by Doug Stewart on January 10, 2012
This is the final post in a four part expert series about marketing your small business online in 2012. In this post Cheryl Lawson answers the following question: What Online Marketing Activities Should Small Business Owners Focus on in 2012? #1 Google Plus - Most of us are using Google products like Gmail, Picasa, Calendar, Youtube, [...]
by Doug Stewart on January 6, 2012
This is the second post in a four part series about marketing your small business online. We asked several marketing experts about what activities business owners should focus on in 2012 for maximum growth in their business. Today we’re spotlighting Allen Gibson‘s answers. What Marketing Activities Should Small Business Owners Focus On? Good question! And, of [...]
by Doug Stewart on January 5, 2012
This is the first in a four part series about marketing your small business online. We asked several experts about what activities business owners should focus on in 2012 for maximum growth in their business. Today we’re spotlighting Becky McCray’s answers. 1. Change your attitude. Talk less about you and more about them. No matter [...]
by Doug Stewart on December 4, 2011
Yesterday, while I was researching keywords for a client, I found “Top 12 (client’s keywords)” in a web page title on Google. I stopped. I had to click on the link. I was hooked. How many times have you searched for the best something-or-other on a search engine? What Happens When Your Prospect is Ready [...]
by Doug Stewart on July 11, 2010
The other day I was asked to review Bob Phibbs’ new book, The Retail Doctor’s Guide to Growing Your Business: A Step-by-Step Approach to Quickly Diagnose, Treat, and Cure.The people promoting the book sent me a copy to read. Of course I’m looking at this book from a different angle than others who will review [...]
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 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 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 November 20, 2009
Interview with Joe Cardinale, owner of HeavyHaulerTrailers.com. Joe tells you how he dominates the search engines in his market. Listen to the interview here: To download the interview to your computer, click here > Links & Resources Mentioned in Interview: Joe Cardinale’s main website: Heavy Hauler Trailers Hiniker snow plows mini website: http://hhiniker.com/ Shopping Cart Software: Fast Cat [...]