Easy Tips to Attract More Clients

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When you become a business owner, one of the most critical parts or your success will depend on how many new customers you can attract. Figuring out how to attract customers can be tricky when you are just getting started in business. Here are a few easy tips to put in practice if you want to attract more clients for your business. Offer Referral Bonuses One of the best ways that you can get new clients is to reward your existing clients for making referrals. If you let your customers know that there is a referral bonus in place for [...]

Social Media, A Day in the Life

Often times we understand what we are being told but cannot grasp the why of it.  I recently found this short explanation video that shows why you should be using social media.  What can happen in a day?  The answer is a lot. So if you are not sure why social media should be important to your business, give yourself 24 hours to see what you are missing. Wouldn’t you like to be part of the over 1 billion pieces of information that is shared daily?

Round-up Friday: Random Tips for the Business Owner

This week it seems there was a mishmash of topics on articles that I found useful but all will help you with business and marketing development.  So let’s get started. First up, is from Small Business Trends discussing event promotion.  What I found interesting was what they defined as an event and how to use this to your advantage.  “Let’s redefine what an event is and then we’ll see if this tool can help you grow your small business and marketing presence. ” Online Event Registration with Eventbrite Next up, is another article about promoting your business from Copyblogger, more [...]

Round-up Friday: Am I using Social Media Right?

There are no hard fast rules for social media. There are practices and uses that are acceptable and some that are not, so today focuses on social networks best practices. Let’s start with the planning and strategy stage. Danielle Leitch explains the importance of organizing your content and how to get started with a content calendar. How to Develop a Social Media Content Calendar: Social Media Today This next article is a “do this not that” list of suggestions for actively using your social media account. Check it out for 6 steps to maintaining good relationships with your audience. Opinion: [...]

Social Media and the Super Bowl

Yesterday being Sunday I decided to make that my unplugged day.  We were having an early dinner with friends so that was an easy decision.  When we get together there is not much else besides conversation and food.  Then it was off to watch the Super Bowl.  Now my beloved Steelers were not playing so I basically was watching for the commercials.  This is where it got a little harder being unplugged for the game. As time went on and the commercials rolled in, it was hard not to share with my network the favorites.  After halftime I had my [...]