Online Marketing Techniques That Drive Traffic And Save Money

"As a small business owner trying to save money everywhere you can, you must be asking yourself whether there are ways to market and promote your business online that doesn't cost a lot of money. Well, you are right! There are plenty of online marketing techniques that will save your banking account, but will just cost you time and effort."

Read article here
http://www.morebusiness.com/online-marketing-techniques-that-drive-traffic-and-save-money?utm_source=MailerMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Online+Marketing+Techniques+That+Drive+Traffic+And+Save+Money&utm_campaign=Top+10+Small+Business+Marketing+Tips

Facebook Marketing Fun: Spreading the Word Without Annoying Users

Posted by Jeannine Clontz

"...A flood of traffic that, if not for a thin connection, most likely wouldn’t be interested in your product or service. Each of Twitter’s promotional strong points has one or more disadvantages too – public promotions can often hurt a brand, memes can occasionally lead to subsequent marketing disappearances, and messages can be misinterpreted as spam."

Read her post here
http://www.accbizsvcs.com/blog/facebook-marketing-fun-spreading-the-word-without-annoying-users.html

15 Ways to Boost Your Sales, Traffic and Productivity

Posted on March 4, 2011 by RevenueGal

This has been a super busy week — but I had so much fun working on this week’s post. I wanted to share some valuable tips that will help you with your online business. After all, most of us struggle with productivity and all of us could use extra traffic and sales — right!?!

Read article here
http://mommyrevenue.com/index.php/2011/03/04/15-ways-to-boost-your-sales-traffic-and-productivity/#axzz25v9Stsky

Make a Cold Call That Works: 4 Steps to Prepare

by Geoffrey James

Cold calling is difficult, especially when you're calling "out of the blue." Even if you're selling something that could massively improve a customer's life, save money, and help build his or her business, most people prefer to drive their own buying process.

Read tips here
http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/make-a-cold-call-that-works-4-steps.html

Social Media Marketing Rules

Part of the Social Media Marketing For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Marketing through social media platforms isn't quite the same as traditional marketing. Here are some rules that can help you conduct a successful social media marketing campaign.

Read info here
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/social-media-marketing-rules.navId-323648.html?cid=dn_article

10 Tweetable Twitter Tips for B2B Marketers

By Jeffrey L. Cohen

Many B2B companies start their social media adoption with Twitter because it seems to be the easiest platform to jump right in without a plan... With that in mind, this post offers 10 helpful tips for B2B marketers who are running the company Twitter account. If you are just starting out, these are good things to know.

Read tips here
http://socialmediab2b.com/2011/08/b2b-twitter-tips-marketer

10 Easy and Cost effective Ways to Brand Your Small Business

Branding and brand identity are important aspects of marketing that a business can benefit from immensely. When it comes to small businesses, branding is put on the back burner because of the high marketing costs involved.

Read tips here
http://www.morebusiness.com/10-easy-and-cost-effective-ways-to-brand-your-small-business?utm_source=MailerMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read+here.&utm_campaign=5+Successful+Entrepreneurs+and+Their+Work+Habits

SEO 3 Part Series

SEO Series Part 1: Content and Meta Tags
http://www.ryze.com/postdisplay.php?confid=1846&messageid=3497898

SEO Series Part 2: Link Building and Social Media
http://www.ryze.com/postdisplay.php?confid=1846&messageid=3499171

SEO Series Part 3: Search Engine and Directory Submission
http://www.ryze.com/postdisplay.php?confid=1846&messageid=3500297

Three Backlinking Mistakes to Avoid

"A strong SEO program relies on backlinks—links to your website from external sources. "Those backlinks signal to search engines how influential and relevant your business is online," writes Chris Sheehy in an article at MarketingProfs...In other words, backlinks enhance your online visibility and give you an edge on the competition."

Read article here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/short-articles/2562/three-backlinking-mistakes-to-avoid?adref=NsmM2512

Keeping Loyal Customers Loyal

"The long-term goal for most marketers out there is to gain customers and successfully keep them coming back for more," writes Kristen Gregory at the Bronto blog...That's where loyalty programs come into play—and for email marketers, they fall into two general categories..."

Read article here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/short-articles/2541/keeping-loyal-customers-loyal