Why is Social Networking Important?

“My social marketing is driving me nuts! I’m not growing my business…just hob-knobbing, and dropping virtual busiess cards, and chatting people up all day!”
“What is social networking and why is it important, then?”
Actually, the question I really want to answer is: “Why Is Social Networking – Across Multiple Platforms – Important to Internet Marketers [...]

Video Social

NOTE: I have not, to date, used Seesmic but only because I have not needed to yet, for the markets I am in. However, as my target markets become more sophisticated and my competition in the last few years have stepped as ‘up to the plate’ as I have, it is time to add video [...]

Catching Up With Laura and Web 2.0

It’s been a long time coming, but there really hasn’t been a whole lot interesting to tell you about up until now.
This is a long post, but worth the read so if you’re rushed or just want to get to the goods, skip down to #3 because that could make a huge difference to your [...]

Measuring Web 2.0 Traffic Success

There are just as many ways to integrate Web 2.0 interaction – and therefore reap the traffic benefits – into an existing website, as there are to launch a new site with Web 2.0 elements.
Below is a quick table I’ve drafted up (in no particular order) of types of sites or applications (types/apps), brief descriptions [...]

December’s Top 10 Web 2.0 Research Results

If you head over to marketingcharts.com you’ll see Nielsen’s recently released research on the top 10 Social Networking sites.
A few points of interest (for me anyway):

MySpace is on the rise for traffic again. Great news for MySpace marketers, (60.1 million visitors in December, up from November’s 57.4 million uniques, and 55.3 million a year earlier). [...]

TransPosting for Local Business

I’ve been doing some experiments lately with both newly registered websites and existing sites – utilizing the power of Web 2.0 for traffic.
The sites I’ve been working with are not just of various age, but in various niches.
This all started as a challenge when a local business owner told me that I couldn’t get [...]

Sphinn It for A Good Read

Spent 5 minutes on Sphinn lately?
It’s amazing what you can find, new authors you’ll discover, and marketing or traffic generation techniques you’ll learn.
It’s a great place to spend your morning coffee break to see what the rest of the internet marketing community is buzzing about.
My personal tip to save time on Sphinn (or risk clicking [...]

More SEO Companies Discuss Alternatives for Website Traffic

More Visibility, a two time INC. 500 Company (and the only firm in their industry to have received such an honor), often releases free reports and whitepapers to their targeted audience and subscribers (distributed through various channels).
The one I was reading today was a little remedial, but a good primer for new website owners or [...]