5 Brand-Building Secrets Through Blogging
Friday, 13 February 2009
By seomul Evans

  Technorati recently completed its 2008 State of the Blogosphere report, which contains some interesting information about the correlation between blogs and brand building. The report shows that bloggers are interested in talking about brands. So if you are looking for ways to build your brand, make friends with some bloggers!


Blogging is, at its heart, a place for people to share information about themselves and about their lives. If people have good experiences, they blog about them. If they have bad experiences, they blog about those, too. This includes experiences with businesses both online and in real life. If bloggers encounter a product or service that they find phenomenal, they will blog about it. Same goes for products or services that they find abysmal. In fact, nearly 80 percent of bloggers talk about brands and/or products that they love or hate, and 37 percent of them do so on a frequent basis. Many businesses have taken advantage of this publicity. In fact, one-third of all bloggers have been asked to act as brand advocates.

This may seem silly given that anyone can maintain
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What a Virtual Assistant Needs to Know Before Creating a Website
Thursday, 12 February 2009
By Deborah Gallant

  If you have recently launched your own Virtual Assistant practice, you are ready to roll up your sleeves and start assisting. Oops. First you need some clients!


One of the most effective ways to begin marketing your nascent practice is by posting a website. But before you hire a web designer and lay out thousands of dollars, take stock of the situation.

When you take on a new client, you probably ask them to begin with the end in mind. Where do you want to go, what is the goal? I suggest taking the same approach with your web marketing. What can you accomplish?

First, acknowledge that it is unlikely anyone is going to hire you simply because of your website. People may get a referral to you or you meet them at a networking event. Prospective clients can find you online and check out your credentials--but they will want to talk to you before they decide. You are not going to "close the deal" over the Internet.

It is also unlikely you will
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