Am I the only one that feels Facebook is all about trendy cliques? Facebook is highly overrated in my opinion. Here’s why:

1. Fake friends suck. Facebook seems to be full of self worshiping falsely-enlightened MLM network marketers trying to push their product. These people will not take the time to comment or talk to someone unless that someone belongs to their network marketing team and that person is lathering them up with so much butter that they could squeeze through the eye of a needle (edited for tender eyes). THEN they will be so kind as to comment back and give that commenter another piece of advice that is taken directly from a Tony Robbins book so they can sound more powerful. [Read more →]

Wall of Business Cards

Believe it or not, online businesses can still use business card advertising and marketing to promote their business in a big way. Successful marketing will need you to stand out from the rest and capture attention at first glance.

Whenever you talk about marketing online business in an offline market you have to realize the numbers will be different. Online advertising will get you lots of traffic and a small percentage will take action and buy the service.  With offiline advertising you will see less traffic because there are so many distractions from the time they get your card to the time they get on your site.  But, because the process begins before they even get to your website you are sifting through the numbers and will have more qualified leads that convert more often.

I’d like to give a few tips on how things have changed when using business cards, what you should include on your card, and methods to generate results.  Before I get into the nuts and bolts the first thing I’d recommend is dare to be different.  Think outside the box.  You could possibly look into cards in different shapes and sizes and think how you can tie your business in with that. Get noticed before they even read your card. [Read more →]

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Today’s post is inspired by a favorite Blogger of mine, John Chow, from JohnChow.com. If you are not familiar with the name, you definitely need to be! John has a huge presence on the web and has created a top blog that has not only earned him a ton of money,  but  a massive loyal following.  His connection with his readers is so strong that he can tweet what he is having for lunch and his fans will actually show up and buy it for  him! Keep Reading...