Category — Blogging

Today I’ll give step by step instructions to add a Twitter widget to your Wordpress blog.  I was asked a question on LinkedIn recently that I thought I’d share here for everyone to benefit from. Keep Reading...

We’ve all had those days where we wonder if we’re really on the track to success and question if our efforts will bring a winner’s results.   Where do we find support to help us in our entrepreneurial dream? Keep Reading...

As I was browsing the blogosphere over the last couple months I kept seeing this nifty gadget at the bottom of certain blogs and instantly wanted one.   I love being one of the first ones to try out a new gadget and plugins are my favorite! Keep Reading...

Does your passion lie in giving women a creative, supportive and “smart” community to launch and sustain their businesses?  Here’s your chance to share your social and business mojo as a Featured Guest on Market Like A Chick. Keep Reading...

Marketing your blog to pull in traffic is only half the quest, once you get a visitor to your blog you need to make them feel welcome and at home. Keep Reading...

Some call us comment whores, others think we’re needy, and still others see the genius behind getting more blog comments.  I’m here to tell you no matter what you think, if you want your blog to become or remain successful, you need your readers to engage with you ON YOUR BLOG. Keep Reading...

Where is the trend headed for blog conversations and engagement?  I’ve noticed a change in the amount of actual blog comments uploaded here on Market Like A Chick compared to how many times a post is Tweeted.   I performed a quick Twitter  poll to discover the commenting habits of other blog readers. My goal was to find out if Tweeting or Retweeting a post is not more widely done than actually commenting on the blog itself, and if so, why. Keep Reading...

Over the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to answer questions and train several companies on using social media to establish and promote their brand.  One of the hardest lessons to swallow is the importance of personal interaction within your community.  There is no quick plugin to replace the authenticity that you must build when joining the social media marketing trend.  I’ve begun to sound like a broken record, but we can not replace the social in social media. Keep Reading...

Is marketing to moms your target market?  I don’t spend a lot of time talking about it, but I am a mother of four children…and a single mom at that. My goal has been to focus on marketing to all women, not those with children, but in the process I want to recognize the importance of identifying with mothers and what makes us buy a certain product or service. Keep Reading...

One of the biggest excuses a blogger likes to use is, “I don’t know what to write about”.  Well, my friend Jimmy D. Brown is an expert at drumming up new ideas and I was able to find out how he does it. Jimmy has written several popular eBooks as well author of his own popular blog and membership program. (Remember, my post last week about Membership programs & creating your own products) This post is to help you (and me) get started in creating those programs. Keep Reading...