More Article Marketing

I’ve been one busy bee over the last few weeks; so busy, in fact, that I didn’t have time or energy to update this blog and for this I am sorry. So what was I so busy with, you ask? Well, a large part of it was article marketing for my clients. And I’d like to share some more article marketing ideas now.

One of the most frequently-asked questions… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Virtual Assistant Rates and Elance Work

Can a virtual assistant (or any other virtual professional for that matter) get decent work from Elance or is it just a waste of time? That’s not a rhetorical question, but something that’s being actively discussed on various forums and blogs. I am particularly interested in reading all the negative comments which basically revolve around the following issues:

1. Rates are too low;
2. Rates are too low;
3. Rates are too low.

The blame is then distributed… Continue reading | 3 Comments

3 Article Marketing Myths That Cost You Money

 

When it rains, it pours. It is true for, among other things, article marketing. Lately I’ve been doing lots and lots of it for a couple of clients. I’ve also started getting more inquiries into my article marketing… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Who Throws Away Dry Bouquets, You or Your Client?

Valentine’s Day was one week ago. And by now even the most long-lasting V-day bouquets have wilted. I myself had to toss away some dry roses yesterday. Which got me thinking about customer service and taking care of your client.

I mean, does your work stop after the project is delivered? And when you do work on a project or a task for your client, do you think of the present… Continue reading

Features are NOT Evil

This is a guest post by Tracy Needham of Compelling Communications, LLC

2 Reasons You MUST Include Features in Your Copy
 
I was reading Robert Plank’s Time Management on Crack 2.0 this past weekend and was thrilled to see a comment in the sales page section about remembering to include features in your bullet points.
 
Because features have apparently become the Chucky doll… Continue reading | 1 Comment

What Makes Blog a Subscription Magnet

I recently cleaned up my blog subscriptions as part of my Getting Organized challenge. Looking through dozens of blogs made me think what is it that makes me want to come back to some blogs and unsubscribe from others. 

 

Don’t Sign That Subcontract Agreement

If you think client-vendor relationships can get out of hand, then here’s some news for you – subcontractors are in for a special “treat” altogether.

In particular, I’m talking about instances when a client contracts a vendor who, in turn, sub-contracts part or all of the project to a bunch of freelancers. In all likelyhood freelancers in all niches have their horror stories. Well, I’ll be focusing on what… Continue reading

Whom to Follow on Twitter

I recently did a lot of unfollowing on Twitter. Not like I follow a huge number of people to begin with. So then why unfollow at all? Well, at some point I decided, in the interests of sticking to my Twitter time-budget and not staying up all night, to only follow those who are important in my business and marketing efforts.

Who is important? Well, you’ll have your own… Continue reading

Are You a Twitter Spammer?

Let me confess something – back in my TV-viewing days I used to think of all marketers as spammers. Well, a lot of things have changed since then. For one, I don’t even have a TV set in my house any longer. Most importantly, I changed the way I think about marketing and advertisement.

My hubby on… Continue reading

Should You Add Existing Customers to Your Twitter?

A little while ago I read a blog post by @ReferralKey about whether a business should add existing customers and associates to Twitter. This post is short, to the point and I highly recommend reading it. It advises against adding existing business contacts to Twitter because
The reality is that your competitors can view your Twitter account and connect with the same people.
Right after reading… Continue reading

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