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Email and Social Media = More Profits

“Email – I can’t imagine my life without it – is probably going away,” Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook’s COO) boldly claimed at the Nielsen’s Consumer 360 conference earlier this summer.

I beg to differ.

Email is stronger than ever – particularly when used hand-in-hand with social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

In a recent survey, of email marketers, we found that:

33% reported integrating social media and email marketing has increased their subscriber base.
30% reported after integrating social media and email marketing they saw an increase in friends/fans/followers.

With email and social working hand-in-hand, how could email possibly go away?

The Allegation

Just as the Wall Street Journal made the claim that 2009 was “the end of the email era,” Sandberg spoke for Facebook, suggesting that the use of social media will bring about the demise of email.

Email is still alive, thriving and only helping social media become an even more powerful tool than it already is.

The Nielsen Company, the same organization that held the conference that brought about the controversial claim, agrees. The results of their 2009 study of email and social media use indicate that “social media use makes people consume email more, not less…particularly for the highest social media users.”

“If you want to know what people like us will do tomorrow, you look at what teenagers are doing today,” Sandberg touted.

So let’s take a look at what they are doing today. In a 2009 survey of people 18-24, the Participatory Marketing Network and Pace University found that the majority of those surveyed would rather abandon social networks long before they stopped using email.

Generation Y spends a large amount of time on social sites. Their average time spent on social networks each month is 33 hours, making them high social media users.

When they were asked which activity they would least like to give up for one week, only 9% said social networks, as compared to 26% for email.

When it comes down to it, people are people. Whether you are growing your email list or looking for people to “like” your brand on Facebook, any and all eyeballs on your service are welcome.

You have to remember that social networks rely on email in the most basic sense. Facebook requires an email address to log on, and their emails notify you of updates, friend requests and comments.

Rather than deny the importance of email, Facebook should embrace it! The two make a rather powerful pair – both play a significant role in that relationship.

They have the potential to increase awareness of the other and encourage users to participate with both mediums and they cultivate and nurture true brand advocates.

If you use social media and email together, or have ideas of your own for using Facebook or other social media sites along with email to create the biggest buzz, please share them below!

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What Works on Twitter And Facebook

Social network users prefer simple messages that contain the most up to date information. Your Facebook friends and Twitter followers probably get frustrated whenever you post too much or don't post enough.

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Is GBG 10-in-1 a Legitimate Work From Home Business?

If you read the status updates on Twitter and Facebook, you will find that 80% of them are for work online from home jobs.  Working online from home is the new employer, as so many people are unemployed, most people are looking for ways to make money from home.  And online jobs from home are a very popular topic.

One thing you should be aware of if you are seeking legitimate work at home jobs is to look for businesses that are reputable and credible.  How do you do that?  By asking around.  Ask your friends, your online buddies, if they have heard anything about certain part time jobs from home.  If the online job is legitimate, then you probably won’t find a scam report concerning the online jobs.

However, if the job from home is not legitimate, there will probably be lots of information about the company online if you Google it.  Just Google the name of the company you are inquiring about, or type in ‘scam online work from home jobs.’

Just a quick tip to help you make a solid decision in your quest to find a legitimate online work at home job.

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Fast Traffic Boosters That Get Your Attention!

Frequently I’ll use unique ways to generate traffic.  I might post a video on YouTube, or invite friends to play a game with me on WorldWinner.  It depends on what I’m feeling at the time.  Photos I’ve found work best, because people will share them more than any written word you can come up with.  With photos, you don’t have to work as hard to get traffic, they just work!

Because I use a lot of different ways to get traffic or as I like to think of it, get your attention, here is a process map for getting traffic.  It’s based on rational thought and really should be used as a basis in which to get you thinking how to get attention.  Being online is all about getting attention, and who can get the most attention, which when translated, who can get the most traffic.  Building traffic is an art, keeping it is a skill.

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Whenever I earn a dime from my blog, it’s a bonus.  Mainly because I don’t rely on my blog to generate a full time income for me.  My blog is just where I can share some of the things that work for me when I want traffic and attention.  Getting attention should be my specialty.  My theory is if people find you interesting enough, you’ll get their attention.  The problem is, most of us are not interesting enough offline, so you know we are going to be boring as all get up online.   I use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, all of them.  The key is time management though.  YOU must find a tool that will incorporate all of these media in one place and submit your updates all at once.  Otherwise, you will spend your entire life trying to get attention and traffic.

