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Call US and CAN phones for FREE from Gmail

August 25, 2010

Starting today, you can call any phone in the USA and Canada for FREE (well, at least until the end of the year) using Gmail. Get more information by reading the announcement in Google’s Blog: Official Google Blog: Call phones from Gmail.

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Creating Extraordinary Email Subject Lines | Email Marketing – Lyris HQ Email Marketing and More

August 18, 2010

Lyris HQ provides email marketing solutions to businesses. Their website is a rich source of information on email marketing, and they have many white papers on all sorts of techniques, available research, and relevant ideas you can use to improve your email marketing campaigns. The subject line is the most important part of your email. [...]

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Business Owners Can Now Respond to Reviews on Google Place Pages

August 4, 2010

We in Lake County have Shop, Stay & Play (http://shopstayplay.com) – a “Shop Local” web site based on a Yelp and Groupon model. We’ve always allowed our businesses to respond to reviews written by customers. Now, Google is catching up to us. If you’re a Lake County business owner, you may want to claim your [...]

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Step by Step: how to build a Facebook community

August 3, 2010

Here’s a great article on how to increase the membership to and participation on your Facebook page or group – including all the little buttons you need to press to get it done! Read the full article here: How to build a Facebook community – LIFE is but a STREAM!!.

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Bored with the fonts on your website? Try Google Fonts!

July 29, 2010

In the past, you used to be stuck with good old standard fonts like Arial or Times New Roman. No more! Google Fonts gives you a wide range of choice of cool free fonts you can use on your website. If you’re somewhat technically inclined, this article in today’s Mashable will show you how to [...]

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Search for Profanity on Twitter to Improve Your Customer Service?!

July 28, 2010

Why would Microsoft’s X-box team be searching Twitter for swear words? Think about it – when you have a problem with a company’s product, what other words accompany the problem?! If your target customers are Twitter users, you might consider doing this, too. Here’s how Microsoft’s X-box team provides World Record customer support using Twitter: [...]

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11 Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Site

July 19, 2010

Do you have a WordPress blog or website? Are you sometimes concerned with how long it takes to load? Here are 11 things you can do to speed up your WordPress site by Cyrus Patten at Mashable.com: 11 Ways to Speed Up WordPress.

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The truth behind how online social networks really work

July 13, 2010

This is an excellent slideshow by Google researcher Paul Adams on the psychology and sociology of social networks. This research has implication on design of websites and online environments, but also is important for anyone looking to harness the power of online social networking. Yes, the slide show is 216 slides long, but it goes [...]

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How About A Mobile Scavenger Hunt To Promote Local Business?

July 12, 2010

It works in Boston – why not here in Lake County?! A great way to generate buzz and support local commerce. Read entire article here: The Boston Globe Takes Readers on Mobile Scavenger Hunt.

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So, don’t expect to be heard if all you’re doing is shouting at people to buy your “Stuff” from your website (…..or advertising, or brochures.) People have too much to do, too little time, and too much information to care.

If you’re like me, you’re FED UP with marketing. You wish there was a better way get your message out so people would know you’re there, come find you, and buy.

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Call US and CAN phones for FREE from Gmail

Creating Extraordinary Email Subject Lines | Email Marketing – Lyris HQ Email Marketing and More

Business Owners Can Now Respond to Reviews on Google Place Pages

Step by Step: how to build a Facebook community

Bored with the fonts on your website? Try Google Fonts!

Search for Profanity on Twitter to Improve Your Customer Service?!

11 Ways to Speed Up Your WordPress Site

The truth behind how online social networks really work

How About A Mobile Scavenger Hunt To Promote Local Business?

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