Starting Your Business When Times Are Tough
Wednesday, 08 July 2009
by Paul O'Brien
What might we learn from companies successfully started in tough, turbulent economic times? More than you’d think when you consider Fedex, HP, and Apple rose from ashes similar to those we’re experiencing now. Lan Nguyen, today, outlines some great Tips for Downturn Entrepreneurs on TheStreet.com including, to name a few: Study the market Take the
- Published in Conferences / Events, Industry, Social Media, Startups
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Want to learn Twitter? Silicon Valley Tweet Up – July 23
Friday, 03 July 2009
by Paul O'Brien
Simply, a tweetup is an event where people who Twitter come together to meet in person… to twitter (okay, so I added that last part but its true! Bring your iPhone and TweetDeck!). Take a few hours off and come connect with online friends; put a face to the name (er… Twitter profile) over more
- Published in Brand Marketing, Conferences / Events, Fun, Social Media
Affiliate Marketing through WordPress plugins
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
by Paul O'Brien
One of the keys to success in affiliate marketing is contextual relevance. Sure, there is no fixed cost associating with running your program through the thousands of coupon and deal related sites that exist to make a quick buck. Unfortunately, the time spent managing an extensive set of publishers and keeping an eye out for
- Published in eCommerce, Social Media
Google Please Work on the Blog Search Algorithm!
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
by Paul O'Brien
One aspect of the regular search algorithm that seems of increasing importance to blog search is authority; page rank, or what ever you want to call it. Simply, ensuring that blog search fosters the inherent premise of a blog by promoting real bloggers. I LOVE blog search. I can’t stress enough how much I prefer
- Published in Blogs & Blogging, Google, Vertical Search
The Best Resources for Self Employed Businesses
Monday, 27 April 2009
by Paul O'Brien
It dawned on me the other night that an increasing majority of my readers are self employed: marketing consultants, small business owners, contractors, and startup entrepreneurs. While we focus, here, on marketing resources and tips, there are an ever increasing number of innovative resources to make your professional life easier; allowing you to focus on
- Published in Insights / Research, Social Media, Startup Ecosystems
On the Growth of an Internet Startup
Thursday, 02 April 2009
by Paul O'Brien
We’re in for a rough year. You heard it here first (*tongue in cheek*); there is some indication that the economy is chugging along more slowly than usual and with Obama in office, we’re in for “Change.” That can only mean one thing, well, three things: tightening belts, possible layoffs, maybe some mortgage foreclosures. Take
Anyone try Tweeter Getter?
Friday, 13 February 2009
by Paul O'Brien
I haven’t stopped my work with Twitter from a couple days ago with the most recent discovery a viral app that seems to work a bit like a pyramid scheme to introduce new users to your profile. Check it out here Anyone use this? Any success?
- Published in Social Media