People wonder about developing an online presence. People question the value of using twitter. People debate whether twitter should be used for marketing or PR or anything significant. One such conversation was happening at a conference on blogging one Saturday morning recently, with marketing professionals passionately making claims. During the conversation, I leaned over to…
More rural and small town folks are getting on Twitter. As I get to speak to more and more groups about it, I think we need a special guide to link you up with some friendly faces on Twitter and some resources to help you get started. Like a bus full of friends to show…
At the Rural Partners of Michigan, I met some wonderful folks. Maybe you saw some of the live-tweets with the tag, #ruralconf. Together, we launched a whole new group of Twitter users and social network participants. Here are the folks from the conference who I’ve found so far: AlHooper / Allan Hooper, conference chair BL5GR7…
Our friend Shawn Kirsch, is back with another guest post. He’s been thinking about small town websites. We are living in a time where it is easier to share information than ever before. We’ve advanced from the telegram, to the USPS, and to email. Today’s internet offers a multitude of ways to share information. Digg…
How do you tell if a blog is right for your small business? What if you’ve heard of blogs, but aren’t sure what it means? For today’s Small Biz 100, we’re going to go over some small business blog basics. First, what is a blog? It’s a special type of website, one that is designed…
Guest post by Mark Hayward In this hyper-connected world in which we presently exist, I am still amazed at just how many small business owners have been hesitant to embrace new technology and marketing methods. To be sure, small business owners find themselves in a very unique situation, in fact, most of the business owners…
We started the discussion of How NOT to use Twitter for tourism businesses. Now let’s discuss how TO use Twitter for tourism businesses. I’d love to hear your advice and experience, to these questions raised by a new visitor in the comments: So pleased I found this helpful blog post. I’m a tourism consultant and…
Same ol’. Same ol’. Month in; month out. No biggie, right? That’s what you do to survive. You face a cash-flow issue; you dodge it by finding a new product, a new service, a way to offer more to your customers and/or you find ways to streamline your business operations and cut expenses, do more…
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