During a typical email marketing campaign, about half the visitors to a website’s landing page bail out after spending only 8 seconds on the page. Why? A crappy landing page that fails to get readers’ attention and keep them reading. Instead of intriguing them, it causes confusion and forces the visitor to leave. It’s either… Read More
Get organized with Organize magazine
If you sell a product or service that helps people get or stay organized, a new magazine might be the perfect place for your news. Organize magazine, published for slobs like me, recently hit the newsstands. Editor Joyce Doreny, a professional organizer, says the magazine is for “doable organization projects for real people with real lives.” The magazine… Read More
California Paddle 2007: Publicity ideas, anyone?
Jeff Flowers of San Diego, California writes: “I am an advertising guy in California and I am working with a man named Tom Jones. “Tom is an extreme athlete and he takes on unbelievable challenges to support causes that he believes in. For example, Tom has run across the entire country, from L.A. to New… Read More
Writers, photographers: Check out Gather, social networking site
Writers, authors, photographers, bloggers and others now have their own social networking site at Gather.com. By using Gather, you “gather points” that you can eventually cash in or donate to a charity. Post and find all sorts of interesting articles on Gather using tags. Tags will also help you find people with your same interests. Learn more… Read More
Missouri teleconferencing center needs promotion ideas
Nellie Lamers of Reeds Spring, Missouri writes: The Tri-Lakes TCRC is one of 10 Telecenter Network sites in Missouri. Our greatest benefit is in bringing education and technology to rural areas that otherwise would not have access to it. We need help getting folks to sign up for classes/events and telling people about the other… Read More
Artist needs fund-raising ideas
Jennie Rosenbaum of Melbourne, Australia writes: “I’m an artist and have been offered my fist solo show by a respected commercial gallery in Canada. This is extremely exciting as I have only been practicing professionally for a couple of years. My online presence and my website are directly responsible for them approaching me. “My concern is… Read More
Words That Sell: Inspiration-on-demand
Have you ever found yourself writing a great article, or website copy or even a press release, and suddenly you’re hopelessly stuck because you can’t think of a better way to say a word like “authentic” or “beautiful” or “free”? I’ve been known to sit there for 20 minutes staring at the screen. My friend Denise Wakeman, half… Read More
Worst mistake Internet marketers, Publicity Hounds make
I cheered when I read Rosalind Gardner’s excellent article on “The Worst Mistake Internet Marketers Make.” It’s the also the worst mistake Publicity Hounds make: Failing to capture people’s email addresses at their websites. Yesterday and today, I drove home this point during the first two days of Publicity Hound University. What good is a story about… Read More
BusinessWeek podcaster needs help quieting dogs
Michelle Nichols of Reno, Nevada, the BusinessWeek podcaster who offered interviewing interviewing tips in item #1 above, is now asking your help with this dilemma: “I have two Lab-type dogs, and I record my weekly podcasts for BusinessWeek from my home office. Occasionally, the dogs decide to bark for no discernable reason, and it’s a… Read More
Google PageRank rank: How it’s determined
Whether you’re searching for the most influential bloggers, or the best online article directories, or simply trying to make your own website more attractive to the search engines, a valuable tool you must use to put everything in perspective is the Google Toolbar which you can download for free. It’s available for both Internet Explorer and Firefox… Read More