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How Social Media Reshaped Communications

2011-10-06T15:21:00.000-04:00

I watched this web cast live on Wednesday October 6, 2011 and think it is worth the 50 or so minutes for you to watch the replay. The presenter is Chris Bogan, President of Human Business Works. Here is the teaser for the web cast: One in eleven humans on the planet have a Facebook account. Social networks are now the #1 most visited site category on the Internet. Not since television in the

Get More Followers on Twitter - Fill Out You Profile

2011-02-07T14:15:00.000-05:00

I am in the process of going through the new followers for my Twitter account - @SMBStrategy - as well some accounts that I monitor for clients and still cannot believe that businesses setup a twitter account and do not fill in the profile. I am looking at a car wash/detailing business that is following me to see if I should follow back. To decide if I want to follow back I go to their twitter

Internet and Social Networking Strategy Case Study

2011-01-07T15:49:00.000-05:00

Jan 7, 2011 - Bridgewater, NJ - Eagle Strategy Group LLC (Eagle) has release a case study for a completed project that included an Internet and Social Networking Strategy. Eagle's client was an Airport Parking Operator near a major airport that competed for parking customers with the airport, other off-airport parking operators, and airport hotels. The client was looking for a marketing

Apple iOS 4.2 Software is Here, But What Does it Mean for You?

2010-11-23T12:11:00.000-05:00

November 23, 2010 - BizPlanHelp.com - The day has finally come, iOS 4.2 is here! For iPad owners this day has been much anticipated as it brings a much needed feature - Multitasking. If you bought an Apple iPad prior to today, as I did, multitasking was one of the most noticeable features missing. What does multitasking bring to the iPad? Finally, you can listen to your music and surf the

Open Letter to Digg.com - Why Game Your Own Algorithm?

2010-10-28T20:26:00.000-04:00

I am not a Digg power user and I have not used Digg continuously. I check out Digg from time-to-time and usually because I get directed there by a 3rd party to read an article. But with the recent changes to the “New” Digg, I actually signed up for an account (Profile: SMBStrategy) and have been gradually adding links to my web sites. I am also working with a client right now to include Digg

Why You Should Know What LongURL.org Is?

2010-10-14T13:38:00.010-04:00

I found out about LongUrl.org while reviewing the web log files for a client. The site is a new site, so there was not a lot of traffic, so even though there were not a lot of visitors coming from the url, it stuck out. When I looked at log files from other sites, I saw the url as referrer in each site. I needed to investigate... LongURL.org's message is "Avoid phishing, malware, and viruses

What Is The Future of eMail and Snail Mail

2010-09-22T09:52:00.002-04:00

A few weeks ago I tweeted: Are you ready to say goodbye to email and email marketing? - All Email is Spam http://bit.ly/cNTBqC #Baseline The article referenced in the tweet is an article from Baseline Magazine by Samuel Greengard. The gist of the article is that Mr. Greengard has returned from vacation to an inbox with 3,600 emails. He questions the value of all the various newsletters and

Are Mobile Barcode Tags Ready for Primetime?

2010-08-04T19:50:00.001-04:00

When I opened my Crutchfield catalog I new I was destined to write about mobile barcode tags. The subject has been coming up more and more lately. Then this afternoon I am listening to the No Agenda Podcast, where barcodes are mentioned, then I open up the Crutchfield catalog and bam, on page five a barcode. Sorry about the quality but I snapped this with a Blackberry Storm and then

Optimizing Your Twitter Profile and Adding Your Twitter to Directories

2010-08-03T20:14:00.001-04:00

Before spending time on directories review your profile. Most directories show your profile in search results and allow one to search on a profile. The same care should be taken when writing your Twitter profile as any web site Search Engine Optimization (SEO) exercise. A good correlation is comparing your Twitter profile to the meta description tag on a web site. Your profile should include

Should You Include Foursquare as Part of Your Social Network Marketing

2010-08-02T22:56:00.004-04:00

From local small businesses to global corporations, more companies are turning to social networks as a way to get their message heard. I have been working with clients over the last couple years to navigate setting up LinkedIn or including Twitter and Facebook in marketing strategies. Now I am working on tying foursquare into a marketing program for a client. What is foursquare? Well it is a

Finally Blogging Directly From an iPad

2010-07-30T23:08:00.001-04:00

After playing with some work arounds and trying to find a solid free app that works with Blogger, I have given up. I forked over the $2.99 on the Apple App store for BlogPress. I choose it because it seemed to come up the most when I searched for iPad blog apps on Google and it works with other social media like Twitter and Facebook. I am writing this post with BlogPress and I have the Twitter

Is Twitter the Apple iPhone and iPad Killer App

2010-07-28T14:40:00.003-04:00

I have 30 days under my belt with the Apple iPad and find that the go to app is Twitter. I have been a casual user of Twitter and have even helped clients include Twitter in their marketing programs. I have Twitter on my Blackberry but find it slow and only useful for reading tweets, but the iPhone app that I loaded is packaged nice and easy to use. Even though it does not take advantage of

