Using Ustream and Tube Mogul
LouTube is a weekly (3-5 minute) videoblog featuring cool, new Web 2.0 tools, tips and trends.
Twittering, Twhirling and Twellowing…Oh My!
After a couple of months of spending more time in FaceBook deleting junk messages (invites to classes and groups and time-wasting applications that let me send ice cream to friends) than building relationships , I think I’ve finally figured out one way to make it more fun and less work.
I’ve seen folks adding updates to FaceBook via Twitter, so I thought I’d try it. I didn’t really get it at first. But since Twitter made some changes Read the rest of this post »
Call Five Business Owners for Your Team 100
Take your Team 100 Form (Building Strategic Alliances) and choose 5 business owners today that you want to join your Team. Call them and introduce the Team 100 concept and invite one of these five to lunch. A personal meeting will create a stronger connection with that person.
No Fax/No Fun! Perspectives on Fun
A few notable observations about fun:
You know how you remember certain defining conversations in your life? Those conversations, sometimes short ones, that were a turning point. I can remember one about fun that totally was an impetus for change.
I was a VP of Marketing for the retail division of a large international company and our real estate (shopping center) division had been bought out/merged/name changed/management changed, oh about 5 times in 5 years. We were having one of those emergency “morale is really low and what are we going to do about it” meetings with all the department heads.
Smile
That used to drive me crazy!
When I was a teenager I was painfully shy. I wasn’t very confident (although I did have this inner drive /obsession that I was going to become confident!). Since I was uncomfortable with myself I didn’t usually smile very often as that would be taking up space in the world. That would be claiming something for myself - I’m happy! I was always afraid that someone would crush my happiness. ( I didn’t know at the time that I was the one who was responsible for my happiness and no one could “take it away” ) So, I often had people who would pass by me and say “SMILE!” - rather forcefully, demanding that I brighten up and plaster a big grin on my face.
5 Steps to Get Website Visitors to Subscribe
You’ve put a lot of investment into your website and marketing to drive traffic. Now you need to turn those visitors into subscribers – it’s the only way you are going to make money from your online efforts!
The secret? Put yourself in your visitor’s shoes. Here are five steps to help you do just that.
Trend Watching
Do you enjoy reading about cutting edge ideas? Do you like to see trends in the making? Do you consistently ask yourself if your business practices are curent? If so, then check out this resource. I find it a fascinating read on a monthly basis.
From the www.trendwatching.com site: trendwatching.com is an independent and opinionated trend firm, scanning the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights and related hands-on business ideas. For the latest and greatest, we rely on our network of 8,000+ spotters in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Purposeful Intuition
Many people have learned how to tap into their intuition purposefully, and just as many are not even aware it exists in them. While some people will say, I had a gut feeling about that or I just knew what to do, others will totally discount any thoughts or feelings or instincts they can’t put a trace on. They can’t accept the unexplainable and they don’t follow any gut feelings even when they pop up. They suppress the thoughts, thereby weakening the power of intuition in their lives.
LouTube Episode 6 - YouTube Vs. Blip.Tv
LouTube is a weekly (3-5 minute) videoblog featuring cool, new Web 2.0 tools, tips and trends. This week, Lou compares YouTube with Blip.tv!
Want more subscribers? Start with the right visitors!
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink.” True. But you can surely increase your chances if that horse is thirsty in the first place!
You want your website visitors to be thirsty, too. Getting lots of traffic isn’t the point; you need traffic that is potentially interested in what you have to offer, and hence willing to subscribe. In online marketing, building a responsive list is how you are going to make money. It’s also the most time-intensive task, but extra effort spent on this step will also pay off handsomely. Read the rest of this post »
