has the potential to hurt your business.
Each day, Internet users are inundated with email they didn’t ask for that’s in reality veiled pieces of advertisements.
In fact, this send your email to anyone and everyone” thinking has reached epic proportions.
And with the mounds and mounds of spam messages infiltrating the email boxes of “the innocent”, Internet users find it necessary to be cautious and suspicious about any email they receive.
Especially that which arrives unsolicited and seems to be promoting a particular product or service.
Seth Godin, one of the popular marketers on the “Net”, has written, Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers
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