Posts Tagged ‘Blog Marketing’

Creating a “buzz” around products, services, businesses or an event is a requirement from all clients. There is no social media marketing wand that someone will wave and a target audience will automatically start coming to your site. And what works for one brand may not work for another.

The process of creating buzz doesn’t start from creating a Blog or creating a video, it’s a social media strategy that encompasses social media and word-of-mouth marketing. We have compiled a list of social media tools that companies use to build their social media marketing mixes.

1. Blogs

Blogs have become a great tool for social media marketing. First because, if optimized correctly, they can be used to drive traffic to a website. A good blog will help in creating internal links, fresh content, active community, or non-search engine traffic.

Examples of popular blogs where you can create your account are:

• Wordpress
• Blog.com
• Bloggers.com
• Typepad, etc. Read the rest of this entry »

The next class for the Word Press Blog Building Advanced class is May 25 and 27 (6:30-9:00 pm) Course code: CO-318-1. (Please see below for description.) 

  You can register by calling the school directly if you’d like (Community Education: For Assistance Call: (250) 386-8367) or if you wish register online at http://www.bookking.ca/bkshorelinepub/courses/index.asp. Once on the course index page (http://www.bookking.ca/bkshorelinepub/courses/index.asp), scroll down the left column to computers and click the ‘Courses’ link at the end of the paragraph.  The Word Press courses are near the bottom of the right hand column.  You can both view details about the course or register from this area.

WordPress Advanced Training
May 25 and 27 (6:30-9:00 pm) Course code: CO-318-1

WordPress is one of the most popular blogging tools on the web, making it easy for anybody to post their ideas, pictures, and audio/video. This Advanced Course teaches you how to get to get more from your WordPress Website. You will be covering advanced configurations such as advanced plug-in use and SEO techniques for your website, as well as how to setup a Shopping Cart for E-Commerce. You will also cover how to use your site for photo blogging and/or podcasting. You will learn how to import content from a previous blog system. You will also learn how to set up your site for automatic database backups and more. 

Prerequisites

Strong basic computer and internet skills, having taken WordPress Intro Course or a strong Knowledge of WordPress

Can’t make these classes but are interested in the courses?  Contact John, at dragon@smartbomb.ca or call him directly at 250-885-2888 between 8am and 8pm PST, for other dates he is available. This can be for individuals or a group, all you need is a laptop.

WordCamp Victoria 2010 is excited to announce the final list of 21 exciting speakers and facilitators for WordCamp Victoria on Saturday, May 15th, 2010. John Overall of Firedragon Hosting is one of the speakers for this event.

WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. There is something for everyone here – whether you are a beginner, a business person using WordPress for your website, an avid blogger, a designer, a social media personality (or wannabe social media personality), or a programming wizard. Participate, share ideas, and get to know each other. WordCamps are open to WordPress.com and WordPress.org users alike.

The next class for the Word Press Blog Building Intro class is May 18 and 20 (6:30-9:00 pm) Course code: CO-317-2.  (Please see below for description.)

 The next class for the Word Press Blog Building Advanced class is May 25 and 27 (6:30-9:00 pm) Course code: CO-318-1. (Please see below for description.) 

  You can register by calling the school directly if you’d like (Community Education: For Assistance Call: (250) 386-8367) or if you wish register online at http://www.bookking.ca/bkshorelinepub/courses/index.asp. Once on the course index page scroll down the left column to computers and click the ‘Courses’ link at the end of the paragraph.  The Word Press courses are near the bottom of the right hand column.  You can both view details about the course or register from this area.

Can’t make these classes but are interested in the courses?  Contact John, at dragon@smartbomb.ca or call him directly at 250-885-2888 between 8am and 8pm PST, for other dates he is available. This can be for individuals or a group, all you need is a laptop.

Know someone that might be interested in this course, any other sessions or guest speaking that we do, please feel free to forward this information on.

By Eric Gruber
I’m going to let you in on a very dirty secret:

There is one question that is being dodged by experts in EVERY market. Answer that question and you’ll corner the market, be worshipped forever and get more customers and sales.

If it was that easy, why aren’t other experts answering these questions?

It’s because they fear an informed audience. That’s outright silly! But, we’re not going to tell them that. While your competitors run scared, you’ll be getting more sales since you’re going to follow the steps I outline in the article below. You will educate your targeted audiences, get more website traffic, teach people how to buy from you and increase your sales.

Now, are you ready?

Step 1: Find the questions that are being dodged by other experts in your industry.

I can’t tell you what these questions are. It will vary from industry to industry. . So, how do you find these golden questions to answer? Read the rest of this entry »