by Doug Stewart on June 2, 2010
Image by Titanas via Flickr If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you know that I also write for The Bloggers’ Bulletin. The other day I wrote 10 Traffic Building Plugins for WordPress. If you’re a small business owner and you’ve started blogging, this article will help you. There are so many WordPress plugins available, it [...]
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 [...]
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 May 7, 2010
Find out how Erin Conrad, a professional photographer, grows her business armed with only a blog and no budget. Key points you’ll learn from this interview: How Erin gets new clients without worrying about competitors’ prices How Erin gets repeat business Why Erin doesn’t have to use traditional selling tactics to “close” the sale Click on the arrow [...]
by Doug Stewart on January 13, 2010
Important comments about getting in Google Real-Time or Live Search results: 1 – Google’s real-time search features regional/local Twitter users 2 – Some Twitter users featured in Google’s live search had less than 100 followers 3 – Twitter user’s featured actively tweeted. They usually had over 200 tweets Leave a comment if you found this video helpful or [...]
by Doug Stewart on December 17, 2009
I’m a Dallas Mavericks fan. I’m not just a fair weather fan either. I was a fan when they were losers. I was a fan when Jason Kidd was a rookie. I was a fan before Jamal Mashburn was wearing suits and sitting at an ESPN desk. I was a fan when only a geek or two knew Mark Cuban‘s name. [...]
by Doug Stewart on November 6, 2009
Yesterday I interviewed Nicole Nascenzi, journalist and PR coordinator for Rogers State University. In the interview Nicole talks about how she doubled traffic to Rogers State’s website during the 2008 holiday season. If you’re a small business owner, stop what you’re doing now. Grab a pen and paper. Listen to the interview below and write down the ideas you can use now to increase your [...]
by Doug Stewart on October 30, 2009
Check back next week for: 7 Simple Ways to Generate More Business Everyday with Your Adwords Campaign Interview with Social Media Evangelist, Nicole Nascenzi. Find out how Nicole doubled traffic to RSU’s home page Later in November we plan on attending the first ever Startup Weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It’s a “boot camp” for entrepreneurs. Should [...]
by Doug Stewart on October 22, 2009
Small business owner, Amy Sinclair of Ears of Experience, gives details on how she uses Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to grow her business. Here’s the video: If you’re a small business owner, go to the Ears of Experience Facebook page, click here. See what they’re doing. Then start promoting your business with Facebook, Twitter and [...]
by Doug Stewart on October 15, 2009
On most weeks I pick 5 blog posts that help small businesses grow. Featured posts must meet either of these 2 criteria: Does this post help small business owners dominate their space on the web? Can this blog post help small business owners experience dramatic growth? I believe the 5 blog posts below meet either one [...]