Life With the Apple iPad Day 5

2010-07-19T15:11:00.003-04:00

It looks like I made the write choice on holding off on buying a word processor app for the iPad. In the June 2010 issue of PC World titled iPad vs. Everything Else the sidebar is titled Does the iWork Suite Work? Not Yet. The Not Yet part of the title sums it up - read the article at PCWorld. Remote Access App iRdesktop is a remote desktop app. I was able to setup a remote connection to a

Life With the Apple iPad Day 3 & 4 - The Weekend

2010-07-10T16:26:00.005-04:00

It's Saturday and I decide to postpone my previous return to blogging subject and instead blog this series on the iPad. I decide to write the blog on the iPad. I could use Evernote, but decide to go with google docs instead. I have been using google docs exclusively with one of my clients, so being able to use on iPad would be another set towed labeling the iPad legit for business. I open

Life With the Apple iPad Day 2

2010-06-25T14:24:00.005-04:00

It is day 2 and I can already see big problems with the iPad - I'm addicted!!! I wake up and check the weather on the Internet using safari, then check the news using the USA today app. I have to go to work and like everyone else in New Jersey want to get my work done and get out early to beat traffic. I leave the iPad charging in the kitchen and head to work. Out of sight, out of mind… The

Life with an Apple iPad – Day 1

2010-06-21T19:32:00.012-04:00

I have been using an iPad 16GB WiFi/3G since Thursday – doing the math on my fingers that is 5 days. To put this in real world terms, that is the amount of time for the Chia Homer on my desk to grow almost 2 inches. I have made some strides figuring out how to use the iPad for work, but I find myself going down rabbit holes as I download different apps. Take note, I turned to the dark side,

2008-08-15T17:05:00.004-04:00

How to Do A Web Meeting or Comference Call for Free... Well Virtually Free Anyway I have been using Free Conference (www.freeconference.com) for over 5 years. It is an easy way to schedule and setup conference calls with up to 99 people. The base service, which requires each person to dial in on a long distance number is free. So, with the proliferation of VoIP and unlimited long distance land

2007-10-14T18:18:00.000-04:00

Finding a Niche Market - Apple, Nike, and Grantwood Have Done It!I love gadgets. I am an athlete, well at least right now I consider myself an athlete because I am working out 5 to 6 times per week. My work outs include running, biking, weights, and yoga. Once the weather gets colder and I pickup more projects I will go into hibernation for months and will not be an athlete anymore. I have

2007-10-07T21:27:00.000-04:00

How a Rocketfish USB Hard Drive Enclosure Saved My NeckI am a consultant that spends more than 75% of my time on the road. I rely heavily on my laptop to complete these projects and backup my laptop before every business trip. I have never thought about bringing my backup with me until now. I was at a client site for a week about 6 hours from my office. The second day into the trip my two year

2007-10-07T19:24:00.000-04:00

Netgear SC101 Storage Central Makes Home and Small Office Storage EasyAre you looking to share or backup files at home? Do you work in a small office and would like to easily share files with co-workers? Do you want to share files with out the cost and maintenance of adding a server to the network?If you answered yes to one or more of these questions then you are looking for a NAS appliance.

2007-09-29T13:14:00.000-04:00

Re-Launching the Business Plan Help BlogWe are re-launching the Business Plan Help Blog as part of a project to create a better strategy and technology portal for small businesses. The blog will now include articles and information to aid small business with strategy and technology. To give readers easy access the Business Plan Help Blog, in addition to reading the blog on this site, one can

2005-12-01T10:52:00.000-05:00

CHECK YOUR BIZPLAN HELP WEBLOG URLDecember 1, 2005 - If you are using an aggregator, RSS Feed, or link to the BizPlanHelp Weblog (blog) in any other way, make sure you check the URL. This is necessary because we have switched where we publish the feed so if you want the most recent news, make the change. The URL for the Weblog (blog) is:http://www.bizplanhelp.com/blog/blog.htmFEED URLThe Atom

2005-11-22T17:16:00.000-05:00

Eagle Strategy Group LLC Launches Active Mentoring ProgramManhattan, NY, November 22, 2005 – Eagle Strategy Group LLC today announced that it will begin offering an Active Mentoring Program (AMP) to small and medium businesses. The driving principal behind AMP is to train internal employees to identify needs, assess conditions, create solutions, implement solutions, and monitor results, while an

2005-10-19T18:16:00.000-04:00

SMB Strategy Cast Podcast Available at iTunesThe SMB Strategy Cast Podcast is now available at the iTunes Muisc Store. A few months ago, Apple added a PodCast section to the iTunes software as well as a directory of PodCasts in the Music Store. In the Music Store, users can search PodCasts by keyword or browse by subject and subscribe and listen to the Podcasts. If you use iTunes and are on a

2005-10-11T16:04:00.000-04:00

New Business Strategy Resources – Links & SMB Strategy PodcastOctober 12, 2005We continue to update the BizPlanHelp.com Alpha site. Last week we added the first few categories and links to Business Strategy Resources that we find valuable to the entrepreneur. These resources are available in the Links Section of BizPlanHelp.com. The first three categories are:General Startup - Resources that