Archives for the ‘marketing’ Category

Are You Losing Money With Your Marketing?

By Crissy • Nov 14th, 2008 • Category: marketing

Some people love marketing.  They enjoy analyzing their target markets, finding ways to create publicity for their endeavors, and designing and placing advertisements.  Others hate it and wish there were no need for it.  But love it or hate it, it’s important to remember the ultimate purpose of marketing:  to make money.
A business wouldn’t be [...]



Marketing Tools You Should Have

By Crissy • Nov 7th, 2008 • Category: marketing

One thing that all businesses have in common is a need for marketing. It doesn’t matter if a business was started yesterday or several years ago, the business owner needs to make sure they are being exposed to potential customers, and being remembered to old customers.

Start-up businesses, however, have special marketing needs. Many start-up [...]



Learn About Search Engine Placement

By Crissy • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: marketing

When it comes to marketing, one of the best things that can happen to you is finding your business listed in the top of the search engines.
When your business is placed in the top of the search engine results, you will have much more traffic - which will increase your sales and profits!
There are two [...]

 
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How To Promote Your Biz With Twitter

By Crissy • Aug 11th, 2008 • Category: marketing

Perhaps you’ve heard about Twitter.  It’s a social media tool which enables people to post via instant message.  Originally designed to help people stay connected it’s quickly becoming a tool used by businesses around the world.
So how do you respond to the question, “What are you doing?” and make it about your business?  How do [...]



Marketing With Ebooks And Special Reports

By Crissy • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: articles, marketing

Smart business owners are always on the look out for new marketing techniques. One of the best ways to drive traffic to your site is by writing. Creating an eBook or special report can definitely enhance your marketing plan. A business can always benefit from new marketing techniques.
Let’s look at eBooks first.  An eBook is [...]



Can Networking Jumpstart A Slow Moving Business?

By Crissy • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: articles, managing your biz, marketing

Every business will have its ups and downs. There will be busy times when you are absolutely swamped. And there will also be times when you are practically twiddling your thumbs, waiting for an order to come in.
Networking is a powerful tool in the business world, but can it be powerful enough to jumpstart a [...]



Get Listed In The 2008 Holiday Gift Guide

By Crissy • May 25th, 2008 • Category: features, marketing

The holidays are coming up soon! This means that people will be shopping for gifts - this is your opportunity to GREATLY increase your sales.
The 2008 Indie Biz Chicks Holiday Gift Guide is a great way to get in front of gift-buyers. It isn’t just a gift guide - it’s a “holiday guide” filled [...]



How To Get Noticed By Retailers

By Crissy • Apr 4th, 2008 • Category: marketing

The products on a retailer’s shelves aren’t necessarily the best ones. They are the ones that were best marketed by their creators. Increase sales and success by learning how to put your craft in front of the right audience.
• Start with the basics. Attractive packaging speaks as loudly as the items [...]



It Pays To Follow Up

By Crissy • Mar 5th, 2008 • Category: featured, marketing

One thing many business owners have in common is that they fail to follow up. I understand that following up can seem a bit daunting – you definitely don’t want to seem like a bothersome nag.
On the other side of things, the act of following up with your leads and customers can be the [...]



Free Article Marketing Ecourse

By Crissy • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: marketing

Do you want more traffic coming to your site? Well, of course you do - who doesn’t?? By using Article Marketing, you can greatly increase the amount of traffic coming to your site, and you won’t have to pay a dime for it!
Over the next few days, you’ll learn:

What article marketing is and how you [...]