http://www.webdesignseo.com Web Design, SEO and Blog Marketing Sat, 10 May 2008 14:11:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is social networking a passing fad? Or is it a permanent evolution of our online culture? Should businesses embrace social networking and make it part of their marketing strategies? Social networking started out as a teen-age craze, but an increasing number of businesses are putting it to work. I believe that ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/blif-marketing/social-networking-fad-or-here-to-stay.php Networking, either online or face-to-face is still networking. LinkedIn is a virtual form of networking. You are networking because you want referrals. You have to give to get. You have to be active with your network. Networking is still about building relationships, visibility, trust, and likeability. You want to use the ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/blif-marketing/ok-i%e2%80%99m-on-linkedin-now-what-do-i-do.php Social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace have exploded in popularity. There are literally hundreds of social networking websites to choose from. How many of these sites should a person participate in? How many can a person handle before becoming overwhelmed? Most people should participate in a maximum of ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/blif-marketing/how-many-networking-sites-are-enough.php People are forming relationships online and real estate is a relationship based business. Facebook is the social networking component of the BLiF marketing system (Blogging + LinkedIn + Facebook). This is where you connect with your network on a more personal level. The key here is to make it fun, ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/blif-marketing/facebook-marketing-for-real-estate-sales.php LinkedIn is the professional networking portion of BLiF marketing (Blogging + LinkedIn + Facebook). We are continuing on our example of residential real estate sales using BLiF marketing. The focus today is on using LinkedIn. LinkedIn is more than a networking opportunity, it is a community. Generating referrals and leads ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/blif-marketing/using-linkedin-as-a-networking-tool-for-realtors.php Blogging is the branding component in BLiF marketing. BLiF marketing means using a combination of blogging, LinkedIn and Facebook to market your business. Your goal with blogging should be to make yourself memorable. Creating or improving your brand should be the foundation of your marketing strategy. Blog marketing allows you to ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/blif-marketing/blog-marketing-for-residential-real-estate-sales.php Social networking and social media has been a hot topic lately because it's becoming so hot in the real estate industry. BLiF marketing is a zero cost marketing approach using three forms of social media. BLiF marketing is a focused approach using blogging, LinkedIn and Facebook to promote ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/blif-marketing/applying-blif-marketing-to-residential-real-estate-sales.php Facebook is no longer a social networking website for the young college students. According to ComScore, the over 25 age group is the fastest growing age group. Companies are marketing themselves on Facebook at an ever increasing rate. To be successful, the approach has to be very different than traditional ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/blif-marketing/facebook-demographics-who-is-using-facebook.php The small business owner is always looking for low cost or no cost opportunities to promote their business. The press release is an excellent way to do this. This can be self prepared and released to local media for free; as well as to online newswire sites. Successful press releases should ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/internet-marketing/the-small-business-press-release.php There are quite a number of website statistical packages available and Google Analytics generally reports the lowest number of visitor traffic. Is it because Google Analytics is correct and the others are wrong? Or is Google Analytics just missing some of the traffic? There are two types of web analytics technologies ... http://www.webdesignseo.com/internet-marketing/google-analytics-does-report-less-visitor-traffic.php