tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:35:52 +0000facebooksocial media podcastpromote squidoo lenses on redgageredgage podcast tutorialpodcastredgage podcastsocial pluginssocial bookmarking podcastcontent creationhow to make money on redgageposterousearn money on redgageredgage rafflesfacebook applicationsredgage competitionssocial bookmarkingredgage explainedbacklinkspromote squidoo lensesblockagessocial media marketingredgage moneyscreen capture softwaresocial marketingproductivityprocrastinationtrafficfacebook pluginsaudiobooemail bloggingfacebook adsA series of audio training courses focusing on social media such as Squidoo, RedGage, Twitter, Facebook and Blogging.http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield)Blogger251252009 Copyright worldwidebacklinks,promote,squidoo,lenses,promote,squidoo,lenses,on,redgage,redgage,podcast,redgage,podcast,tutorial,social,bookmarking,social,bookmarking,podcast,social,media,podcastBusiness/Management & Marketingnoreply@blogger.comRon Passfield (ronpass)Ron Passfield (ronpass)nobacklinks,promote,squidoo,lenses,promote,squidoo,lenses,on,redgage,redgage,podcast,redgage,podcast,tutorial,social,bookmarking,social,bookmarking,podcast,social,media,podcastBookmarking on RedGageThis podcast discusses four ways to promote your Squidoo lens on the social bookmarking and social networking site, RedGage. Explains the value of cross-posting to achieve maximum exposure on the search engines such as Google. tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-6507928000992715678Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:27:00 +00002012-02-22T17:27:47.513+10:00 Is Indecision Crippling Your Productivity? February 20, 2012 By Ron Passfield Leave a Comment Indecision has a major impact on productivity – in fact, it can cripple your productivity.  When you are undecided, your cannot focus or gain momentum in a particular direction.  You spend all your energy on the decision process rather than taking action. via smallbusinessodyssey.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/rAJE5gTFAnM/indecision-cripples-productivity-small.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/rAJE5gTFAnM" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2012/02/indecision-cripples-productivity-small.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-1138343423212645203Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:00 +00002012-02-03T10:07:24.865+10:00 How To Be Productive: The Internal ChallengesIf you are a small business owner engaged in small business marketing, it is absolutely critical that you learn how to be productive. There are many demands on your time through email and phone communications, staff management, stock control, product and service development, accounting and taxation, relationship building with clients and strategic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/53mVkYowsW0/how-to-be-productive-overcoming-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/53mVkYowsW0" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-be-productive-overcoming-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-5159535974334121888Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:44:00 +00002012-01-19T06:44:24.852+10:00 Google is Integrating Google+ With Search Engine Results January 16, 2012 By Ron Passfield Leave a Comment Google is changing the whole landscape of Internet search through integration of Google+ with organic and paid search results. A number of prominent Internet marketers have reported recently that they are seeing this integration of Google+ in the search results and have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/8m0Dl_WX1B0/impacts-of-google-integration-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/8m0Dl_WX1B0" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2012/01/impacts-of-google-integration-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-6590109593719066041Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:49:00 +00002012-01-09T06:49:10.476+10:00 Squidoo is a Search Engine!: Implications for Small Business Marketing December 18, 2011 By Ron Passfield 1 Comment Squidoo is a search engine in its own right with other 2.5 Million lenses focused on key topic areas.   Even experienced lensmasters tend to forget this aspect of Squidoo. As Squidoo grows so does its data base of information.  So if you are searching for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/zDRCBzKvwWs/small-business-marketing-through.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/zDRCBzKvwWs" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2012/01/small-business-marketing-through.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-3050817611639393061Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:35:00 +00002012-01-08T06:35:43.111+10:00 You are here: Home / Squidoo / The Many Ways to Market Your Small Business on Squidoo The Many Ways to Market Your Small Business on Squidoo December 17, 2011 By Ron Passfield Leave a Comment  Squidoo, as a multimedia platform, offers many ways to engage in small business marketing.  You are really only limited by your imagination so it is well worthwhile http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/gbqiQs7M9xw/many-ways-to-market-your-small-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/gbqiQs7M9xw" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2012/01/many-ways-to-market-your-small-business.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-4689594269922528855Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:08:00 +00002011-12-26T07:08:55.783+10:00 You are here: Home / outsourcing / Is Outsourcing the Right Option or Should You In Source? Is Outsourcing the Right Option or Should You In Source? October 18, 2011 By Ron Passfield 1 Comment   Small business owners frequently turn to outsourcing instead of in sourcing for their online small business marketing.  However, it has been my experience that in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/HOw2dsorgiM/outsourcing-have-you-explored-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/HOw2dsorgiM" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/12/outsourcing-have-you-explored-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-5671322438962499271Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +00002011-12-17T04:00:16.355+10:00 You are here: Home / marketing style / What is Your Marketing Style? What is Your Marketing Style? October 15, 2011 By Ron Passfield Leave a Comment Are you aware of the marketing style that you use in promoting your small business?   Developing a consistent and congruent marketing style is one aspect of effective business branding. This point was brought homehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/3WDdML5xAJo/marketing-style-how-do-you-market-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/3WDdML5xAJo" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/12/marketing-style-how-do-you-market-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-3030379134953970734Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:39:00 +00002011-12-17T03:39:25.931+10:00 You are here: Home / social bookmarking / RedGage: Social Bookmarking with a Difference RedGage: Social Bookmarking with a Difference October 14, 2011 By Ron Passfield Leave a Comment   Social Bookmarking is designed to create online bookmarks that store information about your small business. Sites that provide social bookmarking often have a high Page Rankhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/R8e3xN0FWRI/social-bookmarking-marketing-small.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/R8e3xN0FWRI" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/12/social-bookmarking-marketing-small.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-6661290639666013946Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:11:00 +00002011-11-14T17:11:16.289+10:00       I was just checking the Alexa ranking for Posterous this morning and found the following information:   Traffic ranking globally:       506 Traffic ranking US              453 Traffic ranking UK              349   Compared to the general Internet population, the site appeals to people who have graduate education, browse from work and have no children.  Additionally, age groups 25-http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/YeDH2Qs-eMc/posterous-alexa-ranking-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/YeDH2Qs-eMc" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/11/posterous-alexa-ranking-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-7117441017895167505Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:44:00 +00002011-11-06T21:44:30.893+10:00 Backlinks: To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question! October 15, 2011 By Ron Passfield 1 Comment   Backlinks are one of the core measures that Google uses to evaluate a small business website/blog and determine where the site will appear in search engine results.  Unfortunately, many small business owners have been convinced by some Internet marketers to buy links to buildhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/9F3DFI7EECQ/how-to-create-quality-backlinks-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/9F3DFI7EECQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-create-quality-backlinks-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-2797292995163236705Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:02:00 +00002011-11-03T09:02:19.579+10:00 Social Media: Where Are Your Customers Conversing? By Ron Passfield on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 | No Comments   With the growth of social media, small business owners face new challenges in terms of locating their clients/customers.  Added to this is the fact that recent estimates show that 80% of people who have access to the Internet start their search viahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/87Gx0ojkZ1g/smallbusinessodysseycom-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/87Gx0ojkZ1g" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/11/smallbusinessodysseycom-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-4726695497380610329Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:30:00 +00002011-11-01T18:30:56.622+10:00 Turn Photos into Video to Promote Your Small Business By Ron Passfield on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 | 1 Comment   One of the easiest ways to market your small business is to turn your photos into video.  You must have lots of photos lying around that you can use for this purpose.  However, if you want to make the most of this highly effective marketing option, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/29dhkg2Zpe8/turn-photos-into-animated-music-videos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/29dhkg2Zpe8" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/11/turn-photos-into-animated-music-videos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-6257488235359167755Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:43:00 +00002011-10-29T11:43:08.033+10:00 Are Your Listings in Local Business Directories Accurate? by Ron Passfield on Monday, October 10th, 2011 | No Comments I was checking the search results for my business name, Merit Solutions Australia, in Google and was surprised with the results from local business directories. A lot of the entries in the first two pages of Google results were listings from local http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/duczAPL6sFM/check-your-business-listing-in-local.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/duczAPL6sFM" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/10/check-your-business-listing-in-local.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-6732043006783152912Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:11:00 +00002011-10-27T11:11:20.356+10:00 Small Business Marketing: A Personal Odyssey By Ron Passfield on Sunday, October 9th, 2011 | No Comments Human Resource Consultancy Our small business was created in 1996 and following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008, we found that we had to become actively engaged in online small business marketing. Up until the GFC, our gross income had been growing athttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/RCIy6PDLK5I/smallbusinessodysseycom-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/RCIy6PDLK5I" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/10/smallbusinessodysseycom-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-1091692821981281448Wed, 18 May 2011 22:18:00 +00002011-05-19T08:18:33.451+10:00 Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks TEDtalksDirector 913 videos Subscribe Subscribed Loading... Loading... via youtube.com Social networks shape our thinking, our lives and our actions. They are arenas of influence. Nicholas Christakis in this video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/JxLc9oj_wfE/youtube-nicholas-christakis-hidden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/JxLc9oj_wfE" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/05/youtube-nicholas-christakis-hidden.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-7766223015358892598Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:13:00 +00002011-02-26T11:13:08.134+10:00 Here’s a link to the Two Page Strategic Plan Template It’s a zip file that contains the template and a sample of it filled out for a fictitious business in both a Microsoft Word document and in PDF format in case you don’t have Word. And here’s a video that describes how to do fill it out. The key here is that it’s not the form that makes the difference, it’s the thought behind it. So, I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/UDWlVn__xb8/strategic-plan-document-don-crowther.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/UDWlVn__xb8" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/02/strategic-plan-document-don-crowther.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-2160591026007306654Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:50:00 +00002011-02-09T09:50:25.275+10:00 Press the PLAY button on the video below to begin watching. Text Transcript of VideoDownload the text transcript [ PDF ] via entrepreneurs-journey.com In the video you see one way to gather live feedback from real people about potential topics and also gauge how popular topics could be. The video above helps with Milestone One (Topic Selection) from the The Roadmap to Become A Blogger: http:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/khPP5AEVeOU/how-to-research-facebook-to-find.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/khPP5AEVeOU" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-research-facebook-to-find.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-8174784861423273893Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:02:00 +00002011-02-03T07:02:15.161+10:00 9 Traits of Successful Internet Marketers (Part 2) As promised, 5 more traits of successful marketers from Neil Hartley and Dush Ramachandran’s presentation at the Internet Marketing Party – a gathering of like-minded Internet marketing entrepreneurs and marketing professionals held the second Tuesday of every month in Austin, TX and run by Dave Gonzalez. They take action. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/5gNB-MD3nLI/9-traits-of-successful-marketers-pt-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/5gNB-MD3nLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/02/9-traits-of-successful-marketers-pt-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-131531289981489136Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:36:00 +00002011-01-02T05:36:51.625+10:00Listen! via AudioBoohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/3yN52ar4Lk8/seo-for-wordpress-blogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/3yN52ar4Lk8" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2011/01/seo-for-wordpress-blogs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-8574057192909313487Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:59:00 +00002010-12-17T04:59:48.469+10:00Listen! via AudioBoohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/z11I_sQI5wQ/facebook-marketing-in-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/z11I_sQI5wQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2010/12/facebook-marketing-in-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-4639090778923646215Sun, 16 May 2010 01:56:00 +00002010-05-16T22:57:29.007+10:00trafficsocial pluginsfacebook pluginsfacebook applicationsfacebooksocial media marketingfacebook adsFacebook is on the move with three important trends: 1. Facebook traffic exceeded that of Google in March 2010 2. Facebook ads - cheaper and more targeted than Google Adwords 3. Facebook Social Plug-Ins - Going Viral For more information and links visit: Facebook Explodes Marketing Potential SquidooRoo is coming - 6 month social media marketing course.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/oSMqGCHsLGE/facebook-explodes-traffic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/oSMqGCHsLGE" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2010/05/facebook-explodes-traffic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-598508000895667564Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:11:00 +00002010-02-05T17:11:17.212+10:00productivityprocrastinationcontent creationblockagessocial marketingsocial media marketingpodcastListen!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/sr4230VSi8w/beat-procrastination-with-productivity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/sr4230VSi8w" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2010/02/beat-procrastination-with-productivity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-8418035712053430021Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:07:00 +00002010-02-05T17:07:12.771+10:00audiobooscreen capture softwareemail bloggingsocial marketingsocial media marketingpodcastposterousListen!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/paE32igjwoc/posterous-email-blogging-and-screen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/paE32igjwoc" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2010/02/posterous-email-blogging-and-screen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-3284640511558851275Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:58:00 +00002009-08-30T06:58:04.830+10:00earn money on redgageredgage rafflesredgage moneyhow to make money on redgageredgage explainedredgage competitionspromote squidoo lenses on redgage This podcast explains the new social bookmarking and networking site, RedGage. The audio discusses the ways that RedGage pays you for uploading your content - your links, photos, videos and blog posts. Learn about the four ways to earn money on RedGage. CLICK here to join RedGage Make Money on RedGage Guide to RedGage Tutorials How to Use Social Media for affiliate marketing ************http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/62skxW-1wQg/redgage-explained-earn-money-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/62skxW-1wQg" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2009/08/redgage-explained-earn-money-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498698875399808618.post-6174388611450423668Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-08-30T07:34:46.243+10:00social bookmarkingredgage podcastredgage podcast tutorialbacklinkssocial media podcastpromote squidoo lensessocial bookmarking podcastpromote squidoo lenses on redgage This podcast discusses four ways to promote your Squidoo lens on the social bookmarking and social networking site, RedGage. Explains the value of cross-posting to achieve maximum exposure on the search engines such as Google.  Shows how RedGage feeds into Google's emphasis on "universal search". CLICK here to join RedGage Make Money on RedGage Guide to RedGage Tutorials How to Use Socialhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~3/oXBwd5DPhaA/how-to-promote-your-squidoo-lens-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ron Passfield (ronpass))0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaPodcasts/~4/oXBwd5DPhaA" height="1" width="1"/>http://socialmediapodcast.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-promote-your-squidoo-lens-on.htmlen-us2009 Copyright worldwideRon Passfield (ronpass)nonadultBookmarking on RedGage