Competition. Like it or not, when it comes to marketing, you are always competing with someone for the valuable dollar in your target market’s pocket. You may be blessed to have little, even no direct competition, but what else are you competing against? Moreover, you can be in a highly competitive field or industry. In […]
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How do you measure your marketing success (or failures)? How do you know if your marketing efforts are working? What’s nice about today’s digital marketing is that we have access to a lot of data for free. Monthly, you must track your marketing efforts and review your data. Don’t get nervous. You don’t need a degree in calculus
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You know you need one — a Website to help promote your business. The question is… should you go the DIY route and build it yourself? Or should you hire a pro? That opens up a bevy of other questions, like: When Kerry Townsend, my co-author on this article, and I began building websites in
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Do you find that thinking about marketing your business using social media networks is overwhelming? Don’t feel bad. You’re in a big boat with many other small business owners. So many social media networks to choose from! Which ones do you need to be on to get cited in the AI search tools? What you
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we search, and in this 2025 Holiday Shopping Season, it will change the way we shop. People will be searching things like, “What is a good gift, under $50, for a 54-year-old man who likes hiking and the outdoors?” What’s going to come up? Your store? Probably not.
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Digital Marketing is in the midst of AI evolution with the eruption of Artificial Intelligence — AI offers time-saving tools not just for search, but for content creation, and marketing planning. In this video, you will discover strategies on how to adapt and adopt in this AI-driven world. Watch this Video on the New AI
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So you want to start an eCommerce business. Or maybe you’re already delving into the depths of an eCommerce site. Either way, here are several tips on how to be successful, whether it’s your main source of income or a side hustle. Pros and cons of eCommerce businesses: Pros: Cons: The next question is, where
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Back in the day (the late 90s), there were dozens of search engines and lists. I remember when Yahoo first started and then Google came along. Yahoo was a list or directory where you could search by categories. However, with Google, you could search the whole World Wide Web. Back then, you had to register
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When business owners — no matter what size their business is — discover how much time is involved in doing their own marketing, they say, “I don’t have that kind of time!” I feel your pain. Not only do I have to run my business and do stuff for clients, but I’ve got to record
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In today’s AI-driven search world, your company’s online reputation becomes a major factor. This is beyond your Online Image of which I wrote about here. You may have noticed Google’s AI Overviews (AIOs) when you do a Google search. When it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google is still the main, go-to search engine.
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