by Doug Stewart on July 29, 2010
TOPICS: August Interviews Are About Blogging for Your Business Interview with Ann Handley Ann is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, a rich and trusted resource that helps businesses market their products and services smarter and better. Entrepreneurs, small-business owners and marketers in the world’s largest corporations make up its 361,000 subscribers, making it the largest in [...]
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 March 6, 2010
Blogging for your business? This article is for you. If you’re confused about what to write or how your blog will be useful, this post should make things easier for you. What do you write about? First, on a note pad write down this question, “What can I write about or post that really helps potential clients?” [...]
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 [...]
by Doug Stewart on October 8, 2009
Last week I interviewed Michelle Salater, owner of Sumer LLC. She talks about how the web is changing public relations. This is an information packed 16 minutes and 20 second interview. Enjoy! To download the interview to your computer, click here > Michelle’s Oct 6 Teleconference Recording The audio recording of Michelle’s Oct. 6 phone call is [...]
by Doug Stewart on September 23, 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 [...]
by Doug Stewart on August 26, 2009
“Today, it is easier than ever to do five promotional things a day for your book, product or service. You can blog, tweet (Five tweets = one blog to me), interview, reach out, send promotional items to high profile users, network, make a presentation or pick up the phone.” – Tim Sanders PROMOTION #1: I [...]
by Doug Stewart on August 6, 2009
In the new movie, Julie & Julia, Amy Adams plays Julie Powell. Powell became an Internet celebrity with her blog. In Julie’s blog she documented the year she spent cooking every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” Her blog was turned into a book. Then her book was turned into a [...]