It’s important that if you want attention and traffic that you find a way to become remarkable.  See everybody is just average, you have to become remarkable!

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Best 50 YouTube Video Secrets

Best 50 YouTube Video Secrets

Are you ready for it?  YOU should be!  Marketing with video should have already been a part of your marketing arsenal.  Mix a little video with StumbleUpon, Twitter and Facebook and you’ve got yourself a powerful web traffic army.  Here are 50 of the Best YouTube Marketing Tactics!  Oh, and if you don’t want to read through the list, here is an accompanying video so you can watch instead of read.  I know how much you like and prefer graphics!!

11. Think about overall color schemes. Some videos may record in a yellow or red hue. This can affect viewer’s opinions subliminally, so try to keep the colors realistic.
12. Be yourself. Do not lose sight of the purpose and mission of the video. Be yourself and loosen up when speaking.
13. Remember that nothing is perfect in online videos unless you have a professional editor, so just have fun and keep the goal in mind.
14. Practice before posting the final video. Do a few dry runs before taping and publishing.
15. Create a series of ongoing videos or stories, so users will be hooked and want to learn more.
16. Do more than just talk. People don’t want to sit and watch a person just talking to the camera. Make it exciting and interesting as well as fun.
17. Try to limit the video to a couple of minutes if possible. After about two and a half minutes, users generally tend to lose interest and move onto something else.
18. Stick to a schedule if you record a series, otherwise people will just give up on the videos. Be sure to release the next ones on time.
19. Have a sign off that people will remember, then stick to it. This creates a sense of branding.
20. Ask for feedback from your viewers. Some people will not comment unless you ask them to.

21. Assemble a cast of characters. Use other people in the videos beside yourself. Recruit friends, coworkers, and family members to be actors in the videos.
22. Do not use music on your video that you do not have the rights to. This can lead to all kinds of problems, so either use your own or get permission.
23. Do not forget that the title of the video is just as important as the content.
24. Grab viewers by integrating important keywords into the title. This also helps boost the search engine results.
25. Use tags in addition to the keywords, as this also gets peoples’ attention.
26. If people pot negative comments, ignore them. By “feeding the trolls” you are encouraging their bad behavior and you might say something you regret later on.
27. Use as many places as you can to embed your video, like Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Twitter, your home page, and many other places.
28. Let your email subscribers and customers know when a new video is posted.
29. Add your video to various communities and subject areas of YouTube for more exposure.
30. Be sure to thank people who post positive comments or consider themselves followers of your videos.

31. Be aware that not all videos you create will be a hit. It is a hit and miss venture, so be patient and practice making good videos.
32. Write the script in advance. While impromptu videos are fun, it’s really easy to mess up the vision when you improvise.
33. Use analytics tools like YouTube Insight to track your sources and hits.
34. Actually use the word “video” in your title, since people usually include this word, and it will get a lot more results in the search engines.
35. Do not make your video an ad. In other words, get a point across but do it without trying to sell something.
36. Choose the thumbnail wisely. YouTube actually lets users choose their thumbnails so do it carefully and thoughtfully.
37. You can delete comments, so do not hesitate to get rid of negative or rude comments under your video.
38. You can release more than one video at once, so if you have several at a time, feel free to do so.
39. Be real and do not try to fake out your viewers. Most people can spot a fake video or something that isn’t sincere.
40. Have fun and focus on fun, so you’re creating something people will want to share and forward to others.

41. Aside from your logo and website, include a way for people to contact you or your business via email.
42. Watch others and learn. By viewing other videos that are related to your business, you can get a feel for what people are doing, and what others are saying about it.
43. Stick to your target audience. Don’t try to branch out too far from your purpose, or you could easily lose loyal followers.
44. Upload webcam live videos. Have a webcam located at your office, or other
location, and then upload this onto your YouTube channel. It’s a fun way to get others involved in the day to day operations of what you are doing.
45. Make a channel and profile. This gives viewers a home base to look at your videos and check on any new ones.
46. Do not use cuss words or inappropriate language and behavior.
47. Use props, costumes, and other “organic” things in your video. Fancy editing does not always make for the best viewing.
48. Try to open each video with a small montage, song, or your logo, so that people easily recognize your business or who you are.
49. Utilize Yahoo Video and other sites to get your video exposed to other audiences.
50. Specify your channel type, and have a clear sense of what you’re offering on the channel’s main page.

